Joe Alves

Joe Alves

Known for: Art
Biography: 1936-05-21 (87 years old)

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Biography

Joe Alves (born 21 May 1936, San Leandro, California) is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on three of the Jaws films. He directed Jaws 3-D.


Alves has designed three features for Steven Spielberg, firstly for The Sugarland Express. He designed the three mechanical sharks for the movie Jaws (1975) with mechanical effects man Bob Mattey supervising their physical construction in Sun Valley CA. After the sharks were completed, they were trucked to the shooting location, but unfortunately they had not been tested in water causing a series of delays that have become quite legendary over time.


He was nominated for the Academy Award and won the BAFTA for Best Art Direction for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind.


Alves worked on Jaws 2 (1978) in the capacity of both production designer and as second unit director. After John D. Hancock, the initial director of Jaws 2, was sacked, it was suggested that Alves co-direct it with Verna Fields (who edited the original Jaws). Jeannot Szwarc was hired, however, to complete the film.


The model of New York he created for John Carpenter's Escape from New York (1981) has been described as "memorably derelict", and he was visual consultant on Carpenter's Starman (1984).

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Filmography

all 32

Movies 32

self 10

Director 3

Self
Sharksploitation

Sharksploitation (2024)

Movie
Self
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'

Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' (2018)

Movie
Self
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage

Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage (2016)

Movie
Self
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2009)

Movie
Self - Director, 'Jaws 3D'
3D: A Brief History

3D: A Brief History (2004)

Movie
Self
The Making of Jaws 2

The Making of Jaws 2 (2001)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)

Movie
Production Design
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)

Movie
Production Design
Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below (1997)

Movie
6
Production Design
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy (1997)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'Jaws'

The Making of 'Jaws' (1995)

Movie
Production Design
Drop Zone

Drop Zone (1994)

Movie
3.5
Production Design
Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

Movie
Production Design
Everybody's All-American

Everybody's All-American (1988)

Movie
Second Unit Director
Starman

Starman (1984)

Movie
4.5
Director
Jaws 3-D

Jaws 3-D (1983)

Movie
5.43
Self / Director
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die (1983)

Movie
Production Design
Escape from New York

Escape from New York (1981)

Movie
5.38
Production Design
Jaws 2

Jaws 2 (1978)

Movie
5.89
Production Design
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Movie
6.02
Production Design
Embryo

Embryo (1976)

Movie
Production Design
Jaws

Jaws (1975)

Movie
6.03
Art Direction
The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express (1974)

Movie
4
Art Direction
Scream, Pretty Peggy

Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)

Movie
Art Direction
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity (1973)

Movie
Art Direction
Isn't It Shocking?

Isn't It Shocking? (1973)

Movie
Art Direction
See the Man Run

See the Man Run (1973)

Movie
Art Direction
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)

Movie
Art Direction
The Young Country

The Young Country (1970)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
Change of Habit

Change of Habit (1969)

Movie
Art Direction
Winning

Winning (1969)

Movie
Self
Not Your Average Joe

Not Your Average Joe

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.92
Based on 1.33 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1969
1974
1984
1983
2024
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Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1936-05-21 (87 years old)

Birth Name
Joseph Manuel Alves

Birth Place
San Leandro, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Joseph Alves Jr.

Awards
Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, BAFTA Award for Best Production Design


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