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Years active
  
1984–present

Name
  
Phil Joanou

Role
  
Film director


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Born
  
November 20, 1961 (age 62) (
1961-11-20
)
La Canada Flintridge, California, U.S.

Occupation
  
Film director, music video director

Movies
  
Gridiron Gang, Final Analysis, State of Grace, Three O'Clock High, The Punisher: Dirty Lau

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Phil Joanou (born November 20, 1961 in La Cañada Flintridge, California) is an American director of film, music videos, and television programs.

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He is best known for his collaborations with the rock band U2, some of the music videos he has directed for the band include "Bad", "One", "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own". He directed the rockumentary film Rattle and Hum (1988), which documented U2 on their Joshua Tree Tour.

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In 1987, he made his feature film directorial debut with the teen comedy film Three O'Clock High. His other feature film directing credits include State of Grace (1990), Final Analysis (1992), Heaven's Prisoners (1996) and Entropy (1999), the latter of which was an autobiographical film based on Joanou's life. After a seven-year gap, Joanou's next feature film directing effort was Gridiron Gang.

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Filmography

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  • Last Chance Dance (1984) (short film)
  • Three O'Clock High (1987)
  • Rattle and Hum (1988)
  • State of Grace (1990)
  • Age 7 in America (1991) (TV documentary)
  • Final Analysis (1992)
  • Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
  • 14 Up in America (1998) (TV documentary)
  • Entropy (1999) (also writer)
  • Gridiron Gang (2006)
  • The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012) (short film)
  • The Veil (2016)
  • Videography

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  • "Bad", U2 (1987)
  • "One Tree Hill", U2 (1987)
  • "When Love Comes to Town" (version 1), U2 & B.B. King (1988)
  • "One" (version 3), U2 (1991)
  • "Keep the Faith", Bon Jovi (1992)
  • "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" (version 1), U2 (1992)
  • "You Don't Know How It Feels", Tom Petty (1994)
  • "Walls (Circus)", Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1996)
  • "Sharks Can't Sleep", Tracy Bonham (1996)
  • "If God Will Send His Angels", U2 (1997)
  • "When You Believe", Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston (1998)
  • "All Because of You" (version 1), U2 (2005)
  • "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own", U2 (2005)
  • References

    Phil Joanou Wikipedia