Plot

In "Director's Short Cut" you get the most fascinating stories and best anecdotes from the greatest directors, within 4 minutes fillers. 1 Joel Schumacher - "Falling Down", "Phantom of the Opera" and "Phone Booth" 2 Joel Schumacher - On Set 3 Joel Schumacher - Directing Actors 4 Richard Donner - Being attached to "The Omen" and "Superman" 5 Richard Donner - And Gregory Peck 6 Andrew Davis - "Collateral Damage" 7 Andrew Davis - Directing Actors 8 Andrew Davis - "The Guardian" and "Under Siege" 9 Andrew Davis - "The Fugitive" 10 Jan de Bont - How "Speed" Got Made 11 Jan de Bont - "Speed" and the Bus Jump 12 Jan de Bont - Operating the camera and "Twister" 13 William Friedkin - The Making of "The French Connection" 14 William Friedkin - Casting for "The French Connection" 15 William Friedkin - "The Exorcist" 16 Ivan Reitman - From Czechoslovakia to Hollywood 17 Ivan Reitman - Arnold Schwarzeneger in "Twin" and "Kindergarden Cop" 18 Ivan Reitman - How "Ghostbuster" Came to Life 19 Adryan Lyne - "Fatal Attraction" 20 Adryan Lyne - "9 1/2 Weeks" 21 Roger Donaldson - "The Bounty" 22 Roger Donaldson - Working With Actors and "Cocktails" Anecdotes 23 Francis Ford Coppola - His Beginning 24 Francis Ford Coppola - The Way He Works With Actors 25 Francis Ford Coppola - Marlon Brando 26 Francis Ford Coppola - His Advice 27 Barry Sonnenfeld - How He Got Into Movies 28 Barry Sonnenfeld - Directing Actors 29 Barry Sonnenfeld - Addams Family / Get Shorty / Men In Black 30 Barry Levinson - How He Got Started In Hollywood 31 Rob Reiner - "When Harry Met Sally" 32 Rob Reiner - The Casting 33 Rob Reiner - Jack Nicholson 34 Rob Reiner - "Stand By Me" 35 Chris Colombus - Early Years 36 Chris Colombus - "Home Alone" 37 Chris Colombus - "Miss Doubtfire" 38 Chris Colombus - "Harry Potter" 39 George Lucas - The Story of the Star Wars Prequels 40 Brett Ratner - NYU & Steven Spielberg 41 Brett Ratner - First Movie 42 Brett Ratner - "Red Dragon" 43 Brett Ratner - Directing Actors 44 Peter Segal - "Naked Gun" 45 Peter Segal - Jack Nicholson 46 Gary Marshall - Early Days 47 Gary Marshall - "Pretty Woman" 48 Gary Marshall - Happy Set 49 Jon Turteltaub - Early Days 50 Jon Turteltaub - "While You Were Sleeping" and Sandra Bullock 51 Jon Turteltaub - "National Treasure" Coming To Life 52 Jon Turteltaub - "National Treasure" 53 John Carpenter - Early Days 54 John Carpenter - "Halloween" 55 John Carpenter - "Escape From New York" 56 David Zucker - From His Early Days to "Airplane" 57 John Badham - "Saturday Night Fever" 58 Andy Tennant - Will Smih and "Hitch" 59 Michael Mann - "Collateral" 60 Michael Mann - Casting and "Heat" 61 Michael Mann - Will Smith, Russell Crowe and Val Kilmer 62 Bryan Singer - "Valkyrie" 63 Bryan Singer - Magic of Casting 64 Bryan Singer - "The Usual Suspect" 65 Doug Liman - Early Days 66 Doug Liman - "Swinger" 67 Doug Liman - "Mr & Mrs Smith" 68 Doug Liman - "The Bourne Identity" 69 Randal Kleiser - "Grease" 70 Randal Kleiser - "Blue Lagoon" 71 Curtis Hanson - His Way to Hollywood 72 Curtis Hanson - "LA Confidential" 73 Curtis Hanson - The "Bonnie and Clyde" Story 74 Curtis Hanson - "Wonder Boys" / "8 Miles" / "In Her Shoes" / " The River Wild" 75 Robert Benton - Not an Easy Way to Hollywood 76 Robert Benton - "Bonnie and Clyde" 77 Robert Benton - Working with Actors 78 Robert Benton - "Kramer vs Kramer" 79 Milos Forman - From Czechoslovakia to Hollywood 80 Milos Forman - "Cookoo's Nest" 81 Milos Forman - "Amadeus" 82 Milos Forman - "Hair" 83 Milos Forman - "Larry Flint" 84 Milos Forman - Power of Music 85 Milos Forman - "Ragtime" and James Cagney 86 Paul Schrader - From seminary to "Taxi Driver" 87 Paul Schrader - "American Gigolo" 88 Paul Schrader - James Coburn and Nick Nolte 89 Alan Parker - From Working Class to Hollywood 90 Alan Parker - "Midnight Express" 91 Alan Parker - "Fame" 92 Alan Parker - "Mississipi Burning" or