The best Frank Marshall’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Frank Marshall’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Frank Marshall.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
8.4/10
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.5/10
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Nickelodeon
6.2/10
Going from a lawyer to a writer, and then to a film director, is the career path on which we find the bashful Leo Harrigan. But Leo has problems as well, such as being hopelessly smitten with his leading lady, who chooses to reward his attentions by getting herself hitched to Harrigan's vulgar leading man, Buck Greenaway!
Hoot
5.5/10
A young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
The Other Side of the Wind
6.7/10
Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film.
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.4/10
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.9/10
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-1985), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
7.2/10
The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."
The Making of Jurassic World VelociCoaster
An inside look at the creation of Universal Orlando Resort's new Jurassic World VelociCoaster.
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
7.5/10
A documentary following the various stages in the production of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Tales from the Future
7.9/10
Six-part retrospective on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels) for the film's 25th anniversary.
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
7.7/10
One of the first 'Making of...' movies to become a hit in its own right.
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
8.3/10
This new retrospective features new interviews with director Joe Dante, star Zach Galligan, writer Chris Columbus, executive producers Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall and producer Michael Finnell.
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
7.3/10
Chris Walas and Howie Mandel, the voice of Gizmo, describe the laborious development of Gizmo and the Gremlins and the painstaking work required to bring them to life in the pre-digital age.
Searching for Orson
7/10
Narrated by Peter Bogdanovich, this biography of Orson Welles includes the emotional memoirs of actress Oja Kodar and interviews with Steven Spielberg, James Earl Jones, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Frank Marshall, Paul Mazursky, Henry Jaglom, Gary Graver, and Merv Griffin; it's re-release is even more profound since Welles' unfinished film, The Other Side of the Wind, was completed and released.
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
7.2/10
A documentary detailing the effort dedicated filmmakers went through to bring Orson Welles final feature film, The Other Side of the Wind into the public conscience
The Sixth Sense: Rules and Clues
7.2/10
This making-of piece examines the various guiding elements of the story and various aspects of the film that hint to its surprising ending.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: A Look Inside
7.5/10
TV documentary about the third film in the Indiana Jones series.
The Next Picture Show
6.8/10
Peter Bogdanovich recalls how Tatum O'Neal was chosen to play Addie, and discusses Alvin Sargent's script, the shooting of select sequences in Kansas, the title of the film (which was enthusiastically endorsed by Orson Welles), etc. Also included are comments from production designer Polly Platt and associate producer Frank Marshall.
They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists
5.8/10
This two-parter is about as insightful and plausible as one of those "Histories Mysteries" specials, or that weekly John Edwards "Coast to Coast" baloney. A stream of real-life spook experts, ghost story writers and scientist types are interviewed. They try to convince (usually with little real proof) of the existence of the kind of paranormal activity seen in 'Poltergeist.'
