A History of Abuse - David O. Russell is Finished

With David O. Russell's latest film, Amsterdam, being a flop both with critics and at the box office it is fair to assume it is finally over for the director. Although making some great films, what most people don't know is how abusive of a director he was.
In this video we'll be going over all the reports of his abusive behaviour chronologically, starting with his third film with George Clooney, Three Kings. Head-butting actors, head-locking directors and reducing actresses to tears. He still continued to direct due to creating critically acclaimed and profitable films, but with these last 2 flops he might finally be out of work.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - 1998 : The Headbutt
03:50 - 2003 : Headlocks and Tantrums
06:51 - 2008 : Terrible Movie and More Abuse
08:32 - 2013 : American Tears
10:15 - 2015 : The Downfall
David O Russell. Christian Bale. George Clooney. Amy Adams. Jennifer Lawrence. Margot Robbie. Lily Tomlin. Paul Reubens. James Caan. Christopher Nolan. Jude Law. Three Kings. I Heart Huckabees. American Hustle. The Fighter. Silver Linings Playbook. Joy. Amsterdam. Harvey Weinstein. Scott Rudin.
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[@dornravlin]

Can I just say Gorge Clooney just sounds like a really great guy

[@uzetaab]

He is. My favorite story of his is he invited his childhood friends, of whom he is still very close to, over to dinner once and surprised them with a suitcase with $1m cash each. (edit for typo)

[@BROJANGSTER]

lol “gorge”

[@dornravlin]

@@BROJANGSTER Love you baby

[@clintonharvey2384]

@@BROJANGSTER 😭😭😭😭

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

Look into his “pranks” he posted naked pictures of one of his female co stars all around the set right before shooting.

[@nomoonlight6958]

8:30 "niece was acting provocative" Seriously, this is a grown man using this as an excuse

[@daywalker3735]

I have niece and nephew and this just disgusts me

[@bethanychatman9531]

Like every other pedophile

[@ndee1472]

I let out an audible loud "EW" when he said that. 🤢

[@-Scrapper-]

@@daywalker3735 Do they act PRoVoCAtIve

[@samf.s.7731]

Disgusting to a serious extent. Also, since when is exercising "acting provocative"? She looked pretty and did situps and he decided oh yeah gonna forget that even having that kind of thoughts about her is taboo because she's my neice!?

[@malindarayallen]

A big part of the problem is people insisting that things are "fine now" with people who are abusive. In saying that, they fail to protect people in the future.

[@ItsAMadHouse360]

Exactly

[@pendejo6466]

People in the future can take care of themselves.

[@micahclawrence]

Well…forgiveness exists for a reason

[@malindarayallen]

@@micahclawrenceWell...forgiveness is for people who sincerely apologize and change for the better. This is not the case here.

[@joshheralal8758]

​@@malindarayallen That's... not what forgiveness is.

[@TheJohnDoeLibraryRoom.]

Imagine being so volatile that Christian Bale thinks you need to calm down.

[@terryflynn6927]

I had the same thought.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

And that is the same guy who had mental breakdown on Terminator Salvation

[@seamusburke639]

I mean, wouldn't you?@@margarethmichelina5146

[@hudsonruff9208]

It's oddly wholesome to think of Bale being nice

[@TheJohnDoeLibraryRoom.]

@@hudsonruff9208 - Parenthood may have brought him some perspective.

[@nomoonlight6958]

"hE wAs a GeNiUs" No, he wasn't. He was medicore n was given way too much chances

[@SuperLolguy99]

exactly

[@troubadour723]

Elevation of mediocrity is one of the tent poles of Hollywood, along with exploiting others for personal gain.

[@nobodyelse7911]

Just cuz he was a man

[@dutchesswb]

All fax, no printer... the only one that's halfway watchable is silver linings playbook

[@n0body550]

@@nobodyelse7911 no

[@codyaddison8347]

Notice how all of these stories involve either the most important cast or crew, mostly because any of those people leaving the job majorly effects production. Now imagine how much worse he was to the rest of the crew, and how expendable he viewed all of them.

[@Redmenace96]

good point.

[@Horatio787]

Yeah it's survivor bias. We only hear about which parts of the plane got hit and survived.

[@ThisIsErdoS]

​@@Horatio787 doesn't apply here since everyone survives and is free to speak

[@binniebullion]

I know someone who once interviewed for an assistant job with him. Russell asked what my friend’s favorite movies were and stormed out of the room when enough of them weren’t his own movies (among answers to other subjective questions that were “incorrect”). Apparently the other assistants in the room sighed and told my friend Russell was expecting to hear more glowing praise for his own movies.

[@ripwednesdayadams]

i’ll never forgive him for what he did to lily tomlin, a living legend. i’m reminded of the countless women (like megan fox) who have been labeled difficult and had their careers derailed when they stood up for themselves. meanwhile david o. russell receives awards and acclaim. he is a vile piece of trash but i doubt his career is over because hollywood gives countless chances to horrible men.

[@TheGary108]

Didn’t Megan Fox get canned from Transformers cuz she called Micheal Bay a Nazi?

[@rigsby1454]

Well she forgave him, so maybe get over it

[@LA2047]

@@rigsby1454 Of course she "forgave him." It was either do that and still work in Hollywood, or don't publicly forgive this pos who makes money for the studio and find that the gigs you get offered dry up real fast.

