Joseph Minion


Joseph Minion is an American screenwriter. His writing credits include After Hours, Vampire's Kiss, Motorama, On the Run and episodes of Amazing Stories and Tales from the Crypt. He also directed the films Daddy's Boys and Trafficking.

Biography

Born in New Jersey in 1957, Minion briefly attended NYU Film School before finishing his studies at Columbia University for screenwriting. In 1984, Minion's script for After Hours was optioned by Griffin Dunne and Amy Robinson. Robinson sent Minion's screenplay to Scorsese, whose Last Temptation of Christ had recently fallen through; production on After Hours started shortly afterward. The following year, Scorsese directed Minion's script for the Amazing Stories episode "Mirror Mirror".
As a director, Minion made his debut for producer Roger Corman with 1988's Daddy's Boys. Vampire's Kiss, scripted by Minion, was released in the same year. 1991 saw the release of the Minion scripted Tales from the Crypt episode "Loved to Death" and the film Motorama. In 1999, Minion scripted the films On the Run and Trafficking, the latter of which he also directed and produced.

Personal life

He lives in New York and his studio is in East Orange, N.J. Throughout his career he has taught film and screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts, USC, the North Carolina School of Arts, Long Island University and the New York University School of Continuing Education.

Filmography

;Films
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1981The OfficeShort film
1985After Hours
1987Julia and Julia
1988Daddy's Boys
1988Vampire's Kiss
1991Motorama
1999On the Run
1999Trafficking
2005The Collection
2014Airport 2012Short film

;Television
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1986Amazing StoriesEpisode "Mirror Mirror"
1991Tales from the CryptEpisode "Loved to Death"
1993Route 66Episode "Dream Lover"