Josh Evans (film producer)

Joshua Evans (born January 16, 1971) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, author and actor best known for his role in Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

Josh Evans
Born
Joshua Evans

(1971-01-16) January 16, 1971
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilmmaker, author, actor, screenwriter
Notable work
Glam
Born on the Fourth of July
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2003; div. 2011)​

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(m. 2012)​
Children1
Parent(s)Robert Evans
Ali MacGraw

Life and education

Evans was born in New York City to actress Ali MacGraw and the late producer Robert Evans.[1][2] His father was of Russian Jewish descent, and his maternal grandmother was of Hungarian Jewish ancestry.[3] Evans is the nephew of the late producer Charles Evans, Sr.,[4][5] the stepson of the late actor Steve McQueen,[6] and the stepbrother of actor and race car driver Chad McQueen. Evans grew up in Los Angeles and graduated in 1989 from the private Crossroads School in Santa Monica.

Career

He earned a Young Artist Awards in 1998.[7] He went on to produce, direct, write and act. Most notably, he acted as Ron Kovic's hippie younger brother in Born on the Fourth of July, which won a 1990 Golden Globe Award, and John Lithgow's character's servile assistant in Ricochet.[8][9]

The Daily Press's Kevin Thomas called Inside the Goldmine, in which Evans starred in 1994, a "meaningful look at a nihilist" and "the kind of film that could be made only by someone prepared to strive for self-knowledge."[10]

He followed Inside the Goldmine by producing and directing the 35mm Glam, which a Los Angeles Times review called "an edgy tale of Hollywood innocence, corruption."[11]

About Evans's third independent film, The Price of Air, a Los Angeles Times review pointed out that "Evans also stars, giving a persuasive portrayal as the naive but likable slacker, Paul... ."[12] Variety wrote about the plot, in which the lead character agrees to courier a package of illicit drugs, "Conceptually, it’s an intriguing notion for a movie... ."[13]

Evans also wrote, produced and directed the 2005 independent film Che Guevara starring Eduardo Noriega.[14] The film screened at a 2006 conference sponsored by UCLA's Latin American Center's Working Group on Education and Culture.[15]

In February 2014, filming in Las Vegas completed for Death in the Desert, a full-length movie directed and produced by Evans and starring Michael Madsen, Shayla Beesley and Paz de la Huerta.[16] The score for a song performed by Evans' second wife, Saint, was done by Chris Goss.[17] The film is based on the book Death in the Desert by Cathy Scott[18] with the screenplay written by John Steppling.[19] The film had its world premiere at the Tucson Film Festival, on October 9, 2015, which was presented by the Arizona Underground Film Festival.[20] Distribution was scheduled for 2016 by Osiris Entertainment.[21]

Book

Evans wrote and published a novella titled Gold Star in April 2013.[22]

Filmography

Actor

Director
  • Inside the Goldmine (1994)
  • Glam (1997)
  • The Price of Air (2000)
  • Che Guevara (2005)
  • Everybody Dies (2009)[23]
  • Thirty Nine (2013)
  • Death in the Desert (2015)

Writer
  • Inside the Goldmine (1994)
  • Glam (1997)
  • The Price of Air (2000)
  • Che Guevara (2005)
  • Thirty Nine (2013)

Producer
  • Glam (2001)
  • Che Guevara (2005)
  • Thirty Nine (2013)
  • Death in the Desert (2014)

References
  1. "The Kid Bows Out: Movie Producer Robert Evans Dies At 89". NPR.org.
  2. Ryan, Joe (July 15, 2002). "Robert Evans subject of HBO documentary". The Daily Bruin. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  3. https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-fred-savage-herman-wouk-and-ali-macgraw
  4. ""Charles Evans, producer, 81," Variety obit".
  5. "E! Online' Profile: Robert Evans". Archived from the original on April 3, 2008.
  6. "Steve McQueen Biography (1930-1980)". filmreference.com.
  7. "Young Artist Award". imdb.com.
  8. "FILMMAKER MAGAZINE - Fall 1996: PRODUCTION UPDATE". filmmakermagazine.com.
  9. Maslin, Janet (October 5, 1991). "Review/Film; A Fugitive Who's Out For Blood". New York Times.
  10. "Inside the Goldmine". The Daily Press. April 25, 1997. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  11. "'Glam' Focuses on the Bad, Beautiful". latimes.
  12. Los Angeles Times (November 2, 2000). "The Price of Air". baltimoresun.com.
  13. Foundas, Scott (October 2, 2000). "The Price of Air".
  14. "Movies" – via NYTimes.com.
  15. "UCLA Latin American Institute". ucla.edu.
  16. "Photographer helped Madsen meet Sinatra". February 24, 2014.
  17. "Death in the Desert (2015)". IMDb. November 22, 2015.
  18. "Las Vegas News | Breaking News & Headlines". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  19. "Man of Conviction: John Steppling -- Playwright, Screenwriter and Teacher". The Huffington Post.
  20. "Arizona Daily Wildcat :: Tucson Festival of Films captures the city's cinematic presence". arizona.edu.
  21. Jessica Harmon (October 11, 2015). "Death in the Desert rolls up new trailer". moviepilot.com.
  22. "In the Booth with Ruth – Josh Evans, Author, Screenwriter, Filmmaker & Actor - Ruth Jacobs". Ruth Jacobs.
  23. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
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