James Merendino is an American movie director and scriptwriter. He was born in New Jersey, and moved with his family to Salt Lake City, Utah when he was six years old. After pursuing post-secondary education in Rome and Los Angeles, California, studying Western philosophy and theology, Merendino settled in Hollywood, California when he was 19 years old, and began a tenure with Hollywood mogul Dan Melnick. In 1991, Merendino was hired for his first motion picture, Witchcraft IV. His second film, A River Made to Drown In (1997), is a movie that was pivotal to the gay community in the United States, with Richard Chamberlain coming out publicly after the film's release. Merendino's most successful film, SLC Punk, was released in 1998. The film is centered on two punk rockers living in Salt Lake City and follows their daily nihilistic lives. SLC Punk is semi-autobiographical. The 2000 film Magicians was a European co-production with Alan Arkin and Claire Forlani. Amerikana was produced as part of the Dogma 95 by Lars Von Trier. In 2016, the sequel long awaited sequel to SLC Punk, Punk's Dead was released. James Merendino has directed 18 movies also served as the writer on the majority of them. He was nominated for best original screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards. James Merendino(1969년생, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 SLC 펑크!, Witchcraft IV, Trespassing가 있으며, 그 외에도 Amerikana, Livers Ain't Cheap, Magicians, Hard Drive, Gasoline, River Made to Drown In, El club de la muerte, Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2, Great Kills, Terrified, The Evergreen Fade, The Upstairs Neighbour 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2022년 Great Kills에서 James Terror 역을 맡았다. 2022년 Great Kills 연출을 맡았다. 2022년 Great Kills 집필을 맡았다.