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Becoming Iconic

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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 09/22/2022
Fledgling filmmaker Jonathan Baker opens up to a startling degree about the perils and pleasures of making his debut feature. Go to Full Review Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound 09/17/2022
2.5/5
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. Go to Full Review CJ Sheu Review Film Review 08/30/2022
Don’t watch it. Go to Full Review Federico Furzan Movie-Blogger.com 05/23/2021
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat 02/01/2018
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 12/06/2017
2/5
[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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan B 10/06/2024 Master Class in Filmmaking Jb See more 05/28/2018 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.. See more 12/06/2017 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. See more 12/06/2017 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. See more 12/01/2017 Interesting concept could be fun with that cast See more 12/01/2017 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! See more Read all reviews
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Neal Thibedeau

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Jodie Foster

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Jonathan Baker

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Taylor Hackford

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Adrian Lyne

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John Badham

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Movie Info

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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