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- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJeanne MoreauMargaret RutherfordWhen King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V.Orson Welles - Orson said if there was one of his films he'd offer up to heaven it would be this one.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames MasonA New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.Alfred Hitchcock - Written with the intention to create the "greatest Hitchcock film."
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppWinona RyderDianne WiestThe solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.Tim Burton - He described it as his most personal and favorite work.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.Steven Spielberg - Based off his childhood imaginary alien friend he created while going through his parent's divorce. He described him as the "brother he never had" and the father he wished he had."
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsNaomi WattsJack BlackAdrien BrodyA greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.Peter Jackson - His favorite movie of all time being the original King Kong, he was offered to make the remake. Initially going to decline, he took up the project so no one would make a crappy version.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroHarvey KeitelDavid ProvalIn New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.Martin Scorsese - After making his first film, he was told by a friend that he spent a whole year of his life making a piece of *beep* With this movie he went into it setting to make it off his own personal experiences.
- DirectorEdward D. Wood Jr.StarsEdward D. Wood Jr.Bela LugosiLyle TalbotA psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda) and a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).Ed Wood - Being a cross dresser himself this movie is more or less an autobiography.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.Francis Ford Coppola - Coppola was drawn to S E Hilton's novel because of the strong personal identification he had with the subject matter.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsZero MostelGene WilderDick ShawnA stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.Mel Brooks - Being a Jew himself he felt he could film as an opportunity to make Hitler into a joke.