What do the movies First Blood and Weekend at Bernie's have in common? One man with a clear and curious thematic focus, that's what. Ted Kotcheff is an auteur filmmaker. He is a director with a unifying style, a clear thematic concern, and a coherent vision of life. This video essay defines these elements with an in-depth analysis of his filmography, which also includes Wake in Fright (1971), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Fun with Dick and Jane (1976), North Dallas Forty (1979), and many others.
Daniel Kremer
Director, Writer
Directed by John Ford70%
A Decade Under the Influence79%
Sherman's March65%
Dawg Fight65%
Sidney70%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Public Speaking70%
The Class of ‘9271%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Being James Bond77%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X59%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Extremis69%
Report61%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Heart of a Dog65%
The Cheshire Murders65%
John Candy: I Like Me79%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me85%
