Movies Are My Life (1988)

Name: Movies Are My Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1988-04-17
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, John Cassavetes, Jodie Foster

Movies Are My Life (1988), directed by Peter Hayden, starring Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

04/17/1988 BR Documentary 1h

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The very first full-length documentary on Scorsese offers an invaluable look at how he was perceived by his colleagues, and himself, in 1977. Catching Scorsese while he was in post-production on New York, New York and editing The Last Waltz, British filmmaker Peter Hayden gets the manically hyper Scorsese to comment on his youth, his relation to his lead characters, the making of Mean Streets and most importantly, his approach to direction. The doc doesn’t quite move at the pace of Scorsese’s revved-up speed-talking, but it does offer some real insight into his productivity in the 1970s, thanks to an impressive array of talking heads. Included are Scorsese’s collaborators Jay Cocks, Mardik Martin, Brian De Palma, Steven Prince (who co-produced this doc), and his mentor John Cassavetes. Also the performers, who discuss his working methods in detail — Jodie Foster, Liza Minnelli, and, of course, Robert De Niro.

Joe R. Marquette Jr.Cinematography
Peter HaydenDirector, Producer, Writer
Carl ThomsonEditing
Chris RangerWriter

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It premiered on April 17, 1988, a Sunday.
It runs 1h00 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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CountriesUnited Kingdom, United States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Joe R. Marquette Jr. Cinematography
Peter Hayden Director
Carl Thomson Editing
Peter Hayden Producer
Chris Ranger Writer
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What is Movies Are My Life about?

Movies Are My Life: The very first full-length documentary on Scorsese offers an invaluable look at how he was perceived by his colleagues, and himself, in 1977. Catching Scorsese while he was in post-production on New York, New York and editing The Last Waltz, British filmmaker Peter Hayden gets the manically hyper Scorsese to comment o…

Who directed Movies Are My Life?

Movies Are My Life was directed by Peter Hayden in 1988.

Who stars in Movies Are My Life?

The cast of Movies Are My Life includes Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, John Cassavetes and Jodie Foster.

How long is Movies Are My Life?

Movies Are My Life runs for 60 minutes, or 1h00.