{{short description|American film production designer (born 1936)}} {{Infobox person | name = Joe Alves | image = Joe_Alves_in_San_Francisco,_2013.jpg | caption = Joe Alves in San Francisco 2013 | other_names = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|5|21}} | birth_place = [[San Leandro, California|San Leandro]], California, U.S. | birth_name = Joseph Manuel Alves | known_for = ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[Jaws 2]]'', ''[[Jaws 3-D]]'' | occupation = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[production designer]]}} | years_active = 1956–2000 }} '''Joseph Manuel Alves''' (born May 21, 1936) is an American film [[production designer]], perhaps best known for his work on ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' and the first three films of the [[Jaws (franchise)|''Jaws'' franchise]]. He directed the third installment ''[[Jaws 3-D]]''.
==Career== 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.<ref name="Jaws">''Spotlight on Location: The Making of Jaws'', ''Jaws'' 30th Anniversary DVD documentary, [2005]</ref>
He was nominated for the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] and won the [[BAFTA]] for Best Art Direction for his work on ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Alves Awards & Nominations |work=Yahoo Movies |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800048770/awards |access-date=2006-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522073504/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800048770/awards |archive-date=May 22, 2011 }}</ref>
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 fired, 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.<ref>Loynd, Ray (1978) ''The Jaws 2 Log''. London: W.H. Allen. {{ISBN|0-426-18868-3}} pg74</ref>
The model of New York he created for [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Escape from New York]]'' (1981) has been described as "memorably derelict",<ref>{{cite web |title=Escape From New York Blu-ray Details Fit for The Duke|work=Dread Central |date=19 February 2015 |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/90520/escape-new-york-blu-ray-details-fit-duke/|access-date=2015-02-19}}</ref> and he was visual consultant on Carpenter's ''[[Starman (film)|Starman]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Alves biography|work=Turner Classic Movies |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/3103%7C84021/Joe-Alves/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122044400/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/3103%7C84021/Joe-Alves/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2012|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref>
He directed ''[[Jaws 3-D]]'' (1983), which took advantage of the revival in popularity of [[3-D film|3-D]] at the time. The film received generally weak critical reception, with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' criticising Alves for failing "to linger long enough on the Great White."<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaws 3-D |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/1982/film/reviews/jaws-3-d-1200425516/ |date=1983-01-01 |access-date=2006-11-28}}</ref> He was nominated as 'worst director' in the [[1983 Golden Raspberry Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1983 Archive |work=Razzies.com |url=http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=23 |access-date=2006-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028195413/http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=23 |archive-date=2006-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Jaws 3-D'' was his only film as director.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! colspan="4" |Credited as ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- ! width="65"| Production Designer ! width="65"| Art Director ! width="65"| Director ! width="65"| Other |- | 1969 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Change of Habit]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Assistant art director |- | 1974 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[The Sugarland Express]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1975 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1976 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Embryo (film)|Embryo]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1977 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1978 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Jaws 2]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Also associate producer and second unit director |- | 1981 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Escape from New York]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1983 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Jaws 3-D]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 1984 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Starman (film)|Starman]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Visual consultant and second unit director |- | 1988 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Everybody's All-American (film)|Everybody's All-American]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1992 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Freejack]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Also associate producer |- | 1993 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Geronimo: An American Legend]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1994 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Drop Zone (film)|Drop Zone]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | rowspan="2" |1997 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Shadow Conspiracy]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Fire Down Below (1997 film)|Fire Down Below]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 2000 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- |}
===Television (as art director)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- | 1969 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]'' | 1 episode |- | 1969–1970 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' | 2 episodes |- | 1970–1973 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Night Gallery]]'' | 42 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |1970 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[The Bold Ones: The Protectors]]'' | 1 episode |- | style="text-align:left"| ''[[The Young Country]]'' | TV movie |- | rowspan="2" |1971 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Sarge (TV series)|Sarge]]'' | 1 episode |- | style="text-align:left"| ''[[The Psychiatrist (TV series)|The Psychiatrist]]'' | 6 episodes |- | 1972 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' | 1 episode |- | 1972–1973 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Hec Ramsey]]'' | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="3" |1973 | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Isn't It Shocking?]]'' | rowspan="3" |TV movie |- | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Double Indemnity (1973 film)|Double Indemnity]]'' |- | style="text-align:left"| ''[[Scream, Pretty Peggy]]'' |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{wikiquote}} *{{IMDb name|id=0023469}}
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