[@kevinlakeman5043]

1st of all, Megan Fox is crap, as are her movies. Also, the world as a whole gives 'countless chances to horrible' people. Don't act as if there aren't droves of godawful women being celebrated and given millions. Hell, look at the likes of Cher, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Miss Reincarnation wackjob Shirley friggin' MacLaine.

[@SuperWolfkin]

@@rigsby1454 you kinda don't realize the coercive position female actors are in. Maybe she really forgave him or maybe she said it so she wouldn't be blackballed as a drama queen.

[@MsLucky1234567]

I find it interesting when certain actors, e.g Monique, are considered “difficult to work with”for defending themselves against maltreatment, but people like O Russell and Weinstein weren’t considered “too difficult” to keep working while terrorizing cast and crew.

[@solcitlalliraygozaramirez7923]

Excelent point

[@smooveayy]

I think it's bc the directors and producers have way more power than just an actor. So it becomes easier to campaign against a single actor than someone in charge of an entire production.

[@smooveayy]

Plus, yk how it's hard to fight back against your abuser. I don't think Monique abused anyone, maybe she was a bit difficult, but not abusive.

[@zubileegluckgluck]

if you don't think monique is 'difficult to work with' you're not being honest with yourself. lol

[@futurestoryteller]

They're being labeled difficult by the people in a position to abuse them, in part, because they renounce abuse.

[@coldgrandpa]

Horrifying. Even just hearing a man's voice say what he did to his niece. Disgusting and horrifying. I wish I could hug that girl

[@mister-monkeyman]

Dont, you will get sued

[@ambriaashley3383]

She deserves safety, collaboration, & peace for the rest of her days, like all survivors do ❤ I wish I could show her my support as well, even if it’s just me taking a stand here silently

[@argiedude3762]

What did he do?

[@t3hpenguinofd00m]

​@@argiedude3762 he grabbed his niece's tits.

[@TititoDeBologay]

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 So?

[@cindy3933]

You'd think that saying "I committed incest" would be career ending but I guess not

[@Eyecyou64]

When you're friends with the Weinsteins you can do whatever you want. Or you could

[@TQM]

Hollywood heard that, and was like "cool" 💀 Morgan Freeman also had an affair with his step granddaughter, and is continually getting jobs so it's pretty damn clear that Hollywood will continue to work with horrible people as long as they're not convicted of sexual assault

[@Julianrios229]

It´s kinda funny how his first movie (Spanking the mmonkey) was about an incest relationship between mother and son...

[@myujmes]

Hate to bring up race and gender but I feel like a person of another gender and race wouldn't have gotten so much grace for commiting incest, just a hunch..

[@Weneedaplague]

@@myujmes"sorry for bringing up stupid assumptions but wouldn't white privilege cause some of this? I don't understand the world and want race to be the root of all" Fixed it for you

[@purplebubblegum4055]

I dislike the fact that people are still willing to work with him. It's like giving evil people power and sustenance. I feel like they too need to be called out

[@pendejo6466]

Adults making adult decisions. But persist with your moral grandstanding please.

[@VindexSolis]

​@@pendejo6466 Isn't calling them out for being garbage people treating them like normal adults?

[@victorpleitez768]

I’m sure these actors are just working for a paycheck when it comes to situations like these, plus it’s normally their agents that seek out roles for them to play.

[@PetSymmetry]

@@pendejo6466buddy just cannot cope that a director he likes is a shitty person. Justify yourself into continuing to watch his movies however you need to, sicko.

[@pendejo6466]

@@VindexSolis I'm not an artist, so I don't know what it takes to create a work in that domain; however, if the attempt at greatness requires sacrifice and other ways of behaving, that's a decision for the participants to make for themselves. My issue is with those who won't take the risk, accept that brutality of success, and criticize others who do.

[@crumblebee6728]

Pretty sure I heard Christian Bale say in an interview that Margot Robbie was having a panic attack on the set of Amsterdam due to Russell and he had to calm her down

[@ani-babe6444]

This is the second actor he's had to defend/protect on set. You would think he would have walked away from any future opputunities to work with this man the first time but I guess not.

[@letoatreides8098]

​@@ani-babe6444 Yeah, I'm very surprised. Bale seems like a very decent man. Maybe that's why he accepts, to protect the cast in his movies. 😂

[@heyyall5651]

After Bale's rant was leaked, I can see why he gets along with this director

[@letoatreides8098]

@@heyyall5651 yeah that rant was inexcusable and I believe he feels the same way. I don't know why anyone would work with a director like that. His movies aren't even good.

[@leob4403]

​@@letoatreides8098insecure actors that try to be hip with the critics work with directors like that

[@ricopena2053]

I feel like the Sony hacks ended up being a net good. They exposed a lot of abuse and unfair practices in Hollywood. And the hacks are partially the reason why Into the Spiderverse was made and for Tom Holland being put into the MCU

[@mafeuk]

Everything good until the last part

[@MeeplandHeights]

Agreed, it was a crime with no real victims

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@mafeukWhat's wrong with the last part?

[@WynnWynn-gl3fk]

Plus how little the women were paid

[@jarkkehhh213]

Tom Holland and one signature look of a little child looking tough and intimidating but you are just staring at what is basically a chihuahua

[@luccirobbins6675]

He put Christopher Nolan in a headlock? No. I’m not standing for it.

[@themanhimself6620]

Yeah bro no one touches the British

[@rubytuesdayphoenix]

neither was Nolan

[@plasticweapon]

i would too. he's a dork.

