WTF Happened to BRIAN DE PALMA?

[@ajtaylor8750]

Brian de Palma is one of the filmmakers who inspired me to want to make films, and he definitely was blacklisted from Hollywood for seemingly no good reason. A lot of the aspects of filmmaking that you see from certain directors originated from his style, and the man was a pure auteur with a theater background that showed itself in each of his films. Blow Out is a masterpiece, Scarface is great, and films like Dressed to Kill, Body Double, and Carlito's Way are some of the best films ever made.

[@destronia123]

Scarface was one of the greatest comedies of all time!

[@ozymandiasnullifidian5590]

@@destronia123 Comedies? You are being sarcastic, or do you have some reasons to treat that obvious tragedy as a comedy?

[@destronia123]

@@ozymandiasnullifidian5590 I didn't say it wasn't a DARK comedy.

[@marc-antoinemarcoux697]

He wasn,t black listed he is just nowmaking shit movies.

[@haintedhouse2990]

Dressed to Kill was one of the "best films ever made" ?? please, i've already seen Psycho. if you wonder why he was blacklisted review the definition of 'plagiarism'.

[@Whisky_Tango_Foxtrot-jc5uq]

Without Brian DePalma, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, film wouldn't be what it is today. Simply put they are the Godfathers of modern film.

[@rixx46]

True… I would add Bogdanovich And yet all but Scorsese and Spielberg stopped making good movies years ago. It’s easy to dismiss Spielberg as populist but he’s taken some big risks in her career that has been every bit as diverse as de Palma‘s. I mean, the same guy who made Saving Private Ryan [one of the best war films ever] made Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park back to back! And he is still taking big swings given he made Westside Story last year. Not a critical or box office hit but I thought it was great.

[@mikehunt4986]

I'd throw in John Carpenter too, just for Halloween alone. Talk about influencing a genre!

[@YoungPadawan85]

you forgot to include Stanley Kubrick in your list

[@Whisky_Tango_Foxtrot-jc5uq]

@@YoungPadawan85 your absolutely right 100%

[@YoungPadawan85]

@@Whisky_Tango_Foxtrot-jc5uq you know tbh if i came up with similar list i might have forgotten to include Francis Ford Coppola, and yet taking only just a moment thinking about it I would immediately agree that he should be on the list as well, so ultimately the net effect is that we are just helping keep each others bases covered basically heh ^_^

[@Kaitschi]

Scorsese and dePalma are my two Fav-Directors. The last years weren't that great, when it comes to DePalma, but his Filmography is just crazy: Carrie, The Fury, Dressed to kill, Blow out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables, Casualties of Wars, Carlito's Way, Mission Impossible are all great Movies. Even Snake Eyes and Femme Fatale were still good. When it comes to visual storytelling, he is the Best ever.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j Wilke was in pistol harvest 1951 with Robert Clarke Tim holt Edward hearn directed by Lesley selender set decoraction by Darrell slivera the Lone Ranger the movie 1956 with jay silverheels Clayton Moore Lyle bettger Frank de kova Michael ansara lane chandler Malcolm atterbury Perry Lopez directed by Stuart heisler screenplay by George w trendle

[@themadmattster9647]

Agreed

[@blackboi510]

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[@ricardocantoral7672]

De Palma made some of his best films in the 21st century.

[@ozymandiasnullifidian5590]

@@nicolamcguinness8689 Man, that sounds like a rand, I can't understand you, can you write that in a more conventional manner?

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

When you grow up watching films you don’t really pay attention to the directors. Once I hit about 14 I started to pay attention of who’s behind the camera. Brian Da Palma was one of those directors I found out made numerous legacy making films I just happened to love

[@baronvg]

I’m 40. I watched his classic movies when I was a kid. To this day, I always compare any new mystery/thriller to his work.

[@MrHootiedean]

Yes! Brian De Palma is my favorite director. Love that he's gotten the WTF spotlight. My favorite is Obsession. So underrated.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j Wilke was in 2000 leagues under the sea 1954 with Peter Lorre Percy Helton James Mason Kirk Douglas Paul Lukas directed by Richard fleischer

[@ryangettig274]

Paul Schrader wrote Obsession:)

[@themadmattster9647]

He’s my favorite as well and that is my favorite from him too

[@Locadel2003]

Blow Out is so fucking underrated and John Travolta performance was the best of his career between Grease & Pulp fiction. Also John Lithgow was fucking terrifying and was one of his first big roles

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Blow Out is underrated ? It's highly praised among cinephiles and critics.

