AKA: Joseph Alves, Joseph Alves, Jr
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/21/1938
Birthplace: San Leandro, California, USA
Alves has designed three feature for Steven Spielberg, including "Jaws" (1975) and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977), for which he earned an Oscar nomination. He created a memorably derelict Gotham City for John Carpenter's science-fiction adventure, "Escape from New York" (1981) and served as visual consultant on Carpenter's "Starman" (1984). Alves made an inauspicious directing debut with "Jaws 3-D" (1983).
1969
Worked as production designer of "Winning"
1974
First collaboration with Steven Spielberg, "The Sugarland Express"
1981
First collaboration with John Carpenter, "Escape From New York"
1983
Feature directing debut, "Jaws 3-D"
