John Woo

Biography

Born 05/01/1946

Hailed by action star Jean-Claude Van Damme as "the Martin Scorsese of Asia," Woo was a legendary action director in the burgeoning Hong Kong film industry before emigrating to Hollywood to direct Van Damme in "Hard Target" (1993). Reportedly the first Asian to direct a major Hollywood studio film...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2001, received MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence
In 1998, received MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence
In 1992, received Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing

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Highlights

In 2003, Directed Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman in the thriller "Paycheck"
In 2002, Reunited with Nicolas Cage with the WWII drama "Windtalkers" about Navajo code breakers
In 2000, Helmed "Mission: Impossible 2", with Tom Cruise reprising his role of Ethan Hunt

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