Brian De Palma

format_quote So much of shooting sex scenes in movies you a see are naked people sort of humping each other on a bed, shot in the most unflattering way just because they happen to be naked and mimicking making love. They don't really dramatize their particular sexual attraction to each other. And it's very difficult. You have to find a way, a visual way to approach scenes like that.

stars  De Palma came close to directing several box-office hits including Mission: Impossible II (2000), The Truman Show (1998), Fatal Attraction (1987), Thelma & Louise (1991), and The Accused (1988).

stars  His film Carrie (1976) has been included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically significant’.

stars  In the 1970s, he helped his good friend George Lucas out by auditioning actors to star in his seminal film, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977). Brian was skeptical about the film’s premise and retorted, “What is this crap about the force?” after watching the final product. Nevertheless, he helped write the movie’s iconic crawl which begins with “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….”.

stars  As of 2024, he has directed 3 actors to Oscar-nominated performances: Sissy Spacek (‘Best Actress’ for Carrie (1976), Piper Laurie (‘Best Supporting Actress’ for Carrie (1976), and Sean Connery (‘Best Supporting Actor’ for The Untouchables (1987). Out of them, only Connery took home the golden statue for his performance.

stars  Brian is the godfather of Steven Spielberg and his ex-wife Amy Irving’s son, Max Spielberg.