Greg Mottola Biography

Fast Facts

• Won five awards for "The Daytrippers," including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival in 1996
• Was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for "Adventureland" in 2010
• Won a Silver Hugo for Best Short Film for "Swingin' in the Painter's Room" at the 1988 Chicago International Film Festival
• Graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University film school and did graduate work at Columbia University
• Quote: "[Amusement parks are] a great metaphor․ They can be these really stupid, boring places - and then the sun can go down․․․And a great song can come on, something you really love․․․And with the twinkling lights, it can be a really beautiful place․"
• Best known as the director of "Superbad," "Paul," and "Adventureland․"
• The theme park in "Adventureland" was based on an actual park by the same name that he worked at for a summer in 1984 in Farmingdale, New York, although the movie was actually filmed in Kennywood, Pennsylvania