Spike Jonze filmography
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American actor and filmmaker Spike Jonze (born October 22, 1969) has directed four feature films, 60-plus music videos, and numerous commercials, short films and skateboarding videos. He has also occasionally worked as an actor.
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Yes | No | No |
| 2001 | Human Nature | No | No | Yes |
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | No | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptation | Yes | No | No | |
| 2006 | Jackass Number Two | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5 | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | No | No | Yes |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2010 | Jackass 3D | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5 | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Her | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | No | Yes | Yes |
| Jackass 4.5 | No | Yes | Yes |
Executive producer
- Nine Days (2020)
- You Resemble Me (2021)
- Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life (2023)
Short film
[edit]| Year | Title | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | ||
| 1994 | Ciao, L.A. | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1996 | Pig! | No | No | Yes | Unknown | |
| 1997 | How They Get There | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 1999 | Torrance Rises | Yes | No | Yes | Richard Koufey | Co-directed with Lance Bangs |
| An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube | Yes | No | No | |||
| 2004 | The Mystery of Dalarö | Yes | No | No | Short commercial film | |
| 2009 | We Were Once a Fairytale | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2010 | I'm Here | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| The Vampire Attack | Yes | No | Yes | The Vampire | ||
| 2011 | Scenes From the Suburbs | Yes | No | No | ||
| Mourir Auprès De Toi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Macbeth | ||
| 2013 | Choose You | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2016 | Kenzo World | Yes | Yes | No | Short commercial film | |
| 2018 | Welcome Home | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2022 | Rone X (La)horde: Ghosts | No | Yes | No |
Documentary film
[edit]| Year | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Himself | Notes | ||
| 1998 | Amarillo by Morning | Yes | No | No | Documentary short film |
| 2002 | What's Up, Fatlip? | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2007 | Heavy Metal in Baghdad | No | Executive | No | |
| 2008 | Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel | No | Executive | Yes | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak | Yes | No | No | |
| 2010 | The Lazarus Effect | No | Executive | No | Documentary short film |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'd | No | No | Yes | TV documentary |
| Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine | No | No | Yes | ||
| Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2020 | Beastie Boys Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also writer |
| 2023 | Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life | No | Executive | Yes | |
| Michel Gondry, Do it Yourself ! | No | No | Yes |
Acting roles
[edit]| Year | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Notes | ||
| 1994 | Mi Vida Loca | Teenage Drug Customer | |
| 1997 | The Game | Airbag EMT Beltran | |
| 1999 | Three Kings | Private First Class Conrad Vig | |
| Being John Malkovich | Derek Mantini's Assistant | ||
| 2001 | Keep Your Eyes Open | Officer Jonze | |
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Himself | |
| Adaptation. | |||
| 2006 | Jackass Number Two | Himself and Gloria | |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5 | ||
| 2008 | Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel | Himself | |
| 2009 | Jackass: The Lost Tapes | ||
| Where the Wild Things Are | Bob and Terry (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life | Plant (voice) | |
| Jackass 3D | Himself and Kathy | ||
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5 | ||
| Moneyball | Alán | Uncredited | |
| 2013 | Her | Alien Child (voice) | |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | Gloria | ||
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Dwayne | Uncredited | |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 | Gloria | |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Jerry (voice) | Uncredited |
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | Himself | |
| Jackass 4.5 | |||
| Babylon | Otto von Strassberger | Uncredited | |
| 2024 | Dìdi | Dead Squirrel (voice) |
Cinematographer
[edit]| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | ||
| 1996 | Bed, Bath and Beyond | Short film |
| 1997 | Free Tibet | Documentary film |
| 2006 | Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow | Concert film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Double Rush | Yes | No | No | Opening titles only | |
| 2000–2001 | Jackass | No | Yes | Yes | Himself | 4 episodes; also creator |
| 2007–2012 | Spike Spends Saturday With... | No | Yes | Yes | Himself | Documentary series |
| 2010–2012 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | No | No | Yes | Doug Whitney | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Ryan Dunn | No | Yes | Yes | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2015 | Girls | No | No | Yes | Marcos | Episode: "Home Birth" |
| 2016 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Yes | No | No | Episode: "February 29, 2016" | |
| 2016–present | Viceland programs | No | Yes | No | Creative director | |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2019 | Aziz Ansari: Right Now | Yes | Yes | No | Stand-up comedy special |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Hush" | Wax | |
| "High in High School" | Chainsaw Kittens | ||
| "100%" | Sonic Youth | Co-directed with Tamra Davis | |
| 1993 | "Cannonball" | The Breeders | Co-directed with Kim Gordon |
| "Country at War" | X | ||
| "Daughters of the Kaos" | Luscious Jackson | ||
| "Hang On" | Teenage Fanclub | ||
| "Time for Livin'" | Beastie Boys | ||
