Tony Grisoni

Writing

Tony Grisoni

Born October 28, 1952 · London, England, UK (age 73)

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Known For

Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFear and Loathing in Las Vegas · 1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7.21998
MovieAdventureDrama
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
The UnlovedThe Unloved · 2009
The Unloved
6.82009
MovieDramaTV Movie
Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.
20732073 · 2024
2073
6.72024
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote · 2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
6.72018
MovieAdventureComedy
Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.
Death Defying ActsDeath Defying Acts · 2007
Death Defying Acts
5.92007
MovieDramaRomance
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
WeiserWeiser · 2001
Weiser
5.52001
MovieMysteryDrama
The film is based on the well-known, translated into many languages novel of writer Pawel Huelle. It is imbued with nostalgia and the atmosphere of mystery story of a group of children, fascinated by the figure of a man named David Weiser.
How I Live NowHow I Live Now · 2013
How I Live Now
6.62013
MovieDramaRomance
An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
Lost in La ManchaLost in La Mancha · 2002
Lost in La Mancha
7.12002
MovieDocumentary
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.

Movies

Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFear and Loathing in Las Vegas · 1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7.21998
MovieAdventureDrama
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
The UnlovedThe Unloved · 2009
The Unloved
6.82009
MovieDramaTV Movie
Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.
20732073 · 2024
2073
6.72024
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote · 2018
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
6.72018
MovieAdventureComedy
Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.
Death Defying ActsDeath Defying Acts · 2007
Death Defying Acts
5.92007
MovieDramaRomance
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
WeiserWeiser · 2001
Weiser
5.52001
MovieMysteryDrama
The film is based on the well-known, translated into many languages novel of writer Pawel Huelle. It is imbued with nostalgia and the atmosphere of mystery story of a group of children, fascinated by the figure of a man named David Weiser.
How I Live NowHow I Live Now · 2013
How I Live Now
6.62013
MovieDramaRomance
An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
Lost in La ManchaLost in La Mancha · 2002
Lost in La Mancha
7.12002
MovieDocumentary
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.
TidelandTideland · 2005
Tideland
6.52005
MovieFantasyDrama
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
6.92009
MovieThrillerCrime
After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.
Dark WaterDark Water · 1980
Dark Water
5.01980
MovieHorror
In order to enjoy a romantic private swim together, Jo and Eddie hide when their local swimming pool is closing for the evening. But unknown to them, a killer is on the loose - and in the building with them.
The Island on Bird StreetThe Island on Bird Street · 1997
The Island on Bird Street
7.21997
MovieDramaWar
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
6.72009
MovieThrillerMystery
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
Brothers of the HeadBrothers of the Head · 2006
Brothers of the Head
5.52006
MovieMusicDrama
In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish rock'n'roll act. A dark tale of sex, strangeness and rock music.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
7.02009
MovieThrillerCrime
Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up local solicitor John Piggott becomes convinced of Myshkin's innocence and begins to fight on his behalf, unwittingly providing a catalyst for Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
The Pizza MiracleThe Pizza Miracle · 2010
The Pizza Miracle
5.02010
Movie
A pizza chef's death causes his son to reconsider their relationship.
Lives of the SaintsLives of the Saints · 2007
Lives of the Saints
6.62007
MovieDrama
Mr Karva runs a shady little empire in North London. We don't know exactly how he makes his money but we know it's probably not very nice. Mr Karva's stepson, Othello, has ambitions to take the old man's place; and Othello's fainthearted friend, Emilio, has ambitions of his own. This delicate balance of power is upset when Roadrunner finds a strange, sickly-looking 10 year old boy in the park. All his life, Roadrunner has been on the move - but when he looks into the child's eyes, he finds he can finally stop running. It becomes clear that the child can grant each character their own taste of heaven - the 'perfect, rosy future of your dreams'. The child never talks but transforms the world around him, working on the desire in each character's heart, whatever it may be.
Double VisionDouble Vision · 1992
Double Vision
5.11992
MovieTV MovieThriller
A beautiful medical student travels to London to investigate the mysterious murder of her identical twin sister. Taking on her sister's identity, she gets closer and closer to the killer who is determined to finish the job once and for all.
Queen of HeartsQueen of Hearts · 1989
Queen of Hearts
6.51989
MovieComedyRomance
Eddie Luca is the youngest son in a family of Italian immigrants who has moved to London. Beginning from nowhere, they open a cafe in an Italian neighbourhood. One day their father loses the cafe, the home and his wedding ring by gambling.
In This WorldIn This World · 2003
In This World
6.22003
MovieDrama
Torn straight from the headlines, Michael Winterbottom's compelling and prescient 'In This World' follows young Afghan Jamal and his older cousin Enayat as they embark on a hazardous overland trip from their refugee camp at Peshawar, north-west Pakistan. Entering Turkey on foot through a snowy, Kurdish-controlled pass, the pair again take their lives into their hands and face suffocation when they are locked in a freight container on a ship bound for Italy. From there they plan to travel on to Paris, the Sangatte refuge centre and ultimately asylum in London.
Vanished! A Video SeanceVanished! A Video Seance · 1999
Vanished! A Video Seance
10.01999
MovieDramaHistory
Vanished! A Video Seance is a true story. In 1932 elderly parents and their young daughter came to live in isolation on a windswept hill on the west coast of the Isle of Man. Gef, an entity or familiar or presence, attached itself to the family for six years. It proclaimed its identity in a number of ways, one being, "I am the ghost of a mongoose with tiny yellow hands". The notoriety and investigations of the event are now all but forgotten, the house where they lived erased. Only fragments and shadows can be summoned to bear witness to that which has vanished.
The Film That Buys the CinemaThe Film That Buys the Cinema · 2014
The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014
MovieDocumentary
A collection of films from an eclectic array of contributors commissioned to raise funds for the Bristol independent cinema The Cube.

