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When ''After Hours'' was released, [[Martin Scorsese]] referred to it as his "most personal film" as well as a "life-saver".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canby |first1=Vincent |title='After Hours' from Martin Scorsese |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/13/movies/after-hours-from-martin-scorsese.html |website=The New York Times |date=13 September 1985}}</ref> Minion had appropriated certain elements in the first act of the script from radio artist [[Joe Frank]]'s on-air story "Lies" and immediately admitted this upon the film's release, apologized and settled with Mr. Frank. He is also known for writing ''[[Vampire's Kiss]]'' (Hemdale/MGM 1989), directed by [[Robert Bierman]] and starring [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Jennifer Beals]] and [[Maria Conchita Alonso]]. The film follows a yuppie New Yorker whose psychological meltdown takes the form of believing that he is turning into a vampire.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schonfeld |first1=Zach |title=Truly Batshit: The Secret History of ‘Vampire’s Kiss,’ the Craziest Nicolas Cage Movie of All Time |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/6/13/18663380/nicolas-cage-vampires-kiss-breakout-performance-30-years |website=The Ringer |language=en |date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Nicolas Cage received a Best Actor nomination from the [[Independent Spirit Awards]] in 1989. Minion also wrote the surreal road movie odyssey [[Motorama (film)|Motorama]] (Sony Pictures, 1992) about a rebellious 10-year-old who steals a Mustang and drives it across an alternate American landscape to play an unwinnable gas station contest, starring [[Christopher Michael|Jordan Christopher Michael]], [[Meat Loaf]], [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Jack Nance]] and [[Mary Woronov]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Motorama" Is An Underrated Surrealist Film That Deserves A Watch |url=https://www.theodysseyonline.com/underrated-film-motorama |website=The Odyssey Online |language=en-us |date=7 June 2017}}</ref> |
When ''After Hours'' was released, [[Martin Scorsese]] referred to it as his "most personal film" as well as a "life-saver".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canby |first1=Vincent |title='After Hours' from Martin Scorsese |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/13/movies/after-hours-from-martin-scorsese.html |website=The New York Times |date=13 September 1985}}</ref> {{Citation needed|date=March 2021|reason=article does not include the cited quotes}} Minion had appropriated certain elements in the first act of the script from radio artist [[Joe Frank]]'s on-air story "Lies" and immediately admitted this upon the film's release, apologized and settled with Mr. Frank. He is also known for writing ''[[Vampire's Kiss]]'' (Hemdale/MGM 1989), directed by [[Robert Bierman]] and starring [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Jennifer Beals]] and [[Maria Conchita Alonso]]. The film follows a yuppie New Yorker whose psychological meltdown takes the form of believing that he is turning into a vampire.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schonfeld |first1=Zach |title=Truly Batshit: The Secret History of ‘Vampire’s Kiss,’ the Craziest Nicolas Cage Movie of All Time |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/6/13/18663380/nicolas-cage-vampires-kiss-breakout-performance-30-years |website=The Ringer |language=en |date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Nicolas Cage received a Best Actor nomination from the [[Independent Spirit Awards]] in 1989. Minion also wrote the surreal road movie odyssey [[Motorama (film)|Motorama]] (Sony Pictures, 1992) about a rebellious 10-year-old who steals a Mustang and drives it across an alternate American landscape to play an unwinnable gas station contest, starring [[Christopher Michael|Jordan Christopher Michael]], [[Meat Loaf]], [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Jack Nance]] and [[Mary Woronov]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Motorama" Is An Underrated Surrealist Film That Deserves A Watch |url=https://www.theodysseyonline.com/underrated-film-motorama |website=The Odyssey Online |language=en-us |date=7 June 2017}}</ref> |
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''After Hours'', ''Vampire's Kiss'', and ''Motorama'' have gained large cult followings in the years since their releases. Minion also wrote the screenplay for [[Bruno de Almeida]]'s independently produced feature film ''On the Run'' (MGN Filmes 2000) starring [[Michael Imperioli]], [[John Ventimiglia]] and other cast members of HBO's ''[[The Sopranos]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gelder |first1=Lawrence Van |title=FILM IN REVIEW; 'On the Run' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/movies/film-in-review-on-the-run.html |website=The New York Times |date=15 September 2000}}</ref> |
''After Hours'', ''Vampire's Kiss'', and ''Motorama'' have gained large cult followings in the years since their releases. Minion also wrote the screenplay for [[Bruno de Almeida]]'s independently produced feature film ''On the Run'' (MGN Filmes 2000) starring [[Michael Imperioli]], [[John Ventimiglia]] and other cast members of HBO's ''[[The Sopranos]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gelder |first1=Lawrence Van |title=FILM IN REVIEW; 'On the Run' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/movies/film-in-review-on-the-run.html |website=The New York Times |date=15 September 2000}}</ref> |
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, Screenwriter, Film director |
Joseph Minion (born 1957) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, painter and sculptor. He is most known for his screenplays, starting with After Hours (The Geffen Company/Warner Bros 1985), a black comedy directed by Martin Scorsese, who won the award for Best Director for the film at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.
