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32 Film Directors With Some Serious Bones To Pick

By:: Cracked Writers; Brian C. Miller

June 11, 2022

32 Film Directors With Some Serious Bones To Pick

Directors are to films what authors are to books, the primary driving creative force-- At least according to some snooty French critics in the 50's and 60's. While they were likely on to something, directors can range from visionary artist to gun-for-hire just trying to make the day and get everything on their shot list committed to film on time and hopefully under budget… Whatever side of the spectrum they find themselves on, it's very likely that they have some opinions and bones to pick about various points in the filmmaking process.

Ari Aster, director of Hereditary and Midsommar hates talking about his movies while promoting them. Alfonso Cuaron hates the aforementioned French critics on their opinion on directors. And many more on this list seem to hate the actors they've hired to act in the films that they're making. Filmmaking is serious business, and it seems like directors have a problem with virtually every step of the way.

32 Paul Thomas Anderson

BURT REYNOLDS & PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON GRACKED.COM Reynolds felt that director Paul Thomas Anderson was unoriginal and cocky, and the pair once came close to blows on set. A 2018 article reported, Reynolds was so unhappy with Boogie Nights, despite never having seen it, he fired his agent afterward. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

31 Roman Polanski

FAYE DUNAWAY & ROMAN POLANSKI GRACKED.COM On 'Chinatown', Faye Dunaway said the incessant cruelty got to her, and director Roman Polanski humiliated her at every turn. One day, he demanded re-takes while Dunaway was desperate to use the bathroom. When he rejected her requests, she allegedly threw a cup of her urine in his face, shouting, You cunt, that's piss! — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

30 Frank Oz

MARLON BRANDO & FRANK OZ GRAGKED.COM Having De Niro and Marlon Brando together on 'The Score' should've been a dream, but the shoot mostly became a fight between Brando and director Frank Oz. Brando hated being directed by a Muppeteer, mockingly calling Oz 'Miss Piggy' (the character he voiced). Oz said I was confrontational too, acknowledging it was partly his fault. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

29 Rocky Morton & Annabel Jankel

BOB HOSKINS, ROCKY MORTON & ANNABEL JANKEL CRACKED.COM The worst thing I ever did? Super Mario Brothers. It was a fuckin' nightmare. The whole experience was a nightmare. It had a husband-and-wife team directing, whose arrogance had been mistaken for talent. Fuckin' idiots. - Bob Hoskins. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

28 David O. Russel (again)

GEORGE CLOONEY & DAVID O RUSSELL CRACKED.COM Clooney called 1999's 'Three Kings'Truly, without exception, the worst experience of my life. Director David o Russell's abusive behavior towards the crew and extras led to a physical altercation between the two. In 2004, Clooney said, Quite honestly, if he comes near me, I'll sock him right in the fucking mouth. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

27 David O. Russell

AMY ADAMS & DAVID O RUSSELL CRACKED.COM There could be a whole list for o Russell. In 2014, Amy Adams and David o Russell clashed on American Hustle. Adams said that he made her cry with his process of shouting at actors mid-scene. Не was hard on me, that's for sure, she told GQ. I was really just devastated on set. She has no intention of working with him again. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

26 Joel Schmacher

TOMMY LEE JONES, VAL KILMER &JOEL SCHUMACHER CRACKED.COM In 1996, Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher called out Jones & Kilmer, saying I'm tired of defending overpaid, overprivileged actors. I pray I don't work with them again. Не called Jones an asshole and Kilmer psychotic and said, The two weeks where Kilmer didn't speak to me was bliss. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

25 Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry hates when people don't care about the movie poster. A lot of times, people say, 'But nobody will judge a film based on the poster.' I get so offended when I hear that. I'm like, 'If you don't care about what goes on the poster, then let us do it, because we do.' CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

24 Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola says that he doesn't like franchises, referring specifically to Marvel movies. The director of The Godfather responded to Martin Scorsese's criticism of superhero movies, saying he agrees that it isn't cinema. Personally I don't like the idea of franchises, the notion that you can keep repeating what is essentially the same movie for financial gain- in other words what is a formulaic approach. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

23 Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan hates streaming services. In 2017, Netflix was the major target of the director's disdain because the streaming service was simultaneously streaming and releasing their movies in theaters. In 2020, he went off over HBO Max doing the same thing with their entire 2021 movie slate. Some of our industry's biggest filmmakers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

22 David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg can't stand Rotten Tomatoes. CERTIFIED FRESH Rotten .co Tomatoe Cronenberg's gripe is that there are far too many unqualified critics whose opinions are weighed equally to those he deems legit. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

21 David Fincher

David Fincher can't stand it when people say that torture porn started with Seven. It was offensive to me on a certain level that when Saw and those other movies came out, people said, 'Well, torture porn really started with Seven.' Fuck you. It was lurid. It was supposed to be lurid.... We were extremely conscious of the fact that we were talking about torture, but we never actually showed it. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

20 Stanley Kubrick

SHELLEY DUVALL & STANLEY KUBRICK CRACKED.COM Production delays on 'The Shining' kept Duvall from her family for a whole year, and Kubrick made her life a living nightmare by berating her in front of the crew. In an interview, she said, My character had to cry 12 hours a day the last nine months straight, five or six days a week. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

