John Fusco

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Fusco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

10.0

The Wind & the Reckoning

As an outbreak of leprosy engulfs 19th-century colonial Hawai'i, a small group of infected Native Hawaiians resist government-mandated exile, taking a courageous stand against the provisional government. Inspired by real-life events.

Release Date:2022-09-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

7.3

Spirit Untamed

Lucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.

Release Date:2021-05-20

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:522

6.7

The Highwaymen

In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

Release Date:2019-03-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:2057

7.5

The Shack

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.

Release Date:2017-03-03

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:2142

6.1

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

Release Date:2016-02-18

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:646

7.3

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

Before he lost his sight. Before he pledged his service to Kublai Khan. Hundred Eyes saw what made him into the deadly assassin who trains Marco Polo.

Release Date:2015-12-26

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:124

Marco Polo
7.3

Marco Polo

An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry will be his greatest challenge yet, even as he becomes a trusted companion to the Khan in his violent quest to become the Emperor of the World.

Release Date:2014-12-12

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:510

6.6

The Forbidden Kingdom

An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Release Date:2008-04-17

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1727

6.9

Hidalgo

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

Release Date:2004-02-04

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:1231

6.6

Dreamkeeper

In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony and him to Albuquerque to the great powwow, an Indian meeting. While traveling, Grandpa tells mysterious Indian tales of love, friendship and magic.

Release Date:2003-12-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:19

7.7

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

Release Date:2002-05-24

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:4620

5.6

Loch Ness

Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist, is sent to Scotland to disprove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. He is shocked when Laura, an inn-keeper, introduces him to a small family of Nessie-dinosaurs.

Release Date:1996-08-23

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:111

5.6

The Babe

A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous marriages and a wild lifestyle that earned him numerous suspensions.

Release Date:1992-04-17

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:151

6.3

Thunderheart

An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.

Release Date:1992-04-03

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:271

6.5

Young Guns II

Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

Release Date:1990-08-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:545

6.7

Young Guns

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

Release Date:1988-02-17

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:937

7.3

Crossroads

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

Release Date:1986-03-14

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:436

Phantom

Modern day adaptation of the 1910 Gaston Leroux novel "Phantom of the Opera" – that the famous musical is also based on – set in the sultry nightlife scene of modern-day New Orleans, the world of jazz, R&B, neo-Soul, and funk.

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Guns III - Alias: Billy the Kid

Plot kept under wraps. Third installment of the 'Young Guns' film franchise.

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

The Rescue

A modern day western in which a rodeo cowboy's skills are put to the test outside the arena.

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

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