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The Best Episodes of The Directors

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

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    #1 - Tim Burton

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Terry Gilliam

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Alan Parker

    S1:E3

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Wes Craven

    S1:E4

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Roger Corman

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - David Mamet

    S1:E11

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Tony Scott

    S1:E12

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Michael Mann

    S2:E1

    Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Spike Lee

    S2:E7

    Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Martha Coolidge

    S2:E8

    Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Ron Howard

    S2:E15

    A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Roland Emmerich

    S2:E18

    Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Anthony Menghella

    S2:E25

    Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - Ridley Scott

    S2:E32

    Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - David Lynch

    S2:E33

    Documentary about filmmaker David Lynch, from movies as Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive and also the Tv-series Twin Peaks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Adrian Lyne

    S2:E51

    A profile of the director from his early days as an accountant, then directing television commercials, through to his blockbuster films such as Flashdance or Fatal Attraction, and provocative works like Lolita and Nine 1/2 Weeks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Tim Burton" is the best rated episode of "The Directors". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/1/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Terry Gilliam".