[@luccirobbins6675]

@@plasticweapon how so?

[@plasticweapon]

@@luccirobbins6675either you see it or you don't.

[@Blairskirock]

His niece bro?!?!?!?! How the fuck is he still around. Let's keep him gone Also, making Amy Adams cry should be a felony

[@Horatio787]

Well considering he CONFESSED to a felony...

[@NoahIsThaGOAT]

Making Sally Field cry should be a felony

[@mooncat7009]

BRO???? stop this ghetto slang BS or don’t say anything at all!

[@condutchak]

If I can give a critique, you should really keep the videos to clips that directly deal with the subject. The information is great but it feels a little disjointed when there are clips from productions that have nothing to do with Russell.

[@chelsraknrl4218]

Thanks for pointing this out

[@vitor262]

I was going to type something similar. Maybe use clips of the movie in question or more photos of the guy

[@eh2396]

Maybe make your own KZbin channel and show us??

[@maddieb.4282]

@@eh2396curious why you think it’s unacceptable to provide constructive criticism to a creator. Also curious why you think it’s okay to be horrendously rude to someone who’s just trying to provide helpful information about their experience. Honestly GFY.

[@maddieb.4282]

@@eh2396white knighting for a random KZbin channel, I mean honestly how much more pathetic can you get

[@someguynamedelan]

There are some actors who'd want to make a great movie by butting heads with the director rather than having a good time. But this director could easily be arrested for assault.

[@micahcook2408]

He should’ve been for God’s sake 😂

[@ambriaashley3383]

He’s so overly emotional and out of control, it’s wild he has yet to face any consequences

[@maddieb.4282]

So a man can assault his own niece and confess to it, but because they were alone in a room with “no witnesses” the legal system will simply drop it? That is not acceptable in many jurisdictions and to me is a clear sign that his influence caused him to get away with bad behavior. More than anything else to me, that incident is an obvious signal of how evil he is

[@catherinesanchez1185]

I think the fact that these ALIST actors were willing to put up with this shows that this type of behavior is probably more common than is known and actors are often treated this way. Russell Crowe has stated this several times that "you're treated like shit, but you get paid well" . And these are people who love what they do and are afraid of losing it. Harvey derailed a number of actresses careers cuz they wouldn't do what he wanted. When Christian Bale of ALL PEOPLE has to get in your face and tell you to chill, you really should know you've gone too far. I think this guy just likes to play act the crazy angry genius thing and everyone has bought. If he were a woman , he would never have had a career. Only men get away with this nonsense.

[@daimonhampton]

This man yelled at Lily Tomlin he's dead to me

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

Well, he went up against her and lost...

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

@AfianySnow298 He lost the argument because he lost his cool and she didn't.

[@brandall101]

Lily Tomlin herself speaks highly of him, saying she loves him and would work with him again without hesitation.

[@gpeddino]

@@brandall101Well, I suppose her career in Hollywood would end in a heartbeat if she said the opposite.

[@TQM]

​@@brandall101That, my friend, is a fine example of how a one-sided power dynamic at work can coerce people.

[@RK-dc2es]

yeah I couldn't believe he got away with the niece shit by blaming it on her for being "provocative". Even if she had been, the normal adult family member reaction is to go "the fuck, no, I'm not touching your breasts, why would you even ask me to".

[@hectormontes7056]

Amsterdam was so baffling to watch because it was so incredibly boring and weird, but somehow every other scene had a new A-list celebrity giving the worst performance of their career. Like the director somehow managed to pull shit for gold.

[@l4cunaz]

no genuinely i could not understand why the movie was so awful when i knew i liked most of these people’s acting in their other stuff

[@uthopia27]

wont be surprised if they intentionally giving bad performance hoping david will be out of the job with his bad streak , maybe

[@anthonyscarborough3813]

Honestly, even in David O Russell “Good Old Days” of the early 2010s, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle seemed like overrated Oscar bait.

[@shaneblackburn8910]

100% agree. American Hustle is one of the most overrated movies ever made.

[@vaporsaver]

Yeah I would say Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees are his “good ole days”, those are great films. Silver Linings and American Hustle were meh.

[@kennethhwang3425]

Silver Linings is a mediocre script rescued by a stellar cast. Jennifer & Brad (especially Jennifer) gave the best of their craft and they shone through.

[@OddOneOut665]

The Fighter was his last great film. Period.

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

They were also produced by Weinstein...

[@junebunchanumbers]

This is a decent video and I'm glad Russell's behaviour is being talked about, but I have some feedback. Overdoing the visual puns is a fairly common problem on youtube, but it's often distracting and, given the topic of this particular video, often comes across as callous and, honestly, a bit crass.

[@nickdale6660]

I second that, especially since many clips aren't from films the guy had anything to do with. It's just clip after clip

[@FilmStack]

Thanks for the feedback! I have this in my mind while I’m editing my next video right now

[@metalgrinch]

Pffft, the clips are fine. Stop the pseudo-intellectual overly sensitive drama banter and get a life.

[@OmegaRejectz]

@@metalgrinch ... are you joking?

[@danielcontreras561]

I totally agree with that since it overshadows the message the creator is communicating. I'm glad they're considering it while making their next video.

[@connectingthedots100]

Sadly, that's narcissism 101.