TV Shows

Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams · 2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
7.02017
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
The Young PopeThe Young Pope · 2016
The Young Pope
7.72016
SeriesDrama
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.
Red RidingRed Riding · 2009
Red Riding
6.82009
SeriesCrimeDrama
Red Riding is a British crime drama limited series written by Tony Grisoni, based on the book series of the same name by David Peace. Comprised of the novels 1974 (1999), 1977 (2000), 1980 (2001), and 1983 (2002), with the first, third, and fourth of these became three feature-length television episodes, Red Riding 1974, Red Riding 1980 and Red Riding 1983. Three epic tales of murder, corruption and obsession. Utilising recurring characters and events, the Red Riding Trilogy recounts three series of gruesome crimes over a turbulent decade in Northern England.
10 Minute Tales10 Minute Tales · 2009
10 Minute Tales
7.52009
SeriesComedyDrama
The biggest names in writing, acting and directing come together in a series of shorts on Sky1 HD this festive period. Experience a novel Noel with these original, uplifting and highly creative slices of silent cinema that prove actions do speak louder than words. Starring Mackenzie Crook, Bill Nighy, Peter Capaldi, Ross Kemp, and a host of major stars, each of the 10 Minute Tales promises to be a unique and engaging look at life, loss, and love.
The City and the CityThe City and the City · 2018
The City and the City
5.92018
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
When the body of a foreign student is discovered in the streets of the down-at-heel city of Besźel, it’s just another day’s work for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But he uncovers evidence that the murdered girl came from Ul Qoma, a city that shares a dangerous and volatile relationship with Besźel, and this case will challenge everything Borlú holds dear.
SouthcliffeSouthcliffe · 2013
Southcliffe
6.72013
SeriesCrimeDrama
Following a raft of shootings in an English market town, the crimes are retold in a nonlinear narrative structure through the eyes of a journalist and the tragedies' victims.