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Brian De Palma is an American filmmaker whose work spans thirty films, which include horror film Carrie (1976), the crime dramas Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987) and Carlito's Way (1993), the spy thriller Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1972), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Dressed to Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984) and Raising Cain (1992).

Filmography[edit]

Feature films[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
1968 Murder a la Mod Yes Yes No Yes
Greetings Yes Yes No Yes Actor: Man in Front of Draft Office Smoking (Uncredited)
1969 The Wedding Party Yes Yes Yes Yes Co-directed with Wilford Leach and Cynthia Munroe
1970 Hi, Mom! Yes Yes No No
Dionysus in '69 Yes No No Yes Co-directed with Robert Fiore and Bruce Joel Rubin
Also Cinematographer
1972 Get to Know Your Rabbit Yes No No No
Sisters Yes Yes No No
1974 Phantom of the Paradise Yes Yes No No
1976 Obsession Yes Story No No
Carrie Yes No Uncredited No
1978 The Fury Yes No No No
1979 Home Movies Yes Story Yes No
1980 Dressed to Kill Yes Yes No No
1981 Blow Out Yes Yes No No
1983 Scarface Yes No No No
1984 Body Double Yes Yes Yes No
1986 Wise Guys Yes No No No
1987 The Untouchables Yes No No No
1989 Casualties of War Yes No No No
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities Yes No Yes No
1992 Raising Cain Yes Yes No No
1993 Carlito's Way Yes No No No
1996 Mission: Impossible Yes No No No
1998 Snake Eyes Yes Story Yes No
2000 Mission to Mars Yes No No No
2002 Femme Fatale Yes Yes No No
2006 The Black Dahlia Yes No No No Actor: Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (Voice Only - Uncredited)
2007 Redacted Yes Yes No No
2012 Passion Yes Yes No No
2019 Domino Yes No No No

Short films[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Editor DoP Notes
1960 Icarus Yes No No No
1961 660124: The Story of an IBM Card Yes No No No
1962 Woton's Wake Yes Yes No No Midwest Film Festival 1963[1]
1964 Jennifer Yes No No No
1966 The Responsive Eye Yes No Yes Yes Documentary shorts
Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank Yes No No No
1969 To Bridge This Gap Yes No No No

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Artist
1984 "Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen

Unrealized projects[edit]

Year Title and description Ref.
1970s A film adaptation of John Guare's one-act play Cop-Out starring Al Pacino [2]
"Shooting Script", an episode of the TV series Columbo with Jay Cocks [3][4]
A film adaptation of Gerald Walker's novel Cruising [5][6]
The Stepford Wives [7][8]
Taxi Driver starring Melanie Griffith as Iris Steensma [9][10]
A film adaptation of Terry Garrity's novel The Sensuous Woman with Louise Lasser and Jeannie Sakol [11]
A film adaptation of Alfred Bester's novel The Demolished Man with John Farris [12][13]
A film adaptation of Mary Higgins Clark's novel Where Are the Children? with John Farris [14]
A film adaptation of Robert Stone's novel Dog Soldiers [15]
Untitled comedy with Jay Cocks featuring a character that resembles Truman Capote [16]
A film adaptation of Robert Daley's novel Prince of the City with David Rabe starring John Travolta [17]
1980s Treasure, a contemporary-set film adaptation of B. Traven's novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre [18]
Fire [19]
A film adaptation of Trevor Armbrister's novel Act of Vengeance [20][15]
A film adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Congo [21]
Starfire, a science fiction film with Steven Spielberg
Untitled musical drama loosely based on the life of Jim Morrison starring John Travolta [22]
Carpool, a thriller written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale described as "Rear Window on wheels" [23][24]
A film adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s novel Last Exit to Brooklyn [25]
The Accused [26]
A remake of the 1951 film Ace in the Hole written by David Mamet [2]
1990s A remake of the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven with Daniel Pyne set within the Medellín Cartel [2][27][28]
The Ghost and the Darkness [29]
Thelma & Louise [30]
The Truman Show [31][32][33]
Ambrose Chapel, a psychological thriller with Jay Cocks [34]
Nazi Gold, an action thriller with Jay Cocks about a commercial producer who becomes involved in a plot to steal Nazi bullion from a Swiss vault [35]
Mr. Hughes, a biopic written by David Koepp about the life of Howard Hughes starring Nicolas Cage [36][37]
2000s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind [38]
A film adaptation of Gardner McKay's novel Toyer starring Colin Firth [39][40][41]
Tru Blu, a biopic written by Steven Zaillian about drug trafficker Frank Lucas [42]
The Untouchables: Capone Rising, a prequel to his film The Untouchables written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien starring Gerard Butler [43][44][45]
A film adaptation of William Boyd's novel The Blue Afternoon [46]
Print the Legend, a film about the process of "selling" the Iraq War to the U.S. homefront [47][48]
Untitled political thriller
A film adaptation of Susan Kelly's novel The Boston Stranglers written by Alan Rosen [49]
A remake of the 1951 film noir His Kind of Woman [50]
2010s Paranormal Activity 2 [51]
The Key Man, a "paranoia thriller" written by Joby Harold about a single father whose body contains answers to national secrets [52][53]
Wild Card [54][55][56]
Paterno, retitled from Happy Valley [57][58][59]
Magic Hour, a loose adaptation of Émile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin starring Emily Mortimer [60][61]
Retribution, a remake of the 2003 film The Alzheimer Case starring Al Pacino [62][59]
Lights Out, an action thriller written by Lamont Magee and Jeff W. Byrd about a blind Chinese girl's involvement in a secret assassination program [63][64]
A film adaptation of Sascha Arango's novel The Truth and Other Lies [65][66]
Catch and Kill, retitled from Predator, a horror film inspired by the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases [67][68][69]
Sweet Vengeance, a crime drama "inspired by two true stories of murder" starring Wagner Moura [70][71]
Newton 1861, a remake of the French TV series Un village français set in Kentucky, during the Civil War [72][73]
A remake of the 1998 film noir Palmetto [74]

