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The Directors - Season 1

Episode List

Tim Burton
E1 - Tim Burton

Aired: January 01, 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.

Terry Gilliam
E2 - Terry Gilliam

Aired: May 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.

Alan Parker
E3 - Alan Parker

Aired: February 07, 2004

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

Wes Craven
E4 - Wes Craven

Aired: January 30, 1999

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

Roger Corman
E5 - Roger Corman

Aired: February 01, 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.

Martin Scorsese
E6 - Martin Scorsese

Aired: July 06, 2000

Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.

Rob Reiner
E7 - Rob Reiner

Aired: Unknown

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

James Cameron
E8 - James Cameron

Aired: Unknown

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

Barbra Streisand
E9 - Barbra Streisand

Aired: Unknown

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.

David Cronenberg
E10 - David Cronenberg

Aired: Unknown

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.

David Mamet
E11 - David Mamet

Aired: January 03, 2002

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

Tony Scott
E12 - Tony Scott

Aired: November 07, 2001

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

Ivan Reitman
E13 - Ivan Reitman

Aired: Unknown

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

Best of The Directors
E14 - Best of The Directors

Aired: Unknown

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.