I'm just curious to know which of today's most well-known film directors have at one time or another, jumped into the music world.

I'm not talking about Spike Jonze and David Fincher who made videos before making directorial debuts, but guys who were already in the film biz and made a video or two. Like Scorsese (Jackson's "I'm Bad") and Schumacher (Seal's "Kiss from a Rose")

Any others?

McG who did the Charlie's Angel's movies was a video director before.

John Landis directed Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

Did you read the post?


David Lynch directed the first version of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game".

Brian DePalma directed Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark".

I think Matthew Barney did Bjork's video for "Pagan Poetry," but he isn't really in "the biz" as much as the art world. At any rate, he has released a series of art films, so I suppose he is a legit mention.

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Paul Thomas Anderson - Aimee Mann's "Save Me", a Michael Penn video and a good few Fiona Apple videos

Harold Becker - Madonna's "Crazy For You"

Rob Cohen did a Rammstein video...

Pete Berg - did "Addicted" for Enrique Iglesias

Luc Besson did a Madonna video, dunno which one

Marc Caro did "coloured city" for Laurent Garnier

Rather (in)famously, Graham Chapman did Iron Maiden's "Can I Play WIth Madness", and Gregory Dark had a successful porn career before making videos for Britney Spears.

Can't believe I forgot Landis's THRILLER!

For real?? Dang!

And does Copolla's Captain E-O count?

Keep 'em coming

First one that came to my mind.

Gus Van Sant directed Hanson's "Weird"
Guy Ritchie directed his wife Madonna's "What It Feels Like To Be A Girl"

Spike Lee directed Public Enemy's "Fight the Power", didn't he?

Kevin Smith directed a video for Prince which is in a vault somewhere i believe.

David Fincher directed Judith by A Perfect Circle.

Probably because he can't direct, period. He's just a dialogue man, that's it. Now, can you imagine Tarantino directing a video? Hoohaa!

Paul Schrader directed a pretty bad Bob Dylan video in the 80s.

I think George Lucas directed a video with Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, & Linda Ronstadt in the late 80s.

I think Wong Kar Wai has directed some videos.

Jim Jarmusch directed Tom Waits' video for It's All Right With Me. He might've also done I Don't Wanna Grow Up. (I can't remember.)

He also directed the Soul Asylum video from the Clerks soundtrack. It's got the band playing hockey on the convenience store roof against the movie's cast.

Fincher also did Aerosmith's "Janie's Got A Gun."

Sam Peckinpah did "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes" for Julian Lennon.

Mike Figgis did "Babylon" for David Gray.

Wim Wenders did a couple U2 videos and one for Willie Nelson.

The Brothers Quay did videos for His Name is Alive and Michael Penn.

Michael Moore did one for Rage Against the Machine.

The Hughes Brothers did one for Korn and I think they've done others.

Jonathan Demme did a couple for Springsteen.

Guy Maddin has supposedly done at least one.

I wonder if this one counts, because he did it after he established himself as a film director.

John Singleton directed "Remember The Time" by Michael Jackson.

Phil Joanou has directed some videos for U2.

Tarsem Singh directed "The Cell" and REM's "Losing My Religion" video.

Diane Keaton directed a Belinda Carlisle video (Heaven is a Place On Earth, I think.)

Martin Scorsese did Michael Jackson's "Bad" video.

Eh, doesn't matter anymore. I dont feel like editing the subject title lol
I think a director's filmography should include music videos. If IMDB can list video games, then why not videos?

BTW, didn't a well-known filmmaker do Enrique Igleasies' (sp) "Hero"?

He did DJ Shadow's "Six Days" - are there others?

Holy thread bump!

Forgot that John Singleton directed Michael Jackson's "Remember The Time"

Anymore to add?