Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze

Born: October 22, 1969
in Rockville, Maryland, USA
Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel; October 22, 1969) is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman, which include the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., and for his work as director of the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are. He was also a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass. He is currently the creative director of VBS.tv. He is also part owner of skateboard company Girl Skateboards with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll.

He also co-founded Directors Label with filmmakers Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry.

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Movies for Spike Jonze...

Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
Title: Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
Released: March 12, 2023
Type: Movie
The iconic work of artist Geoff McFetridge is everywhere. But this film is more than a primer on his career - it's about the choices we confront in trying to lead meaningful lives, and how we use our most precious resource: time.
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Christmas Special Vol. 1
Title: Christmas Special Vol. 1
Released: December 23, 2022
Type: Movie
A Christmas anthology special presented by Kevin Abstract and goshpixie (sponsored by Enzo the Magazine).
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Babylon
Title: Babylon
Character: Otto (uncredited)
Released: December 22, 2022
Type: Movie
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
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Jackass 4.5
Title: Jackass 4.5
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 2022
Type: Movie
Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
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Mark’s Brain
Title: Mark’s Brain
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2022
Type: Movie
“Mark’s Brain” features Gonz curiously floating through the deep compartments of his own memory. From vibrant tunnels filled with Schmoo birds to archival skate footage from the past 30 years.
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Jackass Forever
Title: Jackass Forever
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2022
Type: Movie
The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one final round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.
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Sing 2
Title: Sing 2
Character: Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
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Beastie Boys Story
Title: Beastie Boys Story
Character: Self (voice)
Released: April 24, 2020
Type: Movie
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
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Title: Desus & Mero
Character: Self - Illustrious Guest
Released: February 21, 2019
Type: TV
The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.
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Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats
Title: Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 2018
Type: Movie
"Camitz - another time, another place" - About the Swedish filmmaker Jhoan Camitz who directed the Spice Girls first video "Wannabe". He was a willful creator who won several awards for his iconic and offbeat commercials. Johan Camitz was killed in a chaotic car accident in New York, 2000. He was crossing a street when he was hit by a suv with a dying man behind the wheel.
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Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Title: Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2018
Type: Movie
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
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Illegal Civilization 3
Title: Illegal Civilization 3
Character: Self
Released: August 25, 2018
Type: Movie
Features Kevin White, Aramis Hudson, Zach Saraceno, Nico Hiraga, and Olan Prenatt skating, having fun, and getting into all of the hijinks that we’ve come to expect from the Civ.
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Title: Epicly Later'd
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2017
Type: TV
Filmmaker Patrick O'Dell explores the careers and lives of some of the most influential people in skateboarding–and in the culture at large.
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Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Title: Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2017
Type: Movie
A look at the rise and fall of the subversive skateboarding magazine Big Brother, which rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and had a profound effect on the skating subculture with its unfiltered approach.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Title: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Character: Gloria / Self
Released: June 3, 2014
Type: Movie
Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
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Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Title: Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2014
Type: Movie
The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."
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The Wolf of Wall Street
Title: The Wolf of Wall Street
Character: Dwayne (uncredited)
Released: December 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
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Her
Title: Her
Character: Alien Child (voice)
Released: December 18, 2013
Type: Movie
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Title: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Character: Gloria
Released: October 22, 2013
Type: Movie
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
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All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Title: All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Character: Self
Released: May 15, 2012
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the making of Being John Malkovich, condensed from hours of footage during production.
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A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
Title: A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2011
Type: Movie
Ryan Dunn's friends and family pay tribute to the 'Jackass' star with a look back at his extraordinary life. Join the gang as they come together to share stories and bid a final farewell to both Ryan Dunn and Zac Hartwell.
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Moneyball
Title: Moneyball
Character: Alán (uncredited)
Released: September 23, 2011
Type: Movie
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
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Jackass: The Beginning
Title: Jackass: The Beginning
Character: Self
Released: June 14, 2011
Type: Movie
Jackass: The Beginning is a DVD extra on Jackass 3.5 that documents how Big Brother Magazine developed into the Jackass crew.
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To Die By Your Side
Title: To Die By Your Side
Character: Macbeth
Released: May 14, 2011
Type: Movie
Designer Olympia Le-Tan's embroidered clutch-bags spring to life in director Spike Jonze’s tragicomic stop-motion animation.
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Jackass 3.5
Title: Jackass 3.5
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as well as the hilarious outtakes.
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Jackass 3D
Title: Jackass 3D
Character: Self
Released: October 15, 2010
Type: Movie
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."
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Title: The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Character: Todd's Boss
Released: October 1, 2010
Type: TV
Comedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has no experience with British culture, knows nothing about sales, and has only one employee, Dave. Each episode begins with a scene of Margaret appearing in dire circumstances.
