you want to play games all right I’ll
play in games if at first you do succeed
don’t try again it is useless to resist
don’t let yourself be destroyed as
obi-wan field welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 one-hit wonder directors
his arrest is a it’s a goddamn injustice
tragedy for this list we’ll be looking
at directors who hit it big with one
film and then failed to reach the same
heights afterwards
hey I can’t even talk to you I can’t I
don’t know what you’re saying however
having had subsequent minor success does
not preclude their inclusion here their
one successful film does not have to be
their first kick at the bucket either
she led a fool morning she loved me
number 10
Kimberly Peirce boys don’t cry so you’re
a boy now what inspired by the real-life
story of Brandon Teena this indie
romantic drama tells the tale of a
transgender woman living life as a man
despite little acceptance of that choice
at that time and who was subsequently
murdered for that choice you are not a
boy that it went wrong you are not a boy
killed in Madison in her head kimberly
peirce resolved to bring brandon story
to the masses by choosing to focus on
the positive example he set for others
and the result was a film that inspired
others to live their truths then why
don’t you just admit that you’re a dyke
because a lot of Dyke
since this acclaimed film however the
directors delved into mediocrity with
the uneven war drama stop-loss and then
felt further with the underwhelming
Carrie remake this is bullshit
we didn’t do anything wrong number nine
Troy Duffy The Boondock Saints I’m
strangely comfortable with it
when Miramax bought the rights to
produce The Boondock Saints for close to
half a million dollars with an untested
director at the helm whose band was to
perform the soundtrack it seemed like
Troy Duffy bought into his own hype in
the end he lost his movie deals and the
film industry’s respect due to his
arrogance stop the ass-kissing with you
however when the boondock saints was
released on video it managed to garner a
sizable following as to sound theories
in one day neither of which deal with
abnormally sized men kinda makes me feel
like river dancin due to his previous
behavior though nobody wanted to work
with him afterwards except for a one
time shoot to make a sequel that failed
to recapture the first film’s glory
surreal del rock evil man dead number 8
Michael Jimmy no The Deer Hunter you
gotta listen to me you want to stay down
here and die when Michael Jimmy no was
ascending the stairs to the Academy
Award podium to receive Oscars for Best
Director and picture we’re certain he
couldn’t have known he’d never reached
that height again baby calm down the
fact that the film he released a mere
two years later would garner him a
Razzie for worst director must have been
unfathomable in the late 70s these men
are under my military authority but that
absolutely turned out to be as bait I
can’t believe you guys alright how am i
doing you however
crafting an epic Vietnam War drama that
haunted audiences with its unflinching
depiction of war and introducing many to
Russian roulette is a pretty great
legacy maybe you’ve got to do it you
don’t do it they’re gonna throw you in a
pit
I throw you in the pit you’re gonna die
Wow
number seven John Singleton boys in the
hood oh we got a problem here we got a
problem here
lazing onto the scene with an
uncompromising and incendiary portrayal
of the lives of youths in the hood John
Singleton was set to become an important
storyteller for years to come
with this 1991 drama oh yeah come on
shoot me you bad right instead his
efforts since boys in the hood
highlighted by films like too fast too
furious and a shaft sequel lacked the
voice or gravitas of his debut effort
give me the motherfucking gun tray an
outspoken critic of the Hollywood System
and their treatment of african-americans
to be fair his subsequent work could
arguably have become more acclaimed if
he had more artistic freedom yo mr. prom
man y’all a brothers yes must be
fighting each other number six
Irvin Kershner Star Wars Episode five
the Empire Strikes Back what is thy
bidding my list George Lucas may be the
most famous man behind the Star Wars
series but it was Urban Kirschner who
was at the helm of the film that is
often cited as the best in the series
history the force is strong holding the
distinction of making one of the most
beloved films of all time it’s probably
near impossible to live up to that
achievement thereafter lady are you what
notes ready and while the director
certainly had a respectable career he
never managed to relive the level of
accomplishment that the Empire Strikes
