Jeremy Coon (born 1979) is an American filmmaker. He is a producer, executive producer, and editor of the film ''
Napoleon Dynamite
''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American Independent film, independent Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt (producer), Chris Wyatt and Sean C. Covel (producer), Sean Covel, written by Jared and J ...
'' (2004), a cult hit made on a $400,000 budget that earned more than $44 million since its release. He is also a co-executive producer of the
animated series of the same name.
Education
Coon attended film school at
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...
and graduated in 1997 from
Lloyd V. Berkner High School in
Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.
It is home to the Universit ...
.
Career
He was friends at Brigham Young with fellow film student
Jared Hess
Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation.
Origin
In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared () was the sixth in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived ...
, where he was told of Hess' nascent screenplay for ''Dynamite'' and agreed to raise the money to produce the film. On the opening day of the
2004 Sundance Film Festival
The 2004 Sundance Film Festival was held in Utah from January 15, 2004 to January 25, 2004. It was the 20th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, a program of the Sundance Institute.
Films
Awards
The award show took place on January 24, an ...
, Coon sold the film to
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Searchlight Pictures, Inc., formerly known as Fox Searchlight Pictures, is an American arthouse film production and distribution company, which since 2019 is owned by Walt Disney Studios, a division of the Disney Entertainment segment of the ...
for $3.2 million.
After a 22-day shoot in
Preston, Idaho
Preston is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,591 at the 2020 census, up from 5,204 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Franklin County. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Stat ...
, Coon edited the film during a nine-day cram session using Apple
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro (often abbreviated FCP or FCPX) is a professional non-linear video-editing application initially developed by Macromedia, and, since 1998, by Apple as part of its pro apps collection. Final Cut Pro allows users to import, edit, a ...
software for the first time. "We spent about a year assembling our crew -- 95 percent were friends from the BYU post department," he told the Apple publication ''Pro.'' "People would come by to check on me and I didn’t even know what time of day it was."
Coon co-directed the documentary films ''
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made'' (2015) and ''
A Disturbance in the Force'' (2023), about the making of the ''
Star Wars Holiday Special
''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' is an American television special originally broadcast by CBS on November 17, 1978. It is set in the universe of the sci-fi-based ''Star Wars'' media franchise. Directed by Steve Binder, it was the first ''S ...
'' (1978). Both documentaries received positive reviews from critics.
References
External links
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Apple Pro interview
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Film producers from Texas
Film directors from Texas
American film editors
Brigham Young University alumni
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1979 births