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Tom DiCillo is a Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor and Cinematography American born on 14 august 1953 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (USA)

Tom DiCillo

Tom DiCillo
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Birth name Thomas A. DiCillo
Nationality USA
Birth 14 august 1953 (70 years) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (USA)

Thomas A. "Tom" DiCillo (born August 14, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.

Biography

Tom DiCillo nait à Camp Lejeune d'un père italien et d'une mère américaine.
Il étudie l'écriture créative à la Old Dominion University de Norfolk (Virginie). Il se rend ensuite à New York pour étudier la réalisation cinématographique à la New York University's Film School, aux côtés de Jim Jarmusch et Spike Lee.
Après ses études, il travaille d'abord comme acteur, puis comme chef opérateur, avant de devenir réalisateur.

Usually with

Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
(4 films)
John Lurie
John Lurie
(3 films)
Sara Driver
Sara Driver
(3 films)
Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
(5 films)
Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tom DiCillo (14 films)

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Actor

Uncle Howard
Directed by Aaron Brookner
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Howard Brookner, Madonna, Aaron Brookner, Jim Jarmusch, Sara Driver, Andy Warhol
Roles Self
Rating69% 3.4708453.4708453.4708453.4708453.470845
Director Howard Brookner died of AIDS in NYC in 1989 while in post-production on his breakthrough Hollywood movie. His body of work has been buried for 30 years in William S. Burroughs' bunker until his nephew Aaron Brookner unearths his story and the memory of everything he was.
Stranger Than Paradise, 1h29
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors John Lurie, Richard Edson, Eszter Bálint, Tom DiCillo, Rockets Redglare, Sara Driver
Roles Airline Agent
Rating73% 3.697933.697933.697933.697933.69793
The film is a three-act story about self-identified "hipster" Willie (John Lurie), who lives in New York City, and his interactions with the two other main characters, Eva (Eszter Balint) and Eddie (Richard Edson).

Director

When You're Strange, 1h26
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Johnny Depp, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek
Rating75% 3.796793.796793.796793.796793.79679
Le documentaire, narré par Johnny Depp, retrace la carrière des Doors, de leur création à la mort de Jim Morrison, en la restituant dans le contexte de l'époque.
Delirious
Delirious (2007)
, 1h47
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman, Gina Gershon, Callie Thorne, Kevin Corrigan
Rating63% 3.1989253.1989253.1989253.1989253.198925
Toby and Les meet when Toby interrupts a crowd of paparazzi waiting to take pictures of pop diva K'harma Leeds (Allison Lohman). Les requests that Toby go get coffee for himself and two of his colleagues. On his way back with coffee, Toby is stopped by K'harma's agents from the inside of a building and asked to see if the photographers are looking.
Double Whammy, 1h36
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Actors Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzmán, Donald Faison, Keith Nobbs
Rating56% 2.849722.849722.849722.849722.84972
Ray Pluto has horrid memories of watching his wife and child die in a traffic accident. He's also a cop who's the laughingstock of New York City because his back went out while trying to stop a mass murderer — who was then shot by a child. For his back, he gets help from a chiropractor. Meanwhile, a teenager hires thugs to kill her father, who's the super in Ray's apartment building. In the same building, two young men are writing a movie script. Ray tries to get past his grief to solve the assault on the super and also return the affections of the chiropractor.
The Real Blonde, 1h45
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Maxwell Caulfield, Daryl Hannah, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Marlo Thomas
Rating60% 3.047233.047233.047233.047233.04723
Joe is an aspiring actor working as a bus boy in a high-class restaurant. His longtime girlfriend Mary works as a cosmetician for the fashion industry and largely supports him with her steady income. Joe is more concerned with expressing himself than getting a paying job, and has been unwilling to accept roles that do not live up to his artistic standard. Mary supports Joe, but urges him to accept any role to get his foot in the door. Meanwhile, his co-worker Bob lands a lucrative role on a soap opera. Bob is a classically trained actor, but is willing to overlook the quality of the material for the money. He also has a fetish for natural blonde women, leading him to date Sahara, a naive model, and then dump her after discovering that her hair is dyed.
Box of Moonlight, 1h52
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley
Rating70% 3.547123.547123.547123.547123.54712
Al Fountain is a methodic and somewhat neurotic engineer. On the way home from work after leaving his construction site, he takes a side trip for nostalgia's sake in the woodland area. There he meets Buck "The Kid", an eccentric character who gives him a new perspective on his life.
Living in Oblivion, 1h30
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Films about films
Actors Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, James LeGros, Peter Dinklage, Kevin Corrigan
Rating74% 3.74733.74733.74733.74733.7473
The film is divided into three parts, all of which concern the making of a low-budget movie featuring the same director, crew and substantially the same cast.
Johnny Suede, 1h35
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Brad Pitt, Catherine Keener, Calvin Levels, Nick Cave, Alison Moir, Peter McRobbie
Rating57% 2.8968152.8968152.8968152.8968152.896815
Johnny Suede is a young man with an attitude and an immense pompadour, who wants to be a rock n' roll star like his idol Ricky Nelson. He has all the stylistic accoutrements, except a pair of black suede shoes. One night, after leaving a nightclub, like manna from heaven, a pair of black suede shoes falls at his feet. Soon afterward, the recently completed Johnny meets Darlette, a sultry bohemian with whom he beds down for the night. In spite of Darlette's abusive gun-toting boyfriend, Johnny begins to see Darlette every day. But when Johnny is forced to pawn his guitar for rent money, Darlette mysteriously leaves him. Johnny's pal Deke fronts him the money to get his guitar out of hock, and the two form a band. Depressed about Darlette's desertion, he wanders aimlessly, and he meets Yvonne, a woman much wiser than Johnny who teaches him that there are things in life much more important than a pair of black suede shoes.

