Best Directorial Debut?
03-31-05, 05:56 PM
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Off the top of my head, The Maltese Falcon.
Among recent films, The Return is an astonishing debut effort.
Among recent films, The Return is an astonishing debut effort.
03-31-05, 06:05 PM
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uhhh... ummm... jeez... i don't know who the BEST would be, but here's a few debuts that made a significant impression on me...
Lynne Ramsay for Ratcatcher
David Gordon Green for George Washington
Paul Thomas Anderson for Sydney (AKA Hard Eight)
Wes Anderson for Bottle Rocket
Lynne Ramsay for Ratcatcher
David Gordon Green for George Washington
Paul Thomas Anderson for Sydney (AKA Hard Eight)
Wes Anderson for Bottle Rocket
03-31-05, 06:06 PM
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Night of the Living Dead
03-31-05, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
Among recent films, The Return is an astonishing debut effort.
03-31-05, 06:59 PM
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Richard Kelly -Donnie Darko
Wes Anderson - Bottle Rocket
Zach Braff - Garden State
John Hughes - Sixteen Candles
Phil Joanou - Three O' Clock High
Brad Bird - Iron Giant
Christopher Nolan - Following
Wes Anderson - Bottle Rocket
Zach Braff - Garden State
John Hughes - Sixteen Candles
Phil Joanou - Three O' Clock High
Brad Bird - Iron Giant
Christopher Nolan - Following
03-31-05, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Randy Miller III
I'll definitely agree with that one. Here's a few others: Blood Simple (The Coen Brothers), Duel (Spielberg), Pi (Darren Aronofsky) and The Terminator (James Cameron).
03-31-05, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Perkinsun Dzees
I thought James Cameron's director debut was that film about flying fish.
03-31-05, 07:57 PM
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A few others:
Night of the Hunter - Charles Laughton's only directorial work.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape - I wonder if any other debut effort has won the Palme d'Or?
And assuming shorts don't count, I doubt anyone could top either Truffaut's Les Quatre Cent Coups or Godard's À bout de souffle.
Night of the Hunter - Charles Laughton's only directorial work.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape - I wonder if any other debut effort has won the Palme d'Or?
And assuming shorts don't count, I doubt anyone could top either Truffaut's Les Quatre Cent Coups or Godard's À bout de souffle.
03-31-05, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by RKillgore
Michel Gondry - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
03-31-05, 08:35 PM
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Some "vanilla" favorites:
John Wayne for one of my all-time favorites The Alamo (1960). Where's the long version on DVD?!! Grrr........
Kevin Costner for Dances With Wolves
Ridley Scott for The Duellists
and for a more recent gem:
Asif Kapadia for The Warrior (2001)
John Wayne for one of my all-time favorites The Alamo (1960). Where's the long version on DVD?!! Grrr........
Kevin Costner for Dances With Wolves
Ridley Scott for The Duellists
and for a more recent gem:
Asif Kapadia for The Warrior (2001)
03-31-05, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RKillgore
I stand corrected. About the debut part, anyway.
03-31-05, 09:09 PM
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Darren Aronofsky for Pi
Zack Snyder for Dawn of the Dead 2004
Sam Raimi for The Evil Dead
Guy Ritchie for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The Hughes Brothers for Menace II Society
John Singleton for Boyz n the Hood
Man there are tons...
Zack Snyder for Dawn of the Dead 2004
Sam Raimi for The Evil Dead
Guy Ritchie for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The Hughes Brothers for Menace II Society
John Singleton for Boyz n the Hood
Man there are tons...
03-31-05, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
Fair enough. Now go out and rent Human Nature.
As for other great debuts:
Alex Cox - Repo Man
Spike Jonze - Being John Malkovich
Danny Boyle - Shallow Grave
Rob Reiner - This is Spinal Tap
Shane Carruth - Primer
03-31-05, 09:57 PM
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Laughton with Night of the Hunter is the clear "winner" to me, and that's even if you include Kane.
