10 Directors Overshadowed By Their Collaborators

[rra]

www.ifc.com/news/article?aId=22012

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

I had no idea Mel Brooks didn't direct the remake of "To Be Or Not To Be."

[-Lithium-]

Yeah I hate when credit always goes to the bigger names, even if they didnt write or direct it. Like JJ Abrams and Cloverfield. He produced it, thats it.

One thing I always really thought was stupid is how everyone credits Steven Spielberg for E.T. That movie is more about the writing, the story. No one ever remembers E.T and says "remember that great shot of *something*". They remember the story, but just plain forget the person who wrote it.

The worst is these days when some new movie comes out and the commercial says "...from the producer of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Michael Bay". Yeah sorry, Michael Bays not exactly a big selling point...

[Sickfit, King Of The Fits]

Meh, I'd take Superbad and The Last Kiss off. Superbad, they made it pretty obvious in the trailers that Judd Apatow didn't direct it and does anyone even remember The Last Kiss? If anything, I'd credit The Last Kiss to Paul Haggis, who wrote the script (I think....)

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

onedollarchampion said:

Meh, I'd take Superbad and The Last Kiss off. Superbad, they made it pretty obvious in the trailers that Judd Apatow didn't direct it and does anyone even remember The Last Kiss? If anything, I'd credit The Last Kiss to Paul Haggis, who wrote the script (I think....)

Yeah, I thought more of Paul Haggis for "The Last Kiss" than Zach Braff. Hell, I thought Haggis directed that movie until that article pointed me to the right director: Tony Goldwyn.

[Vice honcho room temperature]

The Last Kiss was boring so its more blaming someone not crediting them.

[The Raven]

I agree 100% with The Empire Strikes Back.

People always wonder how Lucas could have made such masterpieces in the late seventies and eighties, and then come back a few decades later and f*** up Episodes I-III.

And the answer is, he didn't direct any of the originals, well except A New Hope.

Which was a complete fluke of an awesome film.

[seano]

theraven said:

I agree 100% with The Empire Strikes Back.

People always wonder how Lucas could have made such masterpieces in the late seventies and eighties, and then come back a few decades later and smurf up Episodes I-III.

And the answer is, he didn't direct any of the originals, well except A New Hope.

Which was a complete fluke of an awesome film.

Really? I guess I've been a Star Wars fanboy too long, but I've always known Kirschner directed ESB (first thing you see in the credits is DIRECTED BY IRVIN KIRSCHNER)

A better example would be Return of the Jedi. Though Richard Marquand was officially the director, Lucas was very much directing a lot of action sequences. Although reading that list, Poltergeist almost the same exact kind of situation, if the actors onset are to be believed.

[W?Y]

theraven said:

I agree 100% with The Empire Strikes Back.

[Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action]

ravenm said:

One thing I always really thought was stupid is how everyone credits Steven Spielberg for E.T. That movie is more about the writing, the story. No one ever remembers E.T and says "remember that great shot of *something*". They remember the story, but just plain forget the person who wrote it.

Eh, I know what your saying, and I agree that writers need more credit. However, I have to argue the point you made about E.T., as I'm pretty sure the scene with E.T. and Elliot flying past the moon on his bicycle is one of the most famous scenes in cinema history. I know it's one of the most refrenced and parodied as well.

[Sir Woodrow]

I had no idea John Hughes didn't actually direct Pretty in pink.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

ravenm said:

Yeah I hate when credit always goes to the bigger names, even if they didnt write or direct it. Like JJ Abrams and Cloverfield. He produced it, thats it.

One thing I always really thought was stupid is how everyone credits Steven Spielberg for E.T. That movie is more about the writing, the story. No one ever remembers E.T and says "remember that great shot of *something*". They remember the story, but just plain forget the person who wrote it.

The worst is these days when some new movie comes out and the commercial says "...from the producer of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Michael Bay". Yeah sorry, Michael Bays not exactly a big selling point...

Sadly, after Transformers, Bay did become a big selling point...

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

seano said:

theraven said:

I agree 100% with The Empire Strikes Back.

People always wonder how Lucas could have made such masterpieces in the late seventies and eighties, and then come back a few decades later and smurf up Episodes I-III.

And the answer is, he didn't direct any of the originals, well except A New Hope.

Which was a complete fluke of an awesome film.

Really? I guess I've been a Star Wars fanboy too long, but I've always known Kirschner directed ESB (first thing you see in the credits is DIRECTED BY IRVIN KIRSCHNER)

A better example would be Return of the Jedi. Though Richard Marquand was officially the director, Lucas was very much directing a lot of action sequences. Although reading that list, Poltergeist almost the same exact kind of situation, if the actors onset are to be believed.

Also, George Lucas was more angst ridden back then. By the time he was writting the second trilogy, he was a lot richer and a lot happier. And, we got Jar Jar and Darth Vader yelling "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

[Bob Schlapowitz]

oblivionnewtonjohn said:

I had no idea John Hughes didn't actually direct Pretty in pink.

I always thought so too.

[Sir Woodrow]

bobschlapowitz said:

oblivionnewtonjohn said:

I had no idea John Hughes didn't actually direct Pretty in pink.

I always thought so too.

Oh my god Something Schlapowitz didn't know!

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

I'll never get how the director gets more credit than the freaking screenwriter.

You know, the guy who came up with little stuff like the characters, plot, dialogue.

[rra]

boberts said:

I'll never get how the director gets more credit than the freaking screenwriter.

You know, the guy who came up with little stuff like the characters, plot, dialogue.

For better or for worse, thank the Autuer Theory.

Though an exception, a great one, where a screenwriter's presence is the primary creative foci is of course Charlie Kaufman.

Donald Kaufman? He sort of petered out after penning THE 3.

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

oblivionnewtonjohn said:

bobschlapowitz said:

I always thought so too.

Oh my god Something Schlapowitz didn't know!

But, he knows everything. But, HE KNOWS EVERYTHING!!!! MY WORLD'S SHATTERING!!!!

[Baixo Astral]

I very much knew that Superbad was directed by Greg Mottola, but that's largely because I actually saw the awesome The Daytrippers at the movies... twice!

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I actually had no idea about Superbad not being directed by Apatow.