The Directors

1999
2 Seasons
5.8
Documentary

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

Episodes

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E1Jan 1, 19991h

Tim Burton

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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E2May 23, 20001h

Terry Gilliam

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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E3Feb 7, 20041h

Alan Parker

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

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E4Jan 30, 19991h

Wes Craven

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

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E5Feb 1, 19991h

Roger Corman

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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E6Jul 6, 20001h

Martin Scorsese

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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E71h

Rob Reiner

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

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E81h

James Cameron

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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E91h

Barbra Streisand

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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E101h

David Cronenberg

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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E11Jan 3, 20021h

David Mamet

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

Tony Scott
E12Nov 7, 20011h

Tony Scott

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

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E131h

Ivan Reitman

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

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E141h

Best of The Directors

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.