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Post by Johnny Smith on Nov 7, 2004 22:07:01 GMT -5
In my list if a Director did say TV work before making a feature I won't count them, but short films or music vdieos don't matter.
Quentin Tarantino- Resevoir Dogs
George Romero- Night of the Living Dead
Tobe Hooper-TCM
Sam Raimi- The Evil Dead
Zack Snyder- Dawn of the Dead
And my fave debut is Robert Rodriguez with El Mariachi.
What he did on 7grand is amazing, and an inspiration on me, I myself am tryin to make a film, odds are my budget will be less then his.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Nov 8, 2004 19:32:01 GMT -5
I'd say commercially you can't top M. Night Shymalan for "The Sixth Sense".
Its almost a curse for him now though because odds are he'll never match that again let alone top it.
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Post by zombiecran on Nov 8, 2004 20:10:16 GMT -5
M. Night Shyamalan - Sixth Sense
Wes Craven - Last House on the Left
Guillermo Del Toro - Cronos
Sam Raimi - Evil Dead
Lucky McGee - May
George Romero - Night of the Living Dead
i'm sure there are more but thats a few...
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Post by WarrenPeace on Nov 8, 2004 20:12:13 GMT -5
wait.....should i have meant "he'll never top it, let alone match it"? hmmm.....
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Post by zombiecran on Nov 8, 2004 20:15:54 GMT -5
wait.....should i have meant "he'll never top it, let alone match it"? hmmm..... he did top it!! unbreakable, come on! ;D |
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Post by ISUsycamore81 on Nov 8, 2004 20:16:51 GMT -5
Definitely Zombie....Unbreakable is my favorite of the lot.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Nov 8, 2004 20:21:07 GMT -5
commercial success i meant. Unbreakable had mixed reviews and mediocre box office success. i don't think it cracked the $100mil mark. i'm thinking it made around the $60-80mil range.
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Post by zombiecran on Nov 8, 2004 20:24:54 GMT -5
ohh okay, gotcha
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Post by DancesWithWerewolves on Nov 9, 2004 1:41:08 GMT -5
If we're talking big debuts...then Wes Craven and Sam Raimi definatly don't apply, as both Last House and Evil Dead only gained a slow cult following afterwards. They were virtually unheard of upon release. Wes got some real attention with The Hills Have Eyes, and Sam rocketed with Evil Dead II.
Anywho...
Shamylan - Sixth Sense
Romero - Night Of The Living Dead (like Halloween, started slow, but word of mouth made it a hit)
Bava - Black Sunday
Hitchcock - Strangers On A Train (i believe that was his first...)
Spielberg - Duel (TV movie, but extremely sucessful)
Hooper - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Drive-In hit)
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Post by zombiecran on Nov 9, 2004 6:12:26 GMT -5
at first i thought we were talking about who we thought had the best debuts... not based on numbers but maybe i'm wrong??
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Post by DancesWithWerewolves on Nov 9, 2004 12:45:51 GMT -5
Oh. I just got hung up when Warren mentioned Sixth Sense's commercial success.
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