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Phil Joanou

Phil Joanou was born on November 20, 1961 in La Cañada, California, USA. He is a director and assistant director, known for State of Grace (1990), U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) and Three O'Clock High (1987). See full bio »
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Known For

State of Grace
State of Grace Director
(1990)
U2: Rattle and Hum
U2: Rattle and Hum Director
(1988)
Three O'Clock High
Three O'Clock High Director
(1987)
Final Analysis
Final Analysis Director
(1992)
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 2016/I The Veil
 2015 Chris Tucker Live (TV Special documentary)
 2006 U2: 18 Videos (Video) (music video director)
 2006 Gridiron Gang
 2005 U2: All Because of You (Video short)
 2003 Naked Hotel (TV Movie)
 2002 U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (Video documentary) (videos "If God Will Send His Angels", "One")
 1999/I Entropy
 1999 U2: The Best of 1980-1990 (Video documentary) (videos "Bad", "When Love Comes To Town", "One Tree Hill")
 1998 14 Up in America (TV Movie documentary)
 1997 U2: If God Will Send His Angels (Video short)
 1993 Fallen Angels (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Dead-End for Delia (1993)
 1993 Wild Palms (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)
- Hello, I Must Be Going (1993)
 1992 Bon Jovi: Keep the Faith (Video short)
 1992 U2: One, Version 3 (Video short)
 1991 Age 7 in America (TV Movie documentary)
 1988 U2: Rattle and Hum (Documentary)
 1985-1986 Amazing Stories (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Doll (1986)
- Santa '85 (1985)
 1984 Last Chance Dance (Short)
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Directed Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey's video "When You Believe" See more »

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[on Heaven's Prisoners (1996)] Alec [Alec Baldwin] and I weren't done with the movie when Savoy went under and sold their catalog to New Line. They told us, "It's over. Wherever you're at now in the movie, finish to deliver." Essentially, mix it in a couple of weeks, print it, done. If they had warned us that the company was going down, we could have pulled all-nighters for a couple of weeks and ... See more »

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Last name is pronounced "Joe-Wan-No". See more »

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Scorpio
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