Directors' One-Hit-Wonders (1 Viewer)

[LarryDavenport]

And some of us don't think Lucas has made a movie as great as American Grafitti, though Star Wars was pretty good.

 

[Patrick_S]

It's interesting looking back at this thread now. In the beginning we had Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner. Do we consider The Passion of the Christ and Open Range big enough hits to take them off the one-hit-wonder list? What do you think?

With The Passion Gibson should no longer be on the list and if I were making the list I would also take Costner off.

 

[Rob Tomlin]

I agree with Patrick. Both Costner and Gibson should be taken off the list.

 

[ZacharyTait]

I third the assessment that Gibson and Costner should be taken off the list.

 

[DonMac]

What about Michael Lehmann?
After the dark comedy Heathers, a lot was expected from him for a follow-up...
...and he gave us Hudson Hawk.
Since then, he's made one "okay at best" movie (The Truth About Cats & Dogs) and then "truly" a lot of dogs (Airheads, My Giant, 40 Days And 40 Nights)

 

[DonMac]

Also Alex Cox:
He made Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, but then his career went Straight to Hell.