Spike Jonze filmography explained

American actor and filmmaker Spike Jonze (born October 22, 1969) has directed four feature films, 60-plus music videos, and numerous commercials, short films and skateboarding videos. He has also occasionally worked as an actor.

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1999	Being John Malkovich
2001	Human Nature
2002
	Adaptation
2006	Jackass Number Two
2007	Jackass 2.5
2008	Synecdoche, New York
2009	Where the Wild Things Are
2010	Jackass 3D
2011	Jackass 3.5
2013	Her
2014	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
2022	Jackass Forever
	Jackass 4.5

Executive producer

• Nine Days (2020)
• You Resemble Me (2021)
• Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life (2023)

Short film

Year	Title
		Director	Writer	Actor	Role	Notes
1994	Ciao, L.A.
1996	Pig!				Unknown
1997	How They Get There
1999	Torrance Rises				Richard Koufey	Co-directed with Lance Bangs
	An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
2004	The Mystery of Dalarö					Short commercial film
2009	We Were Once a Fairytale
2010	I'm Here
	The Vampire Attack				The Vampire
2011	Scenes From the Suburbs
	Mourir Auprès De Toi				Macbeth
2013	Choose You
2016	Kenzo World					Short commercial film
2018	Welcome Home
2022	Rone X (La)horde: Ghosts

Documentary film

Year	Title
		Director	Producer	Himself	Notes
1998	Amarillo by Morning				Documentary short film
2002	What's Up, Fatlip?
2007	Heavy Metal in Baghdad
2008					Direct-to-video
2009
2010	The Lazarus Effect				Documentary short film
2017	Epicly Later'd				TV documentary
2020	Beastie Boys Story				Also writer
2023	Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
	Michel Gondry, Do it Yourself !

Acting roles

Year	Title
		Role	Notes
1994	Mi Vida Loca	Teenage Drug Customer
1997	The Game	Airbag EMT Beltran
1999	Three Kings	Private First Class Conrad Vig
	Being John Malkovich	Derek Mantini's Assistant
2001	Keep Your Eyes Open	Officer Jonze
2002		Himself
	Adaptation.
2006	Jackass Number Two	Himself and Gloria
2007	Jackass 2.5
2008		Himself
2009	Jackass: The Lost Tapes
	Where the Wild Things Are	Bob and Terry (voice)
2010	Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life	Plant (voice)
	Jackass 3D	Himself and Kathy
2011	Jackass 3.5
	Moneyball	Alán	Uncredited
2013	Her	Alien Child (voice)
		Gloria
	The Wolf of Wall Street	Dwayne	Uncredited
2014	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5	Gloria
2021	Sing 2	Jerry (voice)	Uncredited
2022	Jackass Forever	Himself
	Jackass 4.5
	Babylon	Otto von Strassberger	Uncredited
2024	Dìdi	Dead Squirrel (voice)

Cinematographer

Year	Title
		Notes
1996	Bed, Bath and Beyond	Short film
1997	Free Tibet	Documentary film
2006	Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow	Concert film

Television

Year	Title	width=65	Director	width=65	Executive Producer	width=65	Actor	Role	Notes
1995	Double Rush					Opening titles only
2000–2001	Jackass				Himself	4 episodes; also creator
2007–2012	Spike Spends Saturday With...				Himself	Documentary series
2010–2012	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret				Doug Whitney	8 episodes
2011	A Tribute to Ryan Dunn				Himself	TV documentary
2015	Girls				Marcos	Episode: "Home Birth"
2016	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert					Episode: "February 29, 2016"
2016–present	Viceland programs					Creative director
2017	Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera				Himself	TV documentary
2019						Stand-up comedy special

