The Directors

Season 1

14 episodes · Jan 1, 1999

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  • S1E1

    Tim Burton

    Jan 1, 199960m

    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.

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  • S1E2

    Terry Gilliam

    May 23, 200060m

    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.

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  • S1E3

    Alan Parker

    Feb 7, 200460m

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

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  • S1E4

    Wes Craven

    Jan 30, 199960m

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

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  • S1E5

    Roger Corman

    Feb 1, 199960m

    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.

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  • S1E6

    Martin Scorsese

    Jul 6, 200060m

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

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  • S1E7

    Rob Reiner

    60m

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

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  • S1E8

    James Cameron

    60m

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

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  • S1E9

    Barbra Streisand

    60m

    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.

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  • S1E10

    David Cronenberg

    60m

    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.

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  • S1E11

    David Mamet

    Jan 3, 200260m

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

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  • Tony Scott
    S1E12

    Tony Scott

    Nov 7, 200160m

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

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  • S1E13

    Ivan Reitman

    60m

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

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  • S1E14

    Best of The Directors

    60m

    Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

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