Becoming Iconic

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Becoming Iconic

2018

1h 30m

Documentary

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Jodie Foster, Jonathan Baker, Taylor Hackford, Adrian Lyne, John Badham, Michael Bay, Nicolas Cage, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty discuss their experiences of directing a movie for the first time.

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Peter Martin

ScreenAnarchy

Fledgling filmmaker Jonathan Baker opens up to a startling degree about the perils and pleasures of making his debut feature.

Sep 22, 2022

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

What you get at the end of all this is that the guy is slightly off and a narcissist. He has the ego of someone who has made a million successful films.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 17, 2022

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

Don’t watch it.

Aug 30, 2022

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Federico Furzan

Movie-Blogger.com

A surprisingly interesting journey into the life of Jonathan Baker, a film director who had the face the dark side of production studios when making his feature film debut.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 23, 2021

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Becoming Iconic tells you how to be a leader on set and manage everyone around you from crew to studio without killing yourself of sheer exhaustion. You're going to pay a few bucks to see this film.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 1, 2018

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

[Jonathan] Baker seems determined to proclaim his genius to a world that has not as yet seen evidence of it, and Hollywood is littered with fallen stars who can testify to the folly of his claim that one only has to achieve success once.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 6, 2017

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Jonathan B

Master Class in Filmmaking Jb

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Audience Member

I just saw this documentary, Jonathan Baker and his crew of superstars tell it the way it is . This film is fresh,? fun and tells the truth about filmmaking. Bakers superstar cast tell the same story as him. Anyone in film school should see this film before they make a film..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

I was in awe of the stories of the directors involved in this film and just hats off to them. Jonathan Baker's journey is one that demands to be shared indeed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

It was too long for me, but at the same time I appreciated the content of the documentary. I am glad to have watched it alongside the others who were equally as surprised about the film as I was, I think. Overall, this is a must-watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Interesting concept could be fun with that cast

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Becoming Iconic will be my film bible and keep coming back for it whenever I feel down with making my movies, or actually anything in life. Jonathan Baker himself is an inspiration!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Neal Thibedeau

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Taylor Hackford

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Adrian Lyne

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John Badham

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Synopsis

Jodie Foster, Jonathan Baker, Taylor Hackford, Adrian Lyne, John Badham, Michael Bay, Nicolas Cage, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty discuss their experiences of directing a movie for the first time.

Director: Neal Thibedeau
Production Co: Baker Entertainment Group
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m

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