Renny Harlin
March 15, 1959 (66 years old) in Riihimäki, Finland
Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for his prolific work in the action and horror genres. The peak of his success spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, during which period he directed numerous hits, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. The commercial performance of his films has waned since the mid 2000s, but Harlin remains 86th on the list of highest-grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue). He has primarily worked in the Hollywood studio system, in addition to time spent in his native Finland and a brief stint in China.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 ·The Dinosauras Self (archive footage)
- 2014 ·The Legend of Herculesas Officer Linus (uncredited)
- 2013 ·Hard Time: The Making of Prisonas Himself
- 2012 ·Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Kruegeras Self
- 2010 ·Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacyas Self
- 2003 ·Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'as Self
- 2001 ·Drivenas Replacement Driver
- 1998 ·Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismiesas Renny Harlin
- 1995 ·A Night to Die Foras Self
- 1991 ·Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Storyas Self
- 1990 ·Raptori Moe!as
- 1989 ·The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'as Self
- 1988 ·A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Masteras Student (uncredited)
- 1986 ·Born Americanas Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)
- 1981 ·The Breakthroughas Police officer (uncredited)
- 1981 ·Kohtauspaikka 33as Self (voice)