Jimenez’s family confirmed his death in a news release provided to EW on Friday.
WeeklyandCalifornia Magazinewhile studying at Santa Clara University.
It has come to be regarded as a classic portrait of disaffected youth.
Neal Jimenez.Courtesy Valhalla Entertainment
Like a complex minor chord with a range that could move in any direction.
Dark, hilarious, romantic, political, gritty, fantastical, poetic.
In the 40 years since meeting Neal, I’ve worked with dozens of big names and huge talents.
But only a handful of true, genius-level artists.
Jimenez, like Tarantino, and the Farrelly Brothers, had a voice strong enough to bend cinema."
In an email to EW, Steinberg looked back on makingThe Waterdancewith Jimenez.
