Re: Best Directorial Debuts
Originally posted by SnakeEyes
Have at it!Two that come to mind: Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs).
Those are the first two that came to my mind. I also think Terminator-Cameron and Being John Malkovich-Jonze deserve a mention.
Was pee wee Burtons first movie? I can never remember but if Pee Wee was his first i might have to pick that as my favorite debut.
Re: Re: Best Directorial Debuts
Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
Those are the first two that came to my mind. I also think Terminator-Cameron and Being John Malkovich-Jonze deserve a mention.Was pee wee Burtons first movie? I can never remember but if Pee Wee was his first i might have to pick that as my favorite debut.
James Cameron started with something shit, actually... Piranha II or something.
Was Frank Darabont's first film The Shawshank Redemption? And how about Danny Boyle for Trainspotting?
Boyle's first film is Shallow Grave. Darabont's first film was some made for TV movie, but Shawshank was his first theatrical release.
The Usual Suspects, which I -think- is Bryan Singer's first real film, wins for me.
... by the way, I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned Citizen Kane. I don't like it, but hey, it's supposed to be the greatest movie ever made, no?
Originally posted by Master Crimzon
Boyle's first film is Shallow Grave. Darabont's first film was some made for TV movie, but Shawshank was his first theatrical release.The Usual Suspects, which I -think- is Bryan Singer's first real film, wins for me.
... by the way, I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned Citizen Kane. I don't like it, but hey, it's supposed to be the greatest movie ever made, no?
A) Citizen Kane was Welles' first film?
B) The Usual Suspects wasn't Singer's first, unfortunately. It was some really crap thing... I actually looked that up myself a couple of hours ago.
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Originally posted by Kovacs86
James Cameron started with something shit, actually... Piranha II or something.
Not really. After the original director left, Cameron did all the shooting. But the producer, Ovidio Assonitis, took over all the decision-making. Cameron wasn't even allowed to see his footage...he was cut completely out of the editing process.
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Originally posted by grimify
Not really. After the original director left, Cameron did all the shooting. But the producer, Ovidio Assonitis, took over all the decision-making. Cameron wasn't even allowed to see his footage...he was cut completely out of the editing process.
Oh, OK. So, yeah, Cameron/ Terminator has to be pretty high up there.
originally posted by Master Crimzon2) Seriously? What was it?
It was "Public Access". It's supposed to be god awful, though...