Joe Alves
Art
Born: 1936-05-21 · San Leandro, California, USA
Biography
Joe Alves (born 21 May 1936, San Leandro, California) is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on three of the Jaws films. He directed Jaws 3-D. Alves has designed three features for Steven Spielberg, firstly for The Sugarland Express. He designed the three mechanical sharks for the movie Jaws (1975) with mechanical effects man Bob Mattey supervising their physical construction in Sun Valley CA. After the sharks were completed, they were trucked to the shooting l
🎬 Movies (30)
The Farmer and the Shark
2025
Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Self
Sharksploitation
2024
Self
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
2024
Self - set designer
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
2018
Self
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
2016
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
Self
3D: A Brief History
2004
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003
Himself
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
Self
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
2000
Production Design
Fire Down Below
1997
Production Design
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
Production Design
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
Self
Drop Zone
1994
Production Design
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
Production Design
Everybody's All-American
1988
Production Design
Starman
1984
Second Unit Director
Jaws 3-D
1983
Director
Escape from New York
1981
Production Design
Jaws 2
1978
Production Design
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Production Design
Embryo
1976
Production Design
Jaws
1975
Production Design
The Sugarland Express
1974
Art Direction
Isn't It Shocking?
1973
Art Direction
Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973
Art Direction
Double Indemnity
1973
Art Direction
See the Man Run
1973
Art Direction
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
Art Direction