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Directorial Debut Film Poll!
🕑 Added 2024-03-29 04:10:33 +0000 UTCHelp pick the Directorial Debut we will react to!
Please feel free to suggest other options in the comments for future polls!
*NOTE: I have seen American Beauty & Donnie Darko, so this would only be Sam's first time watching! Sam has seen Citizen Kane, so this would only be my first time watching!
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Catherine LW
I do!
Paul Cox
Can't believe we're finally getting the long-awaited, many times so-close reactions to This Is Spinal Tap and Dog Day Afternoon. May is gonna be a great month!
Joseph Axenroth
I gotta go with Donnie Darko. There are some really good choices though.
Chris Bruneau
Thief is also one of my FAVS!!! I'm from Chicago, so its even better for me seeing the locations.
Jeff B.
As much as I love “Night of the Living Dead”, I’m pulling for “Spinal Tap” because the Schmitt’s laughing is infectious. Hopefully it can usher in a few of the other Christopher Guest mockumentaries like “Waiting for Guffman” and “Best in Show”.
Future Boy
Thief (1981). One of my top 10 films of all time, and definitely my favourite heist film of all time. Even better, in my opinion, than Heat, which was ALSO written/directed by Mann. A reaction can't come soon enough!
EdmanXERO
Same for me, and well said. You know that quote in the movie as well as I do, but I won't spoil anything.
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Body Heat - Lawrence Kasdan
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Michael Mann - Thief. Inarrritu - Amores Perros.
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Soderbergh - Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Mel Brooks - The Producers.
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Unfortunately a remake was just announced a few days ago.
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The 400 Blows - Truffaut. Probably the most acclaimed debut after Citizen Kane.
TBR Schmitt
Ooh LOVED True Romance! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
Ooh this one is on our list! I didn't realize it was a directorial debut, that's awesome -Sam
TBR Schmitt
We haven't! Sofia would have been a good add to this! -Sam
Philip Davetas
BADLANDS is great, but I don't think it's something that wins polls. But it's funny, because TRUE ROMANCE seems to borrow way too much from this movie.
iliketostayhome
Spinal Tap is in the lead!
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Terms of Endearment - James L. Brooks' debut
Claudia
have you seen The Virgin Suicides? Sofia Coppola's directorial debut.
mikethemotormouth
Same
mikethemotormouth
NO WE'RE NOT GOING TO FUCKIN DO STONEHENGE
TBR Schmitt
Sorry, Michael! I’ve seen some people have more luck online than on the app, but not sure if that’ll help for you! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
You can vote for multiple choices 😊 -Sam
TBR Schmitt
We had our latest foreign film poll last month 😊 -Sam
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how about non american films poll
Kyle Hopkins
Too many to choose from. Maybe narrow the list to five or so. I’m going with Boyz in The Hood. It such an impact when released.
Paul Cox
Brilliant suggestion. There are so many Mitchum films I want them to see.
christopher brown
The Night of the Hunter (1955) Charles Laughton's one and only movie
William
"This pretentious ponderous collection of religious rock psalms is enough to prompt the question, 'What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day too?'"
William
Play Stonhenge!!!
Erwin Quiachon
Night of the Living Dead is another all time great example of how to make a first film. It was made for only about $150,000 and gets credit for triggering a billion dollar film genre. Both Ridley Scott and George Romero spent several years after college directing commercials before making their first full feature films. All that time working with film crews on commercials paid off when it was time for them to make their first feature films.
Erwin Quiachon
Badlands stands on it's own, but is also famous for inspiring Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" album. Springsteen has said that he was inspired to start writing that album after randomly watching that movie on TV.
Erwin Quiachon
Ridley Scott's debut, "The Duellists" (1977) was made for about $900,000, but looks it cost at least 10 0r 15 million dollars. It's got a a classic story, legendary cinematography, and top notch acting. Definitely a film school movie for how to make a quality first movie for a very low budget.
Jihad Lee
A lot of great films. But my pick is definitely gonna be Boyz In The Hood. Just watching that as a black kid/man just hits different for me every time I watch it. But it’s really great look into the hood aspect of America which very few people know about it still. So everybody should watch it
Paul Cox
It's another Patreon glitch (what else is new?). It looks like you haven't voted when you open the actual post, but you can see the current totals including your own vote in the main/recent feed.
Michael Buhl
Why is my vote not sticking? I voted, then I came back to the poll and it indicated that I had not voted. (I'm voting for This Is Spinal Tap.)
Mike Tocci
Lots of great films on this one. Too many for one poll. Half of them are favorites!
PIG
Ouf. I picked like half of the poll lol
Brandon Royce
Not many people know about Brick, which is a shame. And Rian Johnson's follow-up: The Brothers Bloom, is a film which even fewer have seen. He got so much flak for The Last Jedi, yet little attention for these delightful hidden gems.
M
Eraserhead is a film about the joys of being a new parent, so I have to vote for that For future debut polls: The Duellists (Ridley Scott) Bound (The Wachowskis) Mary & Max (Adam Elliot)
Toc
....and cool to see Badlands up there. Before there was Wild At Heart or True Romance or Natural Born Killers, there was Badlands!
Toc
Love Eraserhead; makes good reaction video!
Lee Brennan
😭😭😭
Slayback
I used to spend summer break at my grandparents on the rez. they only watched the news or Turner Classic Movies. Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, and Citizen Kane, are the only things that stuck with me. There's a reason Citizen Kane is used as an honorary descriptor.
Future Boy
Boyz n the Hood is the one I'm most interested to see you watch. But there's a lot of great stuff on this list. I'd love to see you do Duel at some point!
Toc
Hey, if it's a tie, or super close, and "Spinal Tap" is one of them? That movie is less than an hour and a half. I think it's like 80 minutes. So you might be able to squeeze two slam dunk reactions out of this poll, if you were so inclined. Boyz In The Hood is a great drama, Spinal Tap a great comedy......it might just be the new Barbenheimer!
Toc
Damn good poll! And what's cool is every movie is getting votes! Obviously I have my preferences, and there are two I haven't seen..... but whatever wins will be fine by me. Most of those movies would win other polls all by themselves!
Guston Zimasheen
Not only an awesome directorial breakout film, but an awesome zombie outbreak film.
Guston Zimasheen
New Fear Unlocked. jk
metadata
+1 American Beauty
Tim Raths
I hope Boyz n the Hood can hang on.
Duncan
'Dawn of the Dead (1978)' is one of my all time favourite movies ,so in order to get to that ,we have to start here ,I so voted ✅
Paul Cox
Man I really want to see you guys react to Spinal Tap finally so we can move into the Christopher Guest movies (Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, et al), but I think the time for a Citizen Kane reaction is overdue!
EdmanXERO
"Boyz N the Hood" is a movie I grew up on. It'll be very interesting if it wins the poll.
Athos Count de la Fère
Night of the Living Dead. The first breakout Zombie movie.
Smooticus
Had to vote for some underdogs here. Definitely had to cast one for Eraserhead, just for the "Dafuq?" reaction I know we'll get from Sam and Daniel
Duncan
"RICKY"!!!!!!!!!!!!
kbobravo
I love this Poll. A lot of great first time efforts out there.
Dan
Gone baby gone is a phenomenal movie
Sylvan Green
Boyz N the Hood, break out the tissue box
Mike LL
Who wouldn’t want them to be perplexed by Citizen Kane? What, only me? LOL
Jason Dolan
These are all pretty damn good
