Rank your Top 5 Directorial debuts!

[HHHLovesMovies]

Again, i'm sure this one was up already...but another refreshing is in order....Rank your Top 5 Directorial debuts...have fun!

Here goes...

1. QUENTIN TARANTINO - RESERVOIR DOGS

2. Sam Mendes - American Beauty

3. John Singleton - Boyz In The Hood

4. John Hughes - Sixteen Candles

5. Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves

I'll probably think of more later

[VincentPrice]

1. Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs

2. Peter Jackson - Bad Taste

3. Sam Raimi - The Evil Dead

4. Alex Proyas - The Crow

5. Karl Freund - The Mummy-Karloff version

[Sigur509]

Spike Jonze - Being John Malkivoch(10/10)
Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs(9/10)
Kevin Smith - Clerks(9/10)

[Tayzlor]

1. Sam Mendes, American Beauty
2. Wes Anderson, Bottle Rocket
3. Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs
4. Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich
5. Kevin Smith, Clerks

[Hucksta G]

1. Richard Kelly - Donnie Darko
2. Sam Mendes - American Beauty
3. Tony Kaye - American History X
4. Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves
5. Scott Kalvert - The Basketball Diaries

[rushmore beauty]

Richard Kelly - Donnie Darko
Sofia Coppola - The Virgin Suicides
Roman Coppola - CQ
Sam Mendes - American Beauty
Spike Jonze - Being John Malkovich
Alex Proyas - The Crow

[Darth Dzikowski]

Blood Simple -- Coens
Bottle Rocket -- Wes Anderson
Reservoir Dogs -- The Q
Menace II Society -- The Hughes Brothers
Donnie Darko -- Richard Kelly

I would include Burton's Pee Wee's Big Adventure if we're not counting Frankenweenie

[Annie Hall]

Alex Proyas - The Crow
Sam Mendes - American Beauty
Baz Luhrmann - Strictly Ballroom
Richard Kelly - Donnie Darko
Cameron Crowe - Say Anything...

[BadCoverVersion]

Nicolas Roeg - PERFORMANCE
Luis Buñuel - UN CHIEN ANDALOU (Short) L' ÂGE D'OR (Feature)
Orson Welles - CITIZEN KANE
Lynne Ramsay - RATCATCHER
Tim Roth - THE WAR ZONE

Others,

Robin Hardy (THE WICKER MAN), Andrei Tarkovsky (IVAN'S CHILDHOOD), Quentin Tarantino (RESERVOIR DOGS), Gary Oldman (NIL BY MOUTH), Darren Aronofsky (PI), Jim Sheridan (MY LEFT FOOT), Jean-Luc Godard (À BOUT DE SOUFFLE), Bruce Robinson (WITHNAIL & I)...um, and more.

[notchreturns]

Terrence Malick - Badlands
Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs
Darren Aronofsky - Pi
Coens - Blood Simple
Todd Field - In The Bedroom
Robert Redford - Ordinary People

[robk]

Orson Welles-Citizen Kane
Steven Spielberg-Duel
Clint Eastwood-Play Misty for Me
John Singleton-Boyz N the Hood
Sofia Coppola-The Virgin Suicides

[mrgarfunkle10]

I think the best directorial debut ever is kevin costner for DANCES WITH WOLVES but i also think that Denzel Washington in ANTWONE FISHER was pretty good too

[zeppelin]

Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade
Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
Rob Reiner, This is Spinal Tap
Terrence Malick, Badlands
Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by zeppelin
Rob Reiner, This is Spinal Tap

Bah!

Can't believe I forgot that one.

[blankpage]

Orson Wells: Citizen Kane
Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs
Kevin Costner: Dances with Wolves
John Houston: The Maltese Falcon
Sam Mendes: American Beauty

[MickeyKnox]

1.Quentin Tarantino-Reservoir Dogs
2.Sam Mendes-American Beauty
3.Spike Jonze-Being John Malkovich
4.Richard Kelly-Donnie Darko
5.Vincent Gallo-Buffalo '66

[dctjamesj33]

RICHARD KELLY!!!! - Donnie Darko
M. Night Shyamalan - Sixth Sense

[Weasel]

Actually, M. Night Shyamalan shot a movie with Rosie O'Donell before THE SIXTH SENSE. Haven't seen it, but think it looks horrible. Looks like a family comedy or something like this. Ugh.

My choices :
Richard Kelly - DONNIE DARKO
Kevin Smith - CLERKS
Quentin Tarantino - RESERVOIR DOGS
Spike Jonze - BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH

Whatever, I think all the best examples were already said.

[krazy drako]

Alex Proyas - The Crow
Kevin Smith - Clerks
Spike Jonze - Being John Malkovitch
Mel Gibson - Braveheart
Sam Raimi - Evil Dead

[Kevin Smith fan]

1.George A. Romero-Night of the Living Dead
2.Farrely Brothers-Dumb and Dumber
3.Eli Roth-Cabin Fever
4.Kevin Smith-Clerks
5.Tim Burton-Pee Wee's Big Adventure

[bjeggert82]

Orson Welles--Citizen Kane
Terry Gilliam--Monty Python and the Holy Grail
David Mamet--House of Games
Ridley Scott--The Duellists
John Huston--The Maltese Falcon

[The 8 Ball]

Orson Welles -- Citizen Kane

Sofia Coppola -- The Virgin Suicides

Zhang Yimou -- Red Sorghum

Richard Kelly -- Donnie Darko

Eric Byler -- Charlotte Sometimes

[Tayzlor]

Sam Mendes, American Beauty
Wes Anderson, Bottle Rocket
Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs
Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich
Kevin Smith, Clerks
Rob Reiner, This Is Spinal Tap
Terry Gilliam, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Tim Burton, Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides
Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
Darren Aronofsky, Pi
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amores perros

[distorto25]

1. Orson Welles - CITIZEN KANE
2. Quentin Tarantino - RESERVOIR DOGS
3. Mel Gibson - BRAVEHEART
4. Paul Thomas Anderson - HARD EIGHT
5. Richard Kelly - DONNIE DARKO

I would also like to add Jake Kasdan's ZERO EFFECT.

[optimusprime]

Orson Welles - Citizen Kane
Sam Mendes - American Beauty
Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs
Kevin Smith - Clerks
Terry Gilliam - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Tim Burton - Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Rob Reiner - This is Spinal Tap
Mel Gibson - Braveheart

[DareDevil]

Martin Scorsese - Who's That Knocking at My Door?

[Kidsilk]

Steven Spielberg - Duel
Quentin Taratino - Reservoir Dogs
David Fincher - Alien 3
George A. Romero - NOLD
Richard Kelly - Donnie Darko