| Michael Caton-Jones | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1957 |
| Birth Name: | Michael Jones |
| Occupation: | Film director, television director, producer |
| Birth Place: | Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland |
Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; 15 October 1957[1]) is a Scottish director and producer of film and television. His credits include the World War II film Memphis Belle (1990), the romantic comedy Doc Hollywood (1991), the biographical drama This Boy's Life (1993), the historical epic Rob Roy (1995), the action thriller The Jackal (1997) and the erotic thriller sequel Basic Instinct 2 (2006). He also directed the Channel 4 miniseries Brond (1987) and World Without End (2012).[2]
Caton-Jones grew up in Broxburn, near Edinburgh. He moved to London and squatted in Stoke Newington.[3] He attended the National Film and Television School.[4]
In October 2017, Caton-Jones told BuzzFeed News that he was forced from the production of the 1998 crime drama film B. Monkey when he refused to fire lead actress Sophie Okonedo, who producer Harvey Weinstein had deemed was not "fuckable". Weinstein told Variety that Caton-Jones left the production due to "creative differences". Michael Radford was hired to replace Caton-Jones and Okonedo was replaced by Asia Argento. Argento was one of three women who in 2017 told The New Yorker she had been raped by Weinstein; she said she submitted to Weinstein because "I felt I had to, because I had the movie coming out and I didn’t want to anger him."[5]
Caton-Jones has been accused of sexual harassment [6] with Sharon Stone alleging in Vogue Portugal that during the shooting of Basic Instinct 2 he asked her to sit on his lap to receive directions and refused to shoot if she did not do so. She stated "I can say we all hated that and I think the film reflects the quality of the atmosphere we all worked in”. [7]
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Riveter | Short film Also editor Nominated – Prize of the City of Torino for Best Short Film | ||||
| 1989 | Scandal | Nominated – European Film Award for Young European Film of the Year | ||||
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Nominated – International Fantasy Film Award for Best Film | ||||
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood | Cameo as "Maitre D'" | ||||
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | |||||
| 1995 | Rob Roy | |||||
| 1997 | The Jackal | Cameo as "Man in Video" | ||||
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Cameo as "Man in Subway Train" | ||||
| 2005 | Shooting Dogs | Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Director | ||||
| 2006 | Basic Instinct 2 | Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director | ||||
| 2015 | Urban Hymn | Ale Kino Audience Award Ale Kino Organiser's Prize Golden Gryphon - Generator +18 | ||||
| 2018 | Asher | |||||
| 2019 | After the Wedding | |||||
| 2019 | Our Ladies[8] [9] |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Brond | Miniseries
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| 1988 | Screen Two | Episode: "Lucky Sunil" | |
| 1998 | Trinity | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2010 | Spooks | Episodes 9.2 & 9.3 | |
| 2012 | World Without End | Miniseries; 8 episodes |
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Torino Film Festival | Best Short Film | The Riveter | |
| 1989 | European Film Academy | Young European Film of the Year | Scandal | |
| 1991 | Fantasporto | Best Film | Memphis Belle | |
| 2006 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | Shooting Dogs | |
| 2007 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Director | Basic Instinct 2 | |
| 2016 | Giffoni Film Festival | Golden Gryphon - Generator +18 | Urban Hymn | |
| Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival | Audience Award | |||
| The Organiser's Prize |