![]() “They’re what I call the $40 million movie,” says Peter, “by which I mean a film without big movie stars where there’s no indemnity, no guarantee, it is going to work that’s where you get a Star Wars, a Jaws, an Alien. What has changed substantially since Peter Hyams began directing, in the early 70s, and since John’s first features from the mid-2000s, is the market for mid-budget genre films. And my dad, as a filmmaker, he’s always had serious chops.” As a musician, you talk about having chops. Because I always felt my dad was an incredible craftsman. “If there’s one thing I really learned from watching him direct was the pride in the craft. “We make different movies, of course, but I do feel our approach, and in many ways, our aesthetics are quite similar,” adds John. ‘Narrow Margin’ Courtesy of the Oldenburg Film Festival It can be Gene Hackman choosing the glasses that makes all the difference.” The best work comes when your actors feel absolutely free, and they come up with something you’d never have thought of. ![]() ![]() “Then you get on set with a bunch of human beings in front of you and the best-laid plans of mice and men, you know? I’ve realized that kind of planning is stupid. “When I started, I would do charts of where the camera would be, what lens we were using, actually do diagrams, like a quarterback with his playbook,” he recalls. ![]() All I see are all the things I’ve done wrong.”īut in his 50 years behind the camera, Hyams says he has learned a few things, most prominently the ability to get out of the way. “I watch a film of mine 1,000 times when I’m making it, 1,000 more when I’m previewing, and once it’s done, and there’s nothing more I can do to make it better, it becomes impossible to look at. While he says he loves his son’s movies -”my favorite is always the last one I’ve seen” - Peter Hyams says he finds it “very painful” to rewatch his own work. John Hymas’ ‘Sick’ was a Midnight Madness screening at TIFF 2022 Courtesy of TIFF ![]()
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