Spike Jonze
Inventive American Director By Eric SchneiderJonze has never let go of his childlike sense of fun and wonder.
Best known for Adaptation and Being John Malkovich, his mind-bending cinematic collaborations with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, director Spike Jonze is equally adored by a certain demographic for his music videos, playful mini-movies that have found the Beastie Boys in swaggering 1970s cop mode ("Sabotage") and featured Christopher Walken gliding along to Fatboy Slim ("Weapon of Choice"). A BMX and skateboard enthusiast in his youth (back when he was still known as Adam Spiegel), Jonze has never let go of his childlike sense of fun and wonder, even as he's embraced weightier adult themes. After Adaptation, Jonze split from his wife, fellow filmmaker Sofia Coppola, and dealt with the lengthy and difficult production of his next project, a live-action version of Maurice Sendak's kids' lit classic, Where the Wild Things Are. When the film was finally released in 2009, it found him reaching a far larger audience than ever before without sacrificing any of his bold and unusual aesthetic. Whether he's conspiring to create Jackass or having young Max Records ponder the demise of our solar system, Jonze is a true individualist with a knack for pursuing both low- and high-brow projects with equal enthusiasm.
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