[@PapaSmurf11182nd]

Yep

[@David-dc3nk]

Indeed

[@strngenchantedgirl]

The stuff that happens on film sets is so appalling. And actors and people in the business are like the dog in the burning room going “this is fine”. I think to work in the business you immediately learn that this is what you have to put up with and you just deal with it if you want to continue working. They have the attitude that it’s creative types with too much stress and people deal with it because you have to take care of “the talent”. But it all sounds so toxic and traumatizing. I don’t even like to hear stories of famous people anymore.

[@galleryofrogues]

It is. It’s an awful, dehumanizing industry but it shouldn’t be.

[@rayblack2004]

Same here. The fact we are supposed to accept it is terrible, but frankly I'm glad there are more outlets now.

[@moredumbtoit5325]

Not a single clip bro used for visual reference flowed properly, most of the clips I had to think about and when I finally realized what they were referring to I was like "really!? That's the vid you thought went with the phrase 'shelved the project'?!?!"

[@l4cunaz]

oh my god i was so confused about why these clips were being used, i was like “surely this guy hasn’t worked on ALL these movies…” and i JUST realised they were based on the script 😭 this is really weird

[@humanbeing2420]

I know - This whole video is total garbage.

[@mooncat7009]

ebonics should be a felony…

[@natatatm]

George Clooney out here using his power for good

[@David-dc3nk]

I don't like Clooney very much, but smart of him to intervene and stop working with this douche.

[@argoniantuncboyacyan1780]

Cancel culture is sleeping on this guy.

[@leob4403]

Yes like it does with other successful directors, take Bryan Singer, who is guilty of heinous abuse but got away with all of it. Hollywood is all about profit in the end, even though they love to virtue signal their superior morals

[@jtmitchell9650]

Russell, Weinstein, Rudin, and Hoffman were all involved in I heart huckabees… wtf… horrible environment to be in I’d imagine

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

What did Rudin and Hoffman do?

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Hoffman?!? What's the beef with him? Honest question - I hadn't heard of any problems with him.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

​@@Jimmy1982Playlists sexual misconduct accusations, if I remember correctly

[@maddieb.4282]

@@Jimmy1982PlaylistsI mean you could just google Hoffman allegations, I literally came up with results with that minimal effort. Lazy

[@davidjames579]

Why did everyone at the party just watch Russell choke a man until he agreed to what he wanted. Where was security?

[@leadvendor]

As foul and disgusting as his horrendous treatment of his colleges was and still remain, the whole thing with his niece is top-tier skeeze.

[@seniorstudent9768]

I actually really enjoyed Amsterdam but I'm glad it didn't do well. While there is such a thing as separating art from the artist, when that art is the result of someone's suffering it diminishes the value of the work, at least to me. Love the vids man. Found you last night and am continuing a complete binge of the channel.

[@anthonycameronnajera8471]

No one was suffering.

[@balloonfiesta15]

art is personal expression. you cannot separate art from the artist, that whole concept is just a defense mechanism for people who are uncomfortable admitting they support and enjoy the work of horrible people. like what you like, no one can stop you. but don't gaslight people just to feel better about yourself.

[@kdizzle901]

I liked Amsterdam too

[@chubbybunny3778]

@@balloonfiesta15 perfectly articulated👏🏾

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

@@balloonfiesta15 I agree to a certain extent... but it's much easier to separate art from artist in such a collaborative medium as film or music - even a writer-director. For example, with Russell, there are some amazing performances from the actors in his movies, which I'd hate to miss out on.

[@BlackLasher]

Its odd that Joss Whedon was immediately cancelled and his abuse was never physical but David O Russell has escaped judgement.

[@plasticweapon]

if his abuse was never physical, why was he prohibited from being alone with teenaged michelle tractenberg on the set of "buffy"?

[@leob4403]

Yes, and the same with Bryan Singer

[@sarasthoughts]

It is extremely important to note that TONS of people went to see his movies JUST because of Jennifer Lawrence. She was just out of the hunger games craze and us superfans were building whole ass blogs just to figure out the best ways to support her career. We bought those tickets for HER and her only, often being too young to even have interest in the movies themselves. Silver linings playbook was an example: I saw it at the cinema with my best friend and we were.. 13? 14? Did not like it, Jennifer was great but way too young for the part of the "disgraced widow", the male gaze was suffocating, the plot was mediocre and we left just being happy about having supported our favorite actress. Jennifer CARRIED O'RUSSEL'S CAREER.

[@williamclayton9566]

You should look into the pervy crap she let him get away with on the set. Idk, maybe she did sleep her way up.

[@N313GrayFox]

LOL! No offence, but that sounds exactly like the type of illogical shit a 13-year-old would do.

[@Itstwofourteen]

Wtf? Lmfao

[@kluneberg8952]

no people went to see the movie because he just made the fighter, which was critically acclaimed.

[@willowoodz]

​@@N313GrayFox are u laughing at their adolescent choice ??? this comment reply is so confusing.

[@SummerCurl]

Wtf I had no idea about the niece assault. How the hell did he still get support after that ?!?

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I truly have no idea how he hasn't been blacklisted for that. It's a shame to see so many talented actors working with him and turning a blind eye to this stuff.

[@r.s.asangarb5345]

​@@Missjunebugfreak Holywood is filled with abusive piece of shits, people who exploit underpaid workers and degenerets who openly sexually harasse people working for them. They are always protected. Because the entire industry depends on this disgusting people.