compelation of Stories 93 Alan Parker - "Pink Floyd - The Wall" 94 Alan Parker - "Birdy" 95 Alan Parker - "Bugsy Malone" and Jodie Foster 96 Alan Parker - "Evita" and Madonna 97 James Mangold - His Way to Hollywood 98 James Mangold - Robert De Niro & "Copland" 99 James Mangold - Sylvester Stallone & "Copland" 100 James Mangold - Angelina Jolie & "Girl Interrupted" 101 James Mangold - "Walk the Line" 102 Taylor Hackford - His Way to Hollywood 103 Taylor Hackford - "Ray" 104 Rob Cohen - First Movie and Arthur Penn 105 Rob Cohen - The Kid Who Found "The Sting" 106 Rob Cohen - Fast & Furious Vin Diesel 107 Rob Cohen - Bruce Lee and "Dragon Heart" 108 Rob Cohen - The Path to Hollywood 109 Joe Dante - "Gremlins" and Steven Speilberg 110 Joe Dante - "Explorers" and "Inner Space" 111 Joe Dante - "Piranas" and "The Howling" 112 Joe Dante - "The Burbs" & "Matinee" 113 Mark Rydell - "Golden Pond" and Katharine Hepburn 114 Mark Rydell - John Wayne 115 John Glen - First James Bond 116 John Glen - James Bond Memories 117 Norman Jewison - Steve Mc Queen, Rod Steiger & Denzel Washington 118 Norman Jewison - and Tony Curtis 119 John Singleton - Backstory & Spike Lee 120 John Singleton - Preproduction & Casting 121 John Singleton - "Boyz'n the Hood" 122 Mike Figgis - First Day On Set 123 Mike Figgis - "Leaving Las Vegas" & Nicolas Cage 124 Michael Apted - "Gorillas in the Mist" & Sigourney Weaver 125 Michael Apted - Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones & Sissy Spacek 126 Mike Newell - "Donnie Brasco" 127 Mike Newell - "Four Weddings and a Funeral" 128 Ron Howard - "Beautiful Mind" 129 Ron Howard - "Apollo 13" 130 Ron Howard - Backstory 131 Ron Howard - "Splash" 132 Atom Egoyan - His Early Days 133 Atom Egoyan - "The Sweet Hereafter" 134 Atom Egoyan - "Chloé" 135 Michel Gondry - "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" 136 Michel Gondry - "The Green Hornet" 137 Dennis Dugan - Adam Sandler 138 Dennis Dugan - Bold and Successfull 139 Wes Craven - "The Last House on The Left" 140 Wes Craven - "Nightmare on Elm Street" & Johny Depp 141 Wes Craven - "Scream" 142 John Landis - Backstory 143 John Landis - "The Blues Brothers" 144 John Landis - "Michael Jackson & Thriller" 145 John Landis - "Trading Places" 146 Roland Emmerich - His Early Taste for big productions 147 Roland Emmerich - "Independance Day" & "2012" 148 Roland Emmerich - "Godzilla" & "The Day After Tomorrow" 149 James L.Brooks - "As Good as it Gets" 150 James L.Brooks - "Terms of Endearment" 151 Atom Egoyan - "Where the Truth Lies" & "The Adjuster" 152 Michel Gondry - Jim Carrey 153 Terry Gilliam - The Monthy Python 154 Terry Gilliam - "Brazil" 155 Terry Gilliam - "Twelve Monkeys" 156 Terry Gilliam - "Fisher King" 157 Edward Zwick - "The Last Samouraï" & "Blood Diamond" 158 Edward Zwick - "About Last Night" 159 Edward Zwick - Early Days and the Woody Allen's Encounter 160 Franck Darabont - "The Shawshank Redemption" 161 Franck Darabont - "The Green Mile" 162 Franck Darabont - Billy Wilder 163 Martin Campbell - "The Mask of Zorro" 164 Martin Campbell - "Casino Royale" and 007 165 Paul Verhoeven - "Basic Instinct" 166 Paul Verhoeven - " Robocop" & "Total Recall" 167 Abel Ferrara - "Bad Lieutnant" 168 Roland Emmerich - "Universal Soldier" 169 Abel Ferrara - Back Story & First Movie 170 Jay Roach - "Meet The Parents" 171 Jay Roach - "Austin Powers" 172 Stanley Donen - And Gene Kelly 173 Stanley Donen - Fred Astair 174 Wolfgang Petersen - "Das Boot" 175 Wolfgang Petersen - "Troy" 176 Wolfgang Petersen - Harrison Ford 177 Andrew Adamson - From New Zealand to Hollywood 178 Andrew Adamson - "Shrek" 179 Stephen Frears - "Dangerous Liaisons" & John Malkovich 180 Stephen Frears -" The Queen" & Helen Mirren 181 Tom Shadyac - Jim Carrey 182 Tom Shadyac - Eddie Murphy 183 Edward Zwick - "Shakespeare in Love" and "Traffic" 184 Ridley Scott - "Alien" 185 