Michael Dowse
Michael Dowse | |
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_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg) Michael Dowse at South by Southwest 2019 | |
| Born | April 19, 1973 |
| Occupation | Film director |
Michael Dowse (born April 19, 1973) is a Canadian director.
Life and career
Born in London, Ontario, to Irish parents, he was trained as a film editor. His first full-length movie, FUBAR was shot on a digital camera with a tiny budget, but was selected by the Sundance Film Festival and screened on the prestigious midnight slot, which had launched the revolutionary film The Blair Witch Project. Though it failed to get picked up by any major American theatrical distributors, FUBAR subsequently became a cult hit in Canada. Following the success of FUBAR, Dowse went on to direct the higher-budget British film It's All Gone Pete Tong, the story of a deaf DJ in Ibiza.
Dowse's next production, the 1980s retro comedy Take Me Home Tonight, started shooting in Phoenix, Arizona on the week beginning 19 February 2007, and was released to theaters on March 4, 2011.[1]
Dowse directed The F Word, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, and Adam Driver.
He has also directed Stuber, starring Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, and Iko Uwais. A film about an encounter between an Uber driver and an almost-blind cop.
He currently resides in Montreal with his wife and children.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Other | |||
| 1999 | Bad Money | No | No | No | Editor | |
| 2000 | 237 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| waydowntown | No | No | No | Assistant editor | ||
| 2001 | Mile Zero | No | No | No | Assistant editor | |
| 2002 | FUBAR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cinematographer Editor |
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| Looking for Leonard | No | No | No | Editor | ||
| 2004 | It's All Gone Pete Tong | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2009 | You Might as Well Live | No | No | No | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | Fubar 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor | Also known as FUBAR: Balls to the Wall or FUBAR: Gods of Blunder |
| 2011 | Take Me Home Tonight | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Goon | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| 2013 | The F Word | Yes | No | No | Executive producer | Also released as What If? |
| The Grand Seduction | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2017 | Robot Bullies | Yes | No | No | No | Short film |
| 2019 | Stuber | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2020 | Coffee & Kareem | Yes | No | No | No | |
Television
| Year | Series | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Other | |||
| 2009 | The Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator | Produced one episode |
| 2016-2017 | Man Seeking Woman | Yes | Yes | No | No | Directed 6 episodes Produced 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Preacher | Yes | No | No | No | Season 2 episode 9: "Puzzle Piece" |
| Fubar Age of Computer | Yes | Yes | No | Creator Executive producer Composed opening theme | ||
| Future Man | Yes | No | No | No | Season 1 episodes 12 and 13: "Prelude to an Apocalypse" and "A Date with Destiny" | |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Credited as | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 1998 | "Chupacabras" | Chixdiggit | Yes | No | No |
| 2000 | "Slow Descent into Alcoholism" | The New Pornographers | Yes | No | No |
| "Letter from an Occupant" | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2003 | "Your Daddy Don't Know | Yes | No | No | |
| "The Kid Is Hot Tonight" | Chixdiggit | Yes | No | No | |
| "In the Mood" | Sloan | Yes | No | No | |
| "FUBAR Is a Super Rocker" | Thor | Yes | No | No | |
| — | "Diamond Head" | The New Pornographers | Yes | No | No |
Awards and nominations
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| Wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Faris, Fogler "Kids" again in comedy film Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine Reuters, February 8, 2007.
External links
- Michael Dowse at IMDb
- It's All Gone Pete Tong Official Film Website
- FUBAR - The Movie Official Film Website
