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04-19-11, 10:24 AM

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While on the subject of big name directors, who do you guys think the wealthiest directors on planet earth are? James Cameron has to be #1, no? Steven Spielberg must be up there too but I have to wonder if he has made more money producing than directing. Who are the richest directors guys?

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04-19-11, 10:25 AM

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/\ Lucas has got to be up there, too.

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04-19-11, 10:26 AM

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Oh and thanks for the posts guys, there is now many more movies on my 'need to see' list.

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04-19-11, 10:34 AM

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Re: Name a few lesser known movies that you love that are from a big name director.

I think it'd be Lucas at number one.

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04-19-11, 12:04 PM

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Lucas #1, and Spielberg has to be #2. Cameron doesn't have a lot of big hits, even if two of them were absolutely huge. Spielberg just has a lot more hit films under his belt, almost certainly has made more in merchandising and producing, and is part of Dreamworks.

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04-19-11, 12:13 PM

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Lucas #1, and Spielberg has to be #2.

This is correct. According to Forbes Lucas is worth about $3.9 billion. Spielberg is worth about $3 billion.

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04-19-11, 01:09 PM

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My ex-gf loved Spielberg's movie Always.

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04-19-11, 01:27 PM

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George Romero's Knightriders

Seriously one of my favorite movies of all time.

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04-19-11, 01:31 PM

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Lost Highway David Lynch

It's a masterpiece.

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04-19-11, 02:17 PM

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Lost Highway David Lynch

It's a masterpiece.

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04-19-11, 02:27 PM

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Dennis Hoppers best directorial effort imo.

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04-19-11, 03:19 PM

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Out of the Blue is such a good film.
And what a downer, it belongs in the depressing films thread.

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04-19-11, 06:55 PM

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This is correct. According to Forbes Lucas is worth about $3.9 billion. Spielberg is worth about $3 billion.

really? Spielberg is that close to Lucas in terms of worth? That's pretty damn good...I would have amazed it was a bit bigger of a gap.

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04-19-11, 07:54 PM

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really? Spielberg is that close to Lucas in terms of worth? That's pretty damn good...I would have amazed it was a bit bigger of a gap.

Spielberg gets a percentage of money from the Universal Studios theme parks.

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really? Spielberg is that close to Lucas in terms of worth? That's pretty damn good...I would have amazed it was a bit bigger of a gap.

Although he is mostly known for it, Spielberg is not just a director. If you look at his credits for producing, he is much busier in that department. Spielberg has directed 27 films and is behind various franchises such as Jurrasic Park, Back to the Future & Gremlins to name a few.
Although Lucas is behind the Star Wars & Indiana Jones franchises, he has only directed 6 films.

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Roland Emmerich - Moon 44

This movie really deserves a proper release.

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Lost Highway David Lynch

It's a masterpiece.

Like big time!

Hey Universal! Where is our blu-ray transfer of Lost Highway?!?!?!!

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Spielberg gets a percentage of money from the Universal Studios theme parks.

lol! , he probably gets 35 checks a week from Universal.

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04-19-11, 09:07 PM

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Re: Name a few lesser known movies that you love that are from a big name director.

Steven Soderbergh: King of the Hill, Kafka, and to a lesser extent, The Limey (seems better known than the other two)
Coen Brothers: The Hudsucker Proxy
Akira Kurosawa: Dodes'ka-den
Paul Thomas Anderson: Hard Eight
Sam Raimi: The Gift, A Simple Plan
Clint Eastwood: A Perfect World
Ridley Scott: Matchstick Men
Ron Howard: Grand Theft Auto, Far and Away
Danny Boyle: Millions
Tim Burton: Ed Wood
Terrence Malick: Badlands (not that lesser known, but it seems to get much less attention than his other films)
Jonathan Demme: Melvin and Howard
Edward Zwick: About Last Night...
Wolfgang Petersen: Enemy Mine

Already mentioned:
Scorsese, After Hours
Spielberg, Always
Romero, Knightriders

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04-19-11, 10:33 PM

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Didn't Criterion get that? I'd swear I read that somewhere....

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04-19-11, 10:49 PM

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Didn't Criterion get that? I'd swear I read that somewhere....

Yes... they released it on DVD last year, I think it was. Not long after I emailed them to ask if they'd ever be releasing it! Which must've been pure coincidence. But very few people, even Kurosawa fans, seem to think much of it.

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04-19-11, 11:26 PM

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Re: Name a few lesser known movies that you love that are from a big name director.

Ridley Scott comes to mind.

- The Duellists

- Black Rain

- 1492

- Matchstick Men

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04-19-11, 11:54 PM

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Ridley Scott comes to mind.

- The Duellists

Fantastic film. A thought-provoking story and the cinematography is beautiful

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04-20-11, 01:53 AM

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Re: Name a few lesser known movies that you love that are from a big name director.

Bernardo Bertolucci - 1900, La Luna, The Sheltering Sky

Alfred Hitchcock - Spellbound

Martin Scorsese - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, After Hours, The Color of Money

Coen Brothers - Barton Fink

John Schlesinger - Day of the Locust

Paul Verhoeven - Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange

Sydney Lumet - Equus

Peter Weir - Fearless

Cameron Crowe - Singles

Samuel Fuller - Underworld USA

Danny Boyle - Shallow Grave

John Ford - The Informer

Neil Jordan - The Brave One