Original title
The Directors
Released
1/1/1999
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
AFI, Media Entertainment, Wellspring Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
50
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
Documentary about Norman Jewison, director of movies such as The Heat Of The Night, Fiddler On The Roof, A Soldier's Story, Moonstruck and Other People's Money.
Documentary about Robert Zemeckis, director of movies such as Romancing The Stone, Back To The Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Contact, What Lies Beneath, and Cast Away.
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.
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.
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
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.
Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.
Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
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.
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.
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
Compilation of clips from various other episodes.
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
Profile and filmograhpy of the director whose movies includes The Haunting, The Day the Earth Stood Still, I Want to Live! and West Side Story.
The director of Jaws, 1941, and E.T. discusses his film career.
Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.
Profile and filmograhpy of Milos Forman, whose movies includes Amadeus, One Flew on Cuckoo's Nest, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flint and Hair.
One of the most famous actors ever, Clint Eastwood began his filmmaker career direting the thriller Play Misty for Me. His filmography also includes Bird, High Plains Drifter , The Bridges of Madison County, Absolute Power, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and recently Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby.
Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.
Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.
Life and career of the director from such movies like M.A.S.H., McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Gosford Park, Cookie's Fortune, Short Cuts, The Player and Nashville.
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
The team of Jim Abrahams, and Jerry and David Zucker are best known for their comedy films Airplane!, Top Secret!, and Ruthless People. David Zucker has also directed BASEketball, Jerry Zucker has also directed Ghost, First Knight, and Rat Rance, and Jim Abrahams has also directed Big Business, Hot Shots, and Jane Austen's Mafia!
Documentary about filmmaker George A. Romero, from many famous horror films, as Night of the Living Dead, Season of the Witch, Dawn of The Dead, Creepshow, Monkey Shines, and Bruiser.
Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.
Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.
Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .
Profile of George Lucas, the director of the Star Wars series.
Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe
Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'
Documentary about filmmaker David Lynch, from movies as Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive and also the Tv-series Twin Peaks.
Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".
A profile of the director from his early days as an accountant, then directing television commercials, through to his blockbuster films such as Flashdance or Fatal Attraction, and provocative works like Lolita and Nine 1/2 Weeks.
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