[@maddieb.4282]

I wonder why some people didn’t view her as a legitimate victim……. This is why transphobia is actually dangerous

[@nedflanders2943]

Its a guy, they're not real titties

[@tylerscott2116]

Oh so my boy headlocked Nolan, the genius that gaves us the dark knight?? He better hope I don't ever catch him slipping on the streets, cause he's got a headlock waiting for him.

[@Eyecyou64]

Dear god watch any other kind of movie other than cape shit

[@KarunyaSabapathy]

@@Eyecyou64 Lol Dark Knight is far from “cape shit”. It’s critically acclaimed w Academy Award and Golden Globe. Beyond that, Nolan’s work is impressive in its own right: Prestige, Inception, Memento, Oppenheimmer, Interstellar...

[@johnwerner69]

While I do think that Nolan is the most overrated director we got lately it's definitely not a cool thing to headlock someone

[@KarunyaSabapathy]

@@johnwerner69 Eh it's just popular to hate on which director is popular and is super subjective. You may not like him, but his talent w screenplay and direction is undeniable. But also a combo of the casting and Zimmer's scores. Which director do you not feel is "overrated"?

[@SirDankleberry]

​@@Eyecyou64Imagine thinking comics and their movies can't be deep because of capes.

[@jeebs621]

It seems like the actors see the “abuse” as part of the process, maybe that’s why they continue to work with him. At least on these new films.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

The entertainment industry is full of low self esteem people who can rationalize being bullied.Sad.

[@katgreer6113]

I mean...they want their money..

[@maddieb.4282]

I think they feel like they can’t say no to an offer to be in what could potentially be a huge hit

[@Eyecyou64]

Nah it's clearly a mix of bad agents, his relationship to Weinstein, and the fact that nobody wanted to actually hold him accountable even after burning bridges with some of the biggest movie stars of all time

[@ND-kh5yw]

Yep I mean most artists do, what's that crap show the weekend put out recently?? That was so telling with all its abuse glorification

[@91MoonKnight]

It is sad that so many actors signed up for his recent movie.

[@hongo3870]

Sad? Its hollyweird

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Gotta love Clooney! 🙏🏼 People are so incredibly lucky getting to make movies, it's shameful that behavior like this occurs... I know it's one of the most stress-inducing work environments there is but, thankfully, everyone with whom I've come into contact in the film industry have been incredibly kind & helpful. Edit: _Who th brings Sally Field to tears?!? Or Amy Adams?!?_ 🤦‍♂️SMH _Or puts Chris Nolan in a headlock?!?_

[@johnmcnamara8741]

This also shows how awesome Clooney is.

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

I feel even MORE sorry for Jessica Biel, not just that she worked so hard on a film that got mangled, release-delayed AND mangled again in post-production only to open to poor box office and reviews... but that she had to work with THIS maniac, who actually makes James Cameron look like a sweetheart by comparison!

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

At least on Titanic, it more than tripled its budget back and collected excellent reviews.

[@platinum11110]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral James Cameron is not only Titanic. Imo The Terminator is a better movie, while filming it, tired of mistreatment, Linda Hamilton told him that if he wanted her to show humanity he should treat her like a human (paraphrasing).

[@MiyakoPisces4.0]

@@platinum11110 Yeah human.....?.

[@shayanahmed7132]

Also Cameron has improved his behaviour a lot. When he observed how kind, sweet and gentle Peter Jackson was being on his LOTR sets, he realized you don't have to be tyrant to get a movie made and improved his attitude as a result. It's why even Titanic's actress who claimed she'd never work with him again came back to do another movie.

[@smackdaddy9802]

Russell is a terrible director. He's been overrated since the beginning. SLP was a horridly overrated film and he's always been an asshole. Glad he's being called out but all of this is way overdue. He and his work should never been celebrated.

[@AnnaJulianaBayer]

I'm surprised how mixed his movies before silver linings playbook were. I thought them being all stellar would be the sole reason for actors putting up with his antics

[@Bjork4s]

I really like "Joy" despite the mixed reviews

[@travisbickle01]

Imagine having Robert De Niro, Christian Bale and Rami Malek and you still somehow fuck up the movie ?

[@jakey14344]

They all did bad movies separately, but in the same movie? Stay classy David.

[@travisbickle01]

@@jakey14344 name their "bad movies" separately

[@jakey14344]

@@travisbickle01 De Niro: Bad Grandpa, Righteous Kill, Shark Tale, Killing Season, the Family, Little Fockers Raimi Malek: Bohemian Rhapsody, Dolittle, Battleship, Breaking Dawn 2, Oldboy, NFS with Jesse Pinkman Christian Bale: Terminator Salvation, Thor Love and Thunder

[@travisbickle01]

@@jakey14344 Casino, Mean streets, Raging bull, Heat, Good fellas, Taxi driver, Deer hunter, God Father part 2, King of comedy, Irish man, Newyork Newyork, Joker, A bronx Tale, Cape fear, analyze this, analyze that, Plus shark tale and bad grandpa not that bad. De niro is the goat there is no denying that. Vice, Ford vs Ferrari, American Psycho, Batman trilogy, The pale blue eye, The fighter, The machinist, The prestige, Equilibrium, Terminator salivation, Shaft, Empire of the sun. Bale is definitely the 3rd greatest actor of all time. 2nd is Al pacino Bohemian rhapsody is fucking great don’t talk shit about good movies for no reason, No Time to die he owned the role as the main villain, his performance in Mr.Robot tv show puts him in the top 20 greatest actors of all time. Night at the museum a classic. He is gonna knock it outta the park with oppenheimer for sure.

