Jonze, Spike

Overview

Works:	253 works in 1,046 publications in 10 languages and 22,248 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Comedy films Action and adventure films Fantasy films Film adaptations Romance films War films Fiction Science fiction films Road films
Roles:	Director, Author of screenplay, Actor, Interviewer, fld, Producer, Author, Interviewee, Scenarist, Restager , Other, fmd, Film editor, Performer, Contributor, Conceptor, fmp, Bibliographic antecedent, fmk
Classifications:	PN1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Spike Jonze

The work of director Spike Jonze : a collection of music videos, short films, documentaries, and rarities by Spike Jonze( Visual )
The work of directors Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, Michel Gondry : a collection of music videos, short films, documentaries, stories, commercials, video installations and rarities( Visual )
Glow in the dark : Kanye West by Kanye West( Book )
Spike Jonze( )
Beautiful Losers( Visual )

Per mission : a conversation with filmmakers( Book )
There are many of us : a companion to the short film, I'm here, by Spike Jonze( Book )
Spike Jonze a collection of music videos, short films, documentaries and rarities by Spike Jonze( Visual )
Music video auteurs : the directors label DVDs and the music videos of Chris Cunningham, Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze by Tristan Fidler( Book )
Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material by Spike Jonze( )
The postmodern cinema of Spike Jonze by Isa Murdock( )
Jonze, Spike( )
Three kings motion picture stills collection by Murray Close( Visual )
Filming letters : dialogism and paratextuality in films by Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze by Travis Richard Merchant( Book )
Where the wild things are by Oliver Knussen( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Spike Jonze

Where the wild things are by Oliver Knussen( Visual )

82 editions published between 2009 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 3,018 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including Carol who has the same temperament as Max. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems

Her by Spike Jonze( Visual )

118 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 2,888 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Set in Los Angeles in the slight future, ... Theodore, a complex, soulful man ... makes his living writing touching personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha", a bright, female voice ... who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other"--Container

Adaptation by Nicolas Cage( Visual )

73 editions published between 2002 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 2,445 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot

Being John Malkovich by Spike Jonze( Visual )

118 editions published between 1999 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 2,150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A struggling street puppeteer takes a job to make some money. One day he accidentally discovers a door, a portal into the brain of John Malkovich (played by John Malkovich). For 15 minutes he experiences the ultimate head trip--he is being John Malkovich

Three kings by David O Russell( Visual )

22 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in English and Italian and held by 1,762 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Absurdly comic tale set after the end of the Gulf War, when three American soldiers looking to plunder stolen gold become involved in an uprising

Synecdoche, New York by Charlie Kaufman( Visual )

17 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in English and held by 1,105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. Determined to create a piece of brutal realism and honesty, he gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in Manhattan's theater district. He instructs each to live out their constructed lives in a small mockup of the city outside. As the city inside the warehouse grows, Caden's own life veers wildly off track. His daughter Olive is growing up under questionable guidance. He's helplessly driving his marriage to actress Claire into the ground. His daughter Ariel is mentally handicapped. He steadily blurs the line between the world of the play and that of his own deteriorating reality. As he pushes the limits of his relationships, both personally and professionally, a change in creative direction arrives in Millicent Weems, a celebrated theater actress who may offer Caden the break he needs

The fall by Tarsem Singh( Visual )

12 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and French and held by 1,082 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

1920's, Los Angeles. In a hospital on the outskirts of town, Roy Walker, an injured stuntman, begins to tell young Alexandria, a fellow patient with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances

Bad grandpa( Visual )

15 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Johnny Knoxville reprises his Jackass role as 86-year-old Irving Zisman. Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his eight-year-old grandson Billy. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants, funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons, and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens. Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy

Jackass : the movie by Jeff Tremaine( Visual )

18 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in English and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A crew of young men perform a variety of strange, painful, and often humiliating stunts for the amusement of themselves and those around them, including crawling across dozens of mousetraps while wearing rodent make-up, being rolled down bowling lanes on skateboards, racing in golf carts across an ancient driving range, giving themselves self-inflicted paper cuts, making snow cones out of urine, tightrope walking over live alligators, using uninstalled sanitary plumbing in a hardware store, terrifying Japanese pedestrians while wearing panda costumes, and much, much more