Back gave him no Otto D do you know
better than to trust a strange computer
Oh number 5 Charles Laughton the night
of the hunter it’s love that one an old
left hand hate is down for the count
this longtime actor of film and stage
with experience in directing for theatre
decided to try his hand at film
direction and he hit one of his first
pitches right out of the park
she teaching focusing on a supposed man
of God who is in fact a serial killer
that has to deal with a pair of children
in his crosshairs after he kills their
mother this thriller grabbed audiences
by the throat and never let go and later
influenced multiple movie makers hade it
was with this left hand that old brother
Cain struck the blow that laid his
brother low
unlike other directors on this list
however Charles Laughton appeared to
have dissatisfied with his efforts and
never directed a film again oh my god
John said John’s a meddler stop that
sniveling okay here you know what that
is
want to see something cute lucky number
four Tony K American History X they just
put the wrong bull releasing a film
about an ardent group of racists one of
whom eventually sees the errors of his
ways may have been perfect Oscar bait
but it was also akin to walking a
tightrope every night thousands of these
parasites stream across the border like
some kin pinata exploded so laugh make
the neo-nazis too likable and cat calls
of racism arise or make them too
villainous and you’d be written off as
simplistic and cartoonish
you
tony kaye expertly navigated those
pitfalls in this crime drama which also
earned his lead actor an Oscar nod if
you come near Danny again I will feed
you your heart camera unfortunately he
hasn’t made anything in the film
industry quite so expertly ever since my
name is Meredith I’m going to kill
myself
number three Paul Brickman risky
business excuse me
after years of mostly writing movies the
Paul Brickman crafted the film that
really thrust Tom Cruise into stardom
and with this rom-com he put a scene on
celluloid that remains to this day one
of Cruz’s most enduring images
in the year since he only directed one
other film which received mixed reviews
and made only six million dollars at the
box office
and only wrote a couple of other movies
none of which made a significant mark on
cinema history I wasn’t fine all right I
know that I’m sorry I apologize hey
things can be different if you just give
me another chance
number two Richard Kelly Donnie Darko
cuz I’m Donnie Darko Donnie Darko barely
doubled its 3.8 million dollar budget at
the box office but after coming out on
DVD it became a must-see film for anyone
who considered themselves a cinema buff
why are you a that’s two plays though
many viewers didn’t really understand
what they were seeing or what it was all
supposed to mean they knew there was
something about the supernatural drama
that was entirely engrossing what the
heck’s going on here
Richard Kelly’s next works were highly
anticipated until they came out as
Southland Tales lost just about everyone
goodness ya here and his follow-up to
that the box furthered his descent if
you push the button two things first
someone somewhere in the world
oh don’t know real-time before we reveal
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
in
you look like a little boy in the
bathtub
what did I just tell you I’m not looking
just imagining just don’t walk I’m proud
of you number one Daniel Marek and
Eduardo Sanchez the Blair Witch Project
have you ever heard of the Blair Witch
two directors two careers and one little
movie that you probably never heard of
the woods about Halloween time is creepy
enough phenomena I just do me a little
cheesy I would have really avoid any
cheese these two men came together to
direct this found-footage horror flick
and went on to become one of the most
successful indie movies ever pretty
creepy stuff I believe there’s something
happening with her and you think that
it’s possible that she’s still up there
now taking a budget of less than 25,000
and turning it into a box-office smash
of nearly two hundred and fifty million
dollars these two seem to have their
fingers on the pulse of society tell me
Magento and yes
neither capitalized on this success and
it took another seven years for either
to release a film
by then the hype surrounding them was
gone and their skill in creating
box-office gold seemed to me to love you
Bob I’m so sorry
do you agree with our list which
director do you think is a one-hit
wonder
for more film top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com if this one has come to
the businessman can buy our rights like
stop you don’t realize what we’re losing
