With such early 1980s-era comedy classics as "Stripes," "Animal House" and "Revenge of the Nerds" as early inspiration, it was surprising that Todd Phillips – director of modern comedies like "Road Trip" (2000) and "Old School" (2003) – got his start making documentaries. As a film student at New York University, Phillips received a substantial amount of attention for his first documentary, "Hated" (1993), a look at the controversial and often disgusting antics of the drug-addled and suicidal punk rocker, G.G. Allin. Even though Phillips was only a junior at NYU, his movie got an unheard of
While a student at NYU, filmed the documentary feature, "Hated: G.G. Allin & the Murder Junkies," about extreme punk rocker G.G. Allin, the controversial feces-slinging musician
1996
Produced "Screwed: Al Goldstein's Kingdom of Porn," an insightful look into the life of Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein
1998
Premiered the documentary, "Frat House," about college hazing rituals at the Sundance Film Festival
1999
Directed MTV funnyman Tom Green in a series of Pepsi One commercials
2000
Wrote and directed first feature, "Road Trip," starring Tom Green and Breckin Meyer
