Movie Credits
Where the Wild Things Are	(2008)
[ Paul Dano ][ Benicio Del Toro ][ Forest Whitaker ][ Tom Noonan ]
Synecdoche	(2007)
[ Philip Seymour Hoffman ]
Corporate Ghost	(2004)
[ Harmony Korine ]
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002	(2004)
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks	(2003)
The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003	(2003)
[ Michael Moore ]
The Work of Director Spike Jonze	(2003)
What's Up, Fatlip?	(2003)
The Chemical Brothers: Singles 93-03	(2003)
[ Michel Gondry ]
Yeah Right!	(2003)
Adaptation.	(2002)
[ Nicolas Cage ][ Brian Cox ][ Mick Jagger ][ Ron Livingston ][ Doug Jones ]
Björk: Volumen Plus	(2002)
Pavement: Slow Century	(2002)
Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde	(2002)
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology	(2000)
Clip Cult Vol. 1: Exploding Cinema	(1999)
[ Michel Gondry ]
Being John Malkovich	(1999)
[ John Malkovich ][ Charlie Sheen ][ John Cusack ][ Willie Garson ]
Björk: Volumen	(1999)
[ Michel Gondry ]
D.A.F.T.	(1999)
[ Michel Gondry ]
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube	(1999)
Torrance Rises	(1999)
Amarillo by Morning	(1998)
How They Get There	(1997)
Mouse	(1997)
R.E.M. Parallel	(1995)
Beastie Boys: Sabotage	(1994)
Ciao L.A.	(1994)
Video Days	(1991)
[ Jason Lee ]

A notoriously shy prankster with a penchant for skateboarding and tall tales, Spike Jonze might not have been the most obvious candidate for "most promising director" or "best first feature" status. With the release of Being John Malkovich in the fall of 1999, however, those were exactly the kinds of superlatives being lauded upon the impetuous wunderkind.Purportedly an heir to the Spiegel catalog empire, Jonze was born Adam Spiegel in 1969 in St. Louis, MO. Nicknamed "Spike" at a young age — he was fond of buzz haircuts — he would adopt the "Jonze" later in life as an homage to the comic bandleader of the 1940s. After his parents divorced, Jonze spent most of his formative years with his mother in Maryland, where he cultivated interests in skateboarding, freestyle biking, and photography. He opted out of college to take a position at one of his favorite magazines, Freestyle, and before long, he was creating his own monthly, Dirt. The nationally distributed publication promptly failed, and Jonze returned to his bread and butter: shooting photo spreads and videos of skaters.It was Jonze's skateboarding photography which brought the attention of the rock group Sonic Youth, who enlisted him to contribute skate footage to their "100%" video in 1992. From there, video offers streamed in, and Jonze's distinctive clips for bands such as the Breeders, R.E.M., and Weezer quickly made him one of the most sought-after video directors in the business. Even within the confines of a three-minute spot, Jonze would find ways to subtly reference pop culture: his "Sabotage" video for the Beastie Boys aped the look and feel of 1970s cop shows; in the Breeders' "Cannonball," he gave a nod to the 1956 children's classic The Red Balloon; and Jonze transformed Bj