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The Birth of Big Air
Title: The Birth of Big Air
Character: Self
Released: July 29, 2010
Type: Movie
In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur, and by 16 he had risen to the professional level. Throughout his storied career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations, instead, focusing his efforts on the purity of the sport and the pursuit of “what’s next.” His motivations stem purely from his own ambitions, and even without endorsements, cameras, fame and fans, Hoffman would still be working to push the boundaries of gravity. Academy Award nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, will showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to “Big Air.”
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Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Title: Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Character: Plant
Released: March 2, 2010
Type: Movie
Jennie the terrier has everything a dog could ever wish for, but still feels that something is missing. She leaves home to discover what that is.
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The Vampire Attack
Title: The Vampire Attack
Character: Vampire
Released: March 2, 2010
Type: Movie
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Rappin' With The Rickster
Title: Rappin' With The Rickster
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Join photographer turned public access guru Ricky Powell in this collection of clips from his influential NY TV show, Rappin' With The Rickster.
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Where the Wild Things Are
Title: Where the Wild Things Are
Character: Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
Released: October 16, 2009
Type: Movie
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
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Collaborators
Title: Collaborators
Released: September 9, 2009
Type: Movie
A portrait of Spike Jonze and his longtime moviemaking partnerships.
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Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Title: Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Character: Himself
Released: August 14, 2009
Type: Movie
A loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature, Maurice Sendak. In this deeply moving tribute, spend time with the man who spoke to children through his stories and illustrations in a way no one else could.
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Jackass 2.5
Title: Jackass 2.5
Character: Self
Released: December 18, 2007
Type: Movie
The crew have now set off to finish what as left over from Jackass 2.0, and in this version they have Wee Man use a 'pee' gun on themselves, having a mini motor bike fracas in the grocery mall, a sperm test, a portly crew member disguised as King Kong, as well as include three episodes of their hilarious adventures in India.
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The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
Title: The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
Character: Himself
Released: April 27, 2007
Type: Movie
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this film,
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Jackass Number Two
Title: Jackass Number Two
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 2006
Type: Movie
Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
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Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Title: Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 2005
Type: Movie
An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
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Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Title: Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Released: June 8, 2004
Type: Movie
A compilation of 24 music videos by Sonic Youth ranging from 1990 to 2002. Collaborators include Harmony Korine, Spike Jonze, Todd Haynes, Mark Romanek, Richard Kern, and more.
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Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Title: Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 2004
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes documentary shot during the making of Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation (2003)
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The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Title: The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Character: Richard Coufey
Released: October 20, 2003
Type: Movie
When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews, and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. Featuring The Beastie Boys, Bjork, Weezer, The Pharcyde, Fatboy Slim and many others.
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What's Up, Fatlip?
Title: What's Up, Fatlip?
Character: Himself
Released: July 3, 2003
Type: Movie
During the filming of Fatlip's debut solo music video for "What's Up, Fatlip?" Spike Jonze compiled a series of interviews with the rapper and put them together in a documentary.
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Jackass: The Movie
Title: Jackass: The Movie
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2002
Type: Movie
Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.
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Keep Your Eyes Open
Title: Keep Your Eyes Open
Character: Officer Jonze
Released: March 1, 2002
Type: Movie
The craziest thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies demonstrate their repertoire of mind-blowing stunts in the fields of skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, surfing, BMX and motocross.
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Untitled Al Gore Documentary
Title: Untitled Al Gore Documentary
Character: Himself (voice)
Released: August 15, 2000
Type: Movie
An intimate look at Al Gore and his family during the former Vice President's 2000 campaign
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Title: Jackass
Character: Self
Released: April 12, 2000
Type: TV
Join sadomasochistic superheroes Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, and the rest of the Jackass crew as they terrorize your TV screens and everyone that gets in their way (especially themselves) with their own sick and twisted interpretation of physical entertainment. Their brand of pranks, goofball antics, and unabashed brutal comedy are sure to bring new meaning to the phrase "Don't Try This At Home!"
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Three Kings
Title: Three Kings
Character: Conrad Vig
Released: September 27, 1999
Type: Movie
A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.
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Torrance Rises
Title: Torrance Rises
Character: Richard Coufey
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A mockumentary chronicling the Torrance Community Dance Group (from Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" video) on their road to the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Amarillo By Morning
Title: Amarillo By Morning
Character: Himself
Released: January 16, 1998
Type: Movie
While filming professional bullriders for a commercial at the national rodeo in Houston, Texas, Spike Jonze befriended two suburban teenagers who aspired to be cowboys. The documentary chronicles an afternoon in their lives.
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The Game
Title: The Game
Character: Airbag EMT Beltran
Released: September 12, 1997
Type: Movie
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
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Pig!
Title: Pig!
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
No plot details available.
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Mi Vida Loca
Title: Mi Vida Loca
Character: Teenage Drug Customer
Released: June 8, 1994
Type: Movie
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
Title: Jackass Number Two: Too Hot for Theaters
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Released as part of Jackass Number Two's 15th Anniversary, bonus footage from the Number Two DVD