Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme is an Oscar winning American film director, writer and producer whose latest film, Rachel Getting Married, has garnered him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best director.

• 2008: Rachel Getting Married
• 1993: Philadelphia
• 1991: The Silence of the Lambs
• 1988: Married to the Mob

Jonathan Demme got his start working with B-movie filmmaker Roger Corman on such films as Caged Heat, Crazy Mama and Fighting Mad before branching out on his own. Although still maintaining his cult-filmmaking roots, he went on to achieve commercial success with such films as Married to the Mob, The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia.

In addition to his feature film credits, Jonathan Demme is also a documentary filmmaker. He has directed concert and musical documentaries for such musicians as Neil Young, Robyn Hitchcock and Talking Heads, and is set to direct an upcoming Bob Marley documentary to be released in 2010. Demme has also directed documentaries about former President Jimmy Carter and the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

""I was in such a frightened state when I directed that movie. I didn't feel underqualified - I was underqualified. Every day I was full of anxiety, waiting to be exposed as the poser I knew I was and yanked off the set. There was a very competitive feeling. The vast majority of people on those Corman productions were newcomers desperately trying to prove they'd earned the right to be on a professional film."—November 14, 2004 on directing his first film on a Roger Corman setThe Independent: Jonathan Demme: Odd Man Out

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• 1944: Born on February 22 in Baldwin, New York

• 1974: Caged Heat - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1976: Fighting Mad - IMDb Listing

• 1980: Melvin and Howard - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1984: Swing Shift - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1984: Stop Making Sense - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1986: Something Wild - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1988: Married to the Mob - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1991: The Silence of the Lambs - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1993: Philadelphia - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1998: Beloved - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2002: The Truth About Charlie - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2006: Neil Young: Heart of Gold - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2008: Rachel Getting Married - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2009: Neil Young Trunk Show - IMDb Listing

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