Joseph Minion
Joseph "Joe" Minion (born 1957 in Teaneck , New Jersey ) is an American screenwriter and director .
Life
Minion graduated from New York University and Columbia University . In 1984 his screenplay After Hours was optioned by producers Griffin Dunne and Amy Robinson and finally implemented by Martin Scorsese . After it became known that the script was in part a plagiarism of a work by radio presenter Joe Frank , Frank sued and finally achieved a settlement for a sum of unknown amount.
In the years to come, Minion wrote more screenplays before making his directorial debut in 1988 with the action comedy Daddy's Boys produced by Roger Corman . In 1999 Minion made the low-budget film Trafficking .
Filmography (selection)
- Screenwriter
- 1985: The time after midnight (After Hours)
- 1988: Vampire's Kiss
- 1991: Motorama
- 1999: On the Run
- 2005: The Collection
- Director
- 1988: Daddy's Boys
- 1999: trafficking
Web links
- Joseph Minion at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Scandalous Origins of Martin Scorsese's After Hours at andrewhearst.com, accessed July 5, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Minion, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Minion, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teaneck , New Jersey , United States |