Jay Duplass
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Lawrence Jay Duplass is an American film director. He is best known for his debut film The Puffy Chair
and most recent film Baghead
. His brother Mark Duplass
has worked with him on both films.
Duplass attributes much of his and his brother's love for film to his appreciation for Raising Arizona
. In an interview with Robert K. Elder
for The Film That Changed My Life
, Duplass speculates on what might have happened had he not seen the film in his youth.
The Puffy Chair
The Puffy Chair is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. It screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival. It is considered part of the mumblecore movement...
and most recent film Baghead
Baghead
Baghead is a 2008 comedy/horror film directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Its limited release began on 25 July 2008.-Plot:Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers...
. His brother Mark Duplass
Mark Duplass
Mark David Duplass is an American film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter.Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the brother of director and writer Jay Duplass. He is married to his co-star on The League, Katie Aselton. Duplass is considered to be one of the founders of...
has worked with him on both films.
Duplass attributes much of his and his brother's love for film to his appreciation for Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona is a 1987 comedy film directed by the Coen Brothers and starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand and Randall "Tex" Cobb. Not a blockbuster at the time of its release, it has since achieved cult status...
. In an interview with Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder is an American journalist, author and film columnist.- Early life and education :A Montana native, Elder interviewed Ken Kesey for his high school newspaper. The author encouraged Elder to attend his alma mater, the University of Oregon, which Elder did two years later...
for The Film That Changed My Life
The Film That Changed My Life
The Film That Changed My Life is a non-fiction collection of interviews compiled by American journalist, author and film columnist Robert K. Elder...
, Duplass speculates on what might have happened had he not seen the film in his youth.
I probably wouldn’t be making movies—seriously. It held over for so long. It really was the root of everything that Mark and I always hold ourselves to in making movies. That is to say that Raising Arizona is the most inspired movie that I have ever seen.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Type | Credited as | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 2011 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | Feature Film | |||
| 2011 | The Do-Deca-Pentathlon | Feature Film | |||
| 2010 | Cyrus Cyrus (film) Cyrus is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by brothers Jay and Mark Duplass and starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener.-Plot:... |
Feature Film | |||
| 2008 | Baghead Baghead Baghead is a 2008 comedy/horror film directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Its limited release began on 25 July 2008.-Plot:Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers... |
Feature Film | |||
| 2005 | The Intervention | Short Film | |||
| 2005 | The Puffy Chair The Puffy Chair The Puffy Chair is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. It screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival. It is considered part of the mumblecore movement... |
Feature Film | |||
| 2004 | Scrapple | Short Film | |||
| 2003 | Death for Sale | Short Film | |||
| 2003 | This is John | Short Film | |||
| 2002 | The New Brad | Short Film | |||
| 1996 | Connect 5 | Short Film | |||