Is the named director of a film the one who’s actually been calling the shots?
Here are 11 where a ‘ghost director’ may have been involved.
That a film was, for want of a better phrase, ghost directed.
The films star, Kurt Russell.
Its a fabulous and fascinating article, and one that tells the story better than we ever could.
you’ve got the option to find it righthere.
The rumor started back when theL.A.
Timesvisited the set during production and noticed that Spielberg appeared to be directing the shots.
Its little secret too that the pair didnt get along on the film.
Tobe set up the shots and Steven made the adjustments.
Tobe would nod agreement, and that became the process of collaboration.
Furthermore, an article in theL.A.
Timespublished in May 1982 gave Hooper the chance to defend his position.
I dont understand why any of these questions have to be raised.
I always saw this film as a collaborative situation between my producer, my writer, and myself.
Im quite proud of what I did, he said.
Its also been suggested that once Hooper had finished shooting, he wasnt involved in the editing process.
For far more debate on the matter,heres a terrific link, from which we sourced the aboveL.A.
But what ofReturn of the Jedi?
It was credited to Richard Marquand, who would go on to helmJagged Edgebefore his premature death.
Yet beforeStar Warsentered his life, he had a low-key resume.
Since then, Lucas has played down the suggestion that the two had a poor working relationship.
The credits remained unchanged, although there was never convincing corroboration to back the story up.
As things stand, this ones never been 100 percent cleared up.
Whoever it was, its still a terrific film though.
Yet the production itself was fraught with problems.
We looked at the movie in more detailhere.
There appears, however, to be some confusion with regardsA Night at the Roxbury.
Its also a film that has more directors than it may at first appear.
Its known that Jankel and Morton were locked out of the editing room.
As it stood, Altman got sole directing credit for the film in line with DGA rules.
AsSlashfilmreported, Sandy Schklair had toldEntertainment Weeklythat Wiseau hired him to be script supervisor on the movie.
I am director!Schklair: Yeah, youre the director, whatever.
But you want me to direct your movie for you?Wiseau: Yes, hey.
Tommy was so busy being an actor that this other guy directed the whole thing.
Wiseau remains credited with the picture.
Theres little doubt that Psycho is the work of Alfred Hitchcock, but what about its signature scene?
Kevin Reynolds talked about filming that scene in some detail when we had the chance to interview him.
Other stories of similar ilk are not too tricky to find, either…
