Question: Which film has the director who was born first, Thx 1138 or A Kiss Before Dying (1991 Film)?

Bald: The Making of THX 1138 is a short film directed by George Lucas and released in 1971 to promote his first feature- length film," THX 1138", released the same year. The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of" THX 1138". They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his ideas about science fiction in general and in particular his concept of the" used future" which would famously feature in his film" Star Wars". Intercut with this discussion is footage shot prior to the start of production of" THX 1138" showing several of its actors having their heads shaved, a requirement for appearing in the film. In several cases the actors are shown being shaved in a public location. For example, Maggie McOmie is shaved outside the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, while Robert Duvall watches a sporting event as his hair is cut off. Another actor, Marshall Efron, who would later play an insane man in the film, cut off his own hair and was filmed doing so in a bathtub. The film is included as a bonus feature on the 2004 DVD release of" The George Lucas Director's Cut" of" THX 1138" and later the Blu-ray release. <SEP> It is set in a dystopian future in which the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory use of drugs that suppress emotions. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and written by Lucas and Walter Murch, it stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence. " THX 1138" was developed from Lucas's student film, which he made in 1967 while attending the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The feature film was produced in a joint venture between Warner Bros. and American Zoetrope. A novelization by Ben Bova was published in 1971. The film received mixed reviews from critics and failed to find box- office success on initial release; however, the film has subsequently received critical acclaim and gained a cult following, particularly in the aftermath of Lucas' success with" Star Wars" in 1977. THX 1138 is a 1971 American social science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his feature film directorial debut. <SEP> He directed seven films between 1977 and 1999. James Dearden( born 14 September 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter, the son of Scottish actress Melissa Stribling and acclaimed English film maker Basil Dearden. His film" Pascali's Island" was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Dearden is married to British actress Annabel Brooks. <SEP> Out of the Rain is a 1991 film directed by Gary Winick. <SEP> The drama features Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, and Diane Ladd. A Kiss Before Dying is a 1991 erotic thriller film directed by James Dearden, and based on by Ira Levin's novel of the same name, which won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The story had been previously adapted under the same name in 1956. <SEP> George Walton Lucas Jr.( born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. Lucas is best known for creating the" Star Wars" and" Indiana Jones" franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light& Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co- founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed" THX 1138"( 1971), based on his earlier student short, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer- director was the film" American Graffiti"( 1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Lucas's next film, the epic space opera" Star Wars"( 1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest- grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels" The Empire Strikes Back"( 1980) and" Return of the Jedi"( 1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced and co-wrote the" Indiana Jones" films" Raiders of the Lost Ark"( 1981)," Temple of Doom"( 1984)," The Last Crusade"( 1989) and" Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"( 2008). He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s. In 1997, Lucas rereleased the" Star Wars" trilogy as part of a special edition featuring several alterations; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a" Star Wars" prequel trilogy comprising" The Phantom Menace"( 1999)," Attack of the Clones"( 2002), and" Revenge of the Sith"( 2005). He last collaborated on the CGI- animated television series( 2008 – 2014, 2020), the war film" Red Tails"( 2012), and the CGI film" Strange Magic"( 2015). Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest- grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket- price inflation. Lucas is considered a significant figure of the 20th- century New Hollywood movement.