Editing John Frankenheimer (section)

===1990s===
[[File:John Frankenheimer on the set of "Andersonville".JPG|thumbnail|Frankenheimer on the set of the television film ''[[Andersonville (film)|Andersonville]]'' in 1994]]

Most of his 1980s films were less than successful, both critically and financially, but Frankenheimer was able to make a comeback in the 1990s by returning to his roots in television. He directed two films for [[HBO]] in 1994: ''[[Against the Wall (1994 film)|Against the Wall]]'' and ''[[The Burning Season (1994 film)|The Burning Season]]'' that won him several awards and renewed acclaim. The director also helmed two films for [[Turner Network Television]], ''[[Andersonville (film)|Andersonville]]'' (1996) and ''[[George Wallace (film)|George Wallace]]'' (1997), that were highly praised.

Frankenheimer's 1996 film ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)|The Island of Doctor Moreau]]'', which he took over after the firing of original director [[Richard Stanley (film director)|Richard Stanley]], was the cause of countless stories of production woes and personality clashes and received scathing reviews. Frankenheimer was said to be unable to stand [[Val Kilmer]], the young co-star of the film and whose disruption had reportedly led to the removal of Stanley half a week into production.<ref name="OSull">{{cite web|last1=O'Sullivan|first1=Kevin|title=Kilmer Gets the Knife; He's Voted Least Popular by a Bunch of H'wood Big Shots|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/kilmer-knife-voted-popular-bunch-h-wood-big-shots-article-1.717644|website=NYDailyNews.com|access-date=August 12, 2019|date=June 23, 1996}}</ref><ref name="Ascher-Walsh">{{cite magazine|first=Rebecca|last=Ascher-Walsh|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/05/31/val-kilmer-makes-enemies-hollywood/|title=Psycho Kilmer|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|date=May 31, 1996|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=December 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201081414/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C292752%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> When Kilmer's last scene was completed, Frankenheimer reportedly said, "Now get that bastard off my set." He also stated, "There are two things I will never ever do in my whole life: I will never climb [[Mount Everest|Mt. Everest]] and I will never work with Val Kilmer ever again." The veteran director also professed that "Will Rogers never met Val Kilmer". In an interview, Frankenheimer refused to discuss the film, saying only that he had a miserable time making it.

However, his next film, 1998's ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'', starring [[Robert De Niro]], was a return to form, featuring Frankenheimer's now trademark elaborate car chases woven into a labyrinthine espionage plot. Co-starring an international cast including [[Jean Reno]] and [[Jonathan Pryce]], it was a critical and box-office success. As the 1990s drew to a close, he even had a rare acting role, appearing in a cameo as a U.S. general in ''[[The General's Daughter (film)|The General's Daughter]]'' (1999). He earlier had an uncredited cameo as a TV director in his 1977 film ''Black Sunday''.