Abel Ferrara Net Worth
Abel Ferrara Net Worth is
$10 Million
Abel Ferrara Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Abel Ferrara is an American film screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer, Ms. 45, King of New York, Bad Lieutenant and The Funeral. | Full Name | Abel Ferrara |
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 19, 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
| Profession | Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film Producer, Film Editor, Cinematographer, Film Score Composer |
| Education | State University of New York at Purchase |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Nancy Ferrara |
| Nicknames | Jimmy Boy L , Jimmy Laine , Laine , Ferrara. |
| Awards | Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award |
| Nominations | Golden Lion, Special Jury Prize |
| Movies | Bad Lieutenant, Welcome to New York, Pasolini, King of New York, The Driller Killer, Ms. 45, 4:44 Last Day on Earth, The Addiction, Dangerous Game, Body Snatchers, The Funeral, New Rose Hotel, Go Go Tales, The Blackout, 'R Xmas, Fear City, Cat Chaser, China Girl, Chelsea on the Rocks, Napoli, Napoli... |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Recurring theme of faith and redemption |
| 2 | His films often end with the death of the main character. |
| 3 | Many of his protagonists are portrayed as inherently decent men who have been caught up in violence. |
| 4 | Long running camera shots |
| 5 | Often collaborates with screenwriter Nicholas St.John |
| 6 | Uses very little, if any, music in his films |
| 7 | Frequent references to philosophical and religious concepts |
| 8 | Frequently sets his films in New York City |
| 9 | His characters are often deeply flawed individuals trying to survive in a bleak world. |
| 10 | Frequent use of religious imagery |
| 11 | Often features characters caught in self-destructive patterns (King of New York, Bad Lieutenant) |
| 12 | Frequently casts Matthew Modine, Christopher Walken, Forest Whitaker, Dennis Hopper, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, David Caruso, Annabella Sciorra, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon, Asia Argento, Gretchen Mol, Giancarlo Esposito, Zoë Lund and Paul Hipp. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is read to you. |
| 2 | The secret is not to make a film that causes something like Virginia Tech to happen. The secret is to make a film that stops it happening. |
| 3 | The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me. |
| 4 | With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that's all I was going to get. |
| 5 | There's no such thing as a non-final cut director. |
| 6 | But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me. |
| 7 | The more you get into any religion, it becomes the same. It really becomes how you treat other people and how you get outside yourself. How you look to help other people, and how you get out of this 'I, me, mine' type of thing. |
| 8 | It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. |
| 9 | As an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss the fact that there was a certain kind of energy that exists when people can live for nothing. |
| 10 | I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for yourself. You're taught not to think too deeply about things. |
| 11 | I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point. |
| 12 | I don't care if I get $50 million to do a film. |
| 13 | I live with a bunch of yuppies and models. |
| 14 | I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up with that concept. |
| 15 | I don't have a problem with Werner Herzog. |
| 16 | I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age. |
| 17 | Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want. |
| 18 | Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting. |
| 19 | Making money is not gonna change anything about what I am, except I won't answer the door. |
| 20 | Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models. |
| 21 | I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success. |
| 22 | Certain actors wanna get paid, they think working in a low-budget movie is being ripped off. But for others it's like, 'Yes, let's do it.' |
| 23 | It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and improvised, and get somebody to laugh. |
| 24 | The last day of your life is still going to be a day. |
| 25 | I grew up in the '60s, which was a creative time, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to go from a baseball bat to a guitar to a film camera. |
| 26 | My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there. |
| 27 | My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it. |
| 28 | In the film business, it's basically honor among thieves. |
| 29 | I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody. |
| 30 | No one can stop me from talking about my movie. |
| 31 | A script is not a piece of literature it's a process. |
| 32 | That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you. |
| 33 | I'm about my characters. |
| 34 | Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right? |
| 35 | As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He visited Argentina for to promote his film Mary (2005) in Mar del Plata International Film Festival. [March 2006] |
| 2 | Is of Irish and Italian descent. |
| 3 | Is a close friend of fellow director Michael Mann. Ferrara directed episodes for Mann's TV shows Miami Vice (1984) and Crime Story (1986). Ferrara also makes private screenings of his films to Mann who, in exchange, gives him tips and advices on editing. |
