Top 10 Most Difficult to Work With Movie Directors

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These directors may be geniuses when it comes to making movies, but that doesn't mean they're friendly when it comes to working with actors and other people. WatchMojo presents the top 10 movie directors that are nearly impossible to work with. But who will take the top spot on our list, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, or James Cameron? Watch to find out!
00:46 #10. Werner Herzog
01:28 #9. Terrence Malick
02:24 #8. David Fincher
03:18 #7. Michael Bay
04:05 #6. Lars von Trier
05:04 #5. David O. Russell
06:01 #4. Francis Ford Coppola
06:54 #3, #2, #1 ???
Big thanks to Jake Fraser, Princess Caticia, Andrew A. Dennison, VaporTimes, MikeMJPMUNCH, Kaitlyn Maughan, Nicholas Agnes, and Mandella Saaid for suggesting this idea, and to see how WatchMojo users voted, check out the suggest page here: www.watchmojo.com/suggest/Top+...
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[@WatchMojo]

Watch some movies by these difficult directors: Zodiac - David Fincher amzn.to/2sgOK8i Transformers - Michael Bay amzn.to/2sVgE7L Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection amzn.to/2sgB0u2

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[@grapefruitsimmons]

"these people are intolerable and pretentious cunts, please support them" nah. ill torrent their past/future works from now on

[@thisguy4233]

+Samman Narwhal Rider you should find other channels then

[@AliAyadF]

True But They Made Masterpieces

[@williambryant5681]

Prx

[@TheTocuba]

"I asked Michael [Bay] why it was easier for oil drillers to become astronauts than it was to train astronauts to become oil drillers and he told me to shut the fuck up so that was the end of that talk" - Ben Affleck

[@gwarriorpsxbox2978]

Matthew Wu no wonder why Michael bay is an ass.

[@walterwhite4699]

bruh wtf 🤣

[@VeryNotSober]

If youre working for a movie expect directors to be an ass.

[@arnoldlopez714]

You know, Ben, just shut up, OK? You know, this is a real plan.' I was like, 'You mean it’s a real plan at NASA to train oil drillers?' And he was like, 'Just shut your mouth!'"

[@toniohumes3082]

Wow men he dropped the bomb

[@Anthonycheesman33]

to be fair Christian bale was prob going to eat them anyway lol

[@Cielosta]

haha yeah i agree

[@samkresil6011]

Because he`s a method actor. @Mr Temporal

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

So happy that Stanley Kubrick was on the list, little sad that they didn't mention that he intentionally bullied Shelley and told crew members to "Not sympathize with her". She would actually cry in between takes because of the amount of anxiety she was going through. Kubricks daughter even mentions in her commentary of the film that Stanley intentionally treated her like this to have her be the character that he had envisioned.

[@sameerahmed-gx8js]

just be honest....he was asshole to her

[@vb2388]

Stanley Kubrick is obviously no.1.. Just ask Shelley Duvall and Kirk Douglas..

[@vb2388]

Well I'll be damned.. 😕

[@bravonandamoirangthem2455]

VB MUTT I'll ask where are they .any no. email

[@Hibernicus1968]

If she were still alive, you could also ask Adrienne Corri. She was the rape victim in "A Clockwork Orange." It took four days to shoot the scene, doing take after take after take, and involved her getting stripped naked over and over and over and being hit over and over and over, until at one point Malcolm McDowell refused to hit her again.

[@tomasv26]

VB MUTT and jack nicholson

[@noiapahincognito1973]

VB MUTT or Chaplin

[@co2_os]

I've never seen Christopher Nolan raise his voice on anybody on set, and he creates masterpieces god damn I love him.

[@PennyweiserTheDrunkenClown]

Osama Al-Alawi im with u bro, he's god-tier

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

Can't wait for Dunkirk!!

[@twomindz79]

lars you moron!