[@scifinerd17]

@@travisbickle01 your username and profile pic says a lot about you, you’re nothing but a stan, even great actors have had their fair share of duds. Don’t defend movies that aren’t good just ‘cause you like the actor that was in them

[@taker68]

Amsterdam had a very poor ad campaign. I could see a bunch of famous actors were in it, it was a period piece, that's it. A comedy? A drama? What was it about? What was the hook? Had no interest in seeing it.

[@VinegarAndSaltedFries]

Using films not made by him really broke my brain trying to figure out his work.

[@henrykillinger9533]

I'm with you on everything except that it's "safe to assume" his career is over. Especially with all the good press he as a creative and a human being got from those amsterdam actor interviews. Two flops and abuse allegations are far from a guarantee, even post-Me Too. *Update:* Russell is currently set to direct a biopic about John Madden for Amazon Prime starring Will Ferrell, and another movie starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Keke Palmer. I suppose no film is a sure thing until it's made and released, but it would appear big studios and movie stars are still perfectly willing to work with him. If either of these two coming movies are anything more than complete failures, I don't see his career being over any time soon. And to be clear, I'm not rooting for Russell here. He sounds like a real piece of shit, but that kind of thing just doesn't stop an Oscar nominated director in this industry.

[@VanillaSunrise56]

American Hustle was a movie that made me go "Huh, putting great actors in a movie doesn’t make the movie good." I was a lot younger then

[@dancortes3062]

I hate I Heart Huckabees. I'm glad that he worked on it for 4 years only for it to turn out like shit. Some of his films are O.K. but I never thought of David O. Russel as a great director. After hearing all the horror stories surrounding him, I'm glad his career might be coming to an end. Rest in piss, you won't be missed.

[@jeanpaulmichell7243]

Funny, I kinda liked Huckabee's, but hated Silver Linings. Incredibly pretentious movie that posits that anyone with X disability must act like a complete nutcase just because the director thinks it's entertaining shit. But then, I suppose Huckabee's is similar, just in a more philosophical way.

[@jajantanimaciones]

If you think that two flops can end the career of a director like David O Russell, you need to read more about other directors careers

[@danielatanarycristovao]

you watched this whole thing and all you took away was “2 movies flopped”…

[@jajantanimaciones]

@@danielatanarycristovao im just correcting what he said that david is finished

[@llll-fo9hk]

ignore people like Daniela who simply hates new information. she is like an old man who yells at the sky because OP said something new that is not a parrot of the contents already in the video. she is indignant that she saw a new input that merely implies the abusive nature of David O Russell that is not an explicit repeat of something we already watched in the video appear in the comments section, she can't handle that.

[@maddieb.4282]

@@danielatanarycristovao can you read? That’s not what this comment is about….

[@Bjork4s]

Lol true. M Night Shyamalan made four flops in a row yet he's still managed to get some work. At least the guy made a solid comeback with The Visit

[@namelesswon]

It’s impossible to watch this with the amount of crass, obvious and literal images you put with your words. I tend to just listen which is probably bizarre as i know how long it takes to edit this together.

[@scampercom]

Came here to say the same thing. It’s absolute wallpaper of literal “scene of someone hitting someone” scenes. Made it ⅓ of the way through. Event relevant stills would have been better, less chaotic/frenetic.

[@MikeB12800]

Same here, and a lot of the scenes have barely anything, or absolutely nothing to do with the dialogue! A scene from Top Gun because he says “radar”?

[@plugmanjohnson7456]

Have any of you guys tried turning off your severe autism while watching?

[@scampercom]

@@plugmanjohnson7456 Kinda hard to turn it off since it came pre-installed. We’ll survive though, somehow.

[@raghailligh1080]

This practice has become widespread and is deeply annoying. The inserted memes/clips, most mere seconds in length, are distracting and childish, particularly in the midst of serious matter. I now instantly stop and down-vote any video that employs this puerile editing tic, reminiscent of Tourette's Syndrome. And that's too bad, because your narration was cogent, informative and well-spoken, with no need for juvenile nonsense. Some people watching here still have attention spans.

[@jwalkr001]

Russell's movies always struck me as mid. His reliance on big named stars always bothered me. I always end up disappointed at the waste of talent in his movies.

[@maskoolio5824]

When someone told me Silver Linings Playbook won an Oscar - I laughed. It was so mediocre. It was basically Garden State but with added self-seriousness. Mopey guy goes off his meds and moves back to his parents' place. Meets quirky girl who goxes him up and they win a dance tournament. Really shallow and basic. Surface level stuff.

[@UnfoundFilms]

Its very upsetting how people can’t view the people in their entertainment as real people with feelings. You wouldn’t tolerate abuse at your workplace so don’t tolerate it in the film industry.

[@MiyakoPisces4.0]

Yeah......

[@harissatheartist]

Iam proud to say that I have never watched any of his film, and after this, I will continue to not watch his film. The fact that he still has a career showcases how, you can be abusive and get away with it in Hollywood

[@anthonycameronnajera8471]

He is not abusive. He's an adult working with other adults.

