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Ruben Flesher. Zombieland was a hit, 30 Minutes or Less and Gangster Squad weren't. Richard Kelly. Donnie Darko was a cult hit, The Box and Southland Tales weren't. David Gordon Green (when he started making broad comedies). Pineapple Express was a hit, The Sitter and Your Highness, um, weren't.

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I'm not trying to be rude here but does anyone really know what a one hit wonder really is? One hit...they had one movie and nothing else. Your personal opinions shouldn't come into play here.

Well, neither Mothman Prophecies nor Arlington Road were big hits, so I'm not exactly sure how your definition differs from anyone else's
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One hit wonder director- a director who did one amazing successful/notable movie (in box office and/or critical/awards reception) and then did nothing of positive note (again, in box office and/or critical/awards reception) ever again.

Fixed it for you.

As for Kershner, he had a Golden Globe winning TV Film from 1976 (that had a shit ton of Emmy noms) and following ESB did Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. So no, he's not one-note, he just had an insane high note.

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As for Kershner, he had a Golden Globe winning TV Film from 1976 (that had a shit ton of Emmy noms) and following ESB did Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. So no, he's not one-note, he just had an insane high note.

Yeah, but neither of those films were real big hits even by the standards of the times they came out. NSNA adjusts to only about $139 million today, not all that impressive for a Bond movie. And they both didn't have much critical acclaim. Edited by tribefan695
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That kinda kills the whole thread. I mean, if you think about it like that then there aren't really any true one hit wonders

Sure there are. Depends on how you judge the scale of the "hit." If you rate it up high(ish) than my definition works just fine because a film can be a hit in more than one way.
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Curtis Hanson:He hasn't had a hit since 8 Mile. He used to be popular in the 90s with The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, The River Wild, and LA Confidential. But in 2005, In Her shoes flopped even with critical acclaim. Then two years later, he ran out of luck with the Drew Barrymore drama, Lucky You. This caused him to take a five-year hiatus in directing theatrical movies. Then in 2012, Chasing Mavericks came out but opened even worse than LY.John McTiernan: He was popular in 1987-1990 with Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. But in the early 90s, he had a string of flops from Medicine Man to Last Action hero. Then, made a slight comeback for Die Hard 3 and The Thomas Crown Affair but faded out badly with The 13th Warrior, Rollerball, and Basic. Then, he went to jail for some tax evasion crime a few weeks ago.Renny Harlin: He was popular with Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger. He only directed one hit in 1999 (deep Blue Sea) But between Cliffhanger (1993) and DBS, he failed with Cutthroat Island and The Long Kiss Goodnight. Then, after 2001, he was no longer the excellent director he once was.Paul Verhoeven: He connected well with audiences with Robocop, Total Recall and the controversial 1992 thriller, Basic Instinct. In 1995, however, his popularity was officially gone when Showgirls had one of the worst reviews ever and was an instant flop. While Starship Troopers and Hollow Man a few years latter had better grosses, it was a financial flop for them.Ron Underwood: He directed the popular City Slickers and grossed $125M, which easily became one of the highest grossers of 1991. However, the rest of his movies flopped. (Heart and Souls, 1993), (Speechless, 1994), (Mighty Joe Young, 1998). But in 2002, he was involved with one of the biggest flops and generating one of the worst openers ever, (The Adventures of Pluto Nash) despite the star-power of Eddie Murphy was met with bad reviews. Then after a 3-year hiatus, he directed a movie with Usher but that flopped (In the Mix).

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Curtis Hanson:He hasn't had a hit since 8 Mile. He used to be popular in the 90s with The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, The River Wild, and LA Confidential. But in 2005, In Her shoes flopped even with critical acclaim. Then two years later, he ran out of luck with the Drew Barrymore drama, Lucky You. This caused him to take a five-year hiatus in directing theatrical movies. Then in 2012, Chasing Mavericks came out but opened even worse than LY.John McTiernan: He was popular in 1987-1990 with Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. But in the early 90s, he had a string of flops from Medicine Man to Last Action hero. Then, made a slight comeback for Die Hard 3 and The Thomas Crown Affair but faded out badly with The 13th Warrior, Rollerball, and Basic. Then, he went to jail for some tax evasion crime a few weeks ago.Renny Harlin: He was popular with Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger. He only directed one hit in 1999 (deep Blue Sea) But between Cliffhanger (1993) and DBS, he failed with Cutthroat Island and The Long Kiss Goodnight. Then, after 2001, he was no longer the excellent director he once was.Paul Verhoeven: He connected well with audiences with Robocop, Total Recall and the controversial 1992 thriller, Basic Instinct. In 1995, however, his popularity was officially gone when Showgirls had one of the worst reviews ever and was an instant flop. While Starship Troopers and Hollow Man a few years latter had better grosses, it was a financial flop for them.Ron Underwood: He directed the popular City Slickers and grossed $125M, which easily became one of the highest grossers of 1991. However, the rest of his movies flopped. (Heart and Souls, 1993), (Speechless, 1994), (Mighty Joe Young, 1998). But in 2002, he was involved with one of the biggest flops and generating one of the worst openers ever, (The Adventures of Pluto Nash) despite the star-power of Eddie Murphy was met with bad reviews. Then after a 3-year hiatus, he directed a movie with Usher but that flopped (In the Mix).

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