A musician directed it!
When most musicians try to break into the movies, it is as actors. But these few went even farther and directed (and sometimes wrote) movies. Which do you think made the best movie? Or if you haven't seen any of them, which would you most like to see?
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*if a musician directed more than one film, I listed the one with the most votes on IMDb; if they are now known more as a filmmaker than a musician (e.g. Gore Verbinski and Michel Gondry) I didn't include them; must be scripted, so no documentaries.
Discuss the list here
*if a musician directed more than one film, I listed the one with the most votes on IMDb; if they are now known more as a filmmaker than a musician (e.g. Gore Verbinski and Michel Gondry) I didn't include them; must be scripted, so no documentaries.
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- DirectorTim RutiliStarsAngela BettisEmily CandiniReid CokerZel is a fortune teller. She lives and works in an old house at the edge of the woods. The house is crowded with ghosts (including a priest, a bride, a mute child, some washed up vaudevillians and a noisy, sight-impaired group of musicians among others) that have been there for as long as she can remember. When a mysterious light appears in the woods the ghosts realize that they are trapped and begin to rebel. Zel is forced to come to terms with the origins of these spirits and letting go of the only family she has ever known.directed and written by Tim Rutili of Califone
- DirectorsWayne CoyneBradley BeesleyGeorge SalisburyStarsSteven DrozdWayne CoyneSteve BurnsMajor Syrtis goes insane as he tries to improve morale in an abandoned colony on Mars through a Christmas pageant, where the first colonist baby will be born.co-directed and written by Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips
- DirectorFred DurstStarsJesse EisenbergJason RitterEva AmurriCollege student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.directed by Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit
- DirectorJohn MellencampStarsJohn MellencampMariel HemingwayClaude AkinsRock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his life into turmoil. Returning to his native Indiana to try to reestablish a normal life. Instead he takes up with an old lover (Lenz), ignoring his loving wife (Hemingway), and duplicating the lifestyle of his womanizing father (Akins).directed by John Mellencamp
- DirectorNeil YoungStarsSarah WhiteEric JohnsonBen KeithA musical look at the lives and struggles of people in the small fictional town called Greendale.directed and written by Neil Young
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsScout Taylor-ComptonMalcolm McDowellTyler ManeAfter being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.directed and co-written by Rob Zombie
- DirectorDavid A. StewartStarsNicole AppletonNatalie AppletonMelanie BlattThe film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London in the late 60s. The All Saints girls play three street wise sisters who head 'up West' to rob and generally cause trouble.directed and co-written by David A. Stewart of the Eurythmics
- DirectorSerge GainsbourgStarsJane BirkinJoe DallesandroHugues QuesterPetite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on garbage-truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.directed and written by Serge Gainsbourg
- DirectorRZAStarsRussell CroweCung LeLucy LiuOn the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.directed and co-written by RZA
- DirectorBret MichaelsStarsCharlie SheenMartin SheenMark DacascosA cop, his partner, and his father uncover a plot by city elders to smuggle drugs from Mexico into Phoenix, Arizona.directed and co-written by Bret Michaels
- DirectorFrank SinatraStarsFrank SinatraClint WalkerTatsuya MihashiDuring WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.directed by Frank Sinatra
- DirectorIce CubeStarsLisaRaye McCoyDick Anthony WilliamsJudyann ElderA woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living.directed and written by Ice Cube
- DirectorBob DylanStarsBob DylanSara DylanJoan BaezBob Dylan on tour with the Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975; concert footage, documentary interviews and bizarre improvised character scenes.directed and co-written by Bob Dylan
- DirectorOmar Rodriguez-LopezStarsOmar Rodriguez-LopezTatiana VelazquezNomar RizoThe Sentimental Engine Slayer tells the compelling, confounding tale of the overdue coming of age of a twenty-something misfit named Barlam. Barlam's awkward transition from boy to man is as much the story of struggling to find one's essence in a world of stereotypes as it is an indictment of the distorted reality of family life in the disengaged 21st century. A bottom-rung grocery bagger whose neo-incestuous relationship with his addict sister, Natalia, causes him no small amount of grief and disillusionment, Barlam seeks solace in the convoluted wisdom of what few male peers are available, namely his androgynous, alcoholic boss, Oscar, and the sister's simple-minded boyfriend, Zack. Seeking an explanation as to the strange circumstances of his apparent lack of family structure, as well as the respect from others fundamentally absent in his mundane model-building existence, Barlam is soon led astray amid a seedy underworld of prostitutes, hustlers and addicts. The labyrinthine plot soon begs questioning as to where reality ends and fantasy begins, Barlam shifting effortlessly between hapless punching bag, assertive surrogate father figure, and rage-prone psychopath.directed and written by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
- DirectorDwight YoakamStarsBilly Bob ThorntonLuke AskewDwight YoakamA U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self.directed and co-written by Dwight Yoakam
- DirectorDavid ByrneStarsDavid ByrneJohn GoodmanAnnie McEnroeA small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.directed and co-written by David Byrne
- DirectorsTony PalmerFrank ZappaStarsMark VolmanHoward KaylanIan UnderwoodThe great Frank Zappa's outrageous psychedelic precursor to today's music videos features "The Mothers of Invention" wreaking havoc in a typical American town. Ringo Starr narrates.co-directed and co-written by Frank Zappa
- DirectorsPrinceMichael BallhausStarsPrinceJerome BentonKristin Scott ThomasTwo con artist brothers attempt to swindle a soon-to-be wealthy heiress, but things get complicated when one falls in love with her.directed by Prince
- DirectorMadonnaStarsAbbie CornishJames D'ArcyAndrea RiseboroughThe affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.directed and co-written by Madonna