Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola, March 15 1959) is a Finnish-American film director and producer. He is best known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Die Hard 2 (1990), Cliffhanger (1993), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Deep Blue Sea (1999). His film Cutthroat Island (1995) was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest box office flop of all time.