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Menno Meyjes
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands
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| Alma mater | San Francisco Art Institute (1980, MFA) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer |
Menno Meyjes (born in 1954) is a talented Dutch person who writes, directs, and produces movies. He has been nominated for important awards like the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award. He has also won the Goya Award and the Hugo Award for his work.
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About Menno Meyjes
Menno Meyjes was born in a place called Bloemendaal in the North Holland region of the Netherlands in 1954. When he was 18, in 1972, he moved to the United States. There, he studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned a special degree in 1980. In 1984, he helped start a magazine about graphic design called Emigre. He created it with two other Dutch friends, Marc Susan and Rudy VanderLans.
Early Career and Big Movies
Menno Meyjes first became well-known for a movie idea he wrote called The Children's Crusade. This idea later became the 1987 movie Lionheart, produced by the famous Francis Ford Coppola.
His very first movie script that was actually made into a film was for The Color Purple in 1985. This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. It was based on a book by Alice Walker from 1982. For his amazing work on this script, Menno Meyjes was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. These are two of the biggest awards in the film world!
Working with Steven Spielberg
Menno Meyjes worked with Steven Spielberg again on other projects. He helped improve the script for the movie Empire of the Sun in 1987. Then, in 1989, he helped write the story for the popular adventure film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In the same year, he won a Goya Award for writing a Spanish movie called Twisted Obsession.
Directing His Own Films
In 2002, Menno Meyjes not only wrote but also directed a movie called Max. This was his first time directing a full movie. Later, in 2012, he turned a Dutch book called "The Dinner" into a movie. He kept the movie in the Dutch language, just like the original book.
Menno Meyjes Filmography
This table shows some of the movies and TV shows Menno Meyjes has worked on. It lists if he was the director, the writer, or both.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 1985 | Amazing Stories | No | Yes | Television series (Episode: "The Mission") |
| The Color Purple | No | Yes | ||
| 1987 | Lionheart | No | Yes | |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | No | Story | |
| 1991 | Ricochet | No | Story | |
| 1994 | Foreign Student | No | Yes | Also co-producer |
| 1998 | The Siege | No | Yes | |
| 2002 | Max | Yes | Yes | Directorial Debut |
| 2007 | Martian Child | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Manolete | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Black Gold | No | Yes | |
| 2013 | The Dinner | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | De Reünie | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | De Held | Yes | Yes | |
| TBA | Close Enough | No | Yes |
Uncredited written works: Sometimes, writers help with a script but don't get their name officially listed. Here are some films Menno Meyjes helped write without being credited:
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- El Sueño del mono loco (1989)
External Links
- BBC interview on Max with Menno Meyjes
See also
In Spanish: Menno Meyjes para niños
