Joseph Minion (born 1957) is an American screenwriter, producer and film director, best known for his screenplays for the 1985 film '' After Hours'' and the 1989 cult film ''

Vampire's Kiss ''Vampire's Kiss'' is a 1988 American black comedy horror film directed by Robert Bierman and written by Joseph Minion. Starring Nicolas Cage, María Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals, and Elizabeth Ashley, the film tells the story of a literary ...

''.

Biography

Born in New Jersey in 1957, Minion briefly attended

NYU Film School The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

before finishing his studies at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

for screenwriting. In 1984, Minion's script for ''After Hours'' was optioned by

Griffin Dunne Thomas Griffin Dunne (; born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, film producer, and film director. Dunne studied acting at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. He is kn ...

and Amy Robinson. Robinson sent Minion's screenplay to Scorsese, whose '' Last Temptation of Christ'' had recently fallen through; production on ''After Hours'' started shortly afterward. As a director, Minion made his debut for producer

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with 1987's '' Daddy's Boys''. His last outing as director was for another low-budget feature, ''Trafficking'' (1999).

Personal life

He lives in New York and his studio is in East Orange, N.J. Throughout his career he has taught film and screenwriting at School of Visual Arts, USC, The North Carolina School of Arts, Long Island University and the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minion, Joseph 1957 births Living people American male screenwriters American television writers Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Film directors from New Jersey People from Teaneck, New Jersey Screenwriting instructors