Biography
Menno Meyjes (born 1954, Eindhoven) is a Dutch-born American screenwriter, film director, and film producer.Meyjes moved to the United States in 1972 and studied at San Francisco Art Institute. He was nominated for several awards for his screenplay to the 1985 film The Color Purple, adapted from the novel by Alice Walker. In 1989, he gained recognition for co-writing Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with George Lucas and winning a Goya Award for El Sueño del mono loco.
In 2002, Meyjes wrote and directed the film Max.He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he studied with George Kuchar, James Broughton, and Larry Jordan.
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Filmography
all 17
Movies 16
Writer 10
Director 6
TV Shows 1
Director
The Hero (2016)
Movie
Director
Silent Fear (2015)
Movie
Director
The Dinner (2013)
Movie
Writer
Black Gold (2011)
Movie
Director
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
Movie
Director
Martian Child (2007)
Movie
Director
Max (2002)
Movie
Writer
The Siege (1998)
Movie
5.79
Writer
Foreign Student (1994)
Movie
Writer
Ricochet (1991)
Movie
2.5
Writer
Twisted Obsession (1989)
Movie
Story
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Movie
5.94
Writer
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Movie
3.5
Writer
Lionheart (1987)
Movie
Writer
Amazing Stories (1986)
Movie
Writer
The Color Purple (1985)
Movie
2
Writer
Amazing Stories (1985)
TV
5.33
Ratings
Average 5.96
Based on 1.21 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1985
1989
1998
2007
2016
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1954-01-01 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceEindhoven, Netherlands
CitizenshipsKingdom of the Netherlands
AwardsHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
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