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Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), Get Shorty (1995), the Men in Black trilogy (1997\u20132012), and Wild Wild West (1999).\n

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Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City, the son of Irene \"Kelly\" (Kellerman), an art teacher, and Sonny Sonnenfeld, a lighting salesman, educator, and architectural lighting designer.[1][2][3] He was raised in a Jewish family.[4] After he received his bachelor's degree from Hampshire College, he graduated from New York University Film School in 1978.\n

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He began working on pornographic films[5] before starting work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water (1982). When he met Joel Coen at a Christmas party, he told Sonnenfeld about a script that he had written with brother Ethan Coen, Blood Simple, and hired him to be their cinematographer, with the resulting movie coming out in 1984.[6] This film began his collaboration with the Coen brothers, who used him for their next two pictures, Raising Arizona (1987) and Miller's Crossing (1990). He also worked with Danny DeVito on Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and Rob Reiner on When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and Misery (1990).\n

Sonnenfeld gained his first work as a director from Paramount Pictures on The Addams Family, a box-office success released in November 1991. Its sequel, Addams Family Values (1993), was not as successful at the box office, but he received critical acclaim for his fourth directorial outing, Get Shorty (1995). Produced by Jersey Films and based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, the film won a Golden Globe for John Travolta (Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical). The film was also entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.[7] Following Tim Burton and the Coen brothers, Sonnenfeld's films would tell stories about unusual and unorthodox people who are into the unexpected and the strange. His films would often use his trademark filmmaking techniques such as his unusual camera angles, offbeat dialogue and, in certain films, strange behavior and weird creatures.\n

In 1996, Steven Spielberg asked him to direct Men in Black (1997). Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, the film was a critical and financial success. In 1998, Jon Peters asked him to direct Wild Wild West (1999). Starring Smith and Kevin Kline, the film was a critical and financial flop. He also directed the comedy Big Trouble (2002), after which he made his most successful film sequel to that point, Men in Black II (2002). He is also a contributing editor for Esquire. He also co-produced (alongside his partner Barry Josephson) the 2007 film Enchanted for Walt Disney Pictures that starred Amy Adams. In 2008, Sonnenfeld earned an Emmy for directing Pushing Daisies. Sonnenfeld returned for Men in Black 3;[8] released in 2012, the third installment received positive reviews and became the highest-grossing film in the series worldwide. In 2007, his Right Coast production company has been signed with Sony.[9]\n

His memoir, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker, was published by Hachette Books in 2020.[6]\n

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As of 2022, Sonnenfeld lives in Pemberton, British Columbia with his wife Susan.[10]\n

In 1999, Sonnenfeld was the sole passenger on a plane that crashed upon landing at Van Nuys Airport. He was unhurt.[11]\n

