Bill Fishman
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER (D.G.A / W.G.A.)
Bill Fishman created Fallout Films in 1984 as an independent production company set up to produce his own music videos and later feature films, and ever since has been dedicated to challenging the great James Brown for the rights to the epithet, “the hardest working man in show business.”
Directing music videos for such diverse acts as The Ramones, Good Charlotte, Wilco, Hank Williams Jr. w/Kid Rock,The Brand New Heavies, George Clinton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Geggy Tah, Bootsy Collins, Georgia Satellites, Sir Mix-A-Lot and The Jayhawks allowed Bill to develop the keen sense of humor and style that helped him garner the 2003 MTV V.M.A.’s Viewer’s Choice Award for Good Charlotte’s “Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous” and the Country Music Association’s “Best Video” Award two consecutive years for his work with Hank Williams Jr. His video for punk rockers Suicidal Tendencies’ “Institutionalized” was displayed in the Portland Museum of Art during a multi-media exhibit celebrating modern dadaism.
Having attended several film schools, including N.Y.U., S.F. Art Institute, SUNY at Purchase, UCLA, and A.F.I., Bill made his big screen writing and directorial debut in 1988 with the celebrated feature film “Tapeheads,” starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins, which went on to capture both the “Prix de Public” and “Gran Prix” awards at Switzerland’s Val D’Isere Film Festival. The film also launched lasting friendships between the maverick director, Cusack, and Ebbe Roe Smith (“Falling Down”). Bill went on to co-write the screenplays “Dreaming of Babylon” and “Car 54, Where Are You?” with Smith. Bill directed “Car 54…” starring David Johansen, Rosie O’Donnell, Fran Drescher, Danny Baldwin and Jeremy Piven for Orion Pictures in 1992. Bill went on to develop and produce the successful and critically acclaimed film “Posse” starring Mario Van Peebles, Billy Zane and Stephen Baldwin. Bill also directed the feature film “Desperate But Not Serious”, starring Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster, John Corbett and Claudia Schiffer.
Currently, Bill just finished his latest feature “My Dinner With Jimi”, a film about a particularly raucous night during 1967 spent in London with The Turtles, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles starring Academy Award nominated actor Justin Henry, Royale Watkins and George Wendt. “My Dinner With Jimi” was premiered at the 2003 Slamdunk Film Festival in Park City, Utah where it received the Best Screenplay Award. The Asheville Film Festival in North Carolina awarded the film Best Feature Film. While seeking a distribution deal, the film continues making the rounds at film festivals from coast to coast to enthusiastic responses from critics and fans alike.
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MUSIC VIDEOS
Zoe Scott “Hard Habit To Break”
Cristofani – “Might Have To Go Crazy”
Airbourne – “Bottom Of The Well”
Megadeth “The Right To Go Insane”
Train – “If Its Love”
Airbourne – Blonde Bad and Beautiful”
Keaton Simons “Good Things Get Better”
Theory Of A Deadman “Hate My Life”
The Three O’Clock “Jet Fighter”
Suicidal Tendencies “Institutionalized”
Stop “Wake Up”
The Sharks “Only Time Will Tell”
Grandmaster Flash “Style”
George Clinton “Do Fries Go With That Shake”
Suicidal Tendencies “Possessed to Skate”
The Ramones “Something to Believe In”
L.A. Dream Team “Nursery Rhymes”
The Georgia Satellites “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”
Bobby Jimmy and the Critters “Roaches”
New Edition “Girl”
Hank Williams Jr. with Van Halen “My Name Is Bocephus”
The Monkees “Heart and Soul”
The Breakfast Club “Drive My Car”
The Georgia Satellites “Myth Of Love”
Bootsy Collins “Party On Plastic”
The Ramones “I Wanna Be SedatedJoyce Irby / Doug E. Fresh “Mr. D.J.”
Suicidal Tendencies “Trip to the Brain”
Hank Williams Jr. “Young Country”
The Ramones “Pet Semetary”
Arthur Baker “Talk It Over”
The Georgia Satellites “Shake That Thang”
Suicidal Tendencies “Institutionalized ’94”
Infectious Grooves “Cousin Randy”
Geggy Tah “Whoever You Are”
Wilco “Outta Site (Outta Mind)”
The Brand New Heavies with Q-Tip “Sometimes”
Jayhawks “Big Star”
Moloko “Fun For Me”
Blessid Union Of Souls “I Wanna Be There”
The Brand New Heavies “You Are The Universe”
Los Amigos Invisible “Sexy”
III Frum Tha Soul “Black Superman”
Wilco “Shot In The Arm”
Hank Williams Jr. with Kid Rock “Naked Women and Beer”
Cassandra Denver “Cornfields”
Cassandra Denver “I Don’t Know Why”
Good Charlotte “Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous”
The Blank Theory “Middle of Nowhere” (from the feature “Final Destination 2”)
King Gordy “Nightmares (Don’t Let Me Fall Asleep)”
Sir Mix-A-Lot “Big Johnson”
Frickin’ A “Trend”
FEATURE FILMS
“Tapeheads” (Director/Writer) John Cusack, Tim Robbins
“Car 54, Where Are You?” (Director) David Johansen, Rosie O’Donnell,
Fran Drescher, John C. McGinley
“Posse” (Exec. Producer) Mario Van Pebbles, Stephen Baldwin, Billy Zane
“Desperate But Not Serious” (Director) Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster,
Claudia Schiffer, John Corbett
“My Dinner With Jimi” (Director) – Justin Henry, George Wendt, Royale Watkins, John Corbett, Curtis Armstrong
COMMERCIALS
Jim Rome “Welcome To The Jungle”
Jim Rome “Christmas” (Home Shopping Network parody)
KCRW “Electrifying Radio”
Virgin Mobile “The White Stripes – Live and In Flight”
TELEVISION
“The Monkee’s Television Special ’97” – ABC
“One Saturday Morning” / “The Monkey Boys” – ABC / DISNEY
AWARDS
Billboard Awards – Winner Best Independent Music Video: Stop
M.T.V. Video Awards – Nominated for Best New Artist: Georgia Satellites
Country Music Association – Winner Best Music Video: Hank Williams Jr.
Academy of Country Music – Winner Best Music Video: Hank Williams Jr.
Festival Du Cinema, Val D’isere – Winner Grand Prix/Prix Du Public: “Tapeheads”
N.Y. Independent Film Fest – Best Romantic Comedy: “Desperate But Not Serious”
Slamdunk Film Festival – Winner Best Screenplay: “My Dinner With Jimi”
M.T.V. Video Music Awards – Winner Viewer’s Choice Award: Good Charlotte
M.T.V. Video Music Awards – Nominated for Best Rock Video: Good Charlotte
M.T.V. Video Music Awards – Nominated for Best Group Video: Good Charlotte
Asheville N.C. Film Festival – Winner Best Feature Film: “My Dinner With Jimi”