Actors-turned-directors and match them with their full-length directorial debut Quiz by bruceN

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...But I'd Really Like to Direct Quiz

by bruceN

Created Jan 28, 2013 in Movies
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	zutluvip:	Jan 29th, 2013 at 15:39 GMT		3 points
	Could use a couple more minutes.

	bruceN:	Jan 30th, 2013 at 14:39 GMT		0 points
	Noted. I added a minute to the time. I don't think most folks would need more than four.

	JonoQ:	Mar 4th, 2013 at 15:24 GMT		2 points
	John Cassavetes' debut feature was Shadows, not Too Late Blues.

	bruceN:	Mar 4th, 2013 at 18:15 GMT		1 point
	You're right, JonoQ. I misread the IMDb list - Shadows was listed before the Johnny Staccato TV series so I overlooked it. Correction made.

	bruceN:	Mar 4th, 2013 at 18:19 GMT		0 points
	Also note (to diffuse future arguments): The first film Dustin Hoffman had a hand in directing was "Straight Time", but he took over for another director toward the end of production and wasn't credited. The answer for this quiz is a more recent release which is his first official directorial credit.

	keenigan:	Mar 4th, 2013 at 19:34 GMT		1 point
	Not sure what criteria you're using as a debut on Chaplin. Even if you mean feature films, he has much earlier ones than "A Woman of Paris."

	frankies61:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 02:00 GMT		0 points
	Nice quiz, but Carl Reiner directed WHERE'S POPPA -- not Richard Benjamin, my friend. Please correct!

	bruceN:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 02:06 GMT		1 point
	keenigan: You're right - I was just looking at his United Artist filmography. The first film he directed that could be categorized as "feature-length" would be "The Kid".

	frankies61:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 02:17 GMT		0 points
	Glad you got the Chaplin change. Now how about WHERE'S POPPA?

	debbiedoesnothin:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 08:22 GMT		1 point
	Richard Benjamin directed a made-for-tv movie called Where's Poppa? Carl Reiner directed the theatrical version, which is better known as Going Ape. I believe all the other answers here were theatrical releases so maybe the answer for Benjamin should be My Favorite Year.

	bruceN:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 14:27 GMT		1 point
	I'll consider that, but a lot of famous directors got their start in TV movies. Stephen Speilberg's first full-length movie was "Duel", which was originally made for TV.

	frankies61:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 18:11 GMT		0 points
	No, the Benjamin version was a failed HALF-HOUR TV pilot. If you're calling the quiz "full length directorial debut" then it should be changed because it's misleading (not to mention incorrect). Benjamin's FULL-LENGTH debut was, as debbie points out, "My Favorite Year."

	bruceN:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 19:33 GMT		2 points
	I guess IMDb isn't always the most reliable source, is it?

	bruceN:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 19:48 GMT		1 point
	Well, now the editor won't let me change "Where's Poppa" to "My Favorite Year" - tried to correct it several times on the data page but it won't pass on to the "buttons". Sporcle gods, can you help?

	bruceN:	Mar 11th, 2013 at 02:45 GMT		1 point
	Added two more actors to the list.

	frankies61:	Mar 15th, 2013 at 01:30 GMT		-2 points
	Chaaaaaaaaange Richard Benjamin.....Chaaaannnge Richard Benjamin. Say it with me: CARL REINER. CARL REINER. CARL REINER. Repeat as necessary.

	bruceN:	Mar 15th, 2013 at 13:42 GMT		1 point
	Dude, what are you going on about? I deleted "Where's Poppa?" (aka "Going Ape") and substituted Benjamin's first real director project, "My Favorite Year". There is no Carl Reiner film on the list. BTW, I looked at IMDb again and it was indeed misleading - it lists both Reiner and Benjamim as the director of "Where's Poppa?"

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