John Hora


John Charles Hora was an American cinematographer and actor.

Career

Hora worked with director Joe Dante in numerous films, including The Howling in 1981, Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983, Gremlins in 1984 and its 1990 sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Explorers in 1985, and Matinee in 1993. He also served as a cinematographer for Michael Jackson's 1988 film Moonwalker and as the pilot for the television series Eerie, Indiana.
As an actor, Hora performed in Dante's film Innerspace. He later appeared in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, the sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Hora also worked as the director of photography for Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.
Later, Hora worked for The Los Angeles Film School and as secretary for the American Society of Cinematographers. In May 2005 he was honored by the magazine American Cinematographer.

Death

Hora died of heart failure on February 9, 2021, at age 80.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleDirector
1973MaurieDaniel Mann
1978The Further Adventures of the Wilderness FamilyFrank Zuniga
1981The HowlingJoe Dante
1981Liar's MoonDavid Fisher
1984GremlinsJoe Dante
1985ExplorersJoe Dante
1989LoverboyJoan Micklin Silver
1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchJoe Dante
1992Honey, I Blew Up the KidRandal Kleiser
1993MatineeJoe Dante
1998God Said, 'Ha!'Julia Sweeney

Documentary film
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1973New GladiatorsBob HammerWith Allen Daviau

Short film
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1983It's a Good LifeJoe DanteSegment of Twilight Zone: The Movie
1988Smooth CriminalColin ChilversSegment of Moonwalker
1988The JoggerRobert Resnikoff
2012In the PictureDavid StrohmaierWith Douglas Knapp

Documentary short
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1994The Journey InsideBarnaby Jackson
2012The Last Days of CineramaMike Celestino
Robert Garren		With Douglas Knapp

Television
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1974ABC Afterschool SpecialsJack RegasEpisode "Pssst! Hammerman's After You!"
1983Strange CompanionsFrank ZunigaTV movie
1991Eerie, IndianaJoe DanteEpisode "Forever Ware"

Acting roles
YearTitleRole
1987InnerspaceOzzie Wexler
1992Honey, I Blew Up the KidHelicopter Observer
2014Burying the ExGrumpy Customer