[@harissatheartist]

@@anthonycameronnajera8471 as an adult do you throw stuff at your coworkers, because you don't feel that they working they way you want?? Or do you think is normal to be bullied while you doing your work?? If you have that kind of work experience, that is not the normal. It's normal to have a vision and trying to communicate that with your employees or your coworkers, but that shouldn't come with emotional and physical abuse

[@celestinoclemente1954]

​@@anthonycameronnajera8471 he admitted to molesting his own niece.

[@esrever777]

@@harissatheartist don't bother with that creature. It spouting that same filth in other comments on this video

[@harissatheartist]

@@esrever777 thank you💐 but I have learned not to leave people talk nonsense, even if I know that whatever I am going to say, it would not affect them in any way

[@ayelengallardocubas8454]

So glad someone made a video talking more about this, I knew it was terrible but didn't know the whole story of reports, thanks for bringing attention to this guy's disgusting behaviour, it cannot be accepted

[@churricardo1457]

Jude Law went to work for him after he put Christopher Nolan in a headlock? I’m sorry but then you’re just asking for it

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

Thank you for shedding light on this. Wasn't aware. On the boycott list he goes.

[@YungM.D.]

David O. Russell can’t even produce results from all this bad behavior. His films are pretty mid Say what you will about Hitchcock, the man could actually make great films. Kubrick was truly gifted (and by the way, he wasn’t so much abusive as he was very demanding and kind of cold); Kubrick never actually had a screaming tantrum where he called a woman the C word over and over and got two inches from her face

[@motor4X4kombat]

Yeah hitchcock and kubkick might be dicks but at least they made classic film after classic film. Almost non of the russel films are remembered they just came and went like shallow products, despite the good reviews. So yeah russel thinks he is top shit when he barelly has any author vision, even shymalan has more vision than this bozo.

[@shayanahmed7132]

Kubrick's a bad example too. He drove Shelly Duvall insane. Abusing her to the point that her hair started falling out on the set of The Shining and her mental health never recovered. He'd even advise the set workers not to have sympathy for her.

[@organicphoto]

Thank you for making this, despite the fact that it was a painful watch because I've enjoyed most of his films.

[@kevinsieg2076]

Please try to make a video using a director's own footage without using footage from other directors. Yes, David O Russell is an abusive filmmaker, but try not to use shots from other director's films to make your point.

[@DamienHurts]

I can't imagine what it must felt like for Lily Tomlin having to go to HIM and apologize. You'd think some of those high profile men on set would be able to sort him out, but I guess they didn't want to get in his line of fire. I will say though, while some actors like Amy Adams couldn't handle his style of directing, J-Law is clearly made of tougher stuff and potentially thrives in an intense work environment, like some of the other actors who still sing his praises. Hollywood is very weird people, some actors and crew will put up with just about anything.

[@johnbolton2149]

Appreciate the obvious passion and extreme time and care put into editing this video. That said, the monotone delivery, the strobe light speed screen changes, and the incessant/irrelevant WWE clips are grating to say the least.

[@beautifulidiot4323]

The weird thing is Huckabees is by far my favorite film of his.

[@oliverwatson4488]

great video but showing almost nothing but movie scenes for footage is kinda distracting. showing something more relevant to what's being said in the voice over is better.

[@Starrskreem3591]

I found this video so overwhelming to watch as there is just waaaay too many fragments of other movies that had no correlation to the movie or person being talked about. I get where you're going with a literal crash or 'headbutt' but it was so confusing to watch.

[@cehussey]

As an actor, myself, I would not care to work with a director like Russell. I won't audition for a part, if I know the director is like that. I prefer there to be little drama on the set other than what's supposed to be shot. It is completely unnecessary for a director to abuse his cast and crew, and it's remarkable they can do a good job under such conditions. A younger me would likely have just taken the abuse, but today, I wouldn't tolerate it. Life's too short.

[@mdruben]

This is a distracting video due to the constant clips that have nothing to do with Russell's projects.

[@michaelbiscay9836]

Incident - singular Incidents - plural Incidentses - not a word

[@lennyramon622]

Pushing the cast and crew to do their best is one thing but hurting people physically and emotionally is despicable. Leadership is not for the unstable. Thank you for your wonderful work! Greetings from Luxemburg 🇱🇺 ❤

[@KathBorup]

This is so disappointing to hear! I have been bullied and yelled at many different points in my career and it brings up a lot of existing trauma for me, especially because I cared so much about doing my best at work. Respect for coworkers should be the bare minimum! It should not be socially acceptable for men in positions of power to yell and have temper tantrums! I was in a high paying job, but due to how I was treated my last role, I have not had the confidence to continue with my career. The fact that he may have commited SA and was touching people inappropriately is just so much worse. I used to be a fan of some of his movies but I no longer want to support this director!

[@HoDoBoDo]

Can you use clips that are related to the subject you're talking about? It's a bit too much...

[@StandInTheFire]

It made me nauseous

[@zoso4700]

the comedic clips and effort in general that u put into ur videos is y i love ur channel man keep it up

[@kerseyHarding]

I Heart Huckabees was an incredibly important film for me. I watched it during a period of time where I felt I had no direction and was miserable. The movie spoke to me in a profound way that helped me change my outlook on life. It really hurts to see that the person who made it was an absolute monster and I'm glad that we are calling these people out. As important as that movie was to me, it's not worth the damage he caused to others to make it.

[@tammyr1489]

I like the commentary but the clips make no sense. Just filler. Dont add to the video essay.

