Spike Jonze is most widely known as the director of Being John Malkovich (which garnered three Academy Award nominations) and Adaptation. However, Jonze also remains a pioneer in the world of music videos and for many years has been best known as an award-winning music video, short film and commercial director. He got his start working as a photographer and co-directing the skate video "Blind Video Days" with Mark Gonzales.

Spike's direction of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" music video (1994), in the form of opening credits for a fictional 1970s cop show, received critical acclaim and numerous awards. Ever since, Jonze's music videos have regularly been nominated for MTV Video Music Awards. In fact, Spike directed Fatboy Slim's "Praise You," which was named the best video of all time by MTV voters. Also ranked on that all-time best list are several of his other videos, including "Sabotage," Weezer's "Buddy Holly," Daft Punk's "Da Funk," Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet" and Fatboy Slim's "Weapon Of Choice." Spike has also worked with such talented artists as The Pharcyde, R.E.M., Notorious B.I.G, and The Chemical Brothers. A DVD of Spike's music videos, documentaries, short films and other rarities will be released by Palm Pictures and the Directors Label this fall.

Spike also produced Michael Gondry's Human Nature based on an original script by his frequent collaborator Charlie Kaufman.

Music Videos:

• California: Wax
• Sure Shot: Beastie Boys
• Drop: The Pharcyde
• Cannonball: The Breeders
• Sabotage: Beastie Boys
• Da Funk: Daft Punk
• What's Up Fatlip?: Fatlip
• Undone (The Sweater Song): Weezer
• Praise You: Fatboy Slim
• Feel The Pain Dinosaur Junior
• If Only I Had A Brain: MC 900Ft Jesus
• Sky's The Limit: The Notorious B.I.G.
• Weapon Of Choice: Fatboy Slim
• Buddy Holly: Weezer
• Elektrobank: The Chemical Brothers
• It's Oh So Quiet: Bjork

Rarities:

• How They Get There - a short film with Mark Gonzales.
• Mark Paints - Another short film with Mark Gonzales.
• The Oasis Video That Never Happened.
• Rockafella Skank - Richard Koufey's audition tape for Fatboy Slim.
• The Woods - a short film excerpt from Mouse, a Girl Skateboards film.

Documentaries:

• What's Up Fatlip? (the documentary) - After Fatlip left The Pharcyde, outrageous rumors began circulating. This candid documentary happened as Spike and Fatlip worked together on a music video, and Spike let his curiosity take over. 
• Amarillo By Morning - While filming probull riders at a national rodeo in Houston, Spike befriended two suburban teenagers who aspired to be cowboys. This chronicles a day in their life.
• Torrance Rises - Torrance Community Dance Group on the road to their grand performance at the MTV Video Music Awards.

52 page color book:

• Includes Spike's Photographs, Drawings and Interview.