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| caption = Green at the 2013 [[Deauville American Film Festival]]
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'''David Gordon Green''' (born April 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He has directed [[drama]]s such as ''[[George Washington (movie)|George Washington]]'' (2000), ''[[All the Real Girls]]'' (2003), and ''[[Snow Angels (film)|Snow Angels]]'' (2007), as well as the thriller ''[[Undertow (2004 film)|Undertow]]'' (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote. In 2008, he transitioned into [[comedy]], directing the films ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008), ''[[Your Highness]]'' and ''[[The Sitter]]'' (both 2011), as well as episodes of the [[HBO]] comedy ''[[Eastbound & Down]]'' (2009–13). In 2013, he returned to his more dramatic roots with the independent films ''[[Prince Avalanche]]'' and ''[[Joe (2013 film)|Joe]]''. Since then, he has directed the films ''[[Manglehorn]]'' (2014), ''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|Our Brand Is Crisis]]'' (2015), ''[[Stronger (film)|Stronger]]'' (2017), and episodes of the television comedy-drama ''[[Red Oaks]]'' (2014–2017), which he also executive produces.
'''David Gordon Green''' (born April 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He has directed [[drama]]s such as ''[[George Washington (movie)|George Washington]]'' (2000), ''[[All the Real Girls]]'' (2003), and ''[[Snow Angels (film)|Snow Angels]]'' (2007), as well as the thriller ''[[Undertow (2004 film)|Undertow]]'' (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote. In 2008, he transitioned into [[comedy]], directing the films ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008), ''[[Your Highness]]'' and ''[[The Sitter]]'' (both 2011), as well as episodes of the [[HBO]] comedy ''[[Eastbound & Down]]'' (2009–13). In 2013, he returned to his more dramatic roots with the independent films ''[[Prince Avalanche]]'' and ''[[Joe (2013 film)|Joe]]''. Since then, he has directed the films ''[[Manglehorn]]'' (2014), ''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|Our Brand Is Crisis]]'' (2015), ''[[Stronger (film)|Stronger]]'' (2017), and episodes of the television comedy-drama ''[[Red Oaks]]'' (2014–2017), which he also executive produces.

Revision as of 17:59, 18 April 2018

David Gordon Green
Green at the 2013 Deauville American Film Festival
Born (1975-04-09) April 9, 1975 (age 49)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, television producer, screenwriter
Years active1997–present

David Gordon Green (born April 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He has directed dramas such as George Washington (2000), All the Real Girls (2003), and Snow Angels (2007), as well as the thriller Undertow (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote. In 2008, he transitioned into comedy, directing the films Pineapple Express (2008), Your Highness and The Sitter (both 2011), as well as episodes of the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down (2009–13). In 2013, he returned to his more dramatic roots with the independent films Prince Avalanche and Joe. Since then, he has directed the films Manglehorn (2014), Our Brand Is Crisis (2015), Stronger (2017), and episodes of the television comedy-drama Red Oaks (2014–2017), which he also executive produces.

Green will next direct the upcoming eleventh installment in the Halloween franchise, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Danny McBride and takes place forty years after the events of the original 1978 film.

Background

Green, one of four children, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up in Richardson, Texas. His mother, Jean Ann (née Hunter), was a Lamaze instructor, and his father, Hubert Gordon Green, Jr., was a medical school dean.[1][2] Green attended Richardson High School and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied film directing.[3] He currently lives in Austin.[4]

Film and TV work

Green's films, which are usually coming-of-age tales set in small rural towns, have been categorized as belonging to the Southern Gothic tradition.[citation needed] Green's dialog often has an obtuse, semi-poetic quality.[citation needed] While in university, he made the two short films, Pleasant Grove and Physical Pinball, at the North Carolina School of the Arts prior to his feature film debut in 2000, the critically acclaimed George Washington, which he both wrote and directed. He followed that in 2003 with All the Real Girls and Undertow in 2004. In 2007, he directed Snow Angels, his first film of another author's screenplay, adapted from the Stewart O'Nan novel. The film debuted at Sundance in January 2007[5] and stars Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. It was released by Warner Independent Pictures.[6]

Green directed the Seth Rogen buddy comedy Pineapple Express and the HBO series Eastbound & Down, for which he directed twelve episodes and served as a consulting producer. He is the creator of the animated series Good Vibes. He directed the comedy The Sitter, released in December 2011. Green also directed and co-wrote, Prince Avalanche in 2013.