Rob Marshall - "Chicago" 186 Rob Marshall - "Pirates of the Carribean" & Johnny Depp 187 Bernardo Bertolucci - Piero Pasolini 188 Bernardo Bertolucci - "Last Tango in Paris" 189 Bernardo Bertolucci - "The Last Emperor" 190 Mel Gibson - "Braveheart" 191 Mel Gibson - "The Passion of the Christ" 192 Mel Gibson - "Apocalypto" 193 Roland Joffe - "The Killing Fields" 194 Roland Joffe - "The Mission" 195 Adam Shankman - "Hairspray" 196 Adam Shankman - From Dancer to Director 197 Joe Johnston - "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" 198 Joe Johnston - "Jumanji" 199 Joe Johnston - "Jurassic Park" 200 Kenneth Branagh - "Henry V" 201 Kenneth Branagh - "Hamlet" 202 Kenneth Branagh - "Thor" 203 Jean-Jacques Annaud - "The Bear" 204 Jean-Jacques Annaud - "The Name of the Rose" 205 Jean-Jacques Annaud - "Enemy at the Gates" & Jude Law 206 Jean-Jacques Annaud - "Quest for Fire" 207 Jean-Jacques Annaud - First time directing 208 Jon Favreau - "Elf" 209 Jon Favreau - "Iron Man" 210 M Night Shyamalan - Backstory 211 M Night Shyamalan - "The Sixth Sense" 212 M Night Shyamalan - "Unbreakable" 213 M Night Shyamalan - Hard Beginnings 214 Jean-Pierre Jeunet - "Delicatessen" 215 Jean-Pierre Jeunet - "Amélie" 216 Jean-Pierre Jeunet - "Alien: Resurection" 217 Jean-Pierre Jeunet - "A Very Long Engagement" 218 Luc Besson - "The Big Blue" 219 Luc Besson - "Léon: The Professional" 220 Luc Besson - "The Fith Element" 221 Shawn Levy - "Night at The Museum" 222 Shawn Levy - "Real Steel" & Steven Spielberg 223 Farrelly Brothers - Backstory 224 Farrelly Brothers - "Someting about Mary" 225 Farrelly Brothers - "Kingpin" 226 Farrelly Brothers - "Stuck on You" 227 Farrelly Brothers - "Dumb & Dumber" 228 Farrelly Brothers - Jim Carrey 229 Farrelly Brothers - First Time Directing 230 Farrelly Brothers - Cult Scenes: "Something about Mary" 231 Farrelly Brothers - "Shallow Hal" 232 Farrelly Brothers - Hollywood debuts 233 Stanley Donen - The Musical Genious 234 Tom Shadyac - Backstory 235 Ridley Scott - "Blade Runner" and "Thelma and Louise" 236 Adam Shankman - Vin Diesel 237 Joe Johnston - "Star Wars" and George Lucas 238 Joe Johnston - "Captain America" 239 Jean-Jacques Annaud - First Academy Award 240 Jean-Jacques Annaud - Childhood 241 Jean-Jacques Annaud - "Seven Years in Tibet" and Brad Pitt 242 Jean-Jacques Annaud - Ron Perlman 243 John Woo - "I'm crazy about movies" 244 John Woo - First Steps in Cinema 245 John Woo - From "The Killer" to Hollywood 246 John Woo - "Hard Target" 247 John Woo - "Mission Impossible" 248 John Woo - "Mission Impossible" & Tom Cruise 249 John Woo - John Travolta 250 John Boorman - "Hope & Glory" 251 John Boorman - Casting of "Deliverance" 252 John Boorman - Delivrance "Squeal like a pig !" 253 John Boorman - "Excalibur" 254 John Boorman - "Excalibur"'s Casting 255 Louis Leterrier - Amazing Debut 256 Louis Leterrier - Early Days 257 Louis Leterrier - "Transporter" 258 Louis Leterrier - "The Incredible Hulk" 259 Louis Leterrier - "Clash of the Titans" 260 Lars Von Trier - Early Days 261 Lars Von Trier - "Element of Crime" 262 Lars Von Trier - "Breathing the Waves" 263 Lars Von Trier - Casting ("Breathing the Waves", "Dogville") 264 Danny Boyle - Early Days 265 Danny Boyle - "Shallow Grave" 266 Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire" 267 Danny Boyle - "Trainspotting" 268 Danny Boyle - "The Beach" 269 Danny Boyle - "Steve Jobs" 270 Danny Boyle - Actors and James Franco 271 Carlos Saldanha - Backstory 272 Carlos Saldanha - "Blue Sky" 273 Carlos Saldanha - "Robots" and "Ice Age 2" 274 Carlos Saldanha - "Rio" 275 Carlos Saldanha - Creative process 276 Carlos Saldanha - Test screening 277 Carlos Saldanha - Casting for animated movie 278 David Yates - Backstory 279 David Yates - "Harry Potter" 280 David Yates - "Tarzan" 281 David Yates - "Harry Potter" on set 282 David Yates - Cast of "Harry Potter"