[@SirSmoldham]

Lithgow's actual first film role was in "Obsession" by DePalma. And "Blow Out" screwed with me so much it was years before I could get over that disturbing ending and be able to see it again. DePalma is intense.

[@Indieguitarist2007]

John Travolta is my favourite actor and that film is one of the reasons why.

[@pa.encema2821]

@@SirSmoldham I miss fucked up endings in today's cinema

[@tomhahnl1927]

I love Brian De Palma, he is an amazing Filmmaker! Snake Eyes is criminally underrated!!!

[@tainegrimsey4662]

I've been on a De Palma binge lately. Perfect time for this

[@Yikes702]

I saw "Dressed to Kill," when it came out. I was 11. As a teen I went through his earlier catalog since I worked at the local video rental store. What a genius.

[@miguelEguzman]

De Palma directed the greatest film of all time - The Phantom of the Paradise. It is Faust. It is the Portrait of Dorian Grey. It is the Phantom of the Opera. All of these wrapped into one package with lines like "I know drug real from real real." Brilliant! EDIT: Of course, he also directed "Obsession," which was cringey even at the time, but would be ample grounds for cancellation now.

[@LosHuxleys]

The greatest musical in my opinion

[@WAProdthejohman]

De Palma is a freakin master, one of the only directors that can be stylish and flashy but still manage to put a whole lotta subtext on pretty much every shot

[@trinaq]

"Carrie" was one of the first horror movies I saw, and I was blown away by how well the special effects and horror elements have held up since 1976.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j Wilke was in the yellow rose of Texas 1944 with Roy rogers Harry Shannon Fred Graham shug fisher William haade Frank mccarroll Ralph Montgomery directed by Joseph kane screenplay by jack townley

[@stephenszklarski5446]

De Palma's Films are stilled watched and studied to this day. People will be watching his films forever.

[@spaceodds1985]

Dressed To Kill, Scarface, Blow Out, Body Double, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way, Mission:Impossible, Obsession, Sisters, Snake Eyes; all great. Hell even something as flimsy as Passion is watchable.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j wilke was in high noon 1952 man of the west 1958 the hallelujah Trail 1965 santee 1973 arrowhead 1953 the rawhide years 1955 the magnificent seven 1960 they call it murder 1971

[@haintedhouse2990]

if i wanna see a De Palma film i pull out a Hitchcock selection and give myself a break from plagiarism.

[@pa.encema2821]

@@haintedhouse2990 Hitchcock directed Scarface?

[@t.butcher]

It’s good to hear Brian is making a comeback with two new films that sound like it’s right up his alley. Can’t wait! Big fan of his body of work including his erotic thriller films.

[@damianlatimer6472]

Are they going to be American made or foreign? to where America should give him another chance

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

One of the most tragically underrated directors of all time.

[@Erasureeraser]

The thing is you don't hear De Palma all that much as you hear a lot about Scorsese or Spielberg because De Palma hasn't direct a movie recently or even good ones. He's a fantastic filmmaker, love almost all his movies in the 70s and 80s but in recent year, he kinda lost his touch. And his last movie Domino was rather embarassing

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

@@Erasureeraser I didn't even see Domino because all I heard was De Palma badmouthing it.

[@Erasureeraser]

@@johnfitzpatrick3094 yeah according to De Palma, Domino had editing issues, studio interference and rewrites. And having seen the movie, my god it was terrible. Don't see it anyways, it's literally a straight to VOD movie, you don't see any De Palma style to it

[@pa.encema2821]

de Palma is pretty much an acclamed director. He's semi retired and doesn't have to prove anything now

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

@pa. encema I think it's less retired than having trouble getting your projects off the ground. I know he's been trying to get a movie made, but I get the impression he hasn't had much luck.

