Steve De Jarnatt

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Steve De Jarnatt
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Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter

Steve De Jarnatt is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and short-story author. [1]

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Background and education

De Jarnatt grew up in Longview, Washington. His father, Arlie De Jarnatt, was a teacher and public representative who taught history and civics at Monticello Middle School and later R. A. Long High School. He also served five terms as a Democratic Party member of the Washington House of Representatives and six years as a state senator. De Jarnatt's mother, Donna, was an artist who also taught at St. Helens Elementary School and Monticello Middle. [2] [3]

De Jarnatt himself attended R.A. Long, graduating in 1970. Although he was a successful sprinter at high school (where he set several records), he chose Occidental College in Los Angeles, rather than take a track scholarship to a local public university, because he preferred the Southern Californian climate and environment. De Jarnatt first took an interest in film during his time at Occidental; attracted by "access to good film equipment," he subsequently attended The Evergreen State College, from which he graduated in 1974. He later studied at the American Film Institute. [2] [4] [5]

Career

De Jarnatt is perhaps best known for writing and directing the nuclear-apocalypse thriller Miracle Mile (1988) [6] and directing the sci-fi film Cherry 2000 (1987). In 1983, Miracle Mile was chosen by American Film magazine as one of the ten best unproduced screenplays circulating in Hollywood. [6] That same year, De Jarnatt received his first screen credit as one of the writers of Strange Brew , a comedy starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as their respective SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie.

De Jarnatt has also directed episodic television, including The X-Files , Lizzie McGuire , Flight 29 Down , ER , and Alfred Hitchcock Presents .

His short story, "Rubiaux Rising", appeared in the 2009 edition of The Best American Short Stories , as selected by author Alice Sebold. [7] A collection of De Jarnatt's stories, Grace for Grace, was published in 2020. [8] [9]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Steve De Jarnatt". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
  2. 1 2 Mathieu, Stephanie (December 10, 2006). "Man of direction—Longview's Steve De Jarnatt sprints to fame in film". TDN.com. The Daily News (Longview) . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Summers, Leila (August 10, 2008). "Sunday Obituary: Mrs. DeJarnatt painted a memorable life in art and politics". TDN.com. The Daily News (Longview) . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Class Notes". Evergreen Magazine. Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen State College. Spring 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ Wark, Mike (November 1989). "Evergreen, Hollywood and the Miracle Mile" (PDF). The Evergreen State College Review. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Richardson, John H. (May 28, 1989). "Miracle Mile Made with Slowly Measured Steps". St. Petersburg Times .
  7. ↑ Martin-straw, Judith (2009-06-22). "Santa Monica Review Short Story Up For Award". Culver City News.
  8. ↑ "Grace for Grace". Acre Books. The Cincinnati Review. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Grace for Grace. Seagull Books. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "An Interview with Steve de Jarnatt (Part 1 of 3)".
  11. ↑ "Eat the Sun". Film Freeway.
  12. ↑ Sanderson, Kirk (December 30, 2024). "Kino Lorber to Release Apocalyptic 1988 Thriller 'Miracle Mile' on Blu-ray Disc Dec. 31". Media Play News.


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