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Jonathan Demme

Director | Producer | Writer

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He frequently casts the same actors in most of his films, including Paul Lazar, Ted Levine, Harry Northup, Charles Napier, Dean Stockwell, Robert W. Castle, Denzel Washington, Jude Ciccolella, and Tracey Walter. He also tends to use non-actor friends or musicians he likes, as long as they are "interesting". See more trivia »

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Robert Jonathan Demme
in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
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Hide HideDirector (48 titles)
2014 Zeitoun (pre-production)
 
2013 Fear of Falling (post-production)
 
2012 P.O.V. (TV series documentary)
– I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful (2012)
 
2012 Enzo Avitabile Music Life (documentary)
 
2011 Enlightened (TV series)
– Lonely Ghosts (2011)
– Sandy (2011)
 
2011 A Gifted Man (TV series)
– Pilot (2011)
 
2011 I'm Carolyn Parker (documentary)
 
2011 Neil Young Journeys (documentary)
 
2010 Tavis Smiley Reports (TV movie) (segment "Been In The Storm Too Long")
 
2009 Neil Young Trunk Show (documentary)
 
2008 Rachel Getting Married
 
2007 Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (documentary)
 
2007 Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower 9th Ward (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (documentary)
 
2004 The Manchurian Candidate
 
2003 The Agronomist (documentary)
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie
 
2001 Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (video documentary) (videos "Streets of Philadelphia", "Murder Incorporated", "If I Should Fall Behind")
 
2000 The Pretenders: Greatest Hits (video documentary) (video "I Got You Babe")
 
1998 Beloved
 
1998 Storefront Hitchcock (documentary)
 
1997 SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (TV movie) (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
 
1995 Murder Incorporated
 
1994 The Complex Sessions (short)
 
1993 Philadelphia
 
1992 Cousin Bobby (documentary)
 
1991 The Silence of the Lambs
 
1990 Red Hot and Blue (TV movie) (segment "In The Still Of The Night")
 
1989 New Order: Substance (video short) (video "The perfect kiss")
 
1988 Married to the Mob
 
1988 Haiti Dreams of Democracy (TV documentary)
 
1988 Famous All Over Town
 
1987 Trying Times (TV series)
– A Family Tree (1987)
 
1987 Swimming to Cambodia
 
1986 Something Wild
 
1985 Survival Guide (TV movie)
 
1984 Stop Making Sense (documentary)
 
1984 Swing Shift
 
1984 Alive from Off Center (TV series)
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
– Who Am I This Time? (1982)
 
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Elliott Gould/Kid Creole & the Coconuts (1980) (segment "Gidgette Goes to Hell")
 
1980 Melvin and Howard
 
1979 Last Embrace
 
1978 Columbo (TV series)
– Murder Under Glass (1978)
 
1977 Handle with Care
 
1976 Fighting Mad
 
1975 Crazy Mama
 
1974 Caged Heat
 
Show ShowProducer (41 titles)
2014 Song One (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Everett Ruess Wilderness Song (documentary) (producer) (post-production)
 
2012 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful (2012) (producer)
 
2012 Enzo Avitabile Music Life (documentary) (producer)
 
2012 Gimme the Loot (presents)
 
2011-2012 A Gifted Man (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– In Case of Heart Failure (2012) (executive producer)
– In Case of Co-Dependants (2012) (executive producer)
– In Case of Blind Spots (2012) (executive producer)
– In Case of Missed Communication (2011) (executive producer)
– In Case of All Hell Breaking Loose (2011) (executive producer)
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2011 I'm Carolyn Parker (documentary) (producer)
 
2011 Neil Young Journeys (documentary) (producer)
 
2009 Neil Young Trunk Show (documentary) (producer)
 
2009 Crude Independence (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2008 Rachel Getting Married (producer)
 
2007 Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (documentary) (producer)
 
2007 Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower 9th Ward (TV mini-series documentary) (producer)
 
2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (documentary) (producer)
 
2004 The Manchurian Candidate (producer)
 
2003 The Agronomist (documentary) (producer)
 
2003 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (documentary) (producer)
 
2002 Adaptation. (producer)
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie (producer)
 
2001 Maangamizi: The Ancient One (executive producer)
 
2000 The Opportunists (executive producer)
 
1998 Beloved (producer)
 
1998 The Uttmost (documentary) (producer)
 
1998 Shadrach (executive producer)
 
1997 SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Mandela (documentary) (producer)
 
1996 That Thing You Do! (producer)
 
1996 Into the Rope (producer)
 
1996 Courage and Pain (documentary) (producer)
 
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress (executive producer)
 
1994 Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (executive producer)
 
1994 One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (documentary) (producer)
 
1993 Philadelphia (producer)
 
1993 Household Saints (executive producer)
 
1993 Amos & Andrew (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1991 Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (TV movie) (producer)
 
1990 Miami Blues (producer)
 
1988 Haiti Dreams of Democracy (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1986 Something Wild (producer)
 
1972 The Hot Box (producer)
 
1971 Angels Hard as They Come (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
2007 Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (documentary) (written by)
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie (screenplay)
 
1988 Haiti Dreams of Democracy (TV documentary)
 
1984 Stop Making Sense (documentary)
 
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Elliott Gould/Kid Creole & the Coconuts (1980) (segment "Gidgette Goes to Hell")
 
1976 Fighting Mad (written by)
 
1974 Caged Heat (written by)
 
1973 Black Mama, White Mama (story)
 
1972 The Hot Box (script)
 
1972 Rio Tigre (story & screenplay)
 
1971 Angels Hard as They Come (screenplay)
 
Show ShowActor (8 titles)
2000 Oz (TV series)
Commercial Director
– Gray Matter (2000) … Commercial Director
 
1999 Scene by Scene (TV series)
– Jonathan Demme (1999)
 
1996 That Thing You Do!
Major Motion Picture Director
 
1988 Married to the Mob
Man getting off elevator (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1985 Into the Night
Federal Agent
 
1979 Last Embrace
Man on Train (uncredited)
 
1977 The Incredible Melting Man
Matt Winters
 
1976 Hollywood Boulevard
Godzilla (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
2006 The Goodbye Kiss (presenter)
 
1997 Ulee's Gold (presenter)
 
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series) (director: archive footage - 1 episode)
– Quadriplegia, Nymphomania, and HIV-Positive Night (1995) (director: archive footage)
 
1993 Household Saints (presenter)
 
1973 Naughty Wives (director of opening sequence)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
2011 I'm Carolyn Parker (documentary)
 
2003 The Agronomist (documentary)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
2007 Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (documentary) (camera operator)
 
2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (documentary) (camera operator: home movie footage)
 
1973 Fly Me (second unit director)
 
1972 The Hot Box (second unit director)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2009 Neil Young Trunk Show (documentary)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1984 Stop Making Sense (documentary) (re-recording supervisor)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1970 Sudden Terror (music coordinator)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2012/I This Time Tomorrow (special thanks)
 
2010 Inside Story: Silence of the Lambs (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Alphabet Killer (special thanks)
 
2001 Novocaine (thanks)
 
2001 I'll Sing for You (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 Monument Ave. (special thanks)
 
1996 Some Mother's Son (special thanks)
 
1995 Desolation Angels (special thanks)
 
1989/I True Love (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (55 titles)
2012 Pablo (completed)
Himself
 
2007-2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 September 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.122 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Making of... (TV series documentary)
– Rachels Hochzeit (2009)
 
2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Cinetipp (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rachels Hochzeit (2009) … Himself
 
2009 At the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.1 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 A Benefit Performance for Barack Obama featuring Toni Morrison (video)
Himself
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2008 Ceremonia de clausura - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Resumen - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Memorable Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Building Blocks for America (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Breaking New Ground (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Zoom In: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 (video)
Himself
 
2007 Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 These Old Guitars (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Finishing Touches (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Fellow Travelers (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cruising with the Band (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cruising with Neil (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Heart of Gold: 'Rehearsal Diaries' (video documentary short)
Narrator
 
2006 Legends Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: The Beginning (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Making 'The Silence of the Lambs' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Breaking the Silence (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 Jonathan Demme and the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
1998-2004 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 July 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 May 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 October 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 April 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 26 October 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
2004 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 The Truth About 'The Truth About Charlie' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Blood Brothers: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Roger Corman (1999) … Himself
– The Films of Jonathan Demme … Himself
 
1999 Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 The Uttmost (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Power Vision - Pop Galerie (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bruce Springsteen (1997) … Himself
 
1995 Movie Legends in Conversation (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1994 One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (documentary)
Narrator
 
1994 The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Cousin Bobby (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.8 (1988) … Himself
 
1987 Scenes Under the Midnight Sun (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (video documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (documentary)
Himself
 
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I don't think it's sacrilegious to remake any movie, including a good or even great movie. I think what's sacrilegious is to make a bad movie, whether it's a remake or an original. It's what I always tell my actor friends, anybody who's in this, this [business], you've gotta try to hold out and only do the scripts... See more »

Trivia:

He frequently casts the same actors in most of his films, including Paul Lazar, Ted Levine, Harry Northup, Charles Napier, Dean Stockwell, Robert W. Castle, Denzel Washington, Jude Ciccolella, and Tracey Walter. He also tends to use non-actor friends or musicians he likes, as long as they are "interesting". See more »

Trademark:

Frequently casts Charles Napier See more »

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