[@SirSmoldham]

DEPALMA!!! He is one of the few filmmakers whose every film I've seen. I saw "Sisters" at a drive-in when I was young and "Obsession" on the same day "Carrie" was being test screened in my home town. (the whole audience jumped 3 feet into the air at the shock ending and gave the film a standing ovation.) I could wax about his movies for hours but I have to say this about "Dressed To Kill" because it's garnered a lot of heat for a film with only one victim (Spoiler, sorry). "Carrie" was a hit despite the studio not giving it the advertising push DePalma wanted. So, when "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" became HUGE despite being low budget "Psycho" inspirations, he concocted a film that had the same outline as "Psycho" with the end of "Carrie" attached to it. Love the man's work. I even appreciated "Bonfire of the Vanities." Keep up this wonderful work.

[@filmbuff2777]

The thing about The Black Dahlia was that it was initially 3 hours, but Universal cut it down to an incomprehensible 2 hours, which is incredibly frustrating as there is so much brilliance in it, but it was butchered. I would love to see De Palma's 3 hour cut, which was apparently brilliant.

[@billygoodmeme7635]

Considering it's about a rich LA family being responsible for a horrific murder and covering it up, I think the studio execs pulled an Eyes Wide Shut and chopped it

[@flapjackbickle645]

If a two hour version of The Black Dahlia is terrible (which it is), then a three hour cut is definitely not gonna be great. Yes it might be able to improve the plot strands, but you still can't polish a turd.

[@distantearth]

'Mission to Mars' and 'Femme Fatale' are both so underrated. Flawed yes, but great looking and very enjoyable. Cheer up Brian! Mission to Mars is loved, and I am just about to buy the Blu-ray.

[@dariamorgendorffer7813]

I love Brian de Palma. Carrie still holds on, Blow Out breaks my heart every time. Scarface is crazy, but so great in a campy way. Brian de Palma in the 70's, 80's, 90's, is great. And what can we say about The Untouchables!

[@farmersteve661]

“Phantom Of The Paradise” (1974) should be at the top of this list ! Instead it’s barely mentioned ? Dang . Thank you for one of the best movies ever Mr. De Palma !!! 🎥🍿🎸❤️👍👍👍

[@Yikes702]

Yes!!!! I love that. Thanks for mentioning it! 😀

[@kimandrews55]

Great video!

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Just watched the Untouchables last night. A stone cold classic!!

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j wilke was in never steal anything small 1959 with royal dano James Cagney jack albertson Nehemiah persoff herbie Faye Sid tomack Ken Mayer hugh sanders Regis Parton directed by Charles lederer produced by Aaron Rosenberg

[@blackamerican40]

I will always love his split screen scenes.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Snake Eyes is an underrated classic. I love the ending a lot.

[@dreadstheheart]

Only 2 seconds on Phantom of the Paradise?! That sir is a crime

[@thurnishaley1361]

came here to say this, wildly underrated film

[@stevegeorge6880]

Like, it's the favorite Phantom of the Opera movie among enthusiasts of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical, and it's not even an adaptation of the musical or the original novel really. Give me that Electro mechanical suit and toilet plunger any day.

[@wlphantom]

Also he fails to add that he cast William Finley (the phantom) in many of his early films.

[@78KRS]

Love de palma, funnily enough I watched The Fury earlier this week one of his most under rated films

[@pa.encema2821]

That ending was the best

[@seereadnhear]

Is the only one of those directors that ever ever managed to capture and embody the Hitchcock-style of filmmaking

[@haintedhouse2990]

embody it? more like a blatant rip off. hello plagiarism.

[@dinitha11]

One of my filmmaking heroes. De Palma left a lasting legacy that will inspire filmmakers for generations to come.

[@pa.encema2821]

I almost wanted to be a director because of de Palma

[@Locadel2003]

I still think the first Mission Impossible was so stylish and unique thanks to his direction

[@charlesderosas5577]

agreed that's probably the best out of the series

[@SY-ok2dq]

It's the one that had all those shots and scenes that everyone remembers and has been much parodied (Tom Cruise in an all-black outfit against an all-white background, suspended above the floor on a wire, nearly hitting the floor but just stopping short; the scene where Cruise goes flying through the air and lands on the train). I don't think the other Mission films produced such well remembered shots.