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1993\nFor Love or Money\nYes\nNo\n\n
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1995\nGet Shorty\nYes\nexecutive\n\n
1997\nMen in Black\nYes\nNo\nNominated- Saturn Award for Best Director\n
1999\nWild Wild West\nYes\nYes\nGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
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2002\nBig Trouble\nYes\nYes\n\n
Men in Black II\nYes\nNo\n\n
2006\nRV\nYes\nNo\n\n
2012\nMen in Black 3\nYes\nNo\n\n
2016\nNine Lives\nYes\nNo\n\n
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1982\nIn Our Water\nMeg Switzgable\nDocumentary;
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1984\nBlood Simple\nJoel Coen\n\n
1985\nCompromising Positions\nFrank Perry\n\n
1987\nRaising Arizona\nJoel Coen\n\n
Three O'Clock High\nPhil Joanou\n\n
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1988\nBig\nPenny Marshall\n\n
1989\nWhen Harry Met Sally...\nRob Reiner\n\n
1990\nMiller's Crossing\nJoel Coen\n\n
Misery\nRob Reiner\n\n
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1993\nAddams Family Values\nMr. Glicker\n
1995\nGet Shorty\nDoorman (Uncredited)\n
1997\nMen in Black\nAlien on Monitor\n
2002\nBig Trouble\nGator fan on radio (voice) (uncredited)\n
2002\nMen in Black II\nNeuralyzed Father\n
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2012\nMen in Black 3\nHusband Watching Launch\n
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2000\nSecret Agent Man\nNo\nYes\n12 episodes\n
2001\u20132002\nThe Tick\nYes\nYes\nDirected \"Pilot\"\n
2007\u20132009\nPushing Daisies\nYes\nYes\nDirected 2 episodes;
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2007\u20132010\nNotes from the Underbelly\nYes\nYes\nDirected 6 episodes\n
2008\nSuburban Shootout\nYes\nNo\nUnaired pilot\n
2010\nFunny in Farsi\nYes\nNo\n
2013\nBeverly Hills Cop\nYes\nNo\n
2014\nStoryline\nNo\nYes\n1 episode\n
2016\nIndependent Lens\nNo\nYes\nTV series documentary;
Film An Honest Liar\n
2016\u20132019\nThe Tick\nNo\nYes\n12 episodes\n
2017\u20132019\nA Series of Unfortunate Events\nYes\nYes\nDirected 10 episodes;
Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program\n
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2017\u20132018\nA Series of Unfortunate Events\nMr. Tammerlane (voice)
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He is working on new projects, among them include Things a Man Should Never Do Past 30: a single-camera comedy from executive producer/director Sonnenfeld, the Tannenbaum Company and Sony Pictures Television. The project mostly is based on the personal experiences of Esquire writer David Katz and Esquire editor at large A. J. Jacobs. The show is about a man working at a men's magazine who is reluctant to embrace adulthood and his friend who is an immersion journalist. Al Higgins (Malcolm in the Middle) is set to serve as showrunner/head writer if the project is picked up.[12]\n

He has become attached to a movie adaptation of The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, about a family of private investigators.[13] Sonnenfeld will direct the movie adaptation of the fantasy novel Gil's All Fright Diner in partnership with DreamWorks Animation.[14] He is also developing a sitcom for ABC, Funny in Farsi, based on the book of the same name.[15]\n

In 2012, it was stated that he was appointed to direct Lore, an adaptation based on the comic by T.P. Louise and Ashley Wood of the same name.[16][17] But, in 2013, Indie director Dave Green has signed on to replace Barry Sonnenfeld as director, Sonnenfeld will take part as executive producer on the project.[18]\n

Barry is also in talks with Warner Bros. to make a live action film adaptation of the DC Comics characters, The Metal Men.[19][20] Sonnenfeld also agreed to direct the Beverly Hills Cop pilot for CBS and serve as an executive producer as well.[21] However, Paramount Pictures dropped the idea in favor of a fourth film directed by Mark Molloy.\n

