David Cronenberg Highlights

  • 2007: Helmed the thriller "Eastern Promises," reteaming the acclaimed director with actor, Viggo Mortensen
  • 2005: Directed "A History of Violence" a film about an average family that is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder
  • 2002: Directed Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Richardson in the psychological thriller "Spider"
  • 2000: Signed agreement with Internet studio ExFlix to provide content; announced plans to create "David Cronenberg's Film Skool" featuring a character called Rant Quealy
  • 1999: Directed first original script in more than 15 years, "eXistenZ"
  • 1999: Served as jury president at the Cannes Film Festival
  • 1996: Turned another unfilmable novel, J G Ballard's "Crash", into an intriguing, distubing, enigmatic motion picture
  • 1993: Reteamed with Irons for "M. Butterfly", a tame, disappointing adaptation of David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning Broadway play
  • 1991: Brilliantly adapted William S Burroughs' supposedly unfilmable novel "Naked Lunch"
  • 1990: First major acting role in a feature, Clive Barker's "Nightbreed"
  • 1988: "Dead Ringers" starred Jeremy Irons in fascinating dual role as twin gynecologists who share each other's lives--and lovers; based on the true story of the Marcus brothers
  • 1986: Scored biggest commercial success to date with "The Fly", a reworking of the 1958 cult sci-fi movie starring Jeff Goldblum; made cameo appearance as a gynecologist
  • 1985: Acting debut in John Landis' "Into the Night"
  • 1983: First feature directed from another's screenplay, "The Dead Zone", based on a Stephen King novel; first Hollywood film
  • 1983: Wrote last original screenplay for 16 years, "Videodrome"; starred James Woods in a dynamic performance as head of a soft-core TV channel mesmerized by bizarre, untraceable "snuff" transmissions that have a hallucinatory power
  • 1980: Wrote and directed the sci-fi horror flick "Scanners"; among film's assets were the noteworthy special effects; spawned a host of sequels (none of which Cronenberg directed)
  • 1979: Used Samantha Eggar's bodily-manifested anger in "The Brood" as a reflection of own anger over divorce from first wife
  • 1976: Cast Marilyn Chambers (the "Ivory Snow" porn queen) as a woman with an unsatiable thirst for blood in "Rabid"
  • 1974: First commercial feature, "Shivers/They Came from Within/Frissons"; also wrote script
  • 1972: Episodic TV directing debut, "Secret Weapons" for the Canadian series "Project X"
  • 1972: Made six fillers for TV (directed, scripted, and shot)
  • 1972: Returned to Canada
  • 1971: While living in France, directed, scripted, and shot three fillers for television
  • 1971: Traveled to Europe on Canadian Council Grant
  • 1970: Completed second feature, "Crimes of the Future"
  • 1969: First feature and first film in 35mm, "Stereo" (produced, directed, wrote, shot and edited)
  • 1967: Wrote, directed, shot and edited the 14-minute 16mm short "From the Drain"
  • 1966: As a college student, directed, wrote, shot and edited first film, the 16mm, seven-minute short "Transfer"
  • Submitted fantasy and science fiction stories to magazines for publication as a youth; none purchased

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