[@mattyt1961]

@@SY-ok2dq it's also the fact that they are tense and minimalist. That scene in the NOC list room is a masterclass, I watched it a few months ago (and have seen it many many times, I love that film) and I was still on the edge of my seat. For me it became the benchmark for spy films. Tense with action that isn't about fight scenes and a bullet count or phobia inducing stunts (like the later MI films...some of which are great). Honestly give him the new Bond film, let him show them how it's done

[@charlesderosas5577]

@@SY-ok2dq thanks to Brian de palma's suspenseful style.

[@charlesderosas5577]

@@mattyt1961 damn haven't thought of that

[@angusorvid8840]

DePalma and Carpenter are my favorite directors.

[@dklounge7082]

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is a huge fan of The Fury, taking inspiration from that movie quite a few times in the franchise, in particular the way Chucky dies in Child's Play 2

[@igg3937]

Carlito's Way is the greatest film ever made therefore Brian De Palma is forgiven for all his failings.

[@blackamerican40]

Dressed To Kill and Body Double will always be my favorites from him.

[@carlitostcb]

De Palma got me seriously interested in cinema. Seeing Carrie for the first time was an incredible experience. That slow motion build up in the prom is sheer genius.

[@ToyFiend]

DePalma had an incredible run. He’s made more rewatchable classics than any director I can think of.

[@patfer1189]

Growing up you wanted to be Spielberg or Lucas for the use of special effects (and later visual effects), but De Palma was the one to emulate as true example of a filmmaker. I think both him and Michael Mann were both more of an influence because of how masterfully they always utilized the unique opportunities of the film language to tell a story. Between De Palma's use of split screens, deep focus shots, and camera moves, and Mann's incredible composition and framing of shots, you get a masterclass in how to stage a scene. And to this day I still personally consider Mission Impossible 1 to be one of the top two movies in the entire series. Even down to the VFX that movies has held amazingly well to this day and, ironically since Peter Graves hated it, it remains probably the one movie the closest to the source material from the entire series.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

Well, the first Mission: Impossible has one fault: Making the hero of the series the villain in this movie.

[@histubeness]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 Totally agree. If DePalma had been a real fan of the original series, he never would have allowed Jim Phelps to go turncoat. No way he'd do that. Greg Morris was so incensed, he walked out of a screening, and rightfully so.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@histubeness Yeah, which is just so sad because De Palma's a genius. I think he's up there with Spielberg and Scorsese when he was at his peak. Maybe it was also the producers' fault and not his.

[@mrduke2118]

In '82, I saw Scarface twice in the same day in an Ohio theater!!! Two sets of friends.... different time of the entire day...... AWESOME!!

[@alleahsasseville]

My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE director of all time!!!! 🍿❤🍿

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

The ending at 26:32 is worth the entire great video. Thank you.

[@Locadel2003]

"Scarface" has aged well and its fucking great but for some reasons I think "The Untouchables" is still a great movie but nothing of amazing or not everything has aged really well

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j wilke was in tarantula 1956 with Jamie dornan stripes 1981 with Warren Oates

[@waverlyking6045]

Scarface is a great movie but it has the wrong fans. There are too many people, especially those in the gangsta rap community who saw Tony Montana as a role model. He was a garbage human being who paid for his bad decisions in the end. His only redeeming quality was that he refused to kill a government official’s family.

[@jeffwatkins352]

Thanks for this! First De Palma I saw was Phantom in its initial release, and it was like pure movie heroin for me! I was instantly addicted and have been ever since, never missing a film of his with almost all of them in my DVD library. Interestingly, his biggest hits (Untouchables, Scarface, Carlito, Mission) are my least favorites while his thrillers always hit the spot. I'm especially fond of Raising Cain, love Femme Fatale, and think Redacted is great. It also doesn't hurt that a dear friend of mine is in Body Double. Bit part, but you notice her even so!

[@MichaelMichael-us6wq]

23:00-23:09 While I agree that sentence. We’d recently saw (70’s) veteran filmmaker/writer Paul Scharder, made a comeback with First reformed and The card counter. Who before than made duds (Dog eat Dog and The Cantons) that where either a director for hire. 2018 was a lucky year for him, since he not only directed and wrote for the first time (in I don’t know… 1999?). But the studio trusted him, to create something that he’s passionate since the beginning.

[@ryangettig274]

AutoFocus & Femme Fatale were the last great stuff from Paul & Brian-& I love those guys-my favorites next to Lawrence Kasdan....

