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The Directors

The Directors

S1 · E1

IMDB:

5.8
The Directors

Released

1/1/1999

Duration

1h 0m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Cast

N/A

Overview

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

Episodes

Tim BurtonEP 1Available

Tim Burton

60m0.0

Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.

Terry GilliamEP 2Available

Terry Gilliam

60m0.0

Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Alan ParkerEP 3Available

Alan Parker

60m0.0

Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.

Wes CravenEP 4Available

Wes Craven

60m0.0

Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.

Roger CormanEP 5Available

Roger Corman

60m0.0

Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.

Martin ScorseseEP 6Available

Martin Scorsese

60m0.0

Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.

Rob ReinerEP 7Available

Rob Reiner

60m0.0

Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.

James CameronEP 8Available

James Cameron

60m0.0

Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.

Barbra StreisandEP 9Available

Barbra Streisand

60m0.0

Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.

David CronenbergEP 10Available

David Cronenberg

60m6.0

Profile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often been called. His directoral work includes The Dead Zone, The Fly, and the film version of William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch.

David MametEP 11Available

David Mamet

60m0.0

His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""

Tony ScottEP 12Available

Tony Scott

60m0.0

Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".

Ivan ReitmanEP 13Available

Ivan Reitman

60m0.0

Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".

Best of The DirectorsEP 14Available

Best of The Directors

60m0.0

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

Cast

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