Jackass number two by Jeff Tremaine( Visual )

6 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, and the entire crew from the popular MTV show return with the most insane tricks and pranks to date

Where the wild things are : [the movie storybook] by Barb Bersche( Book )

14 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 429 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Follow Max, a rambunctious boy who feels misunderstood at home, as he sets out in a tiny boat, seeking new worlds across the sea and lands on the incredible island of the wild things--where being made king of the beasts may not be all that grand

Tell them anything you want : a portrait of Maurice Sendak( Visual )

5 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is a deeply moving portrait of Maurice Sendak, a seminal talent who is conflicted with his success, and whose lifelong obsession with death has subtly and ironically influenced his work. Now 81, Sendak is best known for his first book, Where the wild things are, which he wrote after spending ten years as an illustrator. Through his own words, firsthand photos, and illustrations, Sendak offers a rare, intimate, and unexpected look at his exceptional life

Jackass 3( Visual )

7 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Jackass guys are back for their wildest round of mischief and mayhem yet! Laugh until it hurts as, Knoxville goes head-to-head with an angry bull, Bam stumbles through a tunnel of high-voltage tasers, and Steve-O takes to the skies in a fully loaded porta-potty. Get ready to jack stuff up with uncensored, unbelievable, and totally explicit stunts, plus outrageous footage not shown in theaters

Being John Malkovich by John Malkovich( Visual )

12 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in English and held by 315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An out-of-work puppeteer takes a filing clerk job on the cramped seventh floor of an office building where he discovers a hidden tunnel allowing him to enter the mind and life of actor John Malkovich for 15 minutes before being ejected onto the New Jersey Turnpike

Beastie Boys video anthology( Visual )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains eighteen videos by the Beastie Boys. Each disc is divided into two sections: videos in sequence and videos with supplements. Includes commentary by Evan Bernard, Adam Bernstein, Tamra Davis, Spike Jonze, and others

The work of director Mark Romanek by Mark Romanek( Visual )

4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes the director's music videos for the bands Jay-Z, Linkin park, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Audioslave, No Doubt, Mick Jagger, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Fiona Apple, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Weezer, Eels, Snic Youth, Madonna, R.E.M., G. Love & Special Sauce, David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, Keith Richards, En Vogue and kd lang, as well as interviews, commentaries and a documentary: Making of 99 problems

Human nature by Michel Gondry( Visual )

4 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and Italian and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Human Nature follows the interplay between an abnormally hirusite author, a repressed behaviourist, a young man raised as an ape and a breathy French research assistant. Go for a walk on the wild side in this deliciously twisted tale about three strangers caught in a hair-raising love triangle

Marcel Dzama : sower of discord by Marcel Dzama( Book )

3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This monograph is the definitive publication to date on the internationally renowned Canadian artist Marcel Dzama. Characterised by an immediately recognisable cast of fanciful and frightening characters, Dzama's work draws from a diverse range of references and artistic influences, including Dada and Marcel Duchamp. While the artist is best known for his delicate, psychosexual drawings, rendered in a distinctive palette of muted colors, his work also includes sculpture, painting, film and dioramas. More than 300 colour images from the late 1990s through the present trace the artistic evolution and tremendous talent of this prolific and highly acclaimed young artist. Textual contributions include five original short stories related to Dzama's work by foreword by best-selling author Dave Eggers, an essay by Duchamp scholar and art historian Bradley Bailey, an essay by contemporary artist Raymond Pettibon and an interview with renowned filmmaker and friend Spike Jonze

The work of director Chris Cunningham : a collection of music videos, short films, video installations, and commercials by Chris Cunningham( Visual )

3 editions published in 2003 in English and Italian and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes the director's music videos for the bands Autechre, Aphex Twin, Portishead, Madonna, Leftfield featuring Afrika Bambaataa, Squarepusher, and Bjork; commercials for Sony Playstation, Levis, and Nissan; video installations; and the documentary, "The Making of All is Full of Love."

The wild things by Dave Eggers( Book )

8 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

During a fight at home, young Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the wild things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the wild things want as much from him as he wants from them

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