History Main / CopiouslyCreditedCreator

** The tendency of Welles to do this was parodied in the ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' comic "Red Rackham's Treasure", where Captain Haddock walks into a column [[FunnyBackgroundEvent bearing a poster]] for a film called ''Me'', with Orson Welles, Orson Welles, and Orson Welles. ([[CulturalTranslation In the original French]], the poster is for ''Moi'' with Sacha Guitry, Sacha Guitry, and Sacha Guitry.)

This is often seen as a sign of dedication or ego, but what can't be denied is that the presence of a Copiously Credited Creator almost always indicates that whomever holds the credits is DoingItForTheArt.

* Shane Carruth, of ''Film/{{Primer}}'' fame, served as the film's writer-producer-director-star-editor-composer. For his latest film, ''Upstream Color'', he does all of that ''and'' serves as the cinematographer, too!

* Film/InWhichWeServe credits Creator/NoelCoward as Star, Producer, Writer, Composer and Director, the last credit being shared with Creator/DavidLean. However, the 'director' part is debatable, the original intention was for Coward to direct the actors and Lean to direct the action sequences, but as the film went on Coward became bored with the film-making and left most of the work to Lean.

** He produced, directed and wrote his MagnumOpus ''Plan9FromOuterSpace'' as well as ''TheSinisterUrge'', ''NightOfTheGhouls'' and ''BrideOfTheMonster'' (the last of which he co-wrote).
** He directed, wrote and starred in ''GlenOrGlenda''.

* InWhichWeServe credits NoelCoward as Star, Producer, Writer, Composer and Director, the last credit being shared with DavidLean. However, the 'director' part is debatable, the original intention was for Coward to direct the actors and Lean to direct the action sequences, but as the film went on Coward became bored with the film-making and left most of the work to Lean.

* For production of ''Film/{{Coraline}}'', Henry Selick served as the writer-producer-director-production designer.

-->--RiffTrax about ''Plan9FromOuterSpace''

* Creator/JohnCarpenter directed, produced, wrote, composed and acted in ''Film/AssaultOnPrecinct13'' and ''{{Film/Halloween|1978}}''. He directed, wrote, composed and acted in ''Film/TheFog'' and ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''.

Instances of when a CopiouslyCreditedCreator's project goes sideways due to the creator's [[SmallNameBigEgo runaway ego and lack of talent]] are covered in the VanityProject sub-trope.

* Spoof example - GarthMerenghi'sDarkplace credits Garth Merenghi as writer, director, producer, star and even sneaks in a composer credit ('based on tunes whistled by').

* Spoof example - GarthMerenghisDarkplace credits Garth Merenghi as writer, director, producer, star and even sneaks in a composer credit ('based on tunes whistled by').

* RZA served as the writer-director-star-composer for his kung fu epic ''Film/TheManWithTheIronFists'', creating a bit of confusion in the credits where, depending on the role, he is credited as either "RZA" "''[[TheTheTitleConfusion The]]'' RZA".

* Creator/AristomenisTsirbas had the story written, the characters designed and most of the animatics done for ''WesternAnimation/BattleForTerra''. Snoot Entertainament needed only to add post-production effects and sign on voice acting talent to make this work suitable for Creator/Lionsgate distributorship.

* ''Series/{{MASH}}''. Over the course of eleven seasons, Alan Alda slowly gravitated to various different jobs on the show, aside from just playing Hawkeye, he eventually began writing for the show, then directing for the show, and finally became an unofficial showrunner with producer Burt Metcalfe after the departures of co-creators/producers Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds (the latter also served as co-creative consultant with Alda).

Vanity Project is a sub-trope and is what happens when a CopiouslyCreditedCreator's project goes sideways due to the creator's [[BigEgoSmallTalent runaway ego and lack of talent.]]

Sister-trivia to WrittenByCastMember and DirectedByCastMember. Also similar to VanityProject except for the fact that it's questionable whether the creator of a Vanity Project has even the talent to do one job. For a musical example, see IAmTheBand. Not to be confused with InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt.

Sister-trivia to WrittenByCastMember and DirectedByCastMember. For a musical example, see IAmTheBand. Not to be confused with InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt.

* In ''Film/TheRoom'', Tommy Wiseau serves as the writer-director-star-executive producer-producer. No, that last one is ''not'' a typo.

* Creator/EdWood wrote, produced, and directed ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''.

* Creator/JohnCarpenter directed, produced, wrote, composed and acted in ''Film/AssaultOnPrecinct13'' and ''{{Film/Halloween1978}}''. He directed, wrote, composed and acted in ''Film/TheFog'' and ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''.

* When making films in his native China, Creator/JackieChan has served at times as the writer-producer-director-star-choreographer, though like Clint Eastwood, generally not all at once.

* Creator/OrsonWelles co-wrote, directed, produced, and starred in ''CitizenKane'', as well as many of his other films for that matter. After Welles served as writer-director-producer-star on ''Film/TheLadyFromShanghai'' for example, studio head Harry Cohn swore off hiring a single person to do all the jobs ever again, because it made the person impossible to fire.

* Creator/EdWood wrote, produced, and directed ''PlanNineFromOuterSpace''. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensued.]]

* Creator/RobertRodriguez may be considered a TropeCodifier. He usually directs, writes, produces, composes the score, mixes the sound, has some input in special and visual effects and edits. Occassionally he also manages to have a CreatorCameo, despite all of this.
** On ''PlanetTerror'' he's also (half)jokingly credited as his own chef.
* In his early days, Creator/PeterJackson. On most of his early films he was director, writer, producer, camera operator, editor and worked on special and visual effects (he later founded Weta Digital comapny not to do the latter himself).

** {{Lampshaded}} in ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1833115/ Those Old Trailers]]'', where crew was baically him and another guy named Slava Pustovalov. He just copypasted end credits roll from ''Film/KentuckyFriedMovie'' and inserted their names in it. HilarityEnsues.

* Creator/AristomenisTsirbas had the story written, the characters designed and most of the animatics done for ''WesternAnimation/BattleForTerra''. Snoot Entertainament needed only to add post-production effects and sign on voice acting talent to make this work suitable for Lionsgate distributorship.

Sister-trivia to WrittenByCastMember and DirectedByCastMember. For a musical example, see IAmTheBand.