Joe Alves- Biography

Also Credited As:

Joseph Alves, Joseph Alves

About Joe Alves

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).

Family

Father

Joseph Alves.

Career Milestones

1983

Feature directing debut, "Jaws 3-D"

1981

First collaboration with John Carpenter, "Escape From New York"

1974

First collaboration with Steven Spielberg, "The Sugarland Express"

1969

Worked as production designer of "Winning"