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The Directors

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Episode 160 min1999-01-01

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.

Episode 260 min2000-05-23

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.

Episode 360 min2004-02-07

Alan Parker

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

Episode 460 min1999-01-30

Wes Craven

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

Episode 560 min1999-02-01

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.

Episode 660 min2000-07-06

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.

Episode 760 min

Rob Reiner

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

Episode 860 min

James Cameron

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

Episode 960 min

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.

Episode 1060 min

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.

Episode 1160 min2002-01-03

David Mamet

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

Tony Scott
Episode 1260 min2001-11-07

Tony Scott

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

Episode 1360 min

Ivan Reitman

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

Episode 1460 min

Best of The Directors

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

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