[@MadMagneto]

I’m going to agree with the rest of the comments and bring up the visuals are distracting and detract from the video. The other issue is you’re interlacing actual footage from the topic you’re referencing and then all of a sudden show a different movie or show featuring the same people which seems directly misleading.

[@SirCommoner]

wow the nonstop film clips are insufferably confusing for me

[@crys383]

I remember following his career since the production of Three Kings and just being confused how he still got work. Thank you for summarizing his failures as a decent human.

[@justtolivecomment]

Great video - deep enough and not too long. very cool, keep it coming! one thing I would point out, as I'm not familiar with the Russell's work so well, I was confused sometimes if a the b-roll is from his movie you are talking about or just for illustration 😅 may be it's just me though

[@pedrosantos6183]

It's impressive that such a medíocre director can be given so many chances, silver lining was such an awful movie.

[@alexmartin3143]

David O. Russell has been a huge help to me. I have bouts of insomnia. I ended up with a copy of Amsterdam. Sat down to watch it and it put me right to sleep. So now anytime I can’t sleep I pop that on and get a good night’s rest.

[@yash1551]

thanks for making the video!

[@Nic_DM]

This guy needed some Klaus Kinski.

[@crotchman]

I am unaware of the reference, what did he do?

[@steeleye2112]

@@crotchman Took no shit and was a total badass. Read his autobiography, it is jaw dropping what his early life was like.

[@DarthVader-ig6ci]

@@crotchman Klaus Kinski was a great actor, absolute legend on the screen and a total bad guy off the screen. He always butted heads with directors, especially Werner Herzog( with whom he made some great films). Kinski was so troublesome,that it's said that Herzog thought about killing him. Also Kinski was abusive to his children too. He was really crazy, I mean he was literally insane.

[@SuperWolsey]

Or Jon Peters

[@dukebox86]

Less than a minute in and I can tell you that O. Russell will be getting financing as long as he can attract stars like Christian Bale to his projects. That's how he gets money for his movies: star power. Which is why he casts as many stars as possible.

[@JustaRandomGuy890]

Stanley Kubrick hearing this: “cute…”

[@BOBMAN1980]

Compelling and telling story killed by unrelenting visual puns.

[@NextToToddliness]

I stopped respecting this dude when the Lily Tomlin footage came out. Everyone made all the excuses for him, which are the same excuses lots of men get when they act like megalomaniacal bastards. Flash forward to today, and we're finally "cancelling" this guy? I guess, We as a society, draw the line at only certain types of abuse, when abuse is abuse. I Heart Huckabees is my favorite of his films, but it's been cribbed from so many other better foreign films, to the point that I just don't see an artist in this guy.

[@matthewvivian7235]

I can't believe he's got another film in the works as well

[@metalheadzaki]

what is it?

[@matthewvivian7235]

@@metalheadzaki It's called 'Super Toys'. It's set in the 1970s and stars Keke Palmer and Sacha Baron Cohen

[@metalheadzaki]

@@matthewvivian7235 thanks

[@kennethhwang3425]

@@matthewvivian7235 Well, if nothing else, at least his films, no matter how mediocre the scripts are, tend to be rescued by stellar casts and Keke and Sacha are nothing but stellar thespians.

Now I wanted to know so I Google it: If a choking person can cough forcefully, let the person keep coughing. Coughing might naturally remove the stuck object. If a person can't cough, apply first aid. Meaning that you could die in any situation but more certainly when you can't cough.

[@Maliceless100]

Constantly splicing in a clip that gives visual to a single word _("headbutting" "headlocking" "tears" etc. etc.)_ is ANNOYING AF and probably makes people violent.

[@cros_nest]

One year later and he still has movies in development 😑 ridiculous

[@Liusila]

Did you know that "incident" and "instance" are two different words? It's crazy, I know!

[@MforMovesets]

Russel sounds like my boss. Thats no joke. My boss didn't let a cheap worker go to vacation to see his family in Poland for Christmas, instead blamed him for mold damage in his messy house so he wouldn't need to pay his work. The worker did that task while having Covid and died from lung issues on December. My boss commented it with "Well and the last thing he did was removing my mold." Oh and he's rewarded by moving to a tropical paradise soon while leaving a badly running company, underpaid workers, unpaid licences and services, a scammed investor etc. behind him because never doing anything for your workers, not paying for equipment and modern slavery (and tax fraud) makes you rich. They literally replaced my working laptop with one I can't work with so they won't have to pay 1k bucks. Man I love having to get jobs!

[@chendaddy]

Sounds like a nightmare to work with. But I gotta admit, when he stormed off the set while screaming at Lily Tomlin and then came back through the set door to scream at her more, I laughed like crazy.

[@ottz2506]

when you keep praising a director with a history of abusive behaviour, you’re enabling their abuse.

[@Swoleminer71]

Any other business and he’d be choking on his own teeth. Hollywood loves calling out external “bad behavior” but covers up abhorrent behavior among their own.

[@jaredtkatz]

This is such good content. So happy I found this channel. 🎉

[@Jakub.K0]

The way Russell storms of & re-enters the scene through the Prop door is gold.

[@alexanderforbes1452]

People kept desiring to work with Roman Polanski for decades after he was literally convicted of statutory rape and then fled the country to avoid paying for his crimes. To this day he's wanted in the US, and to this day huge stars hold him in high esteem and continue to work with him. Directing a few successful films basically gives you boss health in Hollywood.