- Joseph Minion
Joseph Minion is an American
film director andscreenwriter , best known forMartin Scorsese 's "After Hours " (1985).Born in New Jersey in 1957, Minion briefly attended
NYU Film School before finishing his studies atColumbia University , then renowned for its screenwriting program. In 1984, Minion's script for "After Hours" was optioned byGriffin Dunne and Amy Robinson, the latter a former actress who'd appeared asHarvey Keitel 's damaged girlfriend in Scorsese's "Mean Streets " (1973). Robinson got the screenplay to Scorsese, whose "Last Temptation of Christ " had recently fallen through; production on "After Hours" started shortly afterwards. Later, it surfaced that Minion had plagiarized significant portions ofAfter Hours from radio hostJoe Frank , who successfully sued for an undisclosed sum. Minion continued his screenwriting career with 1987's "Julia and Julia " starringKathleen Turner ; 1989's "Vampire's Kiss", starringNicolas Cage ; "Motorama" (1991); and "On the Run" (1990). As a director, Minion made his debut for producerRoger Corman with 1987's "Daddy's Boys", said to have been thrown together at the last minute to make use of standing sets for "Big Bad Mama II". His last outing as director was for another low-budget feature, "Trafficking" (1999).External links
http://www.panopticist.com/2008/05/the_scandalous_origins_of_martin_scorseses_after_hours.php
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