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John Fasano

John Fasano

Writer, producer, director, actor and editor · Died July 19, 2014, aged 52 · Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA

John Fasano began his filmmaking career creating industrial films for such companies as IBM. In 1984 he wrote the play "Thoughts in the Margin" for Amnesty International. His work in the independent motion picture field includes producing and directing Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987), Black Roses (1988) and The Jitters (1989). Fasano began his career as a motion picture research editor for Time/Life's TV Cable Week and from 1983 through 1986 he was a magazine editorial director.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 24, 1961
Died
July 19, 2014 (aged 52)
From
Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, producer, director, actor and editor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 42% in 30 days

What are John Fasano's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
19%
Survival
14%
Self
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
6%
Society
3%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Thrilling
8
Dread
6
Warm
5
Melancholic
7
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Fasano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Fasano's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare(2019)

    Screenplay

  • Sniper: Legacy(2014)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Eleventh Victim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Pennhurst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Hannah's Law(2012)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sniper: Reloaded(2011)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Woke Up Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · Writer

  • Woke Up Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show Creator

  • Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Holiday Switch(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Family Lost(2007)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Butch & Sundance(2004)

    Producer · Writer · as Blacksmith

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Rapid Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Intercessor: Another Rock 'N' Roll Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Murder at the Presidio(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Cool Money(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ladies Night(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Saving Jessica Lynch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • Ginostra(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Darkness Falls(2003)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Megiddo: The Omega Code 2(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: The Return(1999)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Hunley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Story

  • Mean Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • According to Occam's Razor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Co-Producer

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1997)

    Co-Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Still Photographer

  • FX - Final Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Book

  • Tombstone(1993)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Rapid Fire(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Another 48 Hrs.(1990)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Additional Dialogue · Editor · Producer

  • Black Roses(1988)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Blood Sisters(1987)

    Assistant Director · as Larry

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Nightmare(1987)

    Director · Assistant Director · Writer · as William Washington

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Student Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Phillip / Moose

  • Shauna: Every Man's Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay · as Director Henri's Assistant (uncredited)

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1985 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

$154M worldwide

Highest rated

Tombstone (1993)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 41: 1 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting6 of 41: 4 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting20 of 41: 15 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thProducing15 of 41: 10 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stEditing2 of 41: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew5 of 41: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

41 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s7 · 4 acting · 6 crew1990s10 · crew2000s16 · 1 acting · 16 crew2010s7 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do John Fasano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of the 23 of 24 with a score; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · writer

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)

89th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Tombstone (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Fasano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles62–88 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles9–58 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles43–84 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles54–77 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Fasano work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Fasano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott W. Anderson shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers