John Fusco

Born 2000 · American screenwriter, writer, martial artist

John Fusco is an American screenwriter, producer, and television series creator born in Prospect, Connecticut. His screenplays include Crossroads, Young Guns, Young Guns II, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and The Highwaymen. He is also the creator of the Netflix series Marco Polo. Fusco is also a blues musician and a prose fiction author.

John Fusco, in order

1. 1988 Young Guns: wrote, produced · directed by Christopher Cain · critics 43%, audiences 76% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
2. 1990 Young Guns II: wrote · directed by Geoff Murphy · critics 31%, audiences 66% · streaming on Prime Video
3. 1992 The Babe: wrote · directed by Arthur Hiller
4. 1992 Thunderheart: wrote · directed by Michael Apted
5. 1994 The Legend of Billy the Kid (TV movie): acted · directed by Todd Robinson
6. 1996 Loch Ness: wrote · directed by John Henderson
7. 2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron: wrote · directed by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook
8. 2004 Hidalgo: wrote · directed by Joe Johnston · critics 46%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video
9. 2008 The Forbidden Kingdom: wrote · directed by Rob Minkoff · critics 63%, audiences 60% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
10. 2014 Marco Polo (TV series): wrote, created · directed by Alik Sakharov and Daniel Minahan
11. 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: wrote · directed by Jonathan Liebesman
12. 2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny: wrote · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
13. 2017 The Shack: wrote · directed by Stuart Hazeldine
14. 2019 The Highwaymen: wrote · directed by John Lee Hancock · critics 58%, audiences 75% · streaming on Netflix