Joe Alves
Art DirectorProduction DesignerArt Department
- Born
- May 21, 1936
Joe Alves was born on 21 May 1936 in San Leandro, California, USA. He is an art director and production designer, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Jaws 3-D (1983) and Escape from New York (1981). He has been married to Jerri Lauridsen since 29 April 1990. They have two children.
Director
| Jaws 3-D(1983) |
Production Designer
| PC and the Web(2001) |
| Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists(2000) |
| Fire Down Below(1997) |
| Shadow Conspiracy(1997) |
| Drop Zone(1994) |
Art Director
| The Sugarland Express(1974) |
| Scream, Pretty Peggy(1973) |
| Double Indemnity(1973) |
| Isn't It Shocking?(1973) |
| Night Gallery(1969) |
Art Department
| Starman(1984) |
| Change of Habit(1969) |
| Torn Curtain(1966) |
Visual Effects
| Sleeping Beauty(1959) |
| Forbidden Planet(1956) |
Additional Crew
| Jaws: The Inside Story(2010) |
| The Challengers(1970) |
Thanks
| Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story(2025) |
| Running Amok in Hollywood(2013) |
| 3D: A Brief History(2004) |
| Return to 'Escape from New York'(2003) |
| The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'(2001) |
Self
| Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story(2025)as Self - Production Designer |
| Les dents de la mer - Un succès monstre(2025)as Self |
| Unmasking Monsters Below(2024)as Self |
| Sharksploitation(2023)as Self |
| Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show(2020)as Self - Guest |
Archive Footage
| Unexplained Mysteries(2003)as Self - Production Designer (segment "The First Known Abduction") |