The Directors
The Directors
The Directors
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Overview
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 1999-01-01
Runtime: 1h 0m
Director: Robert J. Emery
Writer: Robert J. Emery
Episodes - Season 1
Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Episode 1
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 Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Episode 2
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 Parker
Alan Parker
Episode 3
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Episode 4
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Episode 5
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 Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Episode 6
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 Reiner
Rob Reiner
Episode 7
Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
James Cameron
James Cameron
Episode 8
Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Episode 9
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 Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
Episode 10
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 Mamet
David Mamet
Episode 11
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Episode 12
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman
Episode 13
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
Best of The Directors
Best of The Directors
Episode 14
Compilation of clips from various other episodes.
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