FREE ESSAY ON ANDREW DAVIS

ANDREW DAVIS

Andrew Davis
As an accomplished Hollywood director, Andrew Davis' words are important for anyone
hoping to become a player in the game, AKA Hollywood. Andrew Davis has directed many
successful action films for Hollywood. The way that he found his success and has
maintained it is the most important thing that I learned from Andrew Davis. He has given
me an example of how one person found success in Hollywood amongst a flood of others
seeking the same high ground.
The Fugitive is by far the most successful film Andrew Davis has directed. Some critics
have even gone as far to state that The Fugitive is the best action thriller of the
decade. Some of his other more recent films include A Perfect Murder, Steal Little, Steal
Big and Chain Reaction. Andrew Davis is also known for making intense action films such
as Under Siege, Code of Silence and Above the Law. His comments on why and how he came
into making such films and being labeled as an action film director provide an
interesting insight into the way that Hollywood works. He stated that since he found some
initial success with action films he was repeatedly called upon by Hollywood to just do
what he did last time. He mentioned that he had ambitions to break away from being pegged
as an action film director, but that it was a difficult thing to do when you were trying
to keep your hand in the game. These comments illustrate one of the ways that Hollywood
works.
Perhaps the most important thing Andrew Davis talked about was the power of networking in
Hollywood. Often talked about in class, Andrew Davis is a prime example of the breaks
that one can get through friends and contacts. His relationship with Thomas Haskell
provided him with a valuable contact in Hollywood. Andrew Davis's relationship with
Academy Award winner Thomas Haskell points to the importance of making and keeping in
contact with as many people as possible in the industry. Andrew Davis recommended to the
class that if at all possible, one should try and find a mentor for guidance and
assistance in the early days of delving into Hollywood.
As a filmmaker, Andrew Davis utilizes a more spontaneous approach to directing, as
opposed to more structured directors such as Stanley Kubrick. Andrew Davis described
making a film as, a cross between war and a circus. His approach to filmmaking in
comparison with other guest this quarter and last fall illustrates the vast differences
in styles of directors.
Finally, Andrew Davis reconfirmed the comments of just about every other guest that
almost every film is comes to production via different routes. Some films are handed to
directors to be made and others are made when screenplays find their ways to directors
who in turn takes takes the screenplays to studios for financial backing.
Andrew Davis is a very interesting person and creator of cinema. The story of his journey
to Hollywood and succeeding is an inspirational one. Many of his films have become very
successful commercially. He has given me a valuable insight into succeeding in
Hollywood.