Jonathan Demme

Born: 1944-02-22

Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Major Motion Picture Director
Released: 1996-10-04

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can,...

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Into the Night

as Federal Agent
Released: 1985-02-22

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he...

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Married to the Mob

as Man in Elevator
Released: 1988-08-19

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the...

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The Incredible Melting Man

as Matt Winters
Released: 1977-11-10

An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to...

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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-03-26

Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that...

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Last Embrace

as Man on Train (uncredited)
Released: 1979-05-04

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in...

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Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker
Released: 2011-12-16

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and...

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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

as Self
Released: 2016-08-05

Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled...

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Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin

as Self
Released: 2021-04-03

From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's...

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Pablo

as Self
Released: 2012-10-17

Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo...

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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

as Self
Released: 2009-04-24

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to...

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Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

as Self
Released: 2007-10-26

A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."

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I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2015-04-25

This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation:...

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The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman

as Self
Released: 1999-02-01

Documentary on Roger Corman

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Cousin Bobby

as Self
Released: 1992-05-29

Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the...

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Sodankylä Forever

as Self
Released: 2010-08-05

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the...

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The Many Miracles of Household Saints

as Self
Released: 2024-01-06

In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay...

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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

as Self
Released: 1999-10-13

This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly...

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Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

as Self
Released: 1978-04-06

Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his...

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Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

as Self
Released: 2010-09-08

With interviews from cast and crew, including stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and director...

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The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

as Self
Released: 1991-08-20

This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI...

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One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room

as Narrator
Released: 1994-05-05

Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room This thoughts and feelings of gays with AIDS are revealed in...

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People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

as Self
Released: 2004-07-19

10 years after the release of "Philadelphia," director Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Denzel...

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Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

as Self
Released: 2001-08-21

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth...

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Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster

as Self
Released: 2005-12-08

Documentary about the making of "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Presented as three short...

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Oz

as Commercial Director
First aired: 1997-07-12

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum...

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Scene by Scene

as Self
First aired: 1997-05-10

Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date,...

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