[@mjau65]

Femme fatale is a masterpiece! The heist sequence for one thing.

[@m.valentinesmith4845]

great work .. thank you

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

Great video, love DePalma!! As a film lover, I love this video!

[@delrey874]

He dislikes Hollywood so much that he makes his films in Europe these days.

[@jacobsteele7138]

On Bluray I have Dressed to Kill, Carrie, Snake Eyes, Blowout, Scarface, Carlito's Way, Body Double, Mission to Mars, and Mission Impossible. Still enjoy Body Double the most, Carlito's way second most. Huge fan of his!

[@lesleyesau]

☺️☺️😁😁...my 2 favourite DePalma films: "Sisters" (1972) and "Carrie" (1976)😎🤘🎬🎞️🎥🍿

[@Terry.W]

Just watched Scarface on 4K...absolutely brilliant ..

[@poposterous236]

I completely forgot about Casualties of War. Completely underrated anti-war film. Shocked the hell out of me when I saw it, it doesn't get enough credit.

[@spaceodds1985]

WTF happened to Brian De Palma? He left Hollywood for independence

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j wilke was in man of the west 1958 with Gary cooper royal dano jack lord

[@sutterkane5716]

He didn’t leave, the opportunities left him. Seriously, he’s tried to get a lot of movies set up at studios over the last 20 years but none have been given the green light.

[@justinjoerger6253]

Good vid. Please do one for michael mann

[@Salieri21]

I absolutely LOVE BDP. He’s my favorite director behind Lean & Kubrick.

[@lukedaley17]

Fantastic Director. The Untouchables, Scarface and Mission: Impossible are my favourite Brian de Palma films.

[@FINNSTIGAT0R]

Untouchables is my favourite DePalma movie. I don't care at all about if the events happened or not, to me it's just a masterful gangster flick, a true classic! And with the all time best gangster film theme in the opening credits too, I might add.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j wilke was in the gun hawk 1963 with Rory Calhoun Herman hack Morgan Woodward Fred Aldrich George denormand directed by Edward Ludwig producer by Richard Bernstein

[@michaelstaunton1632]

This was brilliant 👍👍

[@cinemaking9887]

The dude's in his EIGHTIES he's not gonna continue to direct iconic his films all his life Lol

[@ryangettig274]

De Palma-2015 Documentary was the best De Palma since Femme Fatale-Brian's "Paris Years"

[@ryangettig274]

Love the upbeat end of your video,"Good old Brian's doing just fine!!" God Bless Brian De Palma & Always Be Well:)

[@antoinettelopes]

Most of my favorite directors are old as dirt but the only one who threatens to retire is Tarantino. I'm glad nothing happened to Mr. De Palma. FEMME FATALE and THE BLACK DAHLIA were great. The problem with REDACTED is that it had regular people in it. When I saw THE HURT LOCKER then next year, I didn't think it was that much better.

[@nassernasser4504]

Good 👍 video. Learning new things.

[@ryangettig274]

Femme Fatale was a return to form,had that DePalma sizzle Sisters,Body Double,Raising Cain have in spades!:)He's been stealthily kicking ass!!

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

Brian DePalma has made some of the greatest movies ever made. Scarface is my personal favorite.

[@dirkmagnee]

I really liked this video. I learned a lot of things i didnt know.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Carlito's Way is his most refined and insightful film.

[@LennyNero2019]

I liked Snake Eyes and Mission to Mars, and Femme Fatale is one of my all-time favorites out of all movies, not just his, so... It was just my time at the theaters, since the mid-90s. Didn't like Black Dahlia though, barely remember watching it, and didn't get myself to watch Redacted yet. But bought sight unseen Passion, and have some hopes for it, plus love both leading actresses, still need to watch it.

[@atrocchia]

I love Sisters, Carrie, Dressed to Kill, and Body Double.

[@keithharmonie]

So i had to watch Blowout after watching this. And wow they don't make um like they use too. I woke up the next day still thinking about that movie

[@111Phoenix777]

I love his movies. And yes, he is a genius at using split-screen. I don't think anyone uses split-screen anywhere near as well as him. Generally I hate split screen, but he finds a way to make it work.