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  1. ^ \"Barry Sonnenfeld Biography (1953-)\". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.\n
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  3. ^ Coakley, Jacob. \"In Memoriam: Sonny Sonnenfeld, 1919-2016 - PLSN\".\n
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  5. ^ \"Paid Notice: Deaths SONNENFELD, IRENE KELLY.\". The New York Times. 9 March 2000.\n
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  7. ^ \"TCM Barry Sonnenfeld Biography\". Tcm.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.\n
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  9. ^ 'I guess I'm a whore, a masochist and a whore'. The Guardian. 12 August 1999.\n
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  11. ^ a b Kolberg, Brad (May 9, 2020). \"Call Your Mother: Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld Looks Back With Humor In New Memoir\". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved October 22, 2021.\n
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  13. ^ \"Berlinale: 1996 Programme\". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-01.\n
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  15. ^ \"'Men in Black 3' Ready to Roll in 3-D With Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones\". 22 April 2010.\n
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  17. ^ Schneider, Michael (2007-06-14). \"Sony, Sonnenfeld pact for TV\". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-17.\n
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  19. ^ \"SmartLess: \"Barry Sonnenfeld\" on Apple Podcasts\". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-01-05.\n
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  21. ^ Fox, Sue (February 27, 1999). \"Film Director Says Jet Crew Fled After Crash\". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2021.\n
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  23. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 24, 2008). \"It's a man's world at CBS\". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008.\n
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  25. ^ Fleming, Michael (April 1, 2009). \"Sonnenfeld takes 'Spellman Files'\". Variety.\n
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  27. ^ \"Barry Sonnenfeld to Direct Gil's All Fright Diner for DreamWorks\". 17 December 2009.\n
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  29. ^ \"Sonnenfeld takes helm of \"Farsi\" comedy pilot\". Reuters. November 30, 2009.\n
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  31. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (25 September 2012). \"Barry Sonnenfeld To Direct Supernatural 'Lore' With Dwayne Johnson | IndieWire\". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.\n
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  33. ^ \"Barry Sonnenfeld in Talks to Direct 'Lore' for Warner Bros\". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-01-29.\n
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  35. ^ \"Director Dave Green Replaces Barry Sonnenfeld in Lore\". 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2017-01-29.\n
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  37. ^ \"Exclusive: Barry Sonnenfeld's Secret Comic-Book Movie Is\". Vulture. June 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2019.\n
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  39. ^ \"DC Entertainment Chief Reveals What's Next for Superman, Wonder Woman and 5 Superheroes Who Deserve Movies (Q&A)\". The Hollywood Reporter. July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2019.\n
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  41. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 8, 2013). \"Barry Sonnenfeld To Direct CBS' 'Beverly Hills Cop' Pilot\". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 31, 2019.\n
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The story of Kevin Smith making his first movie starts out like the story of most indie filmmakers following a dream in the ’80s and ’90s: Maxing out credit cards, risking financial ruin all in sheer tyranny of belief that the majorly groundbreaking screenplay you wrote is your ticket into the business. Smith’s story ends differently than most: He actually made it.

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‘Twas the right time, right place (unlike all those contractors on the Death Star) for Smith’s Clerks. Audiences and studios alike were hungry for outsider voices, and the guy from New Jersey holding a scuzzy black-and-white comedy was as outsidery as you can get. Released the same October week in 1994 as Pulp Fiction, Clerks set a new high for those aiming low, and thus the American independent movement of the ’90s was born.

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Smith’s next movie, Mallrats, showed he was serious about giving voice to pop culture nerds, slackers, and stoners, throwing more references to movies and more reverence to comic books, to the point of roping in Stan Lee as a sage, secondary character. Smith had his most promising leap forward in writing and direction with Chasing Amy, and then took on a more aggressive front against the status quo with the iconoclastic Dogma. The organized religion send-up featured a growing cadre of stars willing to yuk it up in Smith’s unified Askewniverse (like Matt Damon, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, and Chris Rock), with Jason Mewes and Smith himself as Jay and Silent Bob a consistent, comedy presence. (Check out our oral history of Jay and Silent bob with Smith.)

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The two characters were upgraded to lead status with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, before Smith returned to his roots in Jersey Girl and Clerks II. With the Judd Apatow style changing the comedy landscape, Smith stuck his own thumb into the pie, mixing extreme raunchiness and sweet sincerity in Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

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The 2010s began with Cop Out, a failed stab at Hollywood big-budget action filmmaking, and an experience Smith now openly derides. Red State just edged by with enough critics for a Fresh rating, and would begin a 3-movie string operating in horror. Tusk has its defenders. Yoga Hosers definitely does not. For his latest, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Smith hit the streets, doing roadshow screenings with Q&As city by city. Not only did that bring together his fans in community, but also played up Smith’s strengths as a world-class raconteur, whose gift of gab has helped him create an empire of podcasts and review shows, overshadowing his directing career in recent years. The long-awaited, deeply personal Clerks III released in September 2022. Now, take a look back on all Kevin Smith movies ranked by Tomatometer! Alex Vo

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