Green will direct an untitled Halloween film, produced by Jason Blum and John Carpenter, which Green will co-write with Danny McBride, for a 2018 release.[7][8] Green later stated that filming will begin in Charleston, South Carolina in late October 2017.[9]

Influences

Green's favorite films are, in order, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Gravy Train, The Bad News Bears, Deliverance, Nashville and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.[10]

It has been suggested, even by the director himself, that Green's films take a lot of influence from the works of fellow Texan Terrence Malick.[11] Malick himself served as an executive producer of Green's 2004 film Undertow. Green has suggested that no other director had used voice-over narration so well, citing Malick's classic 1978 film Days of Heaven as the principal source of inspiration for Undertow.[citation needed]

In 2006 Green was the opening night guest at the CineYouth Festival – a film festival celebrating the work of youth filmmakers and presented by Cinema/Chicago also the presenting organization behind the Chicago International Film Festival.[citation needed]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Films Credited as
Director Writer Producer
2000 George Washington Yes Yes Yes
2003 All the Real Girls Yes Yes
2004 Undertow Yes Yes
2007 Snow Angels Yes Yes
Shotgun Stories Yes
Great World of Sound Yes
2008 Pineapple Express Yes
2011 Your Highness Yes
The Sitter Yes
The Catechism Cataclysm Yes
2012 The Comedy Executive
Compliance Executive
Nature Calls Executive
See Girl Run Executive
2013 Prince Avalanche Yes Yes Yes
Joe Yes Yes
2014 Camp X-Ray Executive
Land Ho! Executive
Manglehorn Yes Yes
2015 Booger Red Executive
Our Brand Is Crisis Yes
When Elephants Fight Executive
Hot Sugar's Cold World Yes
2016 Donald Cried Executive
Goat Yes
2017 Flower Executive
Dayveon Executive
Stronger Yes
2018 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Executive
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Executive
Halloween[12] Yes Yes Executive

Short films

Year Films Credited as
Director Writer Producer
1997 Pleasant Grove Yes Yes
1998 Physical Pinball Yes Yes

Television

Year Films Credited as
Director Writer Executive producer Notes
2009–13 Eastbound & Down Yes No Yes Directed 12 episodes
2011 Good Vibes No Yes Yes Series co-creator
2014 Chozen No No Yes
2014–2017 Red Oaks Yes No Yes Directed 6 episodes
2016–17 Vice Principals Yes No Yes Directed 8 episodes
2017 There's... Johnny! Yes No Yes Directed 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Encyclopediaofarkansas.net". Encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pierces.org". Pierces.org. January 24, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Fuchs, Cynthia. "Interview with David Gordon Green and Paul Schneider: All the Real Girls". PopMatters.
  4. ^ Austin Monthly
  5. ^ indieWIRE: PARK CITY '07 REVIEW | Quiet Anger: David Gordon Green's "Snow Angels" Archived February 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "WIP turns Green with 2 projects". Hollywoodreporter.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. ^ http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3424120/david-gordon-green-danny-mcbride-rebooting-halloween-october-2018/
  8. ^ Galluzzo, Rob. "David Gordon Green, Danny McBride Will Direct/Write The New HALLOWEEN Movie For Blumhouse!". Blumhouse. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  9. ^ http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3461538/david-gordon-greens-halloween-filming-soon-south-carolina/
  10. ^ "Firstshowing.net". Firstshowing.net. August 3, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  11. ^ The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, episode aired 2000. Available on George Washington DVD. New York: The Criterion Collection, 2001.
  12. ^ "David Gordon Green & Danny McBride's 2018 Halloween Sequel Will Ignore Most of the Franchise". Slashfilm. February 12, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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