better answer here
movies-
raising arizona
red rock west
fall time
this is a tough question.
i always just associate red rock west, raising arizona and wild at heart together because they all rock nick cage in a semi-desert environment with leather jackets and liking the 50's and share other lynch actors like dennis hopper
directors
-john waters
-terry gilliam
-coen bros-share the same eye
-wes anderson-shares awkwardness, even though he is overrated these days, its hard to deny.
-john carpenter in some ways esp. in village of the damned
alejandro was supposed to do dune, botched it. santa sangre was brilliant