Brett Ratner: Miley's Madonna Vibe Was "Just Unbelievable" (E! Online)

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Working with Miley Cyrus reminded Brett Ratner of a Beautiful Stranger he once knew.

She turns it on, the filmmaker, who last month directed the video for Cyrus new single 7 Things, exclusively tells E! News. A lot like Madonna.

Ratner, who also helmed the pop icons Beautiful Stranger video for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, says he sees many similarities between Miley and Madonna, besides the whole first-initial thing.

Where a lot of other artists are nervous or theyre primping, you know, Madonna walks on and is casual; cameras are on her and then all of the sudden, wow! Ratner says.

Same thing with Miley. Shes hanging out, shes telling the jokes, shes laughing, shes signing an autograph.

Camera goes on her and she was just unbelievable.

And it takes a lot to impress the X-Men: The Last Stand director, who in addition to ordering around Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry has collaborated multiple times with seasoned divas such as Mariah Carey and Jessica Simpson.

Shes just a hard worker, Ratner says of Cyrus. She knows what her job is; she came and gave me 200 percent.

Ratner also says that he was shocked that, of all the stars he has worked with in the past, he got the most personal requests from friends and friends-of-friends to scope out the 7 Things shoot.

Like I said, Ive shot for Madonna, Mariah Carey--some of the biggest artist in the world--and Ive never had more calls, Ratner says.

I had at least a thousand calls. Can I just come by the set and watch Miley? and Im like, But youre 40 years old!

7 Things was the first single off of Cyrus upcoming album Breakout, the 15-year-olds first effort not involving her Disney Channel alter ego, Hannah Montana (who will surely be there in spirit).

The album is out July 22. Meanwhile, check out Ratners handiwork on 7 Things: