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ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Screenwriter</li><li>producer</li><li>director</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1966-present</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>David Seltzer</b> (born February 12, 1940) is an American screenwriter, producer and director, perhaps best known for writing the screenplays for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Omen" title="The Omen">The Omen</a></i> (1976)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Bird_on_a_Wire_(film)" title="Bird on a Wire (film)">Bird on a Wire</a></i> (1990). As writer-director, Seltzer's credits include the 1986 teen tragi-comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Lucas_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucas (film)">Lucas</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Corey_Haim" title="Corey Haim">Corey Haim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sheen" title="Charlie Sheen">Charlie Sheen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Winona_Ryder" title="Winona Ryder">Winona Ryder</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the 1988 comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Punchline_(film)" title="Punchline (film)">Punchline</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Sally_Field" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hanks" title="Tom Hanks">Tom Hanks</a>, and 1992's <i><a href="/wiki/Shining_Through" title="Shining Through">Shining Through</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Melanie_Griffith" title="Melanie Griffith">Melanie Griffith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Douglas" title="Michael Douglas">Michael Douglas</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Seltzer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>David Seltzer was born to a Jewish family in Highland Park, Illinois in 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Seltzer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was uncredited for his contributions to the 1971 musical film <i><a href="/wiki/Willy_Wonka_%26_the_Chocolate_Factory" title="Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory">Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory</a></i>. The author of <a href="/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory" title="Charlie and the Chocolate Factory">the original book</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roald_Dahl" title="Roald Dahl">Roald Dahl</a>, is credited as sole screenwriter; however it has been revealed that Seltzer rewrote 30 percent of Dahl's script, adding such elements as the "Slugworth subplot", music other than the original <a href="/wiki/Oompa_Loompa" class="mw-redirect" title="Oompa Loompa">Oompa Loompa</a> compositions (including <i><a href="/wiki/Pure_Imagination" title="Pure Imagination">Pure Imagination</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Candy_Man" title="The Candy Man">The Candy Man</a></i>), and the ending dialogue for the film.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Seltzer's writing credits include the screenplays for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Omen" title="The Omen">The Omen</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Prophecy_(film)" title="Prophecy (film)">Prophecy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Six_Weeks" title="Six Weeks">Six Weeks</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/My_Giant" title="My Giant">My Giant</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dragonfly_(2002_film)" title="Dragonfly (2002 film)">Dragonfly</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Bird_on_a_Wire_(film)" title="Bird on a Wire (film)">Bird on a Wire</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Mel_Gibson" title="Mel Gibson">Mel Gibson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Goldie_Hawn" title="Goldie Hawn">Goldie Hawn</a>. He wrote and directed <i><a href="/wiki/Lucas_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucas (film)">Lucas</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/wiki/Punchline_(film)" title="Punchline (film)">Punchline</a></i> (1988), <i><a href="/wiki/Shining_Through" title="Shining Through">Shining Through</a></i> (1992), and <i><a href="/wiki/Nobody%27s_Baby_(2001_film)" title="Nobody's Baby (2001 film)">Nobody's Baby</a></i> (2001). </p><p>Seltzer was reported to be writing an "Untitled Earthquake Project" for Hollywood director and producer <a href="/wiki/J._J._Abrams" title="J. J. Abrams">J. J. Abrams</a>, the plot of which is closely guarded, though it has been confirmed that the film is not a remake of 1974's disaster film <i><a href="/wiki/Earthquake_(1974_film)" title="Earthquake (1974 film)">Earthquake</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seltzer is also reportedly working on a UK remake of <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Strangers_on_a_Train_(film)" title="Strangers on a Train (film)">Strangers on a Train</a>,</i> from the novel by <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Highsmith" title="Patricia Highsmith">Patricia Highsmith</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Seltzer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Film</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Writer </th> <th>Producer </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Willy_Wonka_%26_the_Chocolate_Factory" title="Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory">Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Uncredited </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hellstrom_Chronicle" title="The Hellstrom Chronicle">The Hellstrom Chronicle</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/One_Is_a_Lonely_Number" title="One Is a Lonely Number">One Is a Lonely Number</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Side_of_the_Mountain" title="The Other Side of the Mountain">The Other Side of the Mountain</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Omen" title="The Omen">The Omen</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Prophecy_(film)" title="Prophecy (film)">Prophecy</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Six_Weeks" title="Six Weeks">Six Weeks</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Table_for_Five" title="Table for Five">Table for Five</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lucas_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucas (film)">Lucas</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Punchline_(film)" title="Punchline (film)">Punchline</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bird_on_a_Wire_(film)" title="Bird on a Wire (film)">Bird on a Wire</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shining_Through" title="Shining Through">Shining Through</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Eighteenth_Angel" title="The Eighteenth Angel">The Eighteenth Angel</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Giant" title="My Giant">My Giant</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nobody%27s_Baby_(2001_film)" title="Nobody's Baby (2001 film)">Nobody's Baby</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dragonfly_(2002_film)" title="Dragonfly (2002 film)">Dragonfly</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Omen_(2006_film)" title="The Omen (2006 film)">The Omen</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Credit only </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>TV movies</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Writer </th> <th>Producer </th></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Larry_(1974_film)" title="Larry (1974 film)">Larry</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Eyes_(1977_film)" title="Green Eyes (1977 film)">Green Eyes</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Private_Sessions_(film)" title="Private Sessions (film)">Private Sessions</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cinema_Verite_(2011_film)" title="Cinema Verite (2011 film)">Cinema Verite</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Two Dog Productions Inc. 2001.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pure+Imagination%3A+The+Story+of+%22Willy+Wonka+and+the+Chocolate+Factory%22&rft.pub=Two+Dog+Productions+Inc.&rft.date=2001&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADavid+Seltzer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKit2008" class="citation web cs1">Kit, Borys (December 8, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3id0839a35f93f478494fc466b33db0a25">"J. J. Abrams in for Earthquake Film"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Greenwald" title="Robert Greenwald">Robert Greenwald</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Xanadu_(film)" title="Xanadu (film)">Xanadu</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cimino" title="Michael Cimino">Michael Cimino</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(film)" title="Heaven's Gate (film)">Heaven's Gate</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Annakin" title="Ken Annakin">Ken Annakin</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pirate_Movie" title="The Pirate Movie">The Pirate Movie</a></i> / <a href="/wiki/Terence_Young_(director)" title="Terence Young (director)">Terence Young</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Inchon_(film)" title="Inchon (film)">Inchon</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Sasdy" title="Peter Sasdy">Peter Sasdy</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lonely_Lady" title="The Lonely Lady">The Lonely Lady</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Derek" title="John Derek">John Derek</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Bolero_(1984_film)" title="Bolero (1984 film)">Bolero</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_IV" title="Rocky IV">Rocky IV</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Under_the_Cherry_Moon" title="Under the Cherry Moon">Under the Cherry Moon</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Mailer" title="Norman Mailer">Norman Mailer</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tough_Guys_Don%27t_Dance_(film)" title="Tough Guys Don't Dance (film)">Tough Guys Don't Dance</a></i> / <a href="/wiki/Elaine_May" title="Elaine May">Elaine May</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Ishtar_(film)" title="Ishtar (film)">Ishtar</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Edwards" title="Blake Edwards">Blake Edwards</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_(1988_film)" title="Sunset (1988 film)">Sunset</a></i> / <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Raffill" title="Stewart Raffill">Stewart Raffill</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mac_and_Me" title="Mac and Me">Mac and Me</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_V:_The_Final_Frontier" title="Star Trek V: The Final Frontier">Star Trek V: The Final Frontier</a></i> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Derek" title="John Derek">John Derek</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Ghosts_Can%27t_Do_It" title="Ghosts Can't Do It">Ghosts Can't Do It</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lehmann" title="Michael Lehmann">Michael Lehmann</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Hawk" title="Hudson Hawk">Hudson Hawk</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">David Seltzer</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Shining_Through" title="Shining Through">Shining Through</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lynch" title="Jennifer Lynch">Jennifer Lynch</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Boxing_Helena" title="Boxing Helena">Boxing Helena</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Seagal" title="Steven Seagal">Steven Seagal</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/On_Deadly_Ground" title="On Deadly Ground">On Deadly Ground</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Verhoeven" title="Paul Verhoeven">Paul Verhoeven</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Showgirls" title="Showgirls">Showgirls</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bergman" title="Andrew Bergman">Andrew Bergman</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Striptease_(film)" title="Striptease (film)">Striptease</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Postman_(film)" title="The Postman (film)">The Postman</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Van_Sant" title="Gus Van Sant">Gus Van Sant</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Psycho_(1998_film)" title="Psycho (1998 film)">Psycho</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sonnenfeld" title="Barry Sonnenfeld">Barry Sonnenfeld</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Wild_West" title="Wild Wild West">Wild Wild West</a></i> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Christian_(filmmaker)" title="Roger Christian (filmmaker)">Roger Christian</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_(film)" title="Battlefield Earth (film)">Battlefield Earth</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Green" title="Tom Green">Tom Green</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Got_Fingered" title="Freddy Got Fingered">Freddy Got Fingered</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Ritchie" title="Guy Ritchie">Guy Ritchie</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Swept_Away_(2002_film)" title="Swept Away (2002 film)">Swept Away</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Brest" title="Martin Brest">Martin Brest</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Gigli" title="Gigli">Gigli</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitof" title="Pitof">Pitof</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Catwoman_(film)" title="Catwoman (film)">Catwoman</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Asher" title="John Asher">John Asher</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dirty_Love_(film)" title="Dirty Love (film)">Dirty Love</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Night_Shyamalan" title="M. Night Shyamalan">M. Night Shyamalan</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Lady_in_the_Water" title="Lady in the Water">Lady in the Water</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sivertson" title="Chris Sivertson">Chris Sivertson</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/I_Know_Who_Killed_Me" title="I Know Who Killed Me">I Know Who Killed Me</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uwe_Boll" title="Uwe Boll">Uwe Boll</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Name_of_the_King" title="In the Name of the King">In the Name of the King</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Postal_(film)" title="Postal (film)">Postal</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Tunnel_Rats_(film)" title="Tunnel Rats (film)">Tunnel Rats</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bay" title="Michael Bay">Michael Bay</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Transformers:_Revenge_of_the_Fallen" title="Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen">Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Night_Shyamalan" title="M. Night Shyamalan">M. Night Shyamalan</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Airbender_(film)" title="The Last Airbender (film)">The Last Airbender</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Dugan" title="Dennis Dugan">Dennis Dugan</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_(2011_film)" title="Jack and Jill (2011 film)">Jack and Jill</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Just_Go_with_It" title="Just Go with It">Just Go with It</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Condon" title="Bill Condon">Bill Condon</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2" title="The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2">The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Banks" title="Elizabeth Banks">Elizabeth Banks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Brill_(filmmaker)" title="Steven Brill (filmmaker)">Steven Brill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carr" title="Steve Carr">Steve Carr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Cundieff" title="Rusty Cundieff">Rusty Cundieff</a>, James Duffy, <a 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