Joe Alves Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Joe Alves

Joe Alves

Art

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).

Filmography Movies

Acting

Not Your Average Joe movie poster
MOVIE

Not Your Average Joe

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Not Your Average Joe
Self
The Shark Is Still Working movie poster
MOVIE

The Shark Is Still Working

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The Shark Is Still Working
Self
Sharksploitation movie poster
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Sharksploitation

7.0(0.0K)
Sharksploitation
Self
The Making of 'Jaws' movie poster
MOVIE

The Making of 'Jaws'

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The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' movie poster
MOVIE

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
3D: A Brief History movie poster
MOVIE

3D: A Brief History

6.3(0.0K)
3D: A Brief History
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' movie poster
MOVIE

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

2.0(0.0K)
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
Self
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage movie poster
MOVIE

Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage

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Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
Jaws, a Monstrous Success movie poster
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Jaws, a Monstrous Success

6.3(0.0K)
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
Self - set designer
The Farmer and the Shark movie poster
MOVIE

The Farmer and the Shark

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The Farmer and the Shark
Self

Production

Escape from New York movie poster
MOVIE

Escape from New York

7.0(3.5K)
Escape from New York
Production Design
Jaws movie poster
MOVIE

Jaws

7.7(11.5K)
Jaws
Production Design
Jaws 2 movie poster
MOVIE

Jaws 2

6.0(2.1K)
Jaws 2
Production Design
Close Encounters of the Third Kind movie poster
MOVIE

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.3(4.6K)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Production Design
The Sugarland Express movie poster
MOVIE

The Sugarland Express

6.6(0.5K)
The Sugarland Express
Art Direction
The Young Country movie poster
MOVIE

The Young Country

9.0(0.0K)
The Young Country
Art Direction
Jaws 3-D movie poster
MOVIE

Jaws 3-D

4.5(1.4K)
Jaws 3-D
Director
Starman movie poster
MOVIE

Starman

6.9(1.0K)
Starman
Second Unit Director
Isn't It Shocking? movie poster
MOVIE

Isn't It Shocking?

6.3(0.0K)
Isn't It Shocking?
Art Direction
Change of Habit movie poster
MOVIE

Change of Habit

5.4(0.0K)
Change of Habit
Assistant Art Director

Gallery

Joe Alves portrait