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The Work of Director Spike Jonze
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Title: The Work of Director Spike Jonze

Release Date: 20 Oct 2003

Runtime: 6h 40m

Genre: Documentary, Music

Director: Palm Pictures

Production Companies: Palm Pictures

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 8 (24 votes)

Cast

  • Richard Coufey: Spike Jonze
  • Janet: Sofia Coppola
  • Beatrice: Catherine Kellner
  • Al: Al Molinaro
  • Self: Ashley Barnett
  • Self: Brian Bell
  • Self: Björk
  • Self: Rivers Cuomo
  • Self: Michael Diamond
  • Self: FatLip
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