| 4 | Visited Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia, 8/2006) |
| 5 | Went to high school with Nicholas St. John, who has written many of his films. |
| 6 | Has two adopted daughters. |
| 7 | Grew up in Peekskill, New York. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasolini | 2014 | ||
| Welcome to New York | 2014 | ||
| No Saints | 2012 | Video short | |
| 4:44 Last Day on Earth | 2011 | ||
| 42 One Dream Rush | 2010 | Short | |
| Mulberry St. | 2010 | Documentary | |
| Napoli, Napoli, Napoli | 2009 | ||
| Chelsea on the Rocks | 2008 | Documentary | |
| Go Go Tales | 2007 | ||
| Mary | 2005/I | ||
| 'R Xmas | 2001 | ||
| New Rose Hotel | 1998 | ||
| SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground | 1997 | TV Movie segment "Love on the A Train" | |
| The Blackout | 1997 | ||
| The Funeral | 1996 | ||
| Mylène Farmer: California | 1996 | Video short | |
| The Addiction | 1995 | ||
| Dangerous Game | 1993 | ||
| Body Snatchers | 1993 | ||
| Bad Lieutenant | 1992 | ||
| King of New York | 1990 | ||
| Cat Chaser | 1989 | ||
| The Loner | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| China Girl | 1987 | ||
| Crime Story | 1986 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Gladiator | 1986 | TV Movie | |
| Miami Vice | 1985 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Fear City | 1984 | ||
| Ms .45 | 1981 | ||
| The Driller Killer | 1979 | ||
| Not Guilty: For Keith Richards | 1977 | Documentary short | |
| 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy | 1976 | as Jimmy Boy L | |
| Could This Be Love | 1973 | Short | |
| The Hold Up | 1972 | Short | |
| Nicky's Film | 1971 | Short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasolini | 2014 | based on an idea by | |
| Welcome to New York | 2014 | screenplay | |
| 4:44 Last Day on Earth | 2011 | written by | |
| Napoli, Napoli, Napoli | 2009 | writer | |
| Chelsea on the Rocks | 2008 | Documentary stories | |
| Go Go Tales | 2007 | ||
| Mary | 2005/I | ||
| 'R Xmas | 2001 | ||
| New Rose Hotel | 1998 | screenplay | |
| The Blackout | 1997 | ||
| Bad Lieutenant | 1992 | written by | |
| Could This Be Love | 1973 | Short writer | |
| The Hold Up | 1972 | Short |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Go Tales | 2007 | "Bed, bath and beyond" / writer: "I need a kiss", "Star of Mine", "Gimme more", "Bed, bath and beyond", "That's my dog", "The Enemy" | |
| The Funeral | 1996 | lyrics: "Tonight Will Be The Night" / music: "Tonight Will Be The Night" | |
| The Addiction | 1995 | writer: "Draw The Line" - as Ferrara | |
| Bad Lieutenant | 1992 | lyrics: "THE BAD LIEUTENANT" / music: "THE BAD LIEUTENANT" / performer: "THE BAD LIEUTENANT" | |
| King of New York | 1990 | lyrics: "Rockabilly Willy", "Piece of the Rock" - as Ferrara / music: "Rockabilly Willy", "Piece of the Rock" - as Ferrara | |
| China Girl | 1987 | lyrics: "Hot And Bothered", "Chinatown Tonight" / music: "Hot And Bothered", "Chinatown Tonight" | |
| The Driller Killer | 1979 | writer: "Grand Street Stomp" - as Laine |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butterfly | 2016 | post-production | Pat |
| Sculpt | 2016 | ||
| Don Peyote | 2014 | Taxi Cab Driver | |
| My Big-Assed Mother | 2012 | Short | Charles Bukowski |
| Go Get Some Rosemary | 2009 | Robber | |
| Exes | 2006 | Caïn | |
| Ms .45 | 1981 | 1st Rapist (as Jimmy Laine) | |
| The Driller Killer | 1979 | Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine) | |
| 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy | 1976 | Old Man (as Jimmy Laine) | |
| The Hold Up | 1972 | Short | Johnny (voice, uncredited) |
| Nicky's Film | 1971 | Short | Man in junkyard |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 by 3, 1 by 1 | 2012 | Short executive producer | |
| Beto! The Bad Boy of Thompson Street | 2011 | producer | |
| Happy Life | 2011 | executive producer | |
| Uncle Bob | 2010 | Documentary producer | |
| Bandaged | 2009 | executive producer | |
| Odyssey in Rome | 2005 | Documentary co-producer | |
| White Boy | 2002 | producer |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Guilty: For Keith Richards | 1977 | Documentary short | |
| Nicky's Film | 1971 | Short |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Driller Killer | 1979 | as Jimmy Laine | |
| 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy | 1976 | as Jimmy Laine |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blackout | 1997 | musician - as Jimmy Laine | |
| The Driller Killer | 1979 | songwriter: Rooster Music - as Laine |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Story | 1986 | TV Series director - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk | 2014 | special thanks | |
| My Pure Joy | 2011 | acknowledgment to the works of | |
| Jesus Was a Commie | 2011 | Short additional thanks | |
| Deranged High | 2010 | special thanks | |
| It All Happens Here: Abel Ferrara & the Making of 'Bad Lieutenant' | 2009 | Video short special thanks | |
| Northern Lights | 2009 | Documentary special thanks for inspiration | |
| Never Down | 2007 | thanks | |
| A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara | 2004 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Dans les coulisses du clip 'California' | 1996 | Short thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the Video Store | Documentary post-production archival footage | ||
| C | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Talent for Trouble | 2015 | Himself | |
| Cinema 3 | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Director Series | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Head and Hands: My Black Angel | 2013 | Short | Himself |
