"This is a director going completely mad." Tony Kaye, director
One of my favorite films is American History X...a brilliant and disturbing tale of hate turned toward redemption. Edward Norton defined himself as one of the best actors of his generation and his star hasn't stopped rising since.
On the other hand, the director of the film, Tony Kaye, virtually disappeared after making American History X. He filed a $200 million dollar lawsuit against the DGA (Directors Guild of America) and New Line Cinemas for not letting use the pseudonym "Humpty Dumpty" as the director of American History X. That's a little nutty...
Well, Tony Kaye has started talking about his whole experience. And he's not alone as a director who loses it all when he clashes with the system with his antics. Watch "Overnight" about the rise and fall of Troy Duffy, the director of "Boondock Saints"...a very similar story.
After working on X-Men 2 and seeing the system at work, I know for a fact these two (Tony Kaye and Troy Duffy) are anything but unique...they just happened to be first-time directors. Plenty of directors act exactly the same (i.e. Michael Mann, Edward Zwick and David O. Russell to name a few) and yet make film after film.
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