Garth Jennings

Garth Jennings

Birth : 1972-03-04, Epping, Essex, England, UK

History

Garth Jennings is an English film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. Films he has directed include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow, and Sing. He co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hammer & Tongs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Garth Jennings
Garth Jennings

Movies

Minions & More Volume 2
Miss Crawly (voice)
Catch animated shorts like "Phil’s Dance Party" and "Binky Nelson Unpacified" in this compilation from the company behind the "Despicable Me" franchise.
Animal Attraction
Director (voice)
Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release. The short focuses around Darius who messes up his commercial shoot and audition.
Animal Attraction
Writer
Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release. The short focuses around Darius who messes up his commercial shoot and audition.
For Gunter’s Eyes Only
Miss Crawly (voice)
Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release. The short focuses around Johnny and Gunter who attend a hypnotist show in Redshore City where Gunter is hypnotized and believes he is a 007 type spy.
Sing 2
Writer
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Sing 2
Director
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Sing 2
Miss Crawly (voice)
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Sing 2
Characters
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Come Home
Writer
During the holiday season, Angie, a pack's mother, gets stranded by a blizzard and winds up backstage at the variety show studio. She then gets a chance to connect with her family even if she can't physically make it back to the house.
Come Home
Director
During the holiday season, Angie, a pack's mother, gets stranded by a blizzard and winds up backstage at the variety show studio. She then gets a chance to connect with her family even if she can't physically make it back to the house.
Madame
Producer
Inside a grand Parisian apartment lives an elegant elderly lady. And inside this lady, lives a monster.
Madame
Writer
Inside a grand Parisian apartment lives an elegant elderly lady. And inside this lady, lives a monster.
Madame
Director
Inside a grand Parisian apartment lives an elegant elderly lady. And inside this lady, lives a monster.
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Hamster (voice)
Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.
Baby Driver
Thanks
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
Love at First Sight
Miss Crawly (voice)
During a piano lesson with Johnny, Miss Crawly becomes nostalgic about the dancing and romancing of her youth. Johnny convinces her that it's not too late to find someone and helps her setup a profile on a dating website.
Sing
Miss Crawly / Additional Voices (voice)
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
Sing
Writer
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
Sing
Director
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Bean's Son (voice)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
MeeBOX
Producer
A pilot for a sketch show by Adam Buxton, featuring belligerent megastar Famous Guy, British cinema's greatest advocate Ken Korda, a poorly subtitled edition of Songs of Praise and a home-made music video for Spoon.
Scotch Mist: A Film with Radiohead in It
Director
Radiohead plays songs from their album In Rainbows for a webcast broadcast on New Years Eve. The film was made by Radiohead, Nigel Godrich, Adam Buxton, Garth Jennings, Stanley Donwood, Ric Jerrom, Hugo Nicolson and Dan Grech-Marguerat.
Hot Fuzz
Crack Addict (uncredited)
As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
Son of Rambow
Screenplay
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.
Son of Rambow
Director
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a radio series through to becoming a Hollywood blockbuster.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Director
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Shaun of the Dead
Fun Dead Zombie (uncredited)
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Director
In View: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during 1988–2003, released as a companion to the Warner Bros. compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. All but two of the songs included on the audio CD made the DVD—the exceptions being "All the Right Friends" (which had no official music video) and "Animal" (the video not having been shot until early 2004.)
The Pool Cleaner
Director
Mockumentary where Garth Jennings plays Jon Bon Jovi's pool cleaner
The Pool Cleaner
The Pool Cleaner
Mockumentary where Garth Jennings plays Jon Bon Jovi's pool cleaner