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Josh King
Politically Correct Whenever friends moon about what a great job Josh King has, the 1st AD repeats a line (attributed to Austin Powers star Mike Myers) that goes something like:…
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Politically Correct Whenever friends moon about what a great job Josh King has, the 1st AD repeats a line (attributed to Austin Powers star Mike Myers) that goes something like: “We all suffer so others may laugh.” King, whose partial resume includes movies starring Myers, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, says running comedy sets is rarely all fun and games. “What’s funny on paper may often not be on the set,” he says. “So ‘find-ing the funny’ can take time, which makes it hard to schedule the day.” King says more improvisation (aided by digital cameras) has complicated his job. “A scene on The Campaign [this past summer’s political satire] where Will [Ferrell] opens the door and Zach [Galifianakis] asks to come in, reads as an eighth of a page. Then those guys started winging it, and ten minutes later we were still shooting.” Politically themed movies, of which King has done two in a row with director Jay Roach, typically feature large crowds for debates and rallies. “While shooting Game Change [about Sarah Palin’s run for vice president] in Baltimore, we had to bring in extras from Virginia, New York, and Philadelphia,” King recalls. “McCain’s big rollout of Palin was shot in a college gym, where 500 extras were scheduled but only 300 showed up. The only option was to push the familiar faces to the back and tell Jay we just couldn’t shoot as wide as planned.” DGA -Directors Guild of America
Filmography
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2023
World's Most Secret Hotels
TV show Director
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2019
The Morning Show
TV show First Assistant Director
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2016
All the Way
Movie First Assistant Director
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2016
Dirty Grandpa
Movie First Assistant Director
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2015
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Movie First Assistant Director
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2012
The Campaign
Movie First Assistant Director
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2012
Game Change
Movie First Assistant Director
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2010
Dinner for Schmucks
Movie First Assistant Director
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2010
Hot Tub Time Machine
Movie First Assistant Director
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2008
Role Models
Movie First Assistant Director
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2006
Click
Movie First Assistant Director
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2004
Meet the Fockers
Movie First Assistant Director
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2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie First Assistant Director
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2002
Showtime
Movie First Assistant Director
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2001
Legally Blonde
Movie First Assistant Director
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1997
Liar Liar
Movie First Assistant Director
More credits
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1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Movie First Assistant Director
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1994
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Movie First Assistant Director
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1993
Boxing Helena
Movie First Assistant Director
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1991
The Rapture
Movie First Assistant Director
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1990
Bright Angel
Movie First Assistant Director
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1989
After Midnight
Movie First Assistant Director
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1989
Cold Feet
Movie First Assistant Director
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1988
Tapeheads
Movie First Assistant Director
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1987
La Bamba
Movie Location Manager
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1986
Soul Man
Movie Second Assistant Director
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1985
The Return of the Living Dead
Movie Second Assistant Director