Early life
Minion was born in New Jersey in 1957.[1] He attended Rutgers University where he received his BA and received an MFA in film at Columbia University's Film Division.[2]
Career
When After Hours was released, Martin Scorsese referred to it as his "most personal film" as well as a "life-saver".[3] [citation needed] Minion had appropriated certain elements in the first act of the script from radio artist Joe Frank's on-air story "Lies" and immediately admitted this upon the film's release, apologized and settled with Mr. Frank. He is also known for writing Vampire's Kiss (Hemdale/MGM 1989), directed by Robert Bierman and starring Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Beals and Maria Conchita Alonso. The film follows a yuppie New Yorker whose psychological meltdown takes the form of believing that he is turning into a vampire.[4] Nicolas Cage received a Best Actor nomination from the Independent Spirit Awards in 1989. Minion also wrote the surreal road movie odyssey Motorama (Sony Pictures, 1992) about a rebellious 10-year-old who steals a Mustang and drives it across an alternate American landscape to play an unwinnable gas station contest, starring Jordan Christopher Michael, Meat Loaf, Drew Barrymore, Jack Nance and Mary Woronov.[5]
After Hours, Vampire's Kiss, and Motorama have gained large cult followings in the years since their releases. Minion also wrote the screenplay for Bruno de Almeida's independently produced feature film On the Run (MGN Filmes 2000) starring Michael Imperioli, John Ventimiglia and other cast members of HBO's The Sopranos.[6]
In 1997 Minion wrote, directed and co-produced his final film in the Anxiety Trilogy (the first two being After Hours and Vampire's Kiss), the Los Angeles-set neo-noir Trafficking about a private eye who unravels during a spiritual crisis.[7] Trafficking premiered at the Queens Museum at the inaugural Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema.[8]
Other short film and episodic television projects include Airport 2012 and The Office, which starred novelist D. B. Haney, who also starred in Minion's Roger Corman-produced feature directorial debut Daddy's Boys (written by Haney), a comedy about a widower and his three sons who rob banks in Depression-era California. He also wrote an Amazing Stories episode produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Martin Scorsese as well as a Tales from the Crypt episode directed by Howard Deutch.
Minion has been a member of the Writers Guild of America since 1988.[9]
Personal life
He lives in New York and his studio is in East Orange, N.J. Throughout his career he has taught film and screenwriting at School of Visual Arts, USC, The North Carolina School of Arts, Long Island University and the New York University School of Continuing Education.
References
- ^ "Joseph Minion". WN. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Kempley, Rita (11 October 1985). "Stuck in SoHo, And Uh-Oh: It's 'After Hours'". Washington Post.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (13 September 1985). "'After Hours' from Martin Scorsese". The New York Times.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach (13 June 2019). "Truly Batshit: The Secret History of 'Vampire's Kiss,' the Craziest Nicolas Cage Movie of All Time". The Ringer.
- ^ ""Motorama" Is An Underrated Surrealist Film That Deserves A Watch". The Odyssey Online. 7 June 2017.
- ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (15 September 2000). "FILM IN REVIEW; 'On the Run'". The New York Times.
- ^ ""Trafficking" No Borders with "After Hours" writer Joseph Minion". IndieWire. 21 September 1998.
- ^ "Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema Presents". Queens Museum.
- ^ "Joseph W Minion". Writers Guild of America.
