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

Directors:

Spike Jonze
Lance Bangs
(more)

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)

Directed by
Spike Jonze
Lance Bangs		(segment "The Interviews")
Roman Coppola		(segment "Praise You")
Kim Gordon		(segment "Cannonball")

Produced by
Lance Bangs	....	producer
Richard Brown	....	producer

Original Music by
Sam Spiegel

Cinematography by
Lance Bangs

Film Editing by
Jeff Buchanan

Art Direction by
James David Goldmark

Set Decoration by
Dea Jensen		(segments "It's Oh So Quiet" and "Buddy Holly")

Art Department
Tim Hays	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Jon Spira	....	sound recordist

Music Department
Fatlip	....	composer: song "What's Up Fatlip"

Production Companies

• Palm Pictures

Distributors

• Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Music Television 2 (MTV2) (2003) (worldwide) (TV)

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 Amarillo by Morning (1998)

Soundtrack:

Sure Shot

Great, but mostly for die-hard fans.

The work of Director Spike Jonze includes a collection of music videos, short films, and documentaries filmed by the acclaimed director during the 90's.

His style for music videos is amazingly unique, and are usually a pleasure to watch. But with only 19 of his 50+ videos, casual fans may be steered away.

The special features are lacking, but since the extra short films on the two-sided disc are incredibly rare, it's a must have for longtime fans. With a 52 page book included with Spike's photos and documentary, it's worth the price.

Highlights include Weezer's "Buddy Holly" video, and an assortment of critically acclaimed music videos.

All in all, a must buy, but more towards the big time fan.