"People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene', but I don't think so. I think there're two, maybe. And the other one is wrong." — David Fincher

David Fincher has a reputation for being an exacting, meticulous director, one who sees an entire film in his head and who will do whatever it takes to get that vision onscreen.

While that way of working has helped him to produce a filmography filled with modern classic — everything from the cult classics THE GAME and FIGHT CLUB to award winning prestige films like THE SOCIAL NETWORK and ZODIAC — it also has a tendency to cause friction between him and anyone who isn't fully on board with his vision.

In this new series, David Fincher: Rules of the Game, we'll be exploring the first decade and a half of Fincher's career, beginning with his oft-maligned debut film, ALIEN3

In this introductory episode, we'll explore the years that the third ALIEN film spent in development hell, a time in which is went through multiple story variations, nearly a dozen writers, and several directors before Fincher ever even came on board. We'll also be taking a look at Fincher's life and career before ALIEN3 and the years that he spent as an award-winning and highly influential director of commercials and music videos.

Up Next: David Fincher — Rules of the Game, Part 2: ALIEN3.

Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, and Justin Bishop & Todd A. Davis.

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