[@iwaisman]

Thanks

[@shadowleon659]

I enjoyed his work on Carrie, Dressed To Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, Mission Impossible, Snake Eyes and Mission To Mars.

[@ernestocaro9802]

Blow Out. is a. great film give it a go

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j wilke was in rawedge 1956 with Neville brand Rory Calhoun John Gavin William schallert Herbert Rudley the long rope 1961 with Hugh Marlowe Laramie 1949 with smiley Brunette directed by ray nazarro Clayton fury 1951 with smiley brunette directed by ray nazarro

[@dereklaveau1824]

obsession was a good flick of the south -- & phantom of the paradise 🤗 carrie -the fury & dress to kill * THUMPS UP 2 MR.BRIAN DE PALMA

[@PokyBallinBabo]

One of the most diverse directors.

[@trevorvant3449]

I unashamedly like later career De Palma, Passion, Black Dahlia, Femme Fatale are all very rewatchable and packed with clues you may miss first time watching.

[@AromaBlue]

I agree. Stylized, satirical fun

[@ArcherSuh4721]

I want to say Phantom of the Paradise is like The Rocky Horror Picture Show but better, but seeing how Phantom of the Paradise came out a year prior, then I should say The Rocky Horror Picture Show is like Phantom of the Paradise but not as good. Fun fact: The set decorator on Phantom of the Paradise was Sissy Spacek.

[@JoeCasanovax]

tbf, the stage musical of Rocky Horror pre-dates Phantom by about 2-3 years, but I doubt it had played outside of London by then. Agree that Phantom is far superior.

[@arthurcorassini]

"Paul Thomas Anderson fell un love with John C Reily".....didn't we all?

[@ccrane5959]

I had Greetings, Wedding Party and HI Mom on DVD for a while. They were hard to find. I had to special order them through HMV

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j wilke was in cow Country 1953 with Barton maclane Edmond o Brien Robert barrat don beddoe lane chandler directed by Lesley selander the boy who crying werewolf 1973 with kerwin Matthews George gaynes Paul baxley directed by Nathan Juran

[@allendean9807]

Has anyone ever counted how many Dutch angles are in M:I-1? Love that movie, and the use of the Dutch angle really works, making the scenes vary disconcerting.

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Ahh totally forgotten about John Lithgow. Put him on the list next to Kevin Spacey and Anthony Hopkins. The actors that can play quiet subtle and creepy at the same time.

[@chrisperry7963]

Such a great filmmaker; Love 'Blow Up' and 'Dressed to Kill' especially, but nearly every project he has helmed has some kind of magic. And I will go on record as loving 'Wise Guys'...I think it is a goofy hoot!

[@pa.encema2821]

Loved Wise Guys

[@ozymandiasnullifidian5590]

I remember that as a kid I watched "Body Double" and that scene where that "Indian" was doing his "job" with that big handheld drill, it was at the same time shocking, gross, but I must admit to some level arousing because of the symbolic... De Palma was asked if he chose that enormous drill for the obvious Pha**us connotations, but he said no, he said that he wanted to find a new way of kil**ng, not just old boring knives or guns...

[@OfficerMickey1]

This might be a long shot but can you do one on Troy Duffy. The writer/director of The Boondock Saints. I saw a documentary about how he came up with the idea, and his rise to fame. Big film companies such as, I believe, Miramax wanted to lend him 50 million dollars to make his first feature film and a contract deal for his brother's band 'The Brood'. He has only made 2 films but it would be interesting to see a video about him.

[@pa.encema2821]

Agree

[@wysiwyg2006]

Carlitos Way, The Untouchables are my favourites but Casualties of war is excellent, but a hard watch although a must watch at least once. Michael J Fox is great in it

[@sirid2987]

I love Scarface. That movie to me is absolutely brilliant! Carlito’s Way and Untouchable were also great.

[@patrickkennedy2533]

looks like he uses the same font for all his movies . Is Gary Senese wearing eye liner

[@RewindingVHS]

Body Double is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ film according to Roger Ebert... & i agree.

[@jevinday]

I've barely seen any of his films. I saw mission to mars in theaters when I was 8 and I've seen Scarface. I think that's honestly about it

[@Thejohnnylove69]

He’s a legendary director!

