Biography

He has co-written several of director Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...

's films, including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American drama film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. It was adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel of the same name....

 and Tideland

Tideland (film)

Tideland is a 2005 British-Canadian fantasy thriller film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel of the same name. The film was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and surrounding area in the fall and winter of 2004...

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Tony Grisoni worked in many different areas of film making before turning to screenwriting. QUEEN OF HEARTS, 1989 was his award winning first feature directed by Jon Amiel. He has worked closely with a number of directors including Michael Winterbottom, John Boorman, Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand Tucker and Terry Gilliam (FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS and TIDELAND). Grisoni is also proud to count himself amongst the crew on board the ship of fools: THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE.

VANISHED - A VIDEO SEANCE, 1999 was made in collaboration with performance artist and poet, Brian Catling. “…genre busting - an encounter between mainstream movie story telling and the art avant-garde...” - Jonathan Romney

In 2001, Tony Grisoni made the trek along the people smugglers’ route from the Pakistan/Afghan border, through Iran and Turkey to Europe with the director, Michael Winterbottom. The resulting film, IN THIS WORLD, won the 2002 Berlinale Golden Bear.

More recently Grisoni wrote THE RED RIDING TRILOGY, 2009. Yorkshire Noir in the decade 1974 to '83. From the novels by David Peace. Produced by Andrew Eaton at Revolution Films for Channel 4. Directed by Julian Jarrold, James Marsh and Anand Tucker. Also THE UNLOVED. 2009. Samantha Morton’s directorial debut. BAFTA – Best TV Single Drama. Produced by Kate Ogborn and Michael Elliott for Revolution Films and C4.

Grisoni has also written and directed a number of short films including the award winning THE PIZZA MIRACLE, 2010, SYNCING, 2009 and the BAFTA nominated KINGSLAND #1 The Dreamer, 2008.

Grisoni lives in London

London

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Filmography

• Queen of Hearts  (1989)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)
  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American drama film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. It was adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel of the same name....
  
   (1998)
• In This World
  In This World
  In This World is a 2002 British docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film follows two young Afghan refugees, Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, as they leave a refugee camp in Pakistan for a better life in London. Since their journey is illegal, it is fraught with danger, and they must...
  
   (2002)
• The Brothers Grimm
  The Brothers Grimm (film)
  The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 fantasy Adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam. The film stars Matt Damon and Heath Ledger in an exaggerated and fictitious portrait of the Brothers Grimm as traveling con-artists in French-occupied Germany during the late 18th century...
  
   (2005) (uncredited)
• Tideland
  Tideland (film)
  Tideland is a 2005 British-Canadian fantasy thriller film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel of the same name. The film was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and surrounding area in the fall and winter of 2004...
  
   (2005)
• Brothers of the Head
  Brothers of the Head
  Brothers of the Head is a 2005 mockumentary featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe , conjoined twins living in the United Kingdom...
  
   (2005)
• Death Defying Acts
  Death Defying Acts
  Death Defying Acts is a 2007 supernatural romantic thriller. The film is a UK-Australian co-production directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It concerns an episode in the life of Hungarian-American escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in...
  
   (2007)
• Red Riding
  Red Riding
  Red Riding is a television adaptation of English author David Peace's Red Riding Quartet. Published between 1999 and 2002, the quartet comprises the novels Nineteen Seventy-Four , Nineteen Seventy-Seven , Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty-Three...
  
   (2009)
• The Unloved
  The Unloved
  The Unloved is a British television drama starring Molly Windsor, Susan Lynch and Robert Carlyle. It is about an eleven year old girl called Lucy growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective...
  
   (2009)

External links

• http://www.tonygrisoni.co.uk