| Balkan Spirit | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Director |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Film Director |
| Charlie Rose | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Invincible Force | 2011 | Documentary | Reno Miller |
| Tracks | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mulberry St. | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Uncle Bob | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Miradas 2 | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Chelsea on the Rocks | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bienvenue | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Game of the Century | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Automatic Thirteen | 2007 | Short | Himself |
| Not Guilty for Abel | 2007 | Short | Himself |
| Odyssey in Rome | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| El Magacine | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ceremonia de apertura | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| There Is No Direction | 2005 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Cinéma, de notre temps | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Abel/Asia | 1998 | Documentary short | Himself |
| 20 heures le journal | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dans les coulisses du clip 'California' | 1996 | Short | Himself |
| Le cercle de minuit | 1993-1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lauren Hutton and... | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Not Guilty: For Keith Richards | 1977 | Documentary short | Keith Richards |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Où sont passées les grandes gueules? 30 ans de débats | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ceremonia de clausura | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ban the Sadist Videos! | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Épreuves d'artistes | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Fear, Panic & Censorship | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Leopard of Honor | Locarno International Film Festival | ||
| 2008 | Time-Machine Honorary Award | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | ||
| 2007 | German Independence Honorary Award | Oldenburg Film Festival | ||
| 2005 | Grand Special Jury Prize | Venice Film Festival | Mary (2005) | |
| 2005 | SIGNIS Award | Venice Film Festival | Mary (2005) | |
| 2005 | Sergio Trasatti Award | Venice Film Festival | Mary (2005) | |
| 2005 | Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award | Venice Film Festival | Mary (2005) | |
| 2004 | Career Award | Flaiano International Prizes | Cinema | |
| 2002 | Grand Jury Prize | New York International Independent Film & Video Festival | Best Feature Film | 'R Xmas (2001) |
| 1998 | Feature Film Award | New York International Independent Film & Video Festival | Special Jury Award to a Director | The Blackout (1997) |
| 1998 | Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award | Venice Film Festival | New Rose Hotel (1998) | |
| 1998 | Elvira Notari Prize - Special Mention | Venice Film Festival | New Rose Hotel (1998) | |
| 1998 | Yoga Award | Yoga Awards | Worst Foreign Director | The Blackout (1997) |
| 1997 | Best Film | Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema | The Addiction (1995) | |
| 1996 | OCIC Award | Venice Film Festival | The Funeral (1996) | |
| 1995 | Filmmaker Award | Gotham Awards | ||
| 1995 | Critics Award | Mystfest | The Addiction (1995) | |
| 1991 | Best Direction | Mystfest | King of New York (1990) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ARRI/OSRAM Award | Munich Film Festival | Best International Film | Pasolini (2014) |
| 2014 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Undistributed Film | Pasolini (2014) |
| 2014 | Sebastiane Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best Film | Pasolini (2014) |
| 2014 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Pasolini (2014) | |
| 2011 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | 4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011) | |
| 2007 | Grand Prix des Amériques | Montréal World Film Festival | Go Go Tales (2007) | |
| 2005 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Mary (2005) | |
| 2001 | Un Certain Regard Award | Cannes Film Festival | 'R Xmas (2001) | |
| 2001 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | 'R Xmas (2001) |
| 1998 | Best Film | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | New Rose Hotel (1998) | |
| 1998 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | New Rose Hotel (1998) | |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | The Funeral (1996) |
| 1996 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | The Funeral (1996) | |
| 1995 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | The Addiction (1995) | |
| 1995 | Best Film | Mystfest | The Addiction (1995) | |
| 1993 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Body Snatchers (1993) | |
| 1993 | International Fantasy Film Award | Fantasporto | Best Film | Bad Lieutenant (1992) |
| 1993 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Bad Lieutenant (1992) |
| 1993 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Snake Eyes (1993) | |
| 1991 | Best Film | Mystfest | King of New York (1990) | |
| 1989 | Best Film | Mystfest | Cat Chaser (1989) | |
| 1987 | Critics Award | Deauville Film Festival | China Girl (1987) |
Known for movies
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
as Director
King of New York (1990)
as Director
Ms .45 (1981)
as Director
The Funeral (1996)
as Director