{"id":35385,"date":"2014-02-13T10:51:57","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T15:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=35385"},"modified":"2014-02-13T11:21:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T16:21:03","slug":"great-directors-with-terrible-first-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/great-directors-with-terrible-first-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Directors with Terrible First Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following videos prove that even the best directors can have a rough start.<\/h2>\n

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As filmmakers we should always strive to make the best films possible but we aren\u2019t always going to make life-changing movies, especially in the beginning. It\u2019s easy to get discouraged by comparing your work to that of famous directors, but even the best directors have a bumpy start. In the following article we take a look at some incredibly successful directors with terrible first movies.<\/p>\n

Peter Jackson – Bad Taste<\/a> (1987)<\/h2>\n

Bad Taste was Peter Jackson\u2019s first feature length film. Jackson played two of the main characters<\/strong> and had an initial budget of $25,000 dollars. The film has been heavily criticized for having an excessive amount of gore…the name says it all. Seven films later he would go on to direct the Fellowship of the Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Plot:<\/strong> Aliens invade the New Zealand village of Kaihoro to harvest humans for their intergalactic fast food chain. Now it\u2019s up to four paramilitary operatives to fight to save the small town.<\/p>\n