Menno Meyjes

Menno W. Meyjes (* 1954 in Bloemendaal , Netherlands ) is a Dutch screenwriter and film director .

biography

Menno W. Meyjes immigrated to the USA in 1972. He studied at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco . He had his breakthrough when he made his screenwriting debut in 1985 with the adaptation of a novel by Alice Walker for the film The Color Purple . He was nominated for an Oscar and a British Academy Film Award . After working on scripts for films like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and State of Emergency, Meyjes made his debut as a film director in 2002 with the war drama Max .

Meyjes was married to Susan Andrews, the daughter of actor Dana Andrews . He is currently married to the former ballet dancer Natalie Kohn.

Filmography (selection)

• 1985: The Color Purple ( The Color Purple )
• 1987: Richard the Lionheart and the Children of God ( Lionheart )
• 1989: El sueño del mono loco
• 1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ( Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade )
• 1991: Ricochet - The Impact ( Ricochet )
• 1994: Bittersweet Kisses ( Foreign Student )
• 1998: State of Emergency ( The Siege )
• 2002: Max
• 2007: My Child from Mars ( Martian Child )

Award

Oscar

• 1986 : Nomination for the best adapted screenplay with Die Farbe Lila

British Academy Film Award

• 1986: Nomination for the best adapted screenplay with Die Farbe Lila

Goya

• 1990 : Best adapted screenplay with El sueño del mono loco

Political Film Society Award

• 2002: Nomination for Democracy with Max Rothman
• 2002: Nomination for an exposé with Max Rothman

Web links

• Menno Meyjes in the Internet Movie Database (English)