Bill Fishman

Bill Fishman is an American film director, whose work includes the cult film Tapeheads, starring Tim Robbins and John Cusack, as well as the film version of the TV classic Car 54, Where Are You?. He won an award at the 1999 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival^[1] and has also directed numerous music videos for such artists as The Ramones, Georgia Satellites, Suicidal Tendencies and Moloko.

Filmography

• Tapeheads (1988) (also Co-Writer, with Peter McCarthy)
• Posse (1993) (Executive Producer)
• Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) (also Co-Writer, with Ebbe Roe Smith, Peter Crabbe and Peter McCarthy)
• Desperate But Not Serious (a.k.a. "Reckless and Wild") (1999)
• My Dinner with Jimi (2003)

Selected videography

• Arthur Baker (and The Backbeat Disciples) – "Talk it Over"
• The Blank Theory – "Middle of Nowhere"
• Blessid Union of Souls – "I Wanna Be There"
• Bobby Jimmy and the Critters – "Roaches"
• The Brand New Heavies – "Sometimes" (featuring Q-Tip)/"You Are The Universe"
• The Breakfast Club – "Drive My Car"
• George Clinton – "Do Fries Go with That Shake?"
• Bootsy Collins – "Party on Plastic"
• Counting Crows – "Palisades Park"
• Dream Theater- "The Enemy Inside"
• Eagles of Death Metal – "Speaking in Tongues"
• Eve6 – "Victoria"
• Geggy Tah – "Whoever You Are"
• Georgia Satellites – "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"/"Myth of Love"/"Shake That Thang"
• Good Charlotte – "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
• Grandmaster Flash – "Style"
• Infectious Grooves – "Cousin Randy"
• Joyce Irby (featuring Doug E. Fresh) – "Mr. DJ"
• The Jayhawks – "Big Star"
• King Gordy – "Nightmares (Don't Let Me Fall Asleep)"
• L.A. Dream Team – "Nursery Rhymes"
• Los Amigos Invisibles – "Sexy"
• Megadeth – "The Right to Go Insane"
• Moloko – "Fun for Me"
• The Monkees – "Heart and Soul"
• New Edition – "You're Not My Kind of Girl"
• Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper – "619-239-KING"
• The Offspring – "Turning Into You"
• The Ramones – "I Wanna Be Sedated"/"Pet Sematary"/"Something to Believe In"
• The Sharks – "Only Time Will Tell"
• Sir Mix-A-Lot – "Big Johnson"/"Carz"
• Suicidal Tendencies – "Institutionalized"/"Possessed to Skate"/"Trip At the Brain"
• Theory of a Dead Man – "Hate my Life"
• The Three O'Clock – "Jet Fighter"
• Train – "If it's Love"/"Save Me San Francisco"
• Wilco – "Outtasite (Outta Mind)"/"Shot in The Arm"
• Hank Williams Jr. – "My Name is Bocephus" (featuring Van Halen)/"Naked Women and Beer" (featuring Kid Rock)/"Young Country"
• Zap Mama (featuring Erykah Badu) – "Bandy Bandy"

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527217/awards

External links

• Bill Fishman at the Internet Movie Database