17 films that you did not know were headed by actors in the list
These are the stars that went behind the camera to make film magic.
After years of being in front of the camera, many actors are in search of a chance to sit in this president of the Estimated President and the "action"! Yes, Hollywood has raised many actors-director over the years. Of course, you know aboutClint Eastwood'sWinning Stewards of Oscars andRon Howard'sRun successfully behind the camera. And recently, you will rememberBradley CooperDual service, leader and starA star is born. But they are hardly the only A-List actors to lead the main motion images. Of the film musicie led by American favorite to the horrible Flick Hermed by an old star ofOfficeThese are the movies you did not know were headed by famous actors.
1 Elf, led by Jon Favreau
These days,Jon Favreau is the most famous for his role as Happy Hogan in the Marvel Cinematographic Universe. But what you may not know is that he also directed recent classics, including Marvel's propertyIron Manand live action adaptations ofThe jungle Book andTheLion King. However, one of the earlier hates of Favreau was the 2003VA FERRELL Christmas classicElf,which he is almost past.
"I looked at the script and I was not particularly interested. It was a much darker version of the film. I liked the notion of being with will in his first solo movie afterSNLBut it was not quite out there, "said FavreauRolling stone In 2013. "So for a year I rewritten the script. He turned into more than one film PG of a PG-13 ... the studio [new line] Read it and accepted to do it, and that's when I was brought to live. " And rest is the story of holiday movie magic!
2 A league of their own, led by penny marshall
Penny Marshallis of course famous for its role as Laverne Devazio on the 70s SitcomLavante & Shirley. And during his term of the series, she even made some episodes of sitcom. But it was just the beginning of his career. She made her debut from the director of great screen with her 1986Jumpin 'Jack FlashThen, after watching a 1987 documentary on the entirely American girls' professional baseball league, she was inspired to create and run a movie about them. Of course, this film became 1992A league of their own.
"If it had not been for Penny Marshall, the entirely American girls' professional baseball league would always be unknown"Shirley Burkovich, one of the survivors of the League, saidUnited States today In 2018, "for its realization of the meaning of this league and put it in a motion image that became the Baseball Film N ° 1 never realized, that it shows me the type of person she was."
3 Perfect pitch 2, directed by Elizabeth Banks
After watching in the firstPerfect film in 2012 as Cappella competition judge,ELIZABETH BANKS continued to make his debuts from the director with the second film of the franchise,Perfect pitch 2, which was published in 2015. But according to the banks, the management was not always his goal.
"It was something I scored in and something I did at the university and over time, I really became interested in doing so. He was about five ago or six years now that I really started thinking about it and thinking about the inheritance I could go in this case if I have to tell stories of my way, said the banks saidVariety In 2019. She also led the newThe Angels of Charlie, featuringKristen Stewart,Naomi Scott, andElla Balinska.
4 Floats of hope, led by Whitaker Forestier
Whitaker Forestier is a strength on the screen, featuring critical renowned films likeThe butler andThe last King of Scotland. And although many remember 1998Floats of hopeFor his starsSandra Bullock andHarry Connick Jr.It does not matter may not know that Whitaker was the director. Bullock had coupled withLinda obstacle To produce the film and, according to obstacle, it was the first choice of Bullock to lead the Fox movie of the twentieth century. "He had done itWaiting for expirationFor the studio, so they were very open, but it was so brilliant with sandy, "says obstacleE! NewIn 2018. "Until that moment, she really made comedy and action, so I think she gave the most nuanced performance of her career at this point - because of the forest . "
5 Stay alive, directed by Sylvester Stallone
Saturday evening fever madeJohn TravoltaA superstar in 1977. But his continuation of 1983,Stay alive,was not encountered by the same acclamation. And what a-listSylvester Stallonedo not want you to know, it's he directed the movie, who has a0% Note on rotten tomatoes. This came after the Stallone Director's start with the 1978 dramaParadise Alley,and between his workmanship on theRocky franchise. While Stallone has also co-written and co-producedStay aliveHe remains the only film he directed that he was not as star too.
6 Books, directed by Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde is one of the most recentactresses Make the jump live with its debut of the Director 2019,Books. Before that, Wilde had only a few short and various shortsmusical videos For bands like hot red peppers. However, producerJessica Elbaum-Who offered Wilde the script-nine Wilde was the one for the position.
"I just thought if anyone can do justice to a teenage comedy, it's Olivia," said ElbaumVanity fair In 2019. "It's so no ringard but I just knew. She has a way of her who suggests she is a director. For someone who had never directed a feature, she spoke with the confidence of someone who is directed 10. " And critics have accepted: the movie has a97% certified certified note on rotten tomatoes.
7 This thing you do!, directed by Tom Hanks
It can be one of Hollywood's most beloved actors, butTom Hanks Not only to create action credits on its name. His first and only Gig leading feature was the 1996 Biopic fiction bandThis thing you do!, that he has also played and written. In an interview of 1996 withSeattle's timesHanks said he was so passionate about the film and directed that he only agreed to appear in the film so that the fox of the twentieth century is clear to the project.
8 Lip, directed by Danny Devito
Danny Devito is best known for its extensive actor career -TaxiToIt's always sunny in Philadelphia-But it has aLong management summary, too much. The film of 1996Lip WAS NOT THE FIRST DEVITO - He previously helicled 1989The war of roses and 1992Hoffa-But it was his most successful from afar. Devito said he was inspired byadaptRoald Dahl Book in a movie After his daughter, Lucy, shared the book with him.