He also turned down the opportunities to direct Hurricane,[75] Flashdance,[76] The Sicilian,[77] Fatal Attraction,[78] Schindler's List[79][80] and Mission: Impossible 2.[69]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Company. 1982.
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  3. ^ "Brian De Palma's lost Columbo, and the Lieutenant's unfilmed final case". The Columbophile Blog. August 20, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "COLUMBO UNFILMED SCRIPT SHOOTING SCRIPT BRIAN DE PALMA PETER FALK". WorthPoint. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "CRUISING SCRIPT '74 UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY BY BRIAN DE PALMA, LATER MADE BY WILLIAM FRIEDKIN!". WorthPoint. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Brian De Palma". IMDb. He really wanted to direct Cruising (1980) but his producers could not obtain the rights to the material, so he made Dressed to Kill (1980) instead.
  7. ^ Carlson, Sean (July 24, 2001). "Stepford Wives, The". IGN. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Gonzalez, Ed (June 10, 2004). "VIDEODVD Review: Bryan Forbes's The Stepford Wives on Paramount Home Video". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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  11. ^ Weiler, A. H. (January 7, 1973). "Sing a Song of Money". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  12. ^ De Palma, Brian; Laurence F. Knapp (2003). Brian De Palma: Interviews. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 167–168. ISBN 9781578065165.
  13. ^ Farris, John. The Demolished Man: Screenplay. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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  16. ^ Dudar, Helen (July 27, 1980). "The Master Of Mayhem". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 26, 2023. He has a sackful of unrealized projects including a comedy he wrote with [Jay] Cocks a few years ago in which a character resembling Truman Capote wipes out a Carsonoid talk show host in order to produce the ultimate nonfiction novel.
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  21. ^ "Congo Goes". Starburst. December 1982. p. 7. The film due to be produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Brian De Palma which wound up on the shelf has moved to Go again. Congo is the feature. Frank Yablans, often De Palma's producer, has now pacted Michael Crichton to re-write and direct the flick. Sounds a biggie. 20th Century-Fox and Paramount are becoming partners to handle it. Spielberg and De Palma are still talking of setting up the science fiction trip, Starfire, between them – once De Palma finishes his update of Scarface with Al Pacino, and Spielberg extricates Twilight Zone from the wreckage and makes Raiders II and E.T. II. Say, 1985, at the earliest...
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  23. ^ "WHOAAAAAA..." Chicago Tribune. February 10, 1986. How to succeed in movies without really trying: Put together a project produced by Steven Spielberg, directed by Brian DePalma and written by Robert ("Back to the Future") Zemeckis and his partner Bob Gale. INC. hears there is such a project, and that it's called "Carpool."
  24. ^ Horowitz, Mark. "Back with a Future", American Film, July/August 1988. pp. 32–35.
  25. ^ Hamilton, Denise (March 11, 1988). "From the Shadows, a Legend Reappears : Mainstream Recognition Catches Up With 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' Author Selby Once Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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  27. ^ @Laurent76300739 (September 25, 2016). ""Dans les années 90 Brian De Palma travailla avec Daniel Pyne à un remake moderne des 7 mercenaires situé dans le cartel de Medellin."" (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  28. ^ Sharkey, Betsy (March 3, 1991). "FILM; Daniel Pyne Did It: 'The Hard Way'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  29. ^ ""Everyone has a plan until they've been hit"". FictionMachine. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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  31. ^ Miller, June (June 5, 2018). "Twenty Years Later, Everything Is The Truman Show". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  32. ^ Sparks, Brandon (April 6, 2020). "The Truman Show and the American Dream". Medium. