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Something Wild (1986) -- A wild woman takes a yuppie to her high-school reunion, attended by her ex-convict husband.
Swing Shift (1984) -- Trailer for this Jonathan Demme film
Rachel Getting Married (2008) -- Interview with the director and composer of Rachel Getting Married
Storefront Hitchcock (1998) -- Filmmaker Jonathan Demme profiles British singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
Pablo (2010) -- Trailer for this animated bio-pic about a legend in film making

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Overview

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Trivia:
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(223 articles)
Revenge of the shlockmeister: Roger Corman gets his due
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 25 November 2009, 4:57 AM, PST)

Screen Queens: Hollywood Does AIDS
 (From FilmExperience. 21 November 2009, 6:49 PM, PST)


Filmography

Director:
  1. Zeitoun (2011) (announced)
  2. Marley (2010) (post-production)

  3. Neil Young Trunk Show (2009)
  4. Rachel Getting Married (2008)
  5. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007)
  6. "Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower 9th Ward" (2007) TV mini-series
  7. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
  8. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
  9. The Agronomist (2003)
  10. The Truth About Charlie (2002)
    ... aka Die Wahrheit über Charlie (Germany)
  11. Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001) (V) (videos "Streets of Philadelphia", "Murder Incorporated", "If I Should Fall Behind")
  12. The Pretenders: Greatest Hits (2000) (V) (video "I Got You Babe")

  13. Beloved (1998/I)
  14. Storefront Hitchcock (1998)
  15. SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV) (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
    ... aka Subway (UK: DVD box title)
  16. Murder Incorporated (1995)
  17. The Complex Sessions (1994)
  18. Philadelphia (1993)
  19. Cousin Bobby (1992)
  20. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  21. Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV) (segment "In The Still Of The Night")

  22. New Order: Substance (1989) (V) (video "The perfect kiss")
  23. Married to the Mob (1988)
  24. Haiti Dreams of Democracy (1988) (TV)
  25. Famous All Over Town (1988)
  26. "Trying Times" (1 episode, 1987)
        - A Family Tree (1987) TV episode
  27. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
    ... aka Cambodia (Australia)
    ... aka Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia (USA: complete title)
  28. Something Wild (1986)
  29. Survival Guide (1985) (TV)
  30. Stop Making Sense (1984)
  31. Swing Shift (1984)
  32. "Alive from Off Center" (1984) TV series (unknown episodes)
  33. "American Playhouse" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Who Am I This Time? (1982) TV episode
  34. "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Elliot Gould/Kid Creole & the Coconuts (1980) TV episode (segment "Gidgette Goes to Hell")
  35. Melvin and Howard (1980)

  36. Last Embrace (1979)
  37. "Columbo" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Murder Under Glass (1978) TV episode
  38. Handle with Care (1977)
    ... aka Citizen's Band
    ... aka The Great American Citizens Band
  39. Fighting Mad (1976)
  40. Crazy Mama (1975)
  41. Caged Heat (1974)
    ... aka Caged Females
    ... aka Renegade Girls
Producer:
  1. Neil Young Trunk Show (2009) (producer)
  2. Crude Independence (2009) (executive producer)
  3. Rachel Getting Married (2008) (producer)
  4. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) (producer)
  5. "Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower 9th Ward" (2007) TV mini-series (producer)
  6. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) (producer)
  7. The Manchurian Candidate (2004) (producer)
  8. The Agronomist (2003) (producer)
  9. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) (producer)
  10. Adaptation. (2002) (producer)
  11. The Truth About Charlie (2002) (producer)
    ... aka Die Wahrheit über Charlie (Germany)
  12. Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001) (executive producer)
  13. The Opportunists (2000) (executive producer)

  14. Beloved (1998/I) (producer)
  15. The Uttmost (1998) (producer)
  16. Shadrach (1998) (executive producer)
  17. SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Subway (UK: DVD box title)
  18. Mandela (1996) (producer)
    ... aka Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation
  19. That Thing You Do! (1996) (producer)
  20. Courage and Pain (1996) (producer)
  21. Into the Rope (1996) (producer)
  22. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) (executive producer)
  23. Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1994) (executive producer)
  24. One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (1994) (producer)
    ... aka Yksi jalka
  25. Philadelphia (1993) (producer)
  26. Household Saints (1993) (executive producer)
  27. Amos & Andrew (1993) (executive producer) (uncredited)
  28. Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka The Art of Seduction (UK: DVD box title)
    ... aka Women & Men 2
  29. Miami Blues (1990) (producer)

  30. Haiti Dreams of Democracy (1988) (TV) (producer)
  31. Something Wild (1986) (producer)

  32. The Hot Box (1972) (producer)
    ... aka Hell Cats (UK: video title)
  33. Angels Hard as They Come (1971) (producer)
    ... aka Angel Warriors (Europe: English title) (UK)
    ... aka Angels
    ... aka Angels as Hard as They Come (UK)
    ... aka Angels, Hell on Harleys
Writer:
  1. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) (written by)
  2. The Truth About Charlie (2002) (screenplay)
    ... aka Die Wahrheit über Charlie (Germany)

  3. Haiti Dreams of Democracy (1988) (TV) (writer)
  4. Stop Making Sense (1984) (writer)
  5. "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Elliot Gould/Kid Creole & the Coconuts (1980) TV episode (segment "Gidgette Goes to Hell")

  6. Fighting Mad (1976) (writer)
  7. Caged Heat (1974) (writer)
    ... aka Caged Females
    ... aka Renegade Girls
  8. Black Mama, White Mama (1973) (story)
    ... aka Chained Women
    ... aka Chains of Hate
    ... aka Hot, Hard and Mean
    ... aka Women in Chains (USA: video title)
  9. The Hot Box (1972) (script)
    ... aka Hell Cats (UK: video title)
  10. Angels Hard as They Come (1971) (screenplay)
    ... aka Angel Warriors (Europe: English title) (UK)
    ... aka Angels
    ... aka Angels as Hard as They Come (UK)
    ... aka Angels, Hell on Harleys
Actor:
  1. "Oz" .... Commercial Director (1 episode, 2000)
        - Gray Matter (2000) TV episode .... Commercial Director

  2. Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1999) (TV)
  3. That Thing You Do! (1996) .... Major Motion Picture Director

  4. Married to the Mob (1988) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Man getting off elevator
  5. Into the Night (1985/I) .... Federal Agent

  6. Last Embrace (1979) (uncredited) .... Man on Train
  7. The Incredible Melting Man (1977) .... Matt Winters
  8. Hollywood Boulevard (1976) (uncredited) .... Godzilla
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Arrivederci amore, ciao (2006) (presenter)
    ... aka Arrivederci amore, ciao (France)
    ... aka The Goodbye Kiss (USA)

  2. Ulee's Gold (1997) (presenter)
  3. "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater" (director: archive footage) (1 episode, 1995)
        - Quadriplegia, Nymphomania, and HIV-Positive Night (1995) TV episode (director: archive footage)
  4. Household Saints (1993) (presenter)

  5. Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman (1973) (director of opening sequence)
    ... aka Naughty Wives (USA)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) (camera operator)
  2. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) (camera operator: home movie footage)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Fly Me (1973) (second unit director)
  2. The Hot Box (1972) (second unit director)
    ... aka Hell Cats (UK: video title)
Music Department:
  1. Eyewitness (1970) (music coordinator)
    ... aka Sudden Terror (USA)
Thanks:
  1. The Alphabet Killer (2008) (special thanks)
  2. Novocaine (2001) (thanks)
  3. Je chanterai pour toi (2001) (special thanks)
    ... aka I'll Sing for You (International: English title)

  4. Snitch (1998) (special thanks)
    ... aka Noose (Australia: DVD title) (USA: working title)
    ... aka Monument Ave. (USA: new title)
  5. Some Mother's Son (1996) (special thanks)
    ... aka Sons and Warriors (video catalogue title)
  6. Desolation Angels (1995) (special thanks)

  7. True Love (1989/I) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Pablo (2010) (post-production) .... Himself
  2. King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman (2009) (post-production) .... Himself

  3. "Making of..." (1 episode, 2009)
        - Rachels Hochzeit (2009) TV episode
  4. Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) .... Himself
  5. "Cinetipp" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Rachels Hochzeit (2009) TV episode
  6. "At the Movies" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka Margaret & David at the Movies (Australia: complete title)
        - Episode #6.1 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Cinema tres" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
        - Episode dated 1 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 31 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  10. Ceremonia de clausura - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Resumen - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  12. Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  13. 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Memorable Moments (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  14. 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Building Blocks for America (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  15. 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Breaking New Ground (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Zoom In: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  17. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Episode dated 15 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  18. San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  19. Heart of Gold: 'Rehearsal Diaries' (2006) (V) .... Narrator
  20. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  21. Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Breaking the Silence (2005) (V) .... Himself
  22. Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Making 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  23. Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: The Beginning (2005) (V) .... Himself
  24. The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  25. Jonathan Demme and the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  26. "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2009 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 15 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 25 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  28. The Truth About 'The Truth About Charlie' (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka The Making of 'The Truth About Charlie' (USA: DVD box title)
  29. People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  30. Blood Brothers: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2000) (V) .... Himself

  31. Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Dial H Hitchcock: The Genius Behind the Showman
    ... aka Dial H for Hitchcock (Canada: English title)
  32. "The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999)
        - The Films of Roger Corman (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Films of Jonathan Demme (????) TV episode .... Himself
  33. The Uttmost (1998) .... Himself
  34. "Movie Legends in Conversation" (1995) TV mini-series .... Himself
  35. One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (1994) .... Narrator
    ... aka Yksi jalka
  36. The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Director

  37. Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (1986) (V) .... Himself

  38. Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978) .... Himself

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Other Works:
Shot the "Perfect Kiss" video for the Manchester Group NEW ORDER in 1985. more
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