Tony Grisoni

Tony Grisoni
Born	28 October 1952(1952-10-28) London, England

Tony Grisoni (born 28 October 1952) is a British screenwriter.

Biography

He has co-written several of director Terry Gilliam's films, including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Tideland.

Tony Grisoni worked in many different areas of film making before turning to screenwriting. QUEEN OF HEARTS, 1989 was his award winning first feature directed by Jon Amiel. He has worked closely with a number of directors including Michael Winterbottom, John Boorman, Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand Tucker and Terry Gilliam (FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS and TIDELAND). Grisoni is also proud to count himself amongst the crew on board the ship of fools: THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE.

VANISHED - A VIDEO SEANCE, 1999 was made in collaboration with performance artist and poet, Brian Catling. “…genre busting - an encounter between mainstream movie story telling and the art avant-garde...” - Jonathan Romney

In 2001, Tony Grisoni made the trek along the people smugglers’ route from the Pakistan/Afghan border, through Iran and Turkey to Europe with the director, Michael Winterbottom. The resulting film, IN THIS WORLD, won the 2002 Berlinale Golden Bear.

More recently Grisoni wrote THE RED RIDING TRILOGY, 2009. Yorkshire Noir in the decade 1974 to '83. From the novels by David Peace. Produced by Andrew Eaton at Revolution Films for Channel 4. Directed by Julian Jarrold, James Marsh and Anand Tucker. Also THE UNLOVED. 2009. Samantha Morton’s directorial debut. BAFTA – Best TV Single Drama. Produced by Kate Ogborn and Michael Elliott for Revolution Films and C4.

Grisoni has also written and directed a number of short films including the award winning THE PIZZA MIRACLE, 2010, SYNCING, 2009 and the BAFTA nominated KINGSLAND #1 The Dreamer, 2008.

Grisoni lives in London .

Filmography

• Queen of Hearts (1989)
• The Island on Bird Street (1997)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
• In This World (2002)
• The Brothers Grimm (2005) (uncredited)
• Tideland (2005)
• Brothers of the Head (2005)
• Death Defying Acts (2007)
• Red Riding (2009)
• The Unloved (2009)

External links

• Tony Grisoni at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.tonygrisoni.co.uk