Phil Joanou

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Phil Joanou was born on November 20, 1961 in La Cañada, California, USA. He is a director and assistant director, known for State of Grace (1990), U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) and Three O'Clock High (1987). See full bio »

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November 20, 1961 in La Cañada, California, USA

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Known For

State of Grace Director

(1990)

U2: Rattle and Hum Director

(1988)

Three O'Clock High Director

(1987)

Final Analysis Director

(1992)

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Director (29 credits)

Goodbye Gandhi (pre-production)

2016/I The Veil

2015 Chris Tucker Live (TV Special documentary)

2012 The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (Short)

2006 U2: 18 Videos (Video) (music video director)

2006 Gridiron Gang

2005 U2: All Because of You (Video short)

2005 U2: Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own (Video short)

2003 Naked Hotel (TV Movie)

2002 U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (Video documentary) (videos "If God Will Send His Angels", "One")

1999 U2: The Best of 1980-1990 (Video documentary) (videos "Bad", "When Love Comes To Town", "One Tree Hill")

1999/I Entropy

1998 Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey: When You Believe (Video short)

1998 14 Up in America (TV Movie documentary)

1997 U2: If God Will Send His Angels (Video short)

1996 Heaven's Prisoners

1994 Tom Petty: You Don't Know How It Feels (Video short)

1993 Fallen Angels (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Dead-End for Delia (1993)

1993 Wild Palms (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

- Hello, I Must Be Going (1993)

1992 U2: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Video short)

1992 Bon Jovi: Keep the Faith (Video short)

1992 U2: One, Version 3 (Video short)

1992 Final Analysis

1991 Age 7 in America (TV Movie documentary)

1990 State of Grace

1988 U2: Rattle and Hum (Documentary)

1987 Three O'Clock High

1985-1986 Amazing Stories (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Doll (1986)

- Santa '85 (1985)

1984 Last Chance Dance (Short)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (2 credits)

1997 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) (second unit director - 2 episodes)

- A Nightmare on Dick Street: Part 2 (1997) ... (second unit director: 3-D dream sequences)

- A Nightmare on Dick Street: Part 1 (1997) ... (second unit director: 3-D dream sequences)

1993-1995 Fallen Angels (TV Series) (director - 10 episodes)

- Red Wind (1995) ... (director: prologue)

- The Black Bargain (1995) ... (director: prologue)

- Tomorrow I Die (1995) ... (director: prologue)

- Fly Paper (1995) ... (director: prologue)

- A Dime a Dance (1995) ... (director: prologue)

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Camera and Electrical Department (2 credits)

1999/I Entropy (camera operator: Cape Town)

1988 U2: Rattle and Hum (Documentary) (camera operator: Dublin documentary crew) / (camera operator: US documentary crew)

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Editor (3 credits)

2002 U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (Video documentary) (videos "If God Will Send His Angels", "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses")

1997 U2: If God Will Send His Angels (Video short)

1988 U2: Rattle and Hum (Documentary)

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Writer (1 credit)

1999/I Entropy (written by)

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Visual effects (1 credit)

1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (special visual consultant: Apogee, Inc.)

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Producer (1 credit)

1999/I Entropy (producer)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2007 The Lookout (the producers wish to thank)

1995 Carrington (special thanks)

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Self (5 credits)

Lo sguardo della musica (Documentary) (completed)
Himself

2006 Starz Special: Gridiron Gang (TV Movie)
Himself

1998 14 Up in America (TV Movie documentary)
Narrator (voice)

1988 U2: The Making of the Movie 'Rattle and Hum' (TV Movie documentary)
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1988 U2: Rattle and Hum (Documentary)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed Tom Petty's music video "Walls (Circus Mix)" See more »

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Personal Quote:

I did Entropy (1999) for three million, (...) that was just crazy. That's on my site now if you want to see it. (...) It's on Netflix too, but...okay, how bad is this? This guy Elie Samaha financed it., and he sold the video rights before I could sell the theatrical. No one wants theatrical without DVD and VOD. I said, "Elie! How can I sell it to a studio?" "Phil, I don't know what to tell you, I... See more »

Trivia:

Joanou directed Lithgow again in the 1996-1997 second season finale of his hit television comedy series, 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), broadcast during the May ratings 'sweeps' period. Almost a quarter of the special hour-long episode, 'A Nightmare on Dick Street', required special glasses for viewing 3-D dream sequences which no doubt accounted for a significant amount of the reported $1.3 ... See more »