is Spike Lee the only one that directs/writes and acts in his films in the present day?
when i say this i mean act significantly.....Scorsese sitting at a dinner table with two furry worm props above his eyes doesn't count.....although i'd count Taxi Driver....but i mean on a consistant basis
former ones i can think of:
Chaplin
Keaton
Welles
Woody allen
vince gallo
Albert Brooks
Sly Stalone
Kevin Smith
Uh, doesn't Tim Robbins? That's him in your avatar I think.
My favorite. Christopher Guest.
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The only movie that Tim Robbins acted in that he himself wrote and directed was "Bob Roberts".
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The only movie that Tim Robbins acted in that he himself wrote and directed was "Bob Roberts".
...and Cradle Will Rock, in a small voice part.
Edward Burns
Jon Favreau
Kevin Costner (only directing/acting)
Clint Eastwood (only directing/acting)
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Well, then...
There's Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee (who's probably the most prominent), and Richard Linklater. Most directors don't do this nearly as much as they used to, though.
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Chaplin
Keaton
Welles
Woody allen
woody allen is still alive.
Mel Gibson has acted/directed in Braveheart and The Man Without a Face, but I'm not sure I'd count him still.
The Polish bros. (Mark and Michael), sort of.
Shyamalan had a significant role in Signs
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But barely. My dream is to become the next Woody Allen. :P
Nick
haha.....yes, i know Allen is still alive......notice he was last......i thought of him at the last minute.....Tati is another example.....although he didn't always write as well.........hmmm......most are comedy......i didn't think about Signs.........i didn't think Gibson wrote the screenplays??
oliver stone, duh.
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I must admit Tati is the man! He rocks more than most other directors of his time.
Nick
i just watched part of Mon Oncle tonight. i love it.
what Tati have you seen?
i've only seen Mon Oncle and Playtime.
how do the others compare?
Hitchcock made cameos
Fellini acted in Roma
Terry Gillian in Monty Python's Meaning of Life and The holy Grail
And Dennis Hooper in Easy Rider
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i just watched part of Mon Oncle tonight. i love it.
what Tati have you seen?
i've only seen Mon Oncle and Playtime.
how do the others compare?
Tati as Monsieur Hulot made Trafic, Play time, Mon Oncle and Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot....always great....he is in fact my favourite director acting in his own movies....
Todd Solondz was in his first film Fear, Anxiety, and Depression.
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But barely. My dream is to become the next Woody Allen. :P
Nick
At least try not to publicize that you adopted her, Nick. . .
I bet Tati was rolling around in his grave when Atkinson did Mr. Bean. I don't care about "imitation is the best form of flattery" in this case.. it was basically identical to Hulot... I enjoyed the series but from the Tati perspective and looking at the big picture, most people probably thought Atkinson was the genius for doing it. He's hilarious as Atkinson but Hulot/Tati he is not.
Anyway, off the top of my head, Nicholson directed himself in The Two Jakes, the Chinatown sequel, Warren Beatty directed himself in Dick Tracy, and I don't think anyone mentioned most of the Mel Brooks movies.
Steven Soderbergh in Schizopolis (writer, director, AND star!)
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........possibly mel brooks? :wink:
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win.
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what Tati have you seen?
i've only seen Mon Oncle and Playtime.
how do the others compare?
I've seen them all... the later ones are a lot darker in a sense... Holiday was the funniest and most innocent of the three... I like them all.
Nick