The Work of Director Spike Jonze

The Work of Director Spike Jonze

2003 · 400 min · ★ 8.1 · Documentary, Music

When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews, and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. Featuring The Beastie Boys, Bjork, Weezer, The Pharcyde, Fatboy Slim and many others.

Directed by Lance Bangs · Written by Bill Dolan

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