15 Incredibly Rude, Crude, Stupid Notes From Movie & TV Execs

Ah, Hollywood. It’s a place where dreams come true, and where execs can make or break a project with the stroke of a pen. It’s a place where creativity is celebrated, but also where ideas are sometimes met with resistance. It’s a place where the phrase "studio notes" can send shivers down the spine of any filmmaker, and the phrase "executive feedback" can make a grown man cry.
It’s a place where a Ryan Murphy can persevere and make history with a show like Glee, where a Frank Darabont can express his "boiling rage" through emails, and where a Foxtel CEO can learn the hard way not to call a Khaleesi "short and dumpy." It’s a place where, in short, execs can look at the dream you’ve been trying to realize and give you feedback on it that makes you question your sanity and theirs. Here are just a few examples of that.
Mel Brooks: 1, Warner Bros.: 0.

Warner Bros.
They tried.

Universal Pictures
Goyer: ’Krypton’s already gone, guys.’

Warner Bros. Pictures
Disney’s not bear-ing any risks.

Disney Television
Wild Wild West

Warner Bros. Pictures
Whiplash

Sony PIctures Classics
La La Land

Lions Gate
Halloween

Universal Pictures
Oops, didn’t realize she was a Khaleesi!

HBO
Ryan Murphy persevered, and ‘Glee’ made history.

20th Television
Fawlty Towers

BBC
Columbia thought ‘E.T.’ was too Disney-fied.

Universal Pictures
Frank Darabont

AMC Networks
‘Blade Runner,’ ahead of its time, and its execs.

Warner Bros.
Back to the Future

Universal Pictures