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John H. Williams is a Director and Producer American born on 17 june 1953

John H. Williams

John H. Williams
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Nationality USA
Birth 17 june 1953 (71 years)
Creator of Vanguard Films

John H. Williams is an American film producer known for his work both in live-action and in animation. He is famous for co-producing the 2001 animated feature Shrek. He is founder and owner of his own company, Vanguard Films which produces live-action and animated (through its sister skein Vanguard Animation) products.

In 2001 shortly after working on Shrek, Williams founded Vanguard Animation and started working on projects such as Valiant (2005), Happily N'Ever After (2007), Space Chimps (2008) and its sequel Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back.

He made his directorial debut on Space Chimps 2.

On June 6, 2008 Williams along with Platinum Studios created a new label called Vanguard Comics.

Best films

Shrek 2 (2004)
(Producer)
Shrek the Third (2007)
(Executive Producer)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
(Executive Producer)
Shrek (2001)
(Producer)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
(Producer)
Space Chimps (2008)
(Producer)

Usually with

Aron Warner
Aron Warner
(4 films)
Chris Miller
Chris Miller
(4 films)
Cody Cameron
Cody Cameron
(4 films)
Conrad Vernon
Conrad Vernon
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John H. Williams (15 films)

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Director

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back, 1h16
Directed by John H. Williams
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tom Kenny, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, John DiMaggio, Zack Shada, Carlos Alazraqui
Rating29% 1.4588151.4588151.4588151.4588151.458815
Space Chimps 2 takes place a few days after the first film. It follows Comet, the techno chimp who longs to be taken as a full-fledged space chimp. In the last film, he never got a chance to go to space. However, he finds out that he was cut from the mission due to the budget cuts and no one takes him seriously again. He gets on the rocket ship and he accidentally launches the ship into space. Comet journeys to Planet Malgor where he bonds with the alien Kilowatt, and lives out his ultimate fantasy.

Producer

Charming
Charming (2018)

Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about children, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Demi Lovato, Ashley Tisdale, Avril Lavigne, GEM, Wilmer Valderrama, Nia Vardalos
Roles Producer
Rating56% 2.824152.824152.824152.824152.82415
Les mythes de Cendrillon, Blanche Neige la Belle au Bois Dormant revisités...
On the Road, 2h20
Directed by Sam Riley, Walter Salles
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Alice Braga
Roles Executive Producer
Rating59% 2.996332.996332.996332.996332.99633
In 1947, on the day his father is buried, Sal Paradise (Sam Riley) is invited by his friend Chad to meet Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund) and Moriarty's 16-year-old wife Marylou (Kristen Stewart). Sal befriends Dean, smoking marijuana with him and visiting a jazz nightclub where they meet saxophonist Walter (Terrence Howard), who also befriends them. Dean gets a job as a chauffeur (having previously been a car thief). Sal teaches Dean how to write before another friend, Carlo Marx (Tom Sturridge), leaves with Dean for Denver.
Vinyl
Vinyl (2012)
, 1h25
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Phil Daniels, Keith Allen, Jamie Blackley, Perry Benson, Alexa Davies
Roles Producer
Rating58% 2.947762.947762.947762.947762.94776
The film follows the fortunes of washed-up punk rocker Johnny Jones (Phil Daniels) and his attempts to make a comeback into the British music charts. After a drunken session with his old bandmates, Johnny records what he feels could be a hit. However, faced with record company executives who no longer see him or his music as relevant, he hires a group of fresh-faced youngsters to film a video in which they mime to his music. The result is a record contract and a single racing up the charts. All goes well until the real band decide they want more recognition for their work. Due to a conflict between Minto, played by Keith Allen and Johnny Jones, it is not long before the truth is exposed. Suddenly, the media focus is back on Johnny and his fight for equality in the music business. This leads to a comedic finale and a heartwarming ending.
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back, 1h16
Directed by John H. Williams
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tom Kenny, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, John DiMaggio, Zack Shada, Carlos Alazraqui
Roles Producer
Rating29% 1.4588151.4588151.4588151.4588151.458815
Space Chimps 2 takes place a few days after the first film. It follows Comet, the techno chimp who longs to be taken as a full-fledged space chimp. In the last film, he never got a chance to go to space. However, he finds out that he was cut from the mission due to the budget cuts and no one takes him seriously again. He gets on the rocket ship and he accidentally launches the ship into space. Comet journeys to Planet Malgor where he bonds with the alien Kilowatt, and lives out his ultimate fantasy.
Shrek Forever After, 1h33
Directed by Mike Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Time travel films, Films about cats, Films about dragons, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Walt Dohrn, Jon Hamm
Roles Executive Producer
Rating63% 3.151213.151213.151213.151213.15121
Shrek has grown steadily tired of being a family man and celebrity among the local villagers, leading him to yearn for the days when he felt like a "real ogre". When he takes his family to Far Far Away to celebrate his children's first birthday, a series of mishaps further injure his ego, causing him to lose his temper and walk out in anger.
Space Chimps, 1h21
Directed by Kirk DeMicco
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Cheryl Hines, Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Kenan Thompson
Roles Producer
Rating45% 2.2578952.2578952.2578952.2578952.257895
The film begins with Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, being a cannonball at his circus and later being criticized by his grandfather's friend Houston. Meanwhile, an unmanned NASA space probe called the Infinity is dragged into an intergalactic wormhole, and crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on the other side of the galaxy. Zartog, an evil-minded inhabitant, accidentally discovers how to take manual control of the on-board machinery and uses it to enslave the population.
Shrek the Third, 1h33
Directed by Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Pregnancy films, Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Films about cats, Films about dragons, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61% 3.052553.052553.052553.052553.05255
Prince Charming vows that he will become King of Far, Far Away and avenge the death of his mother, the Fairy Godmother. Meanwhile, King Harold is dying and his ogre son-in-law Shrek and daughter Princess Fiona are to succeed him. Shrek, who is having difficulty serving as Regent during the King's medical leave, insists that an ogre as king is a bad idea and that there must be someone else to rule the kingdom. Before dying, Harold tells Shrek of another heir: his nephew, Arthur Pendragon. Prince Charming goes to the Poison Apple tavern and persuades fairy tale villains to fight for their "happily ever after" by appealing to the defeats given in their stories.
Happily N'Ever After, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about the labor movement, Children's films
Actors Sarah Michelle Prinze, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Wallace Shawn, Andrew Roane Dick, Patrick Warburton, Jim Ward
Roles Producer
Rating45% 2.2618652.2618652.2618652.2618652.261865
The story begins with the idea that the Wizard (George Carlin) controls all of the fairy tales and maintains the balance of good and evil in Fairy Tale Land. With the help of his assistants the uptight Munk (Wallace Shawn) and the decidedly goofy Mambo (Andy Dick), the Wizard is checking to make sure that all the fairy tales under his care are "on track" to have their traditional happy endings. As we meet him however, the Wizard is leaving for Scotland for a long-overdue vacation. He leaves the kingdom in the hands of Munk and Mambo.
Valiant
Valiant (2005)
, 1h16
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Political films, Children's films
Actors Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, John Cleese, Olivia Williams, Pip Torrens, John Hurt
Roles Producer
Rating55% 2.750222.750222.750222.750222.75022
In May 1944, 5 years since the declaration of World War II, three Royal Homing Pigeon Service war pigeons are flying across the English Channel with the White Cliffs of Dover in sight, carrying vital messages to Great Britain. Despite the poor weather conditions the pigeons have nearly reached their destination. They are, however, suddenly ambushed and attacked by a German enemy peregrine falcon named General Von Talon; two of the pigeons are instantly killed, yet the third, Mercury, is taken as a prisoner of war.
Shrek 2
Shrek 2 (2004)
, 1h33
Directed by Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon, Andrew Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about cats, Films about dragons, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese
Roles Producer
Rating72% 3.649773.649773.649773.649773.64977
Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find they have been invited by Fiona's parents to a royal ball to celebrate their marriage, an event Shrek is reluctant to participate in. Fiona talks him into it, and along with Donkey, they travel to the kingdom of Far Far Away. They meet Fiona's parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian, who are surprised to see their daughter as an ogre, with Harold particularly upset. At dinner, Shrek and Harold get into a heated argument over how Shrek and Fiona will raise their family, and Fiona, disgusted at Shrek's behavior, locks herself away in her room that evening. Shrek worries that he has lost his true love, particularly after finding her childhood diary and reading that she was once infatuated with Prince Charming.
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo (2002)
, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar, Peter Stormare, Ritchie Coster
Roles Producer
Rating54% 2.7032252.7032252.7032252.7032252.703225
Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) is a taxi driver notorious for his speed and ability to get his customer anywhere in the least amount of time. His reputation lands him a job as the personal chauffeur of the mysterious but wealthy Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs). Jimmy does not really know what his new boss' job is, but Devlin's friendly nature, imperturbable demeanor, and willingness to offer Jimmy advice wins Jimmy over and the two become friends. Jimmy has no idea that Devlin is a spy, and when an attempt to kill Devlin with a car bombing sends him into a coma, Jimmy ends up with Devlin's recent case notes and a special watch that controls Devlin's rather unusual tuxedo.
Shrek
Shrek (2001)
, 1h30
Directed by Andrew Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about dragons, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Conrad Vernon
Roles Producer
Rating78% 3.9482453.9482453.9482453.9482453.948245
Shrek, a green ogre who loves the solitude in his swamp, finds his life interrupted when many fairytale characters are exiled there by order of the fairytale-hating Lord Farquaad. Shrek tells them that he will go ask Farquaad to send them back. He brings along a talking Donkey who is the only fairytale creature who knows the way to Duloc.
Balloon Farm, 1h32
Directed by William Dear
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Rip Torn, Mara Wilson, Roberts Blossom, Laurie Metcalf, Fredric Lehne, Adam Wylie
Roles Executive producer
Rating54% 2.7177352.7177352.7177352.7177352.717735
The farming community of Watertown is struggling to survive a severe drought. Harvey Potter (Rip Torn) arrives in the community by renting a farm, which neighbors think is foolish. However, one day young Willow (Mara Wilson) passes by Potter's field to find his crop is full of magical, colorful balloons. Townspeople, with the exception of Weasel Mayfield (Roberts Blossom), believe that this a good sign that the drought may end soon. When the rough times continue to plague the community, the community turns against Harvey until Willow reminds everyone about the power of faith and the magic that Harvey has brought through the balloons.
Seven Years in Tibet, 2h16
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Films about Buddhism
Actors Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Mako Iwamatsu, Danny Denzongpa, Victor Wong
Roles Producer
Rating71% 3.55083.55083.55083.55083.5508
Austrian mountaineers Heinrich Harrer (Pitt) and Peter Aufschnaiter (Thewlis) are part of a team attempting to summit Nanga Parbat in British India (present-day Pakistan). When World War II begins in 1939, they are arrested by British Indian authorities and imprisoned in a POW camp in Dehradun in the Himalayan foothills, in the present-day Indian state of Uttarakhand. Harrer's pregnant wife, Ingrid, sends him divorce papers from Austria.