Scriptwriter

When You're Strange, 1h26
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Johnny Depp, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek
Roles Ecrivain
Rating75% 3.796793.796793.796793.796793.79679
Le documentaire, narré par Johnny Depp, retrace la carrière des Doors, de leur création à la mort de Jim Morrison, en la restituant dans le contexte de l'époque.
Delirious
Delirious (2007)
, 1h47
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman, Gina Gershon, Callie Thorne, Kevin Corrigan
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.1989253.1989253.1989253.1989253.198925
Toby and Les meet when Toby interrupts a crowd of paparazzi waiting to take pictures of pop diva K'harma Leeds (Allison Lohman). Les requests that Toby go get coffee for himself and two of his colleagues. On his way back with coffee, Toby is stopped by K'harma's agents from the inside of a building and asked to see if the photographers are looking.
Double Whammy, 1h36
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Actors Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzmán, Donald Faison, Keith Nobbs
Roles Writer
Rating56% 2.849722.849722.849722.849722.84972
Ray Pluto has horrid memories of watching his wife and child die in a traffic accident. He's also a cop who's the laughingstock of New York City because his back went out while trying to stop a mass murderer — who was then shot by a child. For his back, he gets help from a chiropractor. Meanwhile, a teenager hires thugs to kill her father, who's the super in Ray's apartment building. In the same building, two young men are writing a movie script. Ray tries to get past his grief to solve the assault on the super and also return the affections of the chiropractor.
The Real Blonde, 1h45
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Maxwell Caulfield, Daryl Hannah, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Marlo Thomas
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.047233.047233.047233.047233.04723
Joe is an aspiring actor working as a bus boy in a high-class restaurant. His longtime girlfriend Mary works as a cosmetician for the fashion industry and largely supports him with her steady income. Joe is more concerned with expressing himself than getting a paying job, and has been unwilling to accept roles that do not live up to his artistic standard. Mary supports Joe, but urges him to accept any role to get his foot in the door. Meanwhile, his co-worker Bob lands a lucrative role on a soap opera. Bob is a classically trained actor, but is willing to overlook the quality of the material for the money. He also has a fetish for natural blonde women, leading him to date Sahara, a naive model, and then dump her after discovering that her hair is dyed.
Box of Moonlight, 1h52
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley
Roles Writer
Rating70% 3.547123.547123.547123.547123.54712
Al Fountain is a methodic and somewhat neurotic engineer. On the way home from work after leaving his construction site, he takes a side trip for nostalgia's sake in the woodland area. There he meets Buck "The Kid", an eccentric character who gives him a new perspective on his life.
Living in Oblivion, 1h30
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Films about films
Actors Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, James LeGros, Peter Dinklage, Kevin Corrigan
Roles Writer
Rating74% 3.74733.74733.74733.74733.7473
The film is divided into three parts, all of which concern the making of a low-budget movie featuring the same director, crew and substantially the same cast.