Age, Biography and Wiki
Patrick Read Johnson was born on 7 May, 1962 in Wadsworth, Illinois, United States, is an American film director. Discover Patrick Read Johnson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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| Occupation |
Film director, scriptwriter, film producer, actor, visual effects artist |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
7 May, 1962 |
| Birthday |
7 May |
| Birthplace |
Wadsworth, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality |
United States
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Patrick Read Johnson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Patrick Read Johnson height not available right now. We will update Patrick Read Johnson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Patrick Read Johnson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Patrick Read Johnson worth at the age of 61 years old? Patrick Read Johnson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from United States. We have estimated Patrick Read Johnson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
Film director |
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Timeline
Patrick Read Johnson (born May 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker, special effects artist and screenwriter.
Born in Wadsworth, Illinois, he is best known for his directorial work on the films Spaced Invaders, Angus, Baby's Day Out, The Genesis Code and 5-25-77.
He also has written and produced such films as Dragonheart.
Starting out in the field of practical special effects and models, Johnson was one of the first people outside of Industrial Light and Magic to see Star Wars (albeit in an incomplete form) as chronicled in his semi-autobiographical film 5-25-77.
He first saw the film during Spring Break, sometime between late March and early April 1977, when ILM was scrambling to complete VFX shots.
He had also visited the set of Close Encounters of the Third Kind at Future General Corporation a few days before and found Douglas Trumbull's work to be "engineered, intimidating and mature" compared to John Dykstra's "shooting-from-the-hip" style.
Johnson ascended into mainstream Hollywood filmmaking following the modest success of Spaced Invaders, invited by John Hughes to work on his adaptation of Dennis the Menace, and then later, the comedy Baby's Day Out.
Baby's Day Out was tremendously popular in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
In India, it was played at the largest theater in Calcutta for over a year.
He also wrote the fantasy film Dragonheart, which spawned a franchise.
Johnson described it as "The Skin Game with a dragon in it...or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Dragon", and that he wanted "the idea of a dragon and a knight conning villages for money" because he thought that the concept was "not only funny, but kind of sweet".
Up until 2021 Johnson served as a filmmaking instructor at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Johnson began developing 5-25-77 in 1999 after he met Gary Kurtz.
In 2001, Johnson began seeking funding for 5-25-77, and didn't start shooting the film until 2004.
An incomplete "preview cut" was exhibited in 2007 at Star Wars Celebration IV and at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2008, where 5-25-77 won the Heineken Red Star Award.
On May 25, 2012, the 35th anniversary of the release of Star Wars, Johnson began a cross-country road trip in his 1975 Ford Pinto to attract the funding needed to finish the film's remaining post-production work.
Johnson spent the summer of 2012 test-screening 5-25-77, his trip also becoming the subject of a documentary called Hearts of Dorkness, by filmmaker Morgan Flores.
In 2013, Toronto International Film Festival's Next Wave Film Festival invited Johnson to show 5-25-77 as a "work in progress", the attention from the festival Johnson attributed to the bid of his promotional tour the summer before.
In 2017, it was announced Johnson had completed the film and that it would receive a limited theatrical release on May 25.