play in games if at first you do succeed
don’t try again it is useless to resist
don’t let yourself be destroyed as
obi-wan field welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 one-hit wonder directors
his arrest is a it’s a goddamn injustice
tragedy for this list we’ll be looking
at directors who hit it big with one
film and then failed to reach the same
heights afterwards
hey I can’t even talk to you I can’t I
don’t know what you’re saying however
having had subsequent minor success does
not preclude their inclusion here their
one successful film does not have to be
their first kick at the bucket either
she led a fool morning she loved me
number 10
Kimberly Peirce boys don’t cry so you’re
a boy now what inspired by the real-life
story of Brandon Teena this indie
romantic drama tells the tale of a
transgender woman living life as a man
despite little acceptance of that choice
at that time and who was subsequently
murdered for that choice you are not a
boy that it went wrong you are not a boy
killed in Madison in her head kimberly
peirce resolved to bring brandon story
to the masses by choosing to focus on
the positive example he set for others
and the result was a film that inspired
others to live their truths then why
don’t you just admit that you’re a dyke
because a lot of Dyke
since this acclaimed film however the
directors delved into mediocrity with
the uneven war drama stop-loss and then
felt further with the underwhelming
Carrie remake this is bullshit
we didn’t do anything wrong number nine
Troy Duffy The Boondock Saints I’m
strangely comfortable with it
when Miramax bought the rights to
produce The Boondock Saints for close to
half a million dollars with an untested
director at the helm whose band was to
perform the soundtrack it seemed like
Troy Duffy bought into his own hype in
the end he lost his movie deals and the
film industry’s respect due to his
arrogance stop the ass-kissing with you
however when the boondock saints was
released on video it managed to garner a
sizable following as to sound theories
in one day neither of which deal with
abnormally sized men kinda makes me feel
like river dancin due to his previous
behavior though nobody wanted to work
with him afterwards except for a one
time shoot to make a sequel that failed
to recapture the first film’s glory
surreal del rock evil man dead number 8
Michael Jimmy no The Deer Hunter you
gotta listen to me you want to stay down
here and die when Michael Jimmy no was
ascending the stairs to the Academy
Award podium to receive Oscars for Best
Director and picture we’re certain he
couldn’t have known he’d never reached
that height again baby calm down the
fact that the film he released a mere
two years later would garner him a
Razzie for worst director must have been
unfathomable in the late 70s these men
are under my military authority but that
absolutely turned out to be as bait I
can’t believe you guys alright how am i
doing you however
crafting an epic Vietnam War drama that
haunted audiences with its unflinching
depiction of war and introducing many to
Russian roulette is a pretty great
legacy maybe you’ve got to do it you
don’t do it they’re gonna throw you in a
pit
I throw you in the pit you’re gonna die
Wow
number seven John Singleton boys in the
hood oh we got a problem here we got a
problem here
lazing onto the scene with an
uncompromising and incendiary portrayal
of the lives of youths in the hood John
Singleton was set to become an important
storyteller for years to come
with this 1991 drama oh yeah come on
shoot me you bad right instead his
efforts since boys in the hood
highlighted by films like too fast too
furious and a shaft sequel lacked the
voice or gravitas of his debut effort
give me the motherfucking gun tray an
outspoken critic of the Hollywood System
and their treatment of african-americans
to be fair his subsequent work could
arguably have become more acclaimed if
he had more artistic freedom yo mr. prom
man y’all a brothers yes must be
fighting each other number six
Irvin Kershner Star Wars Episode five
the Empire Strikes Back what is thy
bidding my list George Lucas may be the
most famous man behind the Star Wars
series but it was Urban Kirschner who
was at the helm of the film that is
often cited as the best in the series
history the force is strong holding the
distinction of making one of the most
beloved films of all time it’s probably
near impossible to live up to that
achievement thereafter lady are you what
notes ready and while the director
certainly had a respectable career he
never managed to relive the level of
accomplishment that the Empire Strikes
Back gave him no Otto D do you know
