Bob Giraldi

Birth : 1939-01-17, Paterson, New Jersey, USA

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bob Giraldi (born January 17, 1939) is an American film and television director best known for directing the music video for Michael Jackson's song "Beat It." His work has garnered many accolades, including several London International Awards, Cannes Advertising Awards, NY International Awards, Addy Awards, Chicago Film Festival Awards and hundreds of Clio Awards. He has also been named one of the "101 Stars Behind 100 Years of Advertising." Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Giraldi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Desde el principio

Executive Producer

In the darkness of a soundproof recording studio, a conversation sparks between two voice actors dealing with a shared tragedy. (montclairfilm.org)

Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror

Himself - Pop Video & Commercial Director

A biopic drama-documentary about the 'King of Pop', that mixes real footage and new interviews with people around him (most notably his mother Katherine Jackson) with re-enactments of times of Michael's life until his untimely death on the 25th of June in 2009.

Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY

Director

Second Guessing Grandma

Director

A simple story exploring a poignant few weeks in the life of a twenty-something gay man who finally comes out to his beloved grandmother in the Jersey City house he was raised in - in spite of mounting pressure from his domineering mother and west village live-in boyfriend.

Dinner Rush

Director

One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his son, the star chef, whose culinary creativity has brought success to the business.

HIStory on Film, Volume II

Director

Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films.

HIStory on Film, Volume II

Writer

Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films.

The King of Ads

Director

A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.

Hiding Out

Director

A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.

Jean-Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous Houston, A City In Concert

Director

Outdoor Concert by Jean Michel Jarre to celebrate 150 years of Houston and Texas and 25 years of NASA.

Club Med

Director

Various romantic entanglements occur among the week's visitors to a Club Med resort in Ixtapa, Mexico. The "chef du village" is shocked when a former lover turns up, and must also cope with the troubled son of a close pilot friend killed on a rescue flight.

Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember

Director

Now-classic holiday special based around Rogers' and Partons' best-selling album, Once Upon a Christmas.

Say Say Say

Writer

Two delightful con men attempt sell a magic potion.

Say Say Say

Director

Two delightful con men attempt sell a magic potion.

Say Say Say

Pool Hustler

Two delightful con men attempt sell a magic potion.

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Director

A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.