Jim McBride
Jim McBride (born September 16, 1941 in New York City ) is a screenwriter , television and film producer and director .
Career
McBride began his career in 1967 with the style of cinema verite twisted mockumentary about the fictional character of David Holzman. He won the grand prize of the “Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival” with the film, shot for US $ 2,500. David Holzman's Diary was a commercial success and was included in the National Film Registry in 1991.
His follow-works documentary My Girlfriend's Wedding from 1969 and Pictures from Life's Other Side (1971) received little attention, first with Breathless , the remake of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless with Richard Gere in the lead role McBride was in 1983 draw attention to yourself again. The screenplay for Breathless came from LM Kit Carson , who had already played the title role in David Holzman's diary in 1967 .
In the 1980s he was able to celebrate success with the critics and the audience with The Big Easy and Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis - A Life for Rock'n'Roll . He was unable to build on these successes in his career and since then has frequently directed television films and series.
Filmography
Director
- 1967: David Holzman's Diary (documentary)
- 1969: My Girlfriend's Wedding
- 1971: Pictures from Life's Other Side
- 1971: Glen and Randa
- 1974: Clinch (Hot Times)
- 1983: Breathless (Breathless )
- 1986: Unknown Dimensions (The Twilight Zone)
- 1987: The Big Easy
- 1989: Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis - A Life for Rock'n'Roll
- 1990–1991: The Wonder Years
- 1991: The Vampire Clan (Blood Ties) (TV)
- 1993: Shadow of Passion (The Wrong Man) (TV)
- 1994: Secrets (Uncovered)
- 1995: Perfect Crimes (Fallen Angels) - "Fearless" episode
- 1997: The Informant
- 1997: Pronto (TV)
- 1997: Midnight Man (Dead by Midnight) (TV)
- 2000: Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back (TV)
- 2001: Six Feet Under - People always die
Screenwriter
- 1967: David Holzman's Diary (documentary)
- 1969: My Girlfriend's Wedding
- 1971: Glen and Randa
- 1974: Clinch (Hot Times)
- 1983: Breathless (Breathless )
- 1989: Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis - A Life for Rock'n'Roll
- 1994: Secrets (Uncovered)
Awards
- Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg : Main prize for David Holzman's Diary ; 1967.
- Cognac Festival du Film Policier
Nominations
- Independent Spirit Awards : Independent Spirit Award: Best Director, for The Big Easy 1988.
- Venice Film Festival : Golden Lion; for The Informant ; 1997.
Individual evidence
- ^ Grand Prix for The Big Easy ; 1987 ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Jim McBride in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mr McBride, consider this an invitation to dinner (English) ( Memento of 23 May 2007 at the Internet Archive ), The Independent , May 7, 2006
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McBride, Jim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, television and film producer and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |