The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) (V)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Spike Jonze
Lance Bangs

Release Date:

20 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Cast

Ashley Barnett	...	Herself (segment "Praise You")
Beastie Boys	...	Themselves (segments "Sabotage" and "Sure Shot")
Brian Bell	...	Himself (segment "Buddy Holly") (as Weezer)
Björk	...	Herself (segment "It's Oh So Quiet")
The Breeders	...	Themselves (segment "Cannonball")
Sofia Coppola	...	Janet (segment "Elektrobank")
Rivers Cuomo	...	Himself (segment "Buddy Holly") (as Weezer)
Kelley Deal	...	Herself (segment "Cannonball")
Kim Deal	...	Herself (segment "Cannonball")
Mike D	...	Himself (segments "Sabotage" and "Sure Shot") (as Beastie Boys)
Fatlip	...	Himself (segments "Drop" and "What's Up, Fatlip?")
Michael Gier	...	Himself (segment "Praise You")
Mark Gonzales	...	Himself (segment "Mark Paints")
Tré Hardson	...	Himself (segment "Drop") (as The Pharcyde)
Adam Horovitz	...	Himself (segments "Sabotage", "Sure Shot" and "Drop")
DJ Hurricane	...	Himself (segments "Sabotage" and "Sure Shot")
MC 900 Ft. Jesus	...	Himself (segment "If I Only Had a Brain")
Spike Jonze	...	Richard Coufey (segment "Praise You")
Catherine Kellner	...	Beatrice (segment "Da Funk")
Tony Maxwell	...	Himself (segment "Praise You") / Dog Boy (segment "Da Funk")
Al Molinaro	...	Al (segment "Buddy Holly")
Kristine Petrucione	...	Herself (segment "Praise You")
Romye Robinson	...	Himself (segment "Drop") (as The Pharcyde)
Michael Roney	...	Himself (segment "Praise You")
Fatboy Slim	...	Himself (segment "Praise You")
Tim Szczepanski	...	Himself (segment "Praise You")
Christopher Walken	...	Himself (segment "Weapon of Choice")
Michelle Weber	...	Herself (segment "Praise You")
Imani Wilcox	...	Himself (segment "Drop") (as The Pharcyde)
Adam Yauch	...	Himself (segments "Sabotage" and "Sure Shot") (as Beastie Boys)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:E

Company:

Palm Pictures

Trivia:

The Chemical Brothers do not appear in their video for "Elektrobank". But at the end of the video, a still photo of two basketball players can be seen. They are Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons.

Movie Connections:

Features How They Get There (1997)

Soundtrack:

Praise You

Maybe someone should put him out or hold the bus...

This is one of three DVDs (currently) which show various works (usually music videos, commercials and/or shorts) by the director, Spike Jonez. The other two showcase directors Michel Gondry and Chris Cunningham.

As compared to the other two directors, Spike Jones is rooted more in the everyday. The imagery is not psychedelic nor is it surreal. His vision seems to be based more on technique.

Many will remember Spike Jonez as the director of Adaptation and Being John Malkovich. He has also collaborated on many videos with artists such as the Beastie Boys, Chemical Brothers and Tenacious D.

There are some good videos. Here are my favorites :

1) Wax - California. Man on fire running after a bus.

2) Pharcyde - Drop. Video occurs backwards-forward.

3) Daft Punk - Da Punk. Dog head walking the streets of NYC.

Of course everyone will remember his video for Fatboy Slim's Praise You, in which he is participating. He leads this dance troupe in their artistic interpretational dance of the song.

This is definitely a worthwhile pick although I did not like it as much as the other two in the series.

-Celluloid Rehab