Movies that you were shocked to learn were directed by the same person

[IDreamOfHime]

Finding out George Miller directed Happy Feet was a mind blowing moment.
Pig in the city was too dark and I hated it as a kid, so that wasn't as much of a shock...but dancing penguins? 🤯

 

[Korigama]

Paul Michael Glaser

 

[Bulby]

Rob Reiner

And plays the dad in Wolf of Wall Street

 

[ThereAre4Lights]

Ben Wheatley, the guy is usually known for making gritty, nasty horror movies.

I wasn't shocked, but maybe he wanted to try his hand at an old style British mystery. I actually liked Rebecca even though it landed a bit weak.

 

[cheese toast]

I know this veers slightly off topic, but it has taken me years to remember that Australian director George Miller (Mad Max) is not the same person as Scottish-Australian director George T. Miller (The NeverEnding Story 2: The Next Chapter).

 

[hiredhand]

I know this veers slightly off topic, but it has taken me years to remember that Australian director George Miller (Mad Max) is not the same person as Scottish-Australian director George T. Miller (The NeverEnding Story 2: The Next Chapter).

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Not too long a ago I bought a dvd of The Man from Snowy River thinking it was by the Mad Max guy. It never crossed my mind that there might be another Australian director called George Miller who also was active in the 80's.

 

[Deleted member 278]

Lord and Miller qualify I'd say.

Going from an R rated raunchy buddy cop movie to a fucking kids movie about legos is pretty funny. And both were well received! They did Into the Spiderverse too.

 

[Cheesebu]

I'm gonna cheat a little bit and say a book and a movie, because it really, really surprised me.

As a teen a read a book called Toy Collector that a friend recommended because I really liked Chuck Palahniuk at the time. I adored Toy Collector, it was funny and addictive, I couldn't put it down until I finished.

Flash forward 13 years and I'm watching the end credits for Guardians of the Galaxy in the theater, and the director pops up. James Gunn. I know that name. It's him! My mind was blown, I never saw Slither or anything so I had no idea he was a director.

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[xir]

George Miller

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Hahah amazing beat me to it. Also witches of East wick

 

[Joni]

How did Peter Jackson land LotR anyway?

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Who was interested in LotR aside from Peter Jackson?

 

[Vonocourt]

How did Peter Jackson land LotR anyway?

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Miramax had the rights just sitting there and Jackson asked if he could do it. Then a bunch of back and forth happened, Miramax pretty much gave up on the project and New Line Cinema came in and picked it up to poison themselves to hostile takeovers.