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  33. ^ Sherlock, Ben (September 14, 2020). "10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Truman Show". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  34. ^ Madigan, Nick (May 7, 1998). "MGM, DePalma in suspense". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  35. ^ Madigan, Nick (May 11, 1998). "De Palma, MGM mine 'Gold'". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  36. ^ Variety Staff (August 6, 1998). "'Snake' trio tackles Hughes; LaPaglia in 'Sam'". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  37. ^ David Hughes (March 2004). Tales From Development Hell. London: Titan Books. pp. 136–140. ISBN 1-84023-691-4.
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  40. ^ Brodesser-Akner, Claude (August 13, 2010). "Brian De Palma Toys With Toyer Again". Vulture. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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  43. ^ Fleming, Michael (June 27, 2005). "Capone reloads". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  44. ^ Sciretta, Peter (May 11, 2007). "Nicolas Cage Cast As Al Capone In The Untouchables Prequel". /Film. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  45. ^ Sciretta, Peter (May 17, 2007). "Gerard Butler Cast In Untouchables Prequel". /Film. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  46. ^ Stein, Ruthe (November 11, 2007). "Brian De Palma's 'Redacted' tells horror story of Iraq war". SFGATE. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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  48. ^ Tilly, Chris (May 16, 2008). "Cannes 2008: De Palma Prints the Legend". IGN. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  49. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (June 3, 2008). "Brian De Palma to helm 'Stranglers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  50. ^ Guerrasio, Jason (August 29, 2013). "Brian De Palma on Passion, His Updated Version of 2010's Love Crime, And Why He Still Loves Thrillers". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  51. ^ Zeitchik, Steven (February 24, 2010). "Possible directors of 'Paranormal Activity 2': Several young genre maestros ... and Brian De Palma". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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  54. ^ Kemp, Stuart (February 8, 2012). "Berlin 2012: Brian De Palma Directing Jason Statham in remake of 'Heat'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  55. ^ Rodriguez, Cain (November 2, 2012). "Simon West Replaces Brian De Palma On 'Heat' Remake Starring Jason Statham". IndieWire. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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  64. ^ Frater, Patrick (November 9, 2015). "AFM: Brian De Palma Switched On To China's 'Lights Out' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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  66. ^ Galuppo, Mia (April 13, 2016). "Brian De Palma to Direct Black Comedy 'The Truth and Other Lies'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  67. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (June 5, 2018). "Brian De Palma's Weinstein-Inspired Horror Pic Gets A Title & 'Elle's Producers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  68. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (September 2, 2019). "'Scarface' Director Brian De Palma Updates On Harvey Weinstein Suspense Movie — Venice". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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  75. ^ Friend, Tad (June 20, 2016). "De Palma, Baumbach, and Paltrow Meet for Dinner". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  76. ^ Doty, Meriah (9 June 2016). "13 Hollywood Revelations From 'De Palma' Documentary: The Director Helped Cast 'Star Wars'". TheWrap. Retrieved 21 July 2022. He negotiated an exorbitant pay day only to relinquish the director's chair to Adrian Lyne.
  77. ^ Elton, Charles (2022). Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, and the Price of a Vision. Abrams Press. p. 229. ISBN 9781419747113.
  78. ^ Doty, Meriah (9 June 2016). "13 Hollywood Revelations From 'De Palma' Documentary: The Director Helped Cast 'Star Wars'". TheWrap. Retrieved 21 July 2022. After developing the movie, De Palma opted out of "Fatal Attraction" in order to direct "The Untouchables."
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