What are some Weird Films and Detours by Directors?

[Black Narcissus]

Walter Hill.....a great action/violent movie director (THE WARRIORS, 48 HOURS, LONG RIDERS, EXTREME PREJUDICE, and LAST MAN STANDING)....in 1985 he made the zany comedy BREWSTER'S MILLIONS starring Richard Pryor and John Candy.

How could you not name The Driver when talking about his filmography?

 

[I Am The Knight]

Martin Scorsese's Hugo.

 

[redhawk23]

Kubrick was a replacement director on Spartacus. He didn't like the experience and wasn't happy with the final product - and he more-or-less disowned the movie.

It was also fairly early in his career. Most of what we think of as "Kubrickian" he hadn't established yet.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Kubrick was a replacement director on Spartacus. He didn't like the experience and wasn't happy with the final product - and he more-or-less disowned the movie.

The funniest thing about that? It is actually my favorite movie of his.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Well, he didn’t direct it, but M. Night Shayamalan wrote Stuart Little.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Lol. Didn't know that.

 

[C. Lee]

How could you not name The Driver when talking about his filmography?

Because I wasn't naming every single movie he made. It's a good movie, but I fear most people on here haven't heard of it. I had the poster up on my wall for a long time a couple of decades ago.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Kubrick was a replacement director on Spartacus. He didn't like the experience and wasn't happy with the final product - and he more-or-less disowned the movie.

I knew Kubrick directed it but I didn't know he was a replacement.

 

[redhawk23]

I knew Kubrick directed it but I didn't know he was a replacement.

I'm not sure of the full circumstances but there was a lot of shifting around during the pre-production as the writer was on the blacklist and it wasn't clear whether the studio was going to break with the blacklist and credit the actual writer or give credit to someone else. Kubrick rubbed some folks the wrong way by being willing to take screen credit for the writing.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

I'm not sure of the full circumstances but there was a lot of shifting around during the pre-production as the writer was on the blacklist and it wasn't clear whether the studio was going to break with the blacklist and credit the actual writer or give credit to someone else. Kubrick rubbed some folks the wrong way by being willing to take screen credit for the writing.

Interesting - thanks.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Kubrick was a replacement director on Spartacus. He didn't like the experience and wasn't happy with the final product - and he more-or-less disowned the movie.

Oh, this I am very aware of. It still stands as an oddity for him.

 

[lime]

Martin Scorsese: Hugo

 

[Spider-Fan]

The funniest thing about that? It is actually my favorite movie of his.

Been a while since I watched it, but for me, Kubrick's masterpiece is A Clockwork Orange. One of my 5 favorite films. Kubrick is probably my favorite director. I also adore 2001: A Space Odyssey and Barry Lyndon.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Been a while since I watched it, but for me, Kubrick's masterpiece is A Clockwork Orange. One of my 5 favorite films. Kubrick is probably my favorite director. I also adore 2001: A Space Odyssey and Barry Lyndon.

Nice to find another Barry Lyndon fan!

 

[Spider-Fan]

Nice to find another Barry Lyndon fan!

I actually just upgraded my copy to the Criterion Blu Ray that just came out during the flash sale

I don't know why this movie doesn't get more love. It is just so well done in basically every respect! Also features I think one of the greatest war battle scenes ever filmed

 

[Black Narcissus]

Kubrick was a replacement director on Spartacus. He didn't like the experience and wasn't happy with the final product - and he more-or-less disowned the movie.

Kubrick should have a best DP oscar for it too, he technically won, but the paperwork is messy.

 

[Brother Jack]

Ang Lee has made a career out of doing things you wouldn't think he'd do.