Justin Monjo

Writing

Justin Monjo

Born January 1, 1963 · New York City, New York, USA (age 63)

Justin Monjo (born 1963) is an American screenwriter, producer and actor, known for Dark City (1998), Jungle (2017) and Farscape (1999). Monjo graduated from NIDA in 1985, alongside actresses Catherine McClements and Sonia Todd, and director Baz Luhrmann. Monjo left his acting career behind to work as a writer. He has adapted multiple novels and biographies for stage and screen, including Winton…

Known For

Dark CityDark City · 1998
Dark City
7.31998
MovieMysteryScience Fiction
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
BabeBabe · 1995
Babe
6.31995
MovieFantasyDrama
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.
JungleJungle · 2017
Jungle
6.72017
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
No EscapeNo Escape · 1994
No Escape
6.21994
MovieActionDrama
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.
CementCement · 2000
Cement
4.12000
MovieDramaCrime
Take a walk on the seamy side of town, where you can’t tell the difference between the bad cops and the crooks. Bob Holt, a corrupt detective knee-deep in kickbacks, has an uneasy partnership with a drug-addicted cop and an even shakier alliance with a notorious mob syndicate. When Holt pours the youngest mob brother into a cement freeway structure, it sets in motion a twisted tale of revenge.
The Blood of HeroesThe Blood of Heroes · 1989
The Blood of Heroes
5.91989
MovieActionAdventure
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a lady. Now joined by a talented newcomer, Kidda, an ambitious young peasant girl, he and his team find they have one last chance for glory.
The TurningThe Turning · 2013
The Turning
5.72013
MovieDrama
Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.
Killer 10Killer 10
Killer 10
MovieActionAdventure
A group of expat criminals are coerced into a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a game-changing chemical weapon developed by the Nazis and Japanese during World War II.

Movies

Dark CityDark City · 1998
Dark City
7.31998
MovieMysteryScience Fiction
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
BabeBabe · 1995
Babe
6.31995
MovieFantasyDrama
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.
JungleJungle · 2017
Jungle
6.72017
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
No EscapeNo Escape · 1994
No Escape
6.21994
MovieActionDrama
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.
CementCement · 2000
Cement
4.12000
MovieDramaCrime
Take a walk on the seamy side of town, where you can’t tell the difference between the bad cops and the crooks. Bob Holt, a corrupt detective knee-deep in kickbacks, has an uneasy partnership with a drug-addicted cop and an even shakier alliance with a notorious mob syndicate. When Holt pours the youngest mob brother into a cement freeway structure, it sets in motion a twisted tale of revenge.
The Blood of HeroesThe Blood of Heroes · 1989
The Blood of Heroes
5.91989
MovieActionAdventure
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a lady. Now joined by a talented newcomer, Kidda, an ambitious young peasant girl, he and his team find they have one last chance for glory.
The TurningThe Turning · 2013
The Turning
5.72013
MovieDrama
Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.
Killer 10Killer 10
Killer 10
MovieActionAdventure
A group of expat criminals are coerced into a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a game-changing chemical weapon developed by the Nazis and Japanese during World War II.
In Pursuit of HonorIn Pursuit of Honor · 1995
In Pursuit of Honor
5.91995
MovieWesternTV Movie
To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and begin a journey towards Canada to save themselves and the mounts.
Storm BoyStorm Boy · 2019
Storm Boy
7.12019
MovieDramaAdventure
Storm Boy lives a lonely life with his reclusive father on a desolate coastline, but when he forms a close bond with a pelican, Mr. Percival, his life takes a new and unexpected turn.
In the Winter DarkIn the Winter Dark · 1998
In the Winter Dark
5.41998
MovieDramaHorror
Fear of an unidentified livestock predator unites an Australian couple, an outcast, and an abandoned woman.
Official DenialOfficial Denial · 1993
Official Denial
6.01993
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
A UFO abductee joins a secret government agency in order to communicate with the sole surviving alien of a downed spacecraft.
Never Tell Me NeverNever Tell Me Never · 1998
Never Tell Me Never
5.01998
MovieDramaTV Movie
This is the true story of Janine Shepard, a world class skier faced with tragedy, being hit by a car and being told she will never walk again.
SpearSpear · 2016
Spear
6.52016
MovieDrama
A young man reconciles ancient tradition with the modern, urban world in this debut feature from Stephen Page, artistic director of Australia’s renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre.
The Rainbow Warrior ConspiracyThe Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy · 1988
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
5.51988
MovieDramaTV Movie
Dramatisation of the sinking of the Greenpeace ship 'The Rainbow Warrior' by French agents in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1985.
The AliceThe Alice · 2004
The Alice
7.02004
MovieDramaTV Movie
Alice Springs is the scene of an enchanting date with destiny. Great planetary forces are at work, drawing people to a total eclipse of the sun - An unorthodox hero seeking the love of his life, a central Australian tour gone wrong, a young romantic lost in the desert, a rogue road train and a young woman having fantasies about killing her drop-kick of a husband...
Badlands 2005Badlands 2005 · 1988
Badlands 2005
6.01988
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
In 1995, a severe drought forced Americans to flee the West for the cities. Water became more precious than gold. Now in 2005, settlers are coming back, meeting new challenges, and age-old adversaries. A U.S. Marshal and his cyborg partner patrol the American West. A hard-as-nails female boss heads two U.S. Marshals (one human, one bionic) in Badlands 2005, a concept where the near future sees water as a more precious commodity than gold. The West of America has been deserted after droughts a decade earlier, and now a re-population program is underway.
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox StoryDesperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story · 1993
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
6.51993
MovieDramaTV Movie
Three people, including a pregnant woman, embark on a yachting excursion during a hurricane.