| 1994 | "All About Eve" | Marxman | |
| "Buddy Holly" | Weezer | ||
| "Ditch Digger" | Rocket from the Crypt | ||
| "Divine Hammer" | The Breeders | Co-directed with Kim Gordon & Richard Kern | |
| "Feel the Pain" | Dinosaur Jr. | ||
| "I Can't Stop Smiling" | Velocity Girl | ||
| "If I Only Had a Brain" | MC 900 Ft. Jesus | ||
| "Old Timer" | that dog. | ||
| "Ricky's Theme" | Beastie Boys | ||
| "Sabotage" | Also writer | ||
| "Sure Shot" | |||
| "Undone - The Sweater Song" | Weezer | ||
| 1995 | "California" | Wax | |
| "Car Song" | Elastica | ||
| "Crush with Eyeliner" | R.E.M. | ||
| "Freedom of '76" | Ween | ||
| "It's Oh So Quiet" | Björk | ||
| "Big Train" | Mike Watt | ||
| "The Diamond Sea" | Sonic Youth | ||
| "Who Is Next?" | Wax | ||
| 1996 | "Drop" | The Pharcyde | |
| 1997 | "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | |
| "Electrolite" | R.E.M. | ||
| "Elektrobank" | The Chemical Brothers | ||
| "It's All About the Benjamins" (Rock Remix) |
Puff Daddy | ||
| "Liberty Calls" | Mike Watt | ||
| "Shady Lane" | Pavement | ||
| "Sky's the Limit" | The Notorious B.I.G. | ||
| 1998 | "Home" | Sean Lennon | |
| "Root Down" (Version 2) | Beastie Boys | ||
| 1999 | "Praise You" | Fatboy Slim | Also as lead dancer, Richard Koufey |
| 2000 | "What's Up, Fatlip?" | Fatlip | |
| "Wonderboy" | Tenacious D | As Marcus Von Bueler | |
| 2001 | "Weapon of Choice" | Fatboy Slim | |
| "Island in the Sun" (Version 2) | Weezer | ||
| 2002 | "Guess I'm Doing Fine" | Beck | |
| "It's in Our Hands" | Björk | ||
| 2003 | "Sell Your Body (to the Night)" | Turbonegro | |
| "Big Brat" | Phantom Planet | ||
| 2004 | "Get Back" | Ludacris | |
| "Y Control" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | ||
| 2005 | "Triumph of a Heart" | Björk | |
| 2008 | "Flashing Lights" | Kanye West | Co-directed with Kanye West |
| 2009 | "Heaven" | UNKLE | Co-directed with Ty Evans |
| "25" | AsDSSka | Co-directed with Crystal Moselle | |
| 2010 | "Drunk Girls" | LCD Soundsystem | Co-directed with James Murphy |
| "The Suburbs" | Arcade Fire | Edited from the short film Scenes from the Suburbs | |
| 2011 | "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" | Beastie Boys featuring Santigold | |
| "Otis" | Jay-Z & Kanye West | ||
| 2013 | "Afterlife" | Arcade Fire | Directed live for the YouTube Music Awards |
| "Dope" | Lady Gaga | ||
| 2015 | "Only One" | Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney | |
| 2018 | "I Love It" | Kanye West & Lil Pump featuring Adele Givens | Executive producer |
| 2019 | "Woman" | Karen O & Danger Mouse | Directed live for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |
Commercials
[edit]| Year | Title | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Guerrilla Tennis" | Nike | [1] |
| 1996 | "Epic Point" | [2] | |
| "" | Snapple | [3] | |
| "Doctors" | Levi's | [4] | |
| 1997 | "Bones" | Wrangler | |
| "Lucky" | |||
| "Tank" | |||
| "Bodacious" | |||
| "Fight" | |||
| "Skip" | |||
| "Chair" | Nissan | [5] | |
| 1998 | "Sun Fizz" | Sprite | |
| "Car" | Lee | ||
| "Twister" | [6] | ||
| "Parachute" | |||
| 1999 | "Morning After" | Nike | |
| 2002 | "Crazy Legs" | Levi's | |
| "Lamp" | IKEA | ||
| 2004 | "The Mystery of Dalarö" | Volvo | Also a short film |
| 2005 | "Hello Tomorrow" | Adidas | |
| "Pardon Our Dust" | GAP | [7] | |
| 2006 | "Auditions" | Miller | |
| 2009 | "Sumo" | SoftBank | |
| 2010 | "Twizzler" | Lakai | |
| 2016 | "Kenzo World" | Kenzo | Also a short film |
| 2018 | "Welcome Home" | Apple | |
| 2019 | "The New Normal" | MedMen | |
| "Dream it with Idris Elba" | Squarespace |
Skateboarding videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Rubbish Heap | Yes | No | |
| 1991 | Video Days | Yes | No | Also producer |
| 1993 | Goldfish | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Las Nueve Vidas De Paco | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | Mouse | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Rick Howard |
| 1999 | The Chocolate Tour | Yes | Yes | |
| 2002 | Harsh Euro Barge | No | Yes | |
| Beware of the Flare | No | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Yeah Right! | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans |
| 2004 | Hot Chocolate | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque |
| 2005 | Super Champion Funzone | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Krooked Kronichles | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Fully Flared | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque |
| 2008 | The Final Flare! | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans, Cory Weincheque & Aaron Meza |
| 2011 | Unbeleafable | No | Yes | |
| 2012 | Pretty Sweet | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque |
| 2014 | Wet Dream: a skateboard tale | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | The Flare | No | No | Producer |
| 2018 | Doll | No | Yes |
Theater
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Changers: A Dance Story | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Beastie Boys Story: As Told By Mike D & Ad-Rock | Yes | No |
Podcast
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Homecoming | Randolph Geist | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "NIKE: GUERRILLA TENNIS {THE ONE SHOW: 1996 WINNERS AND FINALISTS, TAPE 1 OF 2}". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "NIKE: EPIC POINT {THE ONE SHOW: 1997 WINNERS AND FINALISTS, TAPE 1 OF 2}". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (April 2, 1996). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING;Snapple looks to humor and Mikey for its comeback ad campaign". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "LEVI'S AD WALKS FINE LINE BETWEEN HUMOR, BAD TASTE". Hartford Courant. December 9, 1996. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "NISSAN FRONTIER: CHAIR {ADWEEK: BEST SPOTS OF NOVEMBER 1997}". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "LEE JEANS: TWISTER {ADWEEK: BEST SPOTS OF OCTOBER 1998}". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Stevenson, Seth (December 19, 2005). "Pants Pants Revolution". Slate. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
