Nicholaus Goossen
American film director
Nicholaus Edward Goossen (born August 18, 1978) is a film director and photographer.
Life and career
Goossen's first feature film was Grandma's Boy for Happy Madison Productions and 20th Century Fox. He collaborated with Adam Sandler (executive producer of Grandma's Boy) on the album Shhh... Don't Tell as a writer and co-producer in addition to performing on the track "Gay Robot."
Goossen directed the music video for the album's first single "Secret." It features Adam Sandler and comedian Nick Swardson (co-writer and co-star of Grandma's Boy) singing about the benefits of having trimmed pubic hair.
Goossen's previous credits include the short film A Day with the Meatball, which once again featured Sandler but focused primarily on his bulldog Meatball. The two-minute piece showcases the dog meandering around various places until he ends up back in his master's arms. It was shown in theaters around the United States in 2002 as an attachment to Sandler's animated film Eight Crazy Nights.
Goossen helped create Sandler's official website and directed several short films for the site.
Goossen directed the 2009 horror film The Shortcut in Saskatchewan, Canada. The film tells the story of two brothers who learn first hand about an urban legend surrounding a shortcut near their school.
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