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Paul Thomas Anderson

Director | Writer | Producer

Like Jean Renoir and Max Ophüls, most of Paul Thomas Anderson's films are characterized by a constantly moving camera. Like François Truffaut and Martin Scorsese, his films are the work of a man with an encyclopaedic knowledge of film and film technique, who is able to make tried and true techniques as fresh and as vibrant as when D.W. Griffith first started to discover them... See full bio »

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2014 Inherent Vice (pre-production)
 
2012 The Master
 
2007 There Will Be Blood
 
2003 Mattress Man Commercial (video short)
 
2003 Blossoms & Blood (video short)
 
2003 Couch (TV short)
 
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
 
2001 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (video short) (segment: "FANatic")
 
2000 SNL Fanatic (TV short)
 
2000 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (2000) (segment "Fanatic")
 
1999 Magnolia
 
1998 Flagpole Special (video short)
 
1997 Boogie Nights
 
1996 Hard Eight
 
1993 Cigarettes & Coffee (short)
 
1988 The Dirk Diggler Story (short) (as Paul Anderson)
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
2014 Inherent Vice (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
2012 The Master (written by)
 
2007 There Will Be Blood (screenplay)
 
2003 Mattress Man Commercial (video short)
 
2003 Blossoms & Blood (video short)
 
2002 Punch-Drunk Love (written by)
 
2000 SNL Fanatic (TV short)
 
2000 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (2000) (writer)
 
1999 Magnolia (written by)
 
1998 Flagpole Special (video short)
 
1997 Boogie Nights (written by)
 
1996 Hard Eight (written by)
 
1993 Cigarettes & Coffee (short) (written by)
 
1988 The Dirk Diggler Story (short) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2014 Inherent Vice (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 The Master (producer)
 
2007 There Will Be Blood (producer)
 
2002 Punch-Drunk Love (producer)
 
1999 Magnolia (producer)
 
1997 Boogie Nights (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2006 A Prairie Home Companion (stand-by director)
 
1993 Sworn to Vengeance (TV movie) (production assistant)
 
1990 The Quiz Kids Challenge (TV series) (production assistant - 1990)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
1999 Magnolia (executive music producer - uncredited)
 
1997 Boogie Nights (executive music producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2002 Minority Report
Passenger on Train (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1997 Boogie Nights (writer: "Feel the Heat" 1997)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1988 The Dirk Diggler Story (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (21 titles)
2010/I Fallen Hero (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 The Day the Music Died (special thanks)
 
2009 Possession(s) (thanks for inspiration)
 
2009 Bandslam (special thanks)
 
2009 Funny People (thanks)
 
2009 The Mother of Invention (thanks)
 
2009 Last Flowers (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Brothers in Blood (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2009 KnockDown DragOut (video short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Turning Point (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Artist as a Young Man: A Portrait of Cameron Fairchild (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Flatter (short) (super special thanks)
 
2006 Thefts (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 A Prairie Home Companion (special thanks)
 
2005 Capote (special thanks)
 
2005/I Flat (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Stay Until Tomorrow (special thanks)
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie (very special thanks)
 
2001 The Anniversary Party (special thanks)
 
1999 Rituals and Resolutions (short) (special thanks)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2013 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 January 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Paul Thomas Anderson (2012) … Himself
 
2012 At the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2010 In Search of Ted Demme (documentary)
 
2008 Ceremonia de clausura - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay, Director & Picture
 
1997-2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 December 2007 (2007) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 October 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 January 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 October 1997 (1997) … Himself - Guest
 
2000 That Moment: Magnolia Diary (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
 
2000 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed music video, "Fast As You Can", by Fiona Apple. See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

P.T. Anderson | Paul Anderson

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I watch [Steven Spielberg] movies, and know: Those are fairy tales. I understand what he does. And I make a film on cancer and frogs - however I want that many spectators nevertheless! I find that is a good goal, and I consider it a weakness of mine that I haven't reached it yet. See more »

Trivia:

Fan and personal friend of Aimee Mann. He used the song "Christmastime" performed by Mann in Hard Eight, and many of her songs in the Magnolia soundtrack. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently has large ensemble casts, often featuring Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, and/or Melora Walters. See more »

Nickname:

PTA See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer