Jon Avnet

Biography

Jonathan Michael "Jon" Avnet (born November 17, 1949) is an American director, writer and producer.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

91

Birth Date

1949-11-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Sneaky Pete
• 

  Black Swan
• 

  The Last Rodeo
• 

  The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
• 

  Boomtown
• 

  George of the Jungle

Credits

• actors (6 credits)

  • All About Alfred

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Last Rodeo

    Dr. Agre

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

    Self - Director: 'Fried Green Tomatoes'

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998

• writing (4 credits)

  • The Last Rodeo

    writer

    writing
    2025
  • Three Christs

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • Uprising

    writer

    writing
    2001
  • Between Two Women

    writer

    writing
    1986

• directing (20 credits)

  • The Last Rodeo

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Justified: City Primeval

    - Backstabbers (2023) ... director directing
    2023
  • Three Christs

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Manhunt

    - Run Rudolph Run (2020) ... director directing

    - Bombingham (2020) ... director directing
    2017
  • Sneaky Pete

    - The California Split (2019) ... director directing

    - The Invisible Man (2019) ... director directing

    - The Huckleberry Jones (2019) ... director directing

    - The Double Up & Back (2019) ... director directing

    - The Tower (2018) ... director directing
    2015
  • Have a Little Faith

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Pleading Guilty

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Justified

    - Truth and Consequences (2013) ... director directing

    - Harlan Roulette (2012) ... director directing

    - Save My Love (2011) ... director directing

    - Blaze of Glory (2011) ... director directing

    - The Life Inside (2011) ... director directing
    2010
  • Bunker Hill

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Righteous Kill

    director

    directing
    2008
  • 88 Minutes

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Boomtown

    - Wannabe (2003) ... director directing

    - Inadmissible (2003) ... director directing

    - The Love of Money (2003) ... director directing

    - Execution (2003) ... director directing

    - The Freak (2002) ... director directing
    2002
  • Uprising

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Red Corner

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Up Close & Personal

    director

    directing
    1996
  • The War

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Men Don't Leave

    second unit director

    directing
    1990
  • Between Two Women

    director

    directing
    1986
  • Call to Glory

    - Just in Time (1985) ... director directing

    - A Wind of Change (1984) ... director directing
    1984

• production (58 credits)

  • The Last Rodeo

    producer

    production
    2025
  • Four Good Days

    producer

    production
    2021
  • The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers

    executive producer

    production

    - State of Play (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Head Games (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Change on the Fly (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Pond Hockey (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Spirit of the Ducks (2021) ... executive producer production
    2021
  • Five Points

    executive producer

    production

    - Not Afraid Of Anything (2018) ... executive producer production

    - That Can't Be Good (2018) ... executive producer production

    - I Saw The Tape (2018) ... executive producer production

    - We Started This (2018) ... executive producer production

    - You Were My Friend (2018) ... executive producer production
    2018
  • Three Christs

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Ape

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • Sickhouse

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Sneaky Pete

    executive producer

    production

    - The Brooklyn Potash (2019) ... executive producer production

    - The Mask Drop (2019) ... executive producer production

    - The Sunshine Switcheroo (2019) ... executive producer production

    - The Little Sister (2019) ... executive producer production

    - The California Split (2019) ... executive producer production
    2015
  • Jackie & Ryan

    producer

    production
    2014
  • Gumdrop

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • Celia

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • Allison

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • Denise

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • Serena

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • Black Swan

    executive producer

    production
    2010
  • Righteous Kill

    producer

    production
    2008
  • The Starter Wife

    executive producer

    production

    - Woman Over the Influence (2008) ... executive producer production

    - Her Old Man and the Sea (2008) ... executive producer production

    - Look Who's Stalking (2008) ... executive producer production

    - The French Disconnection (2008) ... executive producer production

    - The Ex-Files (2008) ... executive producer production
    2007
  • 88 Minutes

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Land of the Blind

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    producer

    production
    2004
  • Boomtown

    executive producer

    production

    - The Big Picture (2003) ... executive producer production

    - The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang (2003) ... executive producer production

    - Haystack (2003) ... executive producer production

    - Wannabe (2003) ... executive producer production

    - Inadmissible (2003) ... executive producer production
    2002
  • Uprising

    producer

    production
    2001
  • Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

    producer

    production
    2000
  • Inspector Gadget

    executive producer

    production
    1999
  • My Last Love

    executive producer

    production
    1999
  • Poodle Springs

    executive producer

    production
    1998
  • Red Corner

    producer

    production
    1997
  • George of the Jungle

    producer

    production
    1997
  • D3: The Mighty Ducks

    producer

    production
    1996
  • Up Close & Personal

    producer

    production
    1996
  • Miami Rhapsody

    executive producer

    production
    1995
  • The War

    producer

    production
    1994
  • When a Man Loves a Woman

    producer

    production
    1994
  • D2: The Mighty Ducks

    producer

    production
    1994
  • The Three Musketeers

    executive producer

    production
    1993
  • For Their Own Good

    executive producer

    production
    1993
  • The Mighty Ducks

    producer

    production
    1992
  • The Nightman

    executive producer

    production
    1992
  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    producer

    production
    1991
  • Funny About Love

    producer

    production
    1990
  • Men Don't Leave

    producer

    production
    1990
  • Do You Know the Muffin Man?

    executive producer

    production
    1989
  • Breaking Point

    producer

    production
    1989
  • My First Love

    executive producer

    production
    1988
  • Side by Side

    executive producer

    production
    1988
  • Less Than Zero

    producer

    production
    1987
  • In Love and War

    executive producer

    production
    1987
  • Between Two Women

    executive producer

    production
    1986
  • The Burning Bed

    executive producer

    production
    1984
  • Call to Glory

    executive producer

    production
    1984
  • Calendar Girl Murders

    producer

    production
    1984
  • Deal of the Century

    executive producer

    production
    1983
  • Risky Business

    producer

    production
    1983
  • Something So Right

    executive producer

    production
    1982
  • Prime Suspect

    producer

    production
    1982
  • Homeward Bound

    producer

    production
    1980
  • Coast to Coast

    producer

    production
    1980
  • Checkered Flag or Crash

    associate producer

    production
    1977

• crew (3 credits)

  • Nobel Son

    thanks

    crew
    2007
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    presenter

    crew
    2004
  • Outlaw Blues

    post production supervisor

    crew
    1977