Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953 in New York City ) is an American film director , film producer and former cameraman .
Live and act
After graduating from New York University of Film School in 1978, Barry Sonnenfeld made films in various fields. According to his own account, he made nine porn films in nine days. He also made industrial films and documentaries , and in 1982 the Oscar-nominated documentary “In Our Water” . From 1984 he worked with the Coen brothers and was cameraman for their films Blood Simple , Arizona Junior and Miller's Crossing . In 1991 he made his debut as a director with Addams Family . His biggest hits to date have been Men in Black , which grossed $ 589 million worldwide, and the sequel Men in Black II (total grossing $ 441 million).
In 2000, Sonnenfeld received a Golden Raspberry for worst director for his film Wild Wild West .
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1991: Addams Family ( The Addams Family )
- 1993: A Concierge To Fall In Love With ( For Love or Money )
- 1993: The Addams Family in Crazy Tradition ( Addams Family Values )
- 1995: Get Shorty ( Get Shorty )
- 1997: Men in Black
- 1999: Wild Wild West
- 2001: The Tick (TV series, pilot)
- 2002: Big Trouble ( Big Trouble )
- 2002: Men in Black II
- 2006: The Chaos Camper ( RV )
- 2007: Pushing Daisies (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2007-2008: Pretty pregnant (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2008: Suburban Shootout ( Suburban Shootout , TV series)
- 2012: Men in Black 3
- 2016: Fully hungover ( Nine Lives )
- 2017-2019: A Series of Unfortunate Events ( A Series of Unfortunate Events , TV series)
producer
- 1995: Get Shorty ( Get Shorty )
- 1998: Out of Sight
- 1998–1999: Fantasy Island (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1999: Wild Wild West
- 2000: Second Chance - Everything will be fine ( The Crew )
- 2000: Secret Agent Man (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2001: The Tick (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2002: Big Trouble ( Big Trouble )
- 2004: Ladykillers ( The Ladykillers )
- 2004: Karen Sisco (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2004: Lemony Snicket - Mysterious events ( Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events )
- 2007: Enchanted ( Enchanted )
- 2007–2009: Pushing Daisies (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2007-2010: Pretty pregnant (TV series, 23 episodes)
- 2008: Space Chimps - Monkeys in Space ( Space Chimps )
- 2014: An Honest Liar (documentary)
- 2017: The Tick (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2017-2019: A Series of Unfortunate Events ( A Series of Unfortunate Events , television series, several episodes)
camera operator
- 1984: Blood Simple ( Blood Simple )
- 1985 Lethal relationship ( Compromising Positions )
- 1987: Arizona Junior ( Raising Arizona )
- 1987: Law of the Fist - Terror in High School ( Three O'Clock High )
- 1987: Throw mom off the train! ( Throw Momma from the Train )
- 1988: Big
- 1989: Harry and Sally ( When Harry Met Sally ... )
- 1990: Miller's Crossing
- 1990: Misery
Individual evidence
Web links
- Barry Sonnenfeld in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait on film-zeit.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sonnenfeld, Barry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |