Phil Joanou


Phil Joanou is an American director of film, music videos, and television programs.
He is best known for his collaborations with the rock band U2. Some of the music videos he has directed for the band include "Bad", "One", "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own". He directed the rockumentary film Rattle and Hum, which documented U2 on their Joshua Tree Tour.
In 1987, he made his feature film directorial debut with the teen comedy film Three O'Clock High. His other feature film directing credits include State of Grace, Final Analysis, Heaven's Prisoners and Entropy, the latter of which was an autobiographical film based on Joanou's life. After a seven-year gap, Joanou's next feature film directing effort was Gridiron Gang.

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