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James Merendino

James Merendino

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.

Crew
  • SLC Punk

    SLC Punk

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.1
    407 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 24, 1998
    27 years ago
  • SLC Punk

    SLC Punk

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    407 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 24, 1998
    27 years ago
  • Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2

    Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    4.6
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 11, 2016
    10 years ago
  • Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2

    Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.6
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 11, 2016
    10 years ago
  • Trespassing

    Trespassing

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.8
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Trespassing

    Trespassing

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    4.8
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Terrified

    Terrified

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    4.1
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 13, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Terrified

    Terrified

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.1
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 13, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Witchcraft V: Dance with the Devil

    Witchcraft V: Dance with the Devil

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    2.2
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 09, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart

    Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    2.1
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 11, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart

    Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    2.1
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 11, 1992
    34 years ago
  • River Made to Drown In

    River Made to Drown In

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.6
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1997
    28 years ago
  • Magicians

    Magicians

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.3
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Magicians

    Magicians

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    5.3
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Amerikana

    Amerikana

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Amerikana

    Amerikana

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.0
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 2001
    25 years ago
  • The First Man

    The First Man

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 23, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Hard Drive

    Hard Drive

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    1.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1994
    32 years ago
  • Hard Drive

    Hard Drive

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    1.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1994
    32 years ago
  • The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1996
    30 years ago
  • The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1996
    30 years ago
  • For Life or Death

    For Life or Death

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    4.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 23, 1996
    30 years ago

  • The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 2011
    14 years ago
  • The Upstairs Neighbour

    The Upstairs Neighbour

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    2.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 1994
    31 years ago
  • The Upstairs Neighbour

    The Upstairs Neighbour

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    2.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 1994
    31 years ago

  • Great Kills

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 2022
    4 years ago

  • Great Kills

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 2022
    4 years ago
  • The Evergreen Fade

    The Evergreen Fade

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
  • Death club

    Death club

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Death club

    Death club

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2008
    18 years ago
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