John McTiernan — American Director born on January 08, 1951,

John Campbell McTiernan, Jr. is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero, the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance, and the heist film-remake The Thomas Crown Affair... (wikipedia)

The entertainment is in the presentation.
To find a script that works with provocative ideas is hard to find.
Thrillers are an enormous amount of fun for filmmakers.
In a thriller, the camera's an active narrator, or can be.
Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me.