History Creator / BrianDePalma

* ''Film/MurderALaMod'' (1968) Little-known early film, finally re-released on TheCriterionCollection BluRay of ''Film/BlowOut''.

* ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''

* ''FIlm/BodyDouble'' (1984)

He's a BIG fan of Hitchcock--''and it shows''! Also, many of his films have moments of intense self-reflectiveness about cinema: ''Film/BlowOut'', for example, has a sound editor (whose equipment assists his amateur investigation) as a protagonist; ''Film/BodyDouble'' has an actor (and a major plot point involving [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin body doubles]]); and the beginning of ''Film/FemmeFatale'' takes place at Cannes.

His films also often have heavy doses of {{Fanservice}}--often linked in some way with violence.

* ''Film/MurderALaMod'' (1968) Little-known early film, finally re-released on the Criterion BluRay of ''Film/BlowOut''.

He's a BIG fan of Hitchcock--''and it shows''! Also, many of his films have moments of intense self-reflectiveness about cinema: ''Film/BlowOut'', for example, has a sound editor as a protagonist; ''Film/BodyDouble'' has an actor; and the beginning of ''Film/FemmeFatale'' takes place at Cannes.

He's a BIG fan of Hitchcock--''and it shows''!

* ''Film/MurderALaMod'' (1968) Little-known early film, finally re-released on the Criterion Blue-Ray of ''Film/BlowOut''.

* ''Film/MurderALaMod'' (1968)

* ''Film/{{Greetings}}'' (1968)

* ''Film/Dionysus'' (1970)

* ''Film/{{Scarface}}'' (1983)

Brian De Palma is an American film director and writer, born on September 11, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey. De Palma attended Columbia University in New York, New York. He made his first film, Icarus, as a student there. After De Palma graduated in 1962, he spent time at Sarah Lawrence College on a writing fellowship. In the mid-1960s De Palma began working on his feature-length debut with ''The Wedding Party'', released in 1969 and featured an up-and-coming actor named Creator/RobertDeNiro. De Palma’s career began to take off in the 1970s with the horror film ''{{Carrie}}'', based on a Creator/StephenKing novel. Often compared to the legendary director Creator/AlfredHitchcock, De Palma has helmed numerous thrillers, such as ''Film/DressedToKill'' (1980), ''Film/BlowOut'' (1981) starring JohnTravolta and ''Body Double'' (1984). He has also created one of the organized crime classics of all time, ''Film/{{Scarface}}'' (1983) written by Oliver Stone and starring AlPacino as a Cuban refugee who climbs Miami drug kingpin. In 1987, De Palma directed ''Film/TheUntouchables'' based on the television show about real life federal agent Eliot Ness' war agains the Chicago bootlegging empire of Al Capone.

* ''Obsession'' (1976)

* ''Home Movies'' (1980)

* ''Body Double'' (1984)
* ''Wise Guys'' (1986)

* ''Casualties of War'' (1989)

* ''MissionToMars'' (2000)

* ''TheBlackDahlia'' (2006)
* ''Redacted'' (2007)
* ''{{Film/Passion}}'' (2013)

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* ''Film/Passion'' (2013)

* ''Passion'' (2013)

* ''Film/WiseGuys'' (1986)

!Films directed by Brian De Palma:

* ''Obsession''
* ''{{Carrie}}'' (1976)

* ''CasualtiesOfWar'' (1989)

Brian De Palma is an American film director and writer, born on September 11, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey. De Palma attended Columbia University in New York, New York. He made his first film, Icarus, as a student there. After De Palma graduated in 1962, he spent time at Sarah Lawrence College on a writing fellowship. In the mid-1960s De Palma began working on his feature-length debut with ''The Wedding Party'', released in 1969 and featured an up-and-coming actor named Creator/RobertDeNiro. De Palma’s career began to take off in the 1970s with the horror film ''{{Carrie}}'', based on a Creator/StephenKing novel. Often compared to the legendary director Creator/AlfredHitchcock, De Palma has helmed numerous thrillers, such as ''Film/DressedToKill'' (1980), ''BlowOut'' (1981) starring JohnTravolta and ''Body Double'' (1984). He has also created one of the organized crime classics of all time, ''Film/{{Scarface}}'' (1983) written by Oliver Stone and starring AlPacino as a Cuban refugee who climbs Miami drug kingpin. In 1987, De Palma directed ''Film/TheUntouchables'' based on the television show about real life federal agent Eliot Ness' war agains the Chicago bootlegging empire of Al Capone.

* ''BlowOut'' (1981)

* ''Film/Sisters'' (1973)

* ''Sisters'' (1973)

* ''TheBonfireOfTheVanities'' (1990)

Brian De Palma is an American film director and writer, born on September 11, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey. De Palma attended Columbia University in New York, New York. He made his first film, Icarus, as a student there. After De Palma graduated in 1962, he spent time at Sarah Lawrence College on a writing fellowship. In the mid-1960s De Palma began working on his feature-length debut with ''The Wedding Party'', released in 1969 and featured an up-and-coming actor named RobertDeNiro. De Palma’s career began to take off in the 1970s with the horror film {{Carrie}}, based on a Creator/StephenKing novel. Often compared to the legendary director Creator/AlfredHitchcock, De Palma has helmed numerous thrillers, such as ''DressedToKill'' (1980), ''BlowOut'' (1981) starring JohnTravolta and ''Body Double'' (1984). He has also created one of the organized crime classics of all time, ''ScarFace'' (1983) written by Oliver Stone and starring AlPacino as a Cuban refugee who climbs Miami drug kingpin. In 1987, De Palma directed ''TheUntouchables'' based on the television show about real life federal agent Eliot Ness' war agains the Chicago bootlegging empire of Al Capone.

* ''WiseGuys'' (1986)
* ''TheUntouchables'' (1987)

* ''CarlitosWay'' (1993)

* ''SnakeEyes'' (1998)

Brian De Palma is an American film director and writer, born on September 11, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey. De Palma attended Columbia University in New York, New York. He made his first film, Icarus, as a student there. After De Palma graduated in 1962, he spent time at Sarah Lawrence College on a writing fellowship. In the mid-1960s De Palma began working on his feature-length debut with The Wedding Party, released in 1969 and featured an up-and-coming actor named RobertDeNiro. De Palma’s career began to take off in the 1970s with the horror film {{Carrie}}, based on a Creator/StephenKing novel. Often compared to the legendary director Creator/AlfredHitchcock, De Palma has helmed numerous thrillers, such as DressedToKill (1980), ''BlowOut(1981) starring JohnTravolta and Body Double (1984). He has also created one of the organized crime classics of all time, ''ScarFace''(1983) written by Oliver Stone and starring AlPacino as a Cuban refugee who climbs Miami drug kingpin. In 1987, De Palma directed ''TheUntouchables'' based on the television show about real life federal agent Eliot Ness' war agains the Chicago bootlegging empire of Al Capone.