Five of the best directorial debuts in Hollywood history
Directing isn't an easy job by any stretch of the imagination. It might be a dream job for some, but it's not easy. Even when a director makes a brilliant film, their subsequent new films are always going to struggle to match that same standard. It must be a great feeling to see your film in cinema listings around the world, but it must also add to the pressure for the rest of your directorial career.
The movie-making business is a tough one to crack, but every now and then a rookie director takes the film industry by storm and hits the jackpot at the first time of asking, earning a considerable amount of money and praise in the process.
Here, we check out five of the best directorial debuts in Hollywood history.
Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941): The world of cinema was blown away by the sheer brilliance of Orson Welles's debut feature length movie. Fans found it simply astonishing that a man of such a tender age could produce such a masterpiece. Indeed, people still revel in what a perfect film Citizen Kane is and Welles continues to influence directors of the modern game, including Tim Burton and Martin Scorcese.
Terry Gilliam: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Gilliam raised the roof with this classic British comedy from the Monty Python comedy team. Despite the fact that this was his first endeavour into cinema, Gilliam had a different kind of pressure on the back of the success of Monty Python's Flying Circus on TV. The show had been running for three series before the film was even envisaged, but this didn't quash the comedy one bit.
Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs (1992) Another film starring its director, Reservoir Dogs was and still is a huge hit amongst film fans around the world. Empire magazine named it the 'Greatest Independent film of all Time', which is a thoroughly deserved title by any means. Tarantino didn't suffer from this success, though, as he followed this up with Pulp Fiction, a film of equal cult status and outrageous class.
Frank Darabont: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Following a successful screenwriting career in America, Frank Darabont dipped into the directorial world with the Shawshank Redemption. It's fair to say that the film, which is based on a novella by Stephen King, wasn't received all too well in 1994, but it has since become something of a classic. Darabont's next directorial outing came a full five years after Shawshank when he brought another King story to life with the well-received Green Mile in 1999.
Spike Jonze: Being John Malkovich (1999) Spike Jonze collaborated with writer Charlie Kaufman for the first time for this convoluted little number. With an all-star cast and an outrageously intriguing plot, Jonze made an instant impact on the world of cinema. He had already forged a career in music video production with the likes of Fatboy Slim, Beastie Boys and Bjrk, but divulged in a spot of big-screen directing with Malkovich, as well as the 2002 critically acclaimed Adaptation, which was another collaboration with Kaufman.
The movie-making business is a tough one to crack, but every now and then a rookie director takes the film industry by storm and hits the jackpot at the first time of asking, earning a considerable amount of money and praise in the process.
Here, we check out five of the best directorial debuts in Hollywood history.
Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941): The world of cinema was blown away by the sheer brilliance of Orson Welles's debut feature length movie. Fans found it simply astonishing that a man of such a tender age could produce such a masterpiece. Indeed, people still revel in what a perfect film Citizen Kane is and Welles continues to influence directors of the modern game, including Tim Burton and Martin Scorcese.
Terry Gilliam: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Gilliam raised the roof with this classic British comedy from the Monty Python comedy team. Despite the fact that this was his first endeavour into cinema, Gilliam had a different kind of pressure on the back of the success of Monty Python's Flying Circus on TV. The show had been running for three series before the film was even envisaged, but this didn't quash the comedy one bit.
Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs (1992) Another film starring its director, Reservoir Dogs was and still is a huge hit amongst film fans around the world. Empire magazine named it the 'Greatest Independent film of all Time', which is a thoroughly deserved title by any means. Tarantino didn't suffer from this success, though, as he followed this up with Pulp Fiction, a film of equal cult status and outrageous class.
Frank Darabont: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Following a successful screenwriting career in America, Frank Darabont dipped into the directorial world with the Shawshank Redemption. It's fair to say that the film, which is based on a novella by Stephen King, wasn't received all too well in 1994, but it has since become something of a classic. Darabont's next directorial outing came a full five years after Shawshank when he brought another King story to life with the well-received Green Mile in 1999.
Spike Jonze: Being John Malkovich (1999) Spike Jonze collaborated with writer Charlie Kaufman for the first time for this convoluted little number. With an all-star cast and an outrageously intriguing plot, Jonze made an instant impact on the world of cinema. He had already forged a career in music video production with the likes of Fatboy Slim, Beastie Boys and Bjrk, but divulged in a spot of big-screen directing with Malkovich, as well as the 2002 critically acclaimed Adaptation, which was another collaboration with Kaufman.
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