Menno Meyjes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 66–67) Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer |
Menno Meyjes (born 1954, Eindhoven) is a Dutch-born screenwriter, film director, and film producer.[1]
Meyjes moved to the United States in 1972 and studied at San Francisco Art Institute. He was nominated for several awards for his screenplay to the 1985 film The Color Purple, adapted from the novel by Alice Walker. In 1989, he gained recognition for cowriting Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with George Lucas and winning a Goya Award for El Sueño del mono loco.
In 2002, Meyjes wrote and directed the film Max.[2]
He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he studied with George Kuchar, James Broughton, and Larry Jordan.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | No | Yes | Episode "The Mission" |
| The Color Purple | No | Yes | ||
| 1987 | Lionheart | No | Yes | |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | No | Story | |
| 1991 | Ricochet | No | Story | |
| 1994 | Foreign Student | No | Yes | Also co-producer |
| 1998 | The Siege | No | Yes | |
| 2002 | Max | Yes | Yes | Directorial Debut |
| 2007 | Martian Child | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Manolete | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Black Gold | No | Yes | |
| 2013 | The Dinner | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | De Reünie | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | De Held | Yes | Yes | |
| TBA | Close Enough | No | Yes |
Uncredited written works:
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- El Sueño del mono loco (1989)
References
- ^ "Menno Meyjes". The New York Times.
- ^ Stephen Holden (2002-12-27). "Hitler Before the Führer: An Anxious Young Painter". The New York Times.
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