Submitted by Quint-MacReady t3_zum9kr in movies
Many of the greats started hot with a great film right away. Tarantino with Reservoir Dogs, Coen Bros. with Blood Simple, and Raimi with The Evil Dead have awesome film debuts that really set their style and tone. Spielberg with Duel, Scott with Duelists, and Miller with Mad Max gave us great films that showed potential for big things to come. Huston with The Maltese Falcon, Welles with Citizen Kane, Lumet with 12 Angry Men, and Darabont with The Shawshank Redemption gave us instant classics still considered some of the best movies ever made.
My pick though, is Rob Reiner, for This is Spinal Tap. A hilarious mockumentary that reinvigorated the style. Yet, even as a spoof it does well to show the behind the scenes of a Rock and Roll band and their antics. Endlessly quotable, it remains one of the best comedies ever created and an absolute classic. Rob Reiner would continues to have quite a diverse and successful filmography, but with this film he really turned it up to eleven!
Who is your pick?