About

Known credits:
31
Birthday:
1969-01-11
Place of birth:
Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Website:
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James Merendino

Overview

James Merendino is an American movie director and scriptwriter. He was born in New Jersey, and moved with his family to Salt Lake City, Utah when he was six years old. After pursuing post-secondary education in Rome and Los Angeles, California, studying Western philosophy and theology, Merendino settled in Hollywood, California when he was 19 years old, and began a tenure with Hollywood mogul Dan Melnick. In 1991, Merendino was hired for his first motion picture, Witchcraft IV. His second film, A River Made to Drown In (1997), is a movie that was pivotal to the gay community in the United States, with Richard Chamberlain coming out publicly after the film's release. Merendino's most successful film, SLC Punk, was released in 1998. The film is centered on two punk rockers living in Salt Lake City and follows their daily nihilistic lives. SLC Punk is semi-autobiographical. The 2000 film Magicians was a European co-production with Alan Arkin and Claire Forlani. Amerikana was produced as part of the Dogma 95 by Lars Von Trier. In 2016, the sequel long awaited sequel to SLC Punk, Punk's Dead was released. James Merendino has directed 18 movies also served as the writer on the majority of them. He was nominated for best original screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Known for

Acting

2022 Fresh Kills Actor James Terror N/A
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2001 Amerikana Actor 59
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2000 Waiting for Harvey: A Beginner's Guide to Cannes Actor N/A
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2000 ivans xtc. Actor Danny McTeague 58
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1998 Homo Cinematographicus Actor Self N/A
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Directing

2022 Fresh Kills Directing Director N/A
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2016 Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 Directing Director 58
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2011 The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch Directing Director N/A
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2004 Trespassing Directing Director 58
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2001 Amerikana Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Magicians Directing Director 58
Average
1998 SLC Punk Directing Director 63
Fair
1997 River Made to Drown In Directing Director 58
Average
1996 The Real Thing Directing Director 59
Average
1995 Terrified Directing Director 58
Average
1994 The Upstairs Neighbour Directing Director 59
Average
1994 Hard Drive Directing Director 58
Average
1992 Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart Directing Director 58
Average
The Evergreen Fade Directing Director N/A
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Writing

2022 Fresh Kills Writing Writer N/A
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2016 Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 Writing Writer 58
Average
2004 Trespassing Writing Writer 58
Average
2001 Amerikana Writing Writer 59
Average
1998 SLC Punk Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1996 The Real Thing Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1995 Terrified Writing Writer 58
Average
1994 The Upstairs Neighbour Writing Writer 59
Average
1994 Hard Drive Writing Writer 58
Average
1993 Witchcraft V: Dance with the Devil Writing Writer 58
Average
1992 Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Production

1996 The First Man Production Executive Producer 59
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