Question: Which film has the director who is older than the other, Home Movies (Film) or The Gay Defender? 

With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, psychological thriller, and crime drama genres. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as" Carrie"( 1976)," Dressed to Kill"( 1980)," Scarface"( 1983)," The Untouchables"( 1987), and( 1996), as well as cult favorites such as" Sisters"( 1973)," Blow Out"( 1981)," Body Double"( 1984)," Casualties of War"( 1989)," Carlito's Way"( 1993), and" Femme Fatale"( 2002). De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. Brian Russell De Palma( born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. His directing style often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Jean- Luc Godard. His films have frequently garnered controversy for their violence and sexual content, but have also been championed by prominent critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael. <SEP> De Palma had been teaching film at his alma mater Sarah Lawrence College, and conceived this project as a hands- on training exercise for his students. They were given the primary responsibilities of raising money, arranging the shooting schedule, and editing the film, all under De Palma's supervision. Many of these students, such as Gilbert Adler, Sam Irvin, and Charlie Loventhal, went on to long careers of their own, producing and directing films. Kirk Douglas plays a film instructor loosely modeled on the director himself. Keith Gordon is one of his pupils who films everything that happens at home. Home Movies is a 1980 independent film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Vincent Gardenia, Keith Gordon, Theresa Saldana, and Gerrit Graham. Many of the events that happen to Gordon's character were modeled on events from De Palma's own adolescence, particularly rivalry with a more favored brother, a mother prone to dramatic outbursts, and a philandering father. <SEP> The film stars Richard Dix, Thelma Todd, Fred Kohler, Jerry Mandy, Robert Brower, Harry Holden, and Fred Esmelton. The film was released on December 10, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. The Gay Defender is a lost 1927 American silent drama film directed by Gregory La Cava and written by Ray Harris, Grover Jones, Herman J. Mankiewicz, George Marion Jr., Sam Mintz, and Kenneth Raisbeck. <SEP> Gregory La Cava( March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including" My Man Godfrey" and" Stage Door", which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director. <SEP> Elliot Silverstein( born August 3, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American director, who is best known for being the director of the movie" Cat Ballou"( 1965). <SEP> Dr. Tom Waddell( November 1, 1937 – July 11, 1987) was a gay American sportsman and competitor at the 1968 Summer Olympics who founded the Gay Olympics in 1982 in San Francisco. The international sporting event was later renamed the Gay Games after the United States Olympic Committee( USOC) sued Waddell for using the word" Olympic" in the original name. The Gay Games are held every four years.