Joe Alves

Alves has designed three feature for Steven Spielberg, including "Jaws" (1975) and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977), for which he earned an Oscar nomination. He created a memorably derelict Gotham City for John Carpenter's science-fiction adventure, "Escape from New York" (1981) and served as visual consultant on Carpenter's "Starman" (1984). Alves made an inauspicious directing debut with "Jaws 3-D" (1983).

• Also Credited As:
  Joseph Alves, Joseph Alves Jr
• Born:
  May 21, 1938 in San Leandro, California
• Job Titles:
  Production designer, Director

Family

• Father: Joseph Alves.

Milestones

• 1969 Worked as production designer of "Winning"
• 1974 First collaboration with Steven Spielberg, "The Sugarland Express"
• 1981 First collaboration with John Carpenter, "Escape From New York"
• 1983 Feature directing debut, "Jaws 3-D"