19 Harold Ramis

BILL MURRAY & HAROLD RAMIS CRACKED.COM Director Harold Ramis and Bill Murray's friendship collapsed on 1993's 'Groundhog Day' when Ramis grabbed Murray by the shirt collar and threw him against a wall during a heated creative dispute. They didn't speak for two decades, but when Ramis was ill in 2010, they reconciled and became friends again for the final 4 years of Ramis' life. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

18 Chris Columbus

CHEVY CHASE & CHRIS COLUMBUS CRACKED.COM On 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', Chase's nasty behavior led to director Chris Columbus quitting, and being replaced with Jeremiah Chechik. To be completely honest, Chevy treated me like dirt. I called John Hughes and said there's no way I can do this movie. I know I need to work but I can't do it with this guy. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

17 Joss Whedon

GAL GADOT, RAY FISHER & JOSS WHEDON CRACKED.COM When original director Zack Snyder bowed out of 'Justice League', Joss Whedon was roped in. Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg, alleged that Whedon behaved inappropriately on set, and Gadot alleged that Whedon threatened her career after she expressed unease with a sexualized comedy scene. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

16 Steven Spielberg

JULIA ROBERTS & STEVEN SPIELBERG CRACKED.COM Her difficult on-set presence earned the nickname Tinkerhell by 'Hook' production staff. Spielberg knew she was dealing with a break up with Kiefer Sutherland, and said it was an unfortunate time for us to work together, before stating that he wouldn't make a movie with Roberts again. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

15 Wes Anderson

GENE HACKMAN & WES ANDERSON CRACKED.COM Hackman made his lack of interest known on 'The Royal Tenenbaums! Не repeatedly insulted director Wes Anderson, with multiple reports that he called him a 'cunt' on set. Bill Murray came in on his days off to help shield Anderson from Hackman. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

14 John McTiernan

John McTiernan is not a fan of modern-day popcorn movies. The director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October said that Mad Max: Fury Road was nothing more than a corporate product. There is action but not of human beings. These are films made by fascists. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

13 Jennifer Kent

Jennifer Kent doesn't like period films. More specifically, the director of The Babadook and The Nightingale doesn't like how period films tend to romanticize the past. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

12 Ari Aster

Ari Aster doesn't like talking about his own movies. I always feel like I'm navigating a minefield, and I'm wondering what I'm going to regret saying and how it's going to be, like, translated. I much prefer talking about other people's movies. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

11 Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki hates Al-generated animation. The director of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke said that it's an insult to life itself and that he'll never use the technique in his own work. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

10 Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho can't stand characters in tight-fitting clothes. The director says that he doesn't mind superhero movies, but he does have a problem with the wardrobe. When he sees a character in tights, he feels suffocated, and doesn't think he'll be able to direct a movie featuring anyone in tight pants. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

9 Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino can't stand cell phones on set. Timothy Olyphant, who worked with Tarantino on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, said the director refused anyone to have their cell phones with them. Apparently, if you're caught with one on set, you're immediately fired. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

8 Kevin Smith

BRUCE WILLIS & KEVIN SMITH CRACKED COM With multiple clashes on their 2010 film 'Cop Out', director Kevin Smith described Bruce Willis as unhappy, bitter, and mean. Willis was disruptive on set, telling Smith, I'm Bruce Willis, and I've been doing this for 25 years very successfully. Please don't put your loser stink on me. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

7 James Cameron

KATE WINSLET & JAMES CAMERON CRACKED.COM Winslet described 'Titanic' as grueling. She suffered from hypothermia in the ocean scene, caught her coat on a gate and almost drowned in another, and got no sympathy from director James Cameron. She said, Не has a temper like you wouldn't believe. You'd have to pay me a lot of money to work with Jim again. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

6 J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams hates it when futuristic stories use present-day jargon. The Star Wars director explained: Frankly, one of my biggest pet peeves is the use of certain phrases that I just can't for the life of me believe will exist five decades from now. If you read a story about a hard drive, it's like, there won't be a hard drive! I'm not saying there won't be a version of a memory cartridge or some obvious equivalent. The thing that drives me crazy is when it's a literal connection to what exists now. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

5 Nicole Holofcener

Nicole Holofcener hates the term female director. The director of Friends with Money and Enough Said doesn't like the label at all. I wish directors who are women didn't have to be called female directors. I think it's embarrassing that we're called that. Can you imagine if there were a panel of Jewish directors? That's how it feels to be on a panel with women directors. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

4 Terry George

Terry George hates the Oscars. The director of Hotel Rwanda and Reservation Road says he's not a fan of the whole shebang. I don't like the whole system. I hate the night itself because it's not a pleasant experience for those participating. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

3 Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson says his least favorite part of filmmaking is the actual on-set filming. The shoot is just a pain in the arse, basically. I love when we get to the cutting room. I sigh with relief, that is when I'm in my element in filmmaking. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

2 James Gunn

James Gunn hates it when characters are brought back to life. The Marvel director tweeted: Lack of stakes in comics has really hurt comics for me. I hate the constant killing and bringing back of characters no matter what the format. The engine of storytelling is that life and death matter. GRACKED COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

1 Alfonso Cuaron

Alfonso Cuarón doesn't like the auteur theory. The auteur theory is the idea that the director is the author and primary creative force behind a movie. Cuarón says he doesn't buy into it. The auteur theory manifested from a certain snobbery of the 50s and 60s that I don't think I'm particularly in need of. It's a need to differentiate between 'real filmmakers' with a point of view and 'hacks' that can do plate films and entertaining films but don't provide a unity of cinematic elements. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

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