Claim: The Hobbit was the first film directed by Peter Jackson.
Evidence: The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson.
Jackson began his career with the `` splatstick '' horror comedy Bad Taste -LRB- 1987 -RRB- and the black comedy Meet the Feebles -LRB- 1989 -RRB- before filming the zombie comedy Braindead -LRB- 1992 -RRB-.