David Fincher has “only” eleven films to his credit from “Alien3” to “Mank”. But we still wanted to offer you a quiz on the filmography of this director.
“Bamboleoooooooo, Bamboleaaaaaaaaa”. No, the author of these lines has not gone astray, we are going to talk about David Fincher. Because you may not know it, but it is the director of Fight Club who signed the clip of the famous song of the Gipsy Kings. And it was not the only one, because before launching his career on the big screen, the American made about fifty clips for renowned artists including Madonna, The Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson. We owe him, for example, the videos of Englishman in New York (Sting, 1988), vogue (Madonna, 1990) or Freedom 90 (George Michael, 1990).
It was not until 1992 that he turned to feature films, accepting the heavy task of succeeding Ridley Scott and James Cameron to direct the third opus in the Alien saga. We find Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, still played by SIgourney Weaver, who finds herself this time with her companions on a prison planet Furia 161, a sort of penal mining colony. And of course, all these beautiful people will be accompanied by the famous xenomorph.
If the film – the shooting of which is a nightmare for the young filmmaker – receives a mixed reception on its release, the following Seven, will bring David Fincher into the big leagues. We follow the investigation of inspectors David Mills (Brad Pitt) and William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), confronted with a series of murders which quickly turn out to be linked to the seven deadly sins. The film would also be the first real leading role for future star Brad Pitt, whom Fincher would return to four years later for the summit. fight club and in 2008 for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
If David Fincher has been rather discreet lately with only two films in eight years (Gone Girl in 2014 and Mank 2020) we should find him directing this year for The Killer with Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton in the cast. In the meantime, take a look back at the director’s career with this quiz where you will have to recognize seven of his eleven films.