TV Shows

FarscapeFarscape · 1999
Farscape
7.91999
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
RushRush · 2008
Rush
7.42008
SeriesDramaCrime
A high-stakes Aussie police drama following the lives of Melbourne’s finest girls and boys in blue – members of a prestigious Tactical Response team.
WildsideWildside · 1997
Wildside
5.21997
SeriesDrama
Wildside is an Australian police procedural television series broadcast on the ABC from 1997 to 1999. The show consisted of a one hour format that followed police interactions in inner Sydney. It starred Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Richard Carter and Alex Dimitriades. Mary Coustas joined the series in a regular role late in its run, appearing in the last ten episodes. The series was filmed in Sydney. It was characterised by its use of ad lib dialogue and hand held camera work. It won several Logie Awards, including Silver Logies for outstanding work by Rachael Blake and Tony Martin for acting, as well as the Most Outstanding Miniseries Logie in 1998. It was also nominated for several Australian Film Institute Awards. A rerun of the series began in Australia on ABC1 in the early hours of Friday mornings, starting in September 2008.
Big SkyBig Sky · 1997
Big Sky
9.01997
SeriesDrama
Big Sky is an Australian television drama series produced by John Edwards that ran for two seasons on Network Ten from 1997 to 1999. The show centred on the adventures of the pilots of a small aviation company in Australia called "Big Sky Aviation" and the battles of the owner to keep the company running. Chief pilot Chris Manning is determined to look after his team, even if that conflicts with the new boss, Lauren Allen, who has inherited the company following the death of her father.
RoarRoar · 1997
Roar
6.41997
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Roar is an American television show that originally aired on the Fox network in July 1997. In the year AD 400, a young Irish man, Conor, sets out to rid his land of the invading Romans, but in order to accomplish this, he must unite the Celtic clans.
Bali 2002Bali 2002 · 2022
Bali 2002
7.02022
SeriesDrama
Based on the 2002 terrorist attacks on Bali's tourist hotspots, explores how everyday heroes from Bali, Australia and beyond defied the odds to bring order from chaos and hope from despair.
The StripThe Strip · 2008
The Strip
9.02008
SeriesDramaCrime
The Strip is an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. The series premiered on the Nine Network at 8:30pm on 4 September 2008 but was moved to a later 10:30pm timeslot from 13 November 2008. The show did not return for a second season, due to disappointing ratings. The Strip was released on DVD on 4 July 2009.
INXS : Never Tear Us ApartINXS : Never Tear Us Apart · 2014
INXS : Never Tear Us Apart
5.62014
SeriesDrama
The uncensored story of one of Australia's most successful bands, INXS. A story of mateship, a story of success and excess, talent and sheer bloody will, set to a pulsating soundtrack including all of INXSs greatest hits.
The BeastThe Beast · 1996
The Beast
6.31996
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Mysterious deaths and unexplained disappearances begin to occur in the small seaport village of Graves Point. When a large, strange claw is discovered on an empty raft washing up on the shore, marine biologist Dr. Herbert Talley identifies it as belonging to a rare giant squid.
The Secret DaughterThe Secret Daughter · 2016
The Secret Daughter
5.52016
SeriesDrama
A part-time country pub singer has a chance meeting with a wealthy city hotelier which triggers a series of events that will change her life forever. Explore the worlds of 'the haves' and 'the have nots' with heart, humour, romance and music.
BrockBrock · 2016
Brock
6.02016
SeriesDrama
Brock is a dramatisation that follows the life of Australian motor racing legend, Peter Brock. From his early racing days to his tragic death in Perth, TEN's new drama traces the soaring highs and brutal lows of one of the country’s most beloved sportsmen.
Paper Giants: Magazine WarsPaper Giants: Magazine Wars · 2013
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
7.02013
SeriesDrama
The battle between Nene King, editor of Woman's Day, and Dulcie Boling, editor of New Idea, from the rival Packer and Murdoch empires, to make their publication the number one seller in Australia.
Underbelly Files: ChopperUnderbelly Files: Chopper · 2018
Underbelly Files: Chopper
6.72018
SeriesCrime
Mark "Chopper" Read established a reputation of infamy by becoming one of the toughest criminals in Australian history. But in order to secure the affections of the woman he loves, Chopper fights to go straight. Yet the sins of his past, his ego and an ongoing feud with Syd Collins will make his hopes of a straight life a dangerous and near-impossible enterprise. Underbelly Files: Chopper explores the collision of Chopper's two competing identities — the myth and the man.
The Claremont MurdersThe Claremont Murders · 2023
The Claremont Murders
7.32023
SeriesCrimeDrama
When three young women went missing in Claremont in the late nineties it set off the biggest unsolved murder case in West Australian history. It took 25 years to solve the crime. This is the story of how the Claremont Killer was caught.
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next DoorPeter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door · 2015
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
5.22015
SeriesDrama
How a boy from the bush became a superstar who conquered the world. This is the story of one of Australia’s most iconic entertainers, Peter Allen.