"We read it together at night and I was delighted," said Devito at theChicago Tribune In 1996. "And I thought that if I could never make a movie for my children, that would be the one." Finally, his dream has become a reality. Not only did his children like his adaptation, but Devito told paper: "I even had children who read the book tell me that they better like the film, and it is the greatest compliment that I could have."
9 The prince of tides, directed by Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand Is an estimated and singer actor, but did you know that she also did a remarkable job behind the camera? The second management credit of Streisand arrived in 1991 withThe prince of tides; She made her achieveability debut withYentlin 1983.
Movie criticRoger EbertofChicago Sun-Times rented the second tranche of Streisand to direct. "By directing a good movie, you prove that you had a movie inside you. By running two, you prove that you are a real director, and that's what Barbra Streisand proves withThe prince of tides, "Ebert wrote at the time of the exit of the film." InYentlAnd again here, Streisand shows himself as a director who loves emotional stories - but do not simplify them and pay attention to human quirks and the strangeness of his characters. "
10 Uninterrupted, directed by Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie had its fair share of emblematic featuredthe rolesBut she also plunged her toes by leading several times.Uninterrupted, which was published in 2014, was the second credit of the direction of Jolie, after 2011In the country of blood and honey.And although pretty is better known for his act, she says she prefers to be behind the camera. "There is a huge freedom that has just been behind the camera," said JolieElapse In 2015. "This brings a lot of responsibilities too, but is intensely rewarding. Especially the chance to help get the best of young actors, likeJack O'Connell inUninterrupted, which is a remarkable talent. "
11 The guy of the cable, directed by Ben Stiller
No one can forgetBen Stiller's 2001 work in 2001Zoolander. But before he directed and played in this classical, he directed theJim Carreyfrontal filmThe guy of the cableIn 1996. It was not the first dive from Déurleader That is; he had previously hippedThe reality hurts In 1994. However, he had roles on the basis of this film andZoolander, Stiller had only one small part inThe guy of the cableIt is also why many people do not know that he served as director.
12 To hang up, directed by Diane Keaton
Veteran actressDiane KeatonBarbua to run for a short period of time. She made her debut on her big screen withUnreserved hero In 1995 and five years later, she directedTo hang up, which was his second and last direct credit. And it's especially because, despite a list a-list Cast-Keaton played withLisa KudrowandMeg Ryan-The film was not a major success. "When you have a failure likeTo hang up, people do not go, 'Gee, can you run my movie? "Keaton revealed to theZurich Film Festival In 2014. "So I did not have many other possibilities to lead again. But I would like."
13 Harlem Nights, directed by Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy is a comedy legend in Hollywood, but he tried to get a little more serious for his debut of the director with his 1989Harlem Nights. Unfortunately for Murphy, the theater of crime, which he has also played, received less than stellar reviews.The Washington Post asked, "Is it impatient from Eddie Murphy ifHarlem Nights is good or bad? It does not look like that. "Not surprisingly, it was the first of Murphyand Last direction Gig.
14 Keep the faith, led by Edward Norton
The old incredible Hulk himself,Edward Norton, made his director's debut in 2000 withKeep the faith, that he also played alongside executor-actor-director companion stiller andJenna Elfman.
After helping to write and produce the film, Norton decided that it should be the one who must also do it, see as leader was something he wanted to try to finish with. "I started thinking about what the point to give someone else to someone so we can ask ourselves to wonder if they would receive jokes?" Norton saidThe GuardianIn 2000. So he took a chance and tried his hand to the direction! Nearly two decades later, his second Gig leading feature,Brooklyn without mother, is defined on first later in 2019.
15 A bronx tale, directed by Robert de Niro
Robert de Niro is a veteran of the big screen, but it is not always before and center. In 1993, he made his debut of the will withA bronx tale, a movie he also played. The movie wasAdapted from a play This was created in Broadway in 1989 and 2016, a musical adaptation was created, that NIRO co-directed also. SinceBronx taleOperation, from Niro only booked another film:Good shepherd in 2006.
16 Wine country, directed by Amy Poehler
We all knowAmy Poehler like acomic In front of the camera, but featuring the NBC comedyParks and leisureShe also decided to take his talents behind the scenes to lead some episodes.
Nevertheless, his first big screen leader concert did not come until 2019 with the movie NetflixWine country, About a group of women heading to the Napa Valley for a weekend. "I thought with enthusiasm and talk and talk and seek to lead a feature, then like most good things, it happened a little in a biological way," said PoehlerNotable In 2019. "We were on our own trip and I turned toEmily Spivey, who ended up writing the script withLiz CackowskiAnd I said, "It could be a movie." And I just forced deadlines on people until it has become one. "
17 A silent place, directed by John Krasinski
The 2018horror movieA silent placewas announced for its innovative use of silence and became a real phenomenon. WhileJohn Krasinski Was definitely a force on the screen, he was also the one who takes the reins in the scene as director. He studied horror movies to prepare, saySmithsonian Magazine in 2018 he noted "every cue of music, voltage beating or jumping" which "worked" on him. "I wanted to put all my self in a movie," the old star ofOfficenoted. And if you saw it, you know he has succeeded. And for all actors, you must know more about, checkThe 50 most popular actors of all time.
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