[@wstine79]

I like that Brian De Palma shared his Carrie casting call with George Lucas so he could cast Star Wars.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j Wilke was in hot summer night 1957 with Claude Akins jay c fillppen Edward Andrews leslie Nielsen Malcolm atterbury Paul Richards James best directed by David friedkin editor by Ben Lewis

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I love Blow Out and the Untouchables.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

He is the best of the best😛👍😃📷⚡

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I think he said he didn’t like how Hollywood studios operate, so he stopped making Hollywood studio movies after Mission To Mars

[@waverlyking6045]

The first few minutes of Mission to Mars were scary and intense. However, the movie completely falls apart afterward with its stock characters, preachy environmental messages, and been-there-done-that plot. It’s saving grace is that The Astronaut’s Wife was worse.

[@pa.encema2821]

Most directors stop making movies cause modern hollywood is trash

[@henrykujawa4427]

One of the funniest things I ever saw on 'SNL" was their parody movie trailer for "The Clams". The narration went: "From the master of suspense! Terror! And plagiarism! Each year Brian DePalma drags the bones of a dead director, and gives his wife a JOB!" Personal taste being what it is... both my Dad and I actually watched the Howard Hawks' "SCARFACE" and the Brian DePalma remake back-to-back, and we both liked the DePalma version BETTER! But for completely-different reasons. Dad thought the original was too old-fashioned / silent movie in style (only Boris Karloff's acting was superior, proving why he had such a long and amazing career). He also liked the nudity, sex, profanity & violence. I liked how the remake made more sense in how Tony was brought down-- not by cops (in a totally-contrived "Hollywood" way), but by his own Colombian partner. The cops were helpless-- the drug-lord's army (or at least, one man among them) managed to do the job. By comparison, I thought every single aspect (except maybe Robert DeNiro's performance) of "THE UNTOUCHABLES" was awful, awkward, non-sensical, AMATEURISH, and an INSULT to the Desilu TV original with ROBERT STACK. And then there's "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE". Writer & critic Peter David said it best. "Imagine a STAR TREK movie where Jim Kirk decides to murder his entire bridge crew-- FOR MONEY." That's the plot. He also said, "Jim Phelps was one of the most brilliant people on the planet. If he wanted to rob a bank, he could plan it, pull it off, and get away with it, without anyone ever suspecting his involvement, and WITHOUT murdering HIS BEST FRIENDS." The franchise may have gotten better, but it never needed to start off the way it did. That film is an INSULT to the TV series; a well-made PIECE OF S***. And Paramount cancelled my FAVORITE tv series for 2 years (the late-80s revival) to make that? Geez. I've long imagined, in the M:I world, the film being something a CIA goon financed to bad-mouth Phelps... and the real Phelps seeing it, laughing, then planning that man's downfall... and he would NEVER see it coming, or be able to prove who did it.

[@haintedhouse2990]

I liked the description of the SNL parody. first DePalma film i saw was Carrie. I remember thinking whoever directed this is sure fond of slow-motion - at the prom it seems like it took Sissy Spacek twenty minutes to reach the stage.

[@HULLGRAFFITI]

Carlitos way has gotta be my fave of his....

[@galesito1733]

When De Palma is on form he's unbeatable. Carlito's Way, Scarface, and The Untouchables are among the greatest films ever made. I love how he just seems to try every camera trick in the book. You can clearly see his influence on Tarantino.

[@palmereldritch7777]

Yeah De Palma has always been kicking ass and you didn't notice. He still kicks ass. way more than any generic marvel movie.

[@2k_zayyy37]

DO ONE FOR BRANDON T JACKSON PLEASE !!!! I always wondered what happened to him

[@sunnyv5718]

Huge De Palma fan. That said, although Scarface is extremely well directed, from a script level I found Tony’s character so disgusting and nasty that I wasn’t interested in his story. And I’m a huge Pacino fan too. Loved the actors (even the rest of cast are amongst actors I revere as artistes) but Tony’s character was so twisted that I didn’t care for the story and forced myself to watch the film as I was watching it. Carlito’s Way on the other hand is a masterpiece. MI1 is my fave, his experimental style in the 70s greatly impacted filmmakers and I loved The Untouchables.

[@domwalker6526]

How do you get a razzie for directing scarface???

[@nms7872]

it was a different time period