Joe Alves

Production designer and director. Born 21 May 1936 in San Leandro, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m1 directing · 4 crew

Average Fi1m score

BAFTA1 won

Born

21 May 1936, San Leandro, California, USA

Active

1975–1984

Frequently works with

Carl Gottlieb, Richard Dreyfuss, Steven Spielberg

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

83Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Joe’s work 4 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $857m across 4 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1975–1984

Genres

Science Fiction3
Drama2
Thriller2
Action1
Adventure1
Horror1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestJaws1975

76WorstEscape from New York1981

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21960s

121970s

41980s

41990s

22000s

12010s

Directors most worked with

Steven Spielberg2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Richard Dreyfuss2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1978Best Production Design · Close Encounters of the Third Kind

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won1979Best Production Design

Other awards1 nominated

Nominated1984Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director · Jaws 3-D

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.