better than to trust a strange computer
Oh number 5 Charles Laughton the night
of the hunter it’s love that one an old
left hand hate is down for the count
this longtime actor of film and stage
with experience in directing for theatre
decided to try his hand at film
direction and he hit one of his first
pitches right out of the park
she teaching focusing on a supposed man
of God who is in fact a serial killer
that has to deal with a pair of children
in his crosshairs after he kills their
mother this thriller grabbed audiences
by the throat and never let go and later
influenced multiple movie makers hade it
was with this left hand that old brother
Cain struck the blow that laid his
brother low
unlike other directors on this list
however Charles Laughton appeared to
have dissatisfied with his efforts and
never directed a film again oh my god
John said John’s a meddler stop that
sniveling okay here you know what that
is
want to see something cute lucky number
four Tony K American History X they just
put the wrong bull releasing a film
about an ardent group of racists one of
whom eventually sees the errors of his
ways may have been perfect Oscar bait
but it was also akin to walking a
tightrope every night thousands of these
parasites stream across the border like
some kin pinata exploded so laugh make
the neo-nazis too likable and cat calls
of racism arise or make them too
villainous and you’d be written off as
simplistic and cartoonish
you
tony kaye expertly navigated those
pitfalls in this crime drama which also
earned his lead actor an Oscar nod if
you come near Danny again I will feed
you your heart camera unfortunately he
hasn’t made anything in the film
industry quite so expertly ever since my
name is Meredith I’m going to kill
myself
number three Paul Brickman risky
business excuse me
after years of mostly writing movies the
Paul Brickman crafted the film that
really thrust Tom Cruise into stardom
and with this rom-com he put a scene on
celluloid that remains to this day one
of Cruz’s most enduring images
in the year since he only directed one
other film which received mixed reviews
and made only six million dollars at the
box office
and only wrote a couple of other movies
none of which made a significant mark on
cinema history I wasn’t fine all right I
know that I’m sorry I apologize hey
things can be different if you just give
me another chance
number two Richard Kelly Donnie Darko
cuz I’m Donnie Darko Donnie Darko barely
doubled its 3.8 million dollar budget at
the box office but after coming out on
DVD it became a must-see film for anyone
who considered themselves a cinema buff
why are you a that’s two plays though
many viewers didn’t really understand
what they were seeing or what it was all
supposed to mean they knew there was
something about the supernatural drama
that was entirely engrossing what the
heck’s going on here
Richard Kelly’s next works were highly
anticipated until they came out as
Southland Tales lost just about everyone
goodness ya here and his follow-up to
that the box furthered his descent if
you push the button two things first
someone somewhere in the world
oh don’t know real-time before we reveal
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
in
you look like a little boy in the
bathtub
what did I just tell you I’m not looking
just imagining just don’t walk I’m proud
of you number one Daniel Marek and
Eduardo Sanchez the Blair Witch Project
have you ever heard of the Blair Witch
two directors two careers and one little
movie that you probably never heard of
the woods about Halloween time is creepy
enough phenomena I just do me a little
cheesy I would have really avoid any
cheese these two men came together to
direct this found-footage horror flick
and went on to become one of the most
successful indie movies ever pretty
creepy stuff I believe there’s something
happening with her and you think that
it’s possible that she’s still up there
now taking a budget of less than 25,000
and turning it into a box-office smash
of nearly two hundred and fifty million
dollars these two seem to have their
fingers on the pulse of society tell me
Magento and yes
neither capitalized on this success and
it took another seven years for either
to release a film
by then the hype surrounding them was
gone and their skill in creating
box-office gold seemed to me to love you
Bob I’m so sorry
do you agree with our list which
director do you think is a one-hit
wonder
for more film top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com if this one has come to
the businessman can buy our rights like
stop you don’t realize what we’re losing
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