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#1 - Tim Burton
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1999
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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#2 - Terry Gilliam
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2000
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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#3 - Alan Parker
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2004
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
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#4 - Wes Craven
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1999
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
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#5 - Roger Corman
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/1999
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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#6 - David Mamet
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2002
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
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#7 - Tony Scott
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/7/2001
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
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#8 - Michael Mann
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2002
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
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#9 - Spike Lee
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/2003
Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.
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#10 - Martha Coolidge
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/3/2004
Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.
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#11 - Ron Howard
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 11/7/2001
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
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#12 - Roland Emmerich
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/2004
Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.
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#13 - Anthony Menghella
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 6/5/2004
Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .
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#14 - Ridley Scott
Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 5/1/2004
Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'
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#15 - David Lynch
Season 2 Episode 33 - Aired 9/4/2003
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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#16 - Adrian Lyne
Season 2 Episode 51 - Aired 6/7/2003
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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The Worst Episodes of The Directors
Every episode of The Directors ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Directors!
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Starz Encore
Worst Episodes Summary
"Tim Burton" is the worst rated episode of "The Directors". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/1/1999. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Terry Gilliam".