Music videos

Year	Song	Artist	Notes
1992	"Hush"	Wax
	"High in High School"	Chainsaw Kittens
	"100%"	Sonic Youth	Co-directed with Tamra Davis
1993	"Cannonball"	The Breeders	Co-directed with Kim Gordon
	"Country at War"	X
	"Daughters of the Kaos"	Luscious Jackson
	"Hang On"	Teenage Fanclub
	"Time for Livin'"	Beastie Boys
1994	"All About Eve"	Marxman
	"Buddy Holly"	Weezer
	"Ditch Digger"	Rocket from the Crypt
	"Divine Hammer"	The Breeders	Co-directed with Kim Gordon & Richard Kern
	"Feel the Pain"	Dinosaur Jr.
	"I Can't Stop Smiling"	Velocity Girl
	"If I Only Had a Brain"	MC 900 Ft. Jesus
	"Old Timer"	that dog.
	"Ricky's Theme"	Beastie Boys
	"Sabotage"		Also writer
	"Sure Shot"
	"Undone - The Sweater Song"	Weezer
1995	"California"	Wax
	"Car Song"	Elastica
	"Crush with Eyeliner"	R.E.M.
	"Freedom of '76"	Ween
	"It's Oh So Quiet"	Björk
	"Big Train"	Mike Watt
	"The Diamond Sea"	Sonic Youth
	"Who Is Next?"	Wax
1996	"Drop"	The Pharcyde
1997	"Da Funk"	Daft Punk
	"Electrolite"	R.E.M.
	"Elektrobank"	The Chemical Brothers
	"It's All About the Benjamins" (Rock Remix)	Puff Daddy
	"Liberty Calls"	Mike Watt
	"Shady Lane"	Pavement
	"Sky's the Limit"	The Notorious B.I.G.
1998	"Home"	Sean Lennon
	"Root Down" (Version 2)	Beastie Boys
1999	"Praise You"	Fatboy Slim	Also as lead dancer, Richard Koufey
2000	"What's Up, Fatlip?"	Fatlip
	"Wonderboy"	Tenacious D	As Marcus Von Bueler
2001	"Weapon of Choice"	Fatboy Slim
	"Island in the Sun" (Version 2)	Weezer
2002	"Guess I'm Doing Fine"	Beck
	"It's in Our Hands"	Björk
2003	"Sell Your Body (to the Night)"	Turbonegro
	"Big Brat"	Phantom Planet
2004	"Get Back"	Ludacris
	"Y Control"	Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2005	"Triumph of a Heart"	Björk
2008	"Flashing Lights"	Kanye West	Co-directed with Kanye West
2009	"Heaven"	UNKLE	Co-directed with Ty Evans
	"25"	AsDSSka	Co-directed with Crystal Moselle
2010	"Drunk Girls"	LCD Soundsystem	Co-directed with James Murphy
	"The Suburbs"	Arcade Fire	Edited from the short film Scenes from the Suburbs
2011	"Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"	Beastie Boys featuring Santigold
	"Otis"	Jay-Z & Kanye West
2013	"Afterlife"	Arcade Fire	Directed live for the YouTube Music Awards
	"Dope"	Lady Gaga
2015	"Only One"	Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney
2018	"I Love It"	Kanye West & Lil Pump featuring Adele Givens	Executive producer
2019	"Woman"	Karen O & Danger Mouse	Directed live for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Commercials

Year	Title	Subject	Notes
1995	"Guerrilla Tennis"	Nike	[1]
1996	"Epic Point"		[2]
	""	Snapple	[3]
	"Doctors"	Levi's	[4]
1997	"Bones"	Wrangler
	"Lucky"
	"Tank"
	"Bodacious"
	"Fight"
	"Skip"
	"Chair"	Nissan	[5]
1998	"Sun Fizz"	Sprite
	"Car"	Lee
	"Twister"		[6]
	"Parachute"
1999	"Morning After"	Nike
2002	"Crazy Legs"	Levi's
	"Lamp"	IKEA
2004	"The Mystery of Dalarö"	Volvo	Also a short film
2005	"Hello Tomorrow"	Adidas
	"Pardon Our Dust"	GAP	[7]
2006	"Auditions"	Miller
2009	"Sumo"	SoftBank
2010	"Twizzler"	Lakai
2016	"Kenzo World"	Kenzo	Also a short film
2018	"Welcome Home"	Apple
2019	"The New Normal"	MedMen
	"Dream it with Idris Elba"	Squarespace

Skateboarding videos

Year	Title	width=65	Director	width=65	Executive Producer	Notes
1989	Rubbish Heap
1991	Video Days			Also producer
1993	Goldfish
1995	Las Nueve Vidas De Paco
1996	Mouse			Co-directed with Rick Howard
1999	The Chocolate Tour
2002	Harsh Euro Barge
	Beware of the Flare
2003	Yeah Right!			Co-directed with Ty Evans
2004	Hot Chocolate			Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque
2005	Super Champion Funzone
2006	Krooked Kronichles
2007	Fully Flared			Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque
2008	The Final Flare!			Co-directed with Ty Evans, Cory Weincheque & Aaron Meza
2011	Unbeleafable
2012	Pretty Sweet			Co-directed with Ty Evans & Cory Weincheque
2014	Wet Dream: a skateboard tale
2017	The Flare			Producer
2018	Doll

Theater

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2017	Changers: A Dance Story
2019	Beastie Boys Story: As Told By Mike D & Ad-Rock

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIKE: GUERRILLA TENNIS . September 14, 2023. The Paley Center for Media.
2. Web site: NIKE: EPIC POINT . September 14, 2023. The Paley Center for Media.
3. Web site: THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING;Snapple looks to humor and Mikey for its comeback ad campaign.. April 2, 1996. October 21, 2023. Stuart. Elliott. The New York Times.
4. Web site: LEVI’S AD WALKS FINE LINE BETWEEN HUMOR, BAD TASTE. December 9, 1996. August 31, 2023. Hartford Courant.
5. Web site: NISSAN FRONTIER: CHAIR . September 14, 2023. The Paley Center for Media.
6. Web site: LEE JEANS: TWISTER . September 14, 2023. The Paley Center for Media.
7. Web site: Pants Pants Revolution. December 19, 2005. August 31, 2023. Seth. Stevenson. Slate.