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

Lars Von Trier I love how much of a tantrum you've just thrown just because someone called you a moron for thinking Nolan's masterpieces ended with Inception. He's right though, You are a moron. Interstellar was a masterpiece and there's more people who agree than there are people who care about your existence. Now before you unload your toddler insults, note that I won't give a shit :) How will I not give a shit? By letting you either reply or not but in the end there will be no third comment posted by me 👌

[@twomindz79]

interstellar and inception were modern masterpieces for sure. critical, financial sucess for good reason. yeah, that dude is a child. he should watch a michael bay marathon and go away.

[@amb163]

How about 10 Nicest Directors to work with, who made great movies, too. You don't have to be an ass to make a good film.

[@thisguy4233]

+Lestat78077 I thought he yelled and swears a lot when he's making movies

[@gnarwhal7562]

Clint Eastwood is surprisingly decent to work with I hear

[@beauferret5414]

Peter Jackson. He's so chilled, even when he's making an epic movie trilogy.

[@vincentknight27]

I can give you some: Rob Reiner, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, David Lynch, Clint Eastwood, Edgar Wright, Jonathan Demme are some that come to my mind immediately.

[@boltmarksman488]

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN.

[@perspicaciouscritic]

David Fincher is actually a great guy to work with/for. It's just that his perfectionism can drive anyone around him with an ego or who thinks highly of themselves nuts.

[@swayampattnaik4858]

Exactly

[@opinionsnotfacts]

Perfectionism is the sign of an ambitious filmmaker

[@kungalexander829]

​​@@opinionsnotfactsts also a sign of a problematic person

[@georgecampbell9638]

Indeed

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[@NaviJediMaster]

Make a top 10 list for the nicest movie directors to work with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@manojkumarmadhuranth]

Plot twist: those movies were never completed😷

[@ethanwood9124]

Paul Boone George Lucas Steven Spielberg 1 and 2

[@astapatatakiare]

@@ethanwood9124 Martin Scorsese

[@jro713]

Quentin gotta b the most fun

[@ellisjp4906]

@@ethanwood9124 I've heard Lynch creates a family with his crew. I hope that's true, meaning he'd be on the nicest list if so. Same with Ingmar Bergman. How many times did Liv Ullman, Max Von Sydow and Bibi Andersson work with him? Loads of times because they enjoyed it.

[@VTPPGLVR]

Makes me feel better that even famous movie stars can have their own breaking points because of ridiculous superiors.

[@3vin568]

When Kubrick and Hitchcock were mentioned,I just went to listen to ERB...Good ol memories

[@samkresil6011]

William Friedkin and Josh Trank.

[@kevinbadten2735]

Please stop making #1 the thumbnail

[@neonerfilms]

Kevin Badten Thank you!!

[@Trunkalunx]

But #1 isn't always the thumbnail, though. If they stopped then it would be too predictable. People could easily say, "Okay, I know that person is not going to be #1." So that's why they keep it mixed up with every new video.

[@400Awesomo]

Kevin Badten that's a good picture of this description of this video. Alfred Hitchcock holding a gun as if he's blackmailing his crew members.

[@seraj3068]

Watchmojo puts thumbnails that we know that tricks us into clicking it

[@princealmighty5391]

He deserves to be in the shitmail

[@Gojoswife_]

Im really suprised and a little disgusted about the behavior of A.H. towards tippi hedren

[@jacquesstoop2587]

jordyn robinson only a little disgusted?

[@DenisCarbonaro]

Tippi story is obviosly made up! I'm not a fan of Alfred Hitchcock at all, but the victim story of big headed snob stuck up Tippi Hedren is pure made-up falsification. And, I repeat, I'm not a fan of Hitchcock. His movies are over rated in my radars. I am disgusted of how some people don't even realise that Tippi is a big headed liar.

[@marcusfairweather9432]

Denis Carbonaro Then why did Hitchcock release REAL BIRDS to attack her during the filming of the Birds, not to mention he threatened to ruin her career if Hitchcock didn’t sleep with her

[@DenisCarbonaro]

@@marcusfairweather9432 I sincerely find Alfred Hitchcock, not simply obsolete, but overly overrated from the start. Birds is so mediocre. Everything about it is mediocre. The scripts are so immature. Actors open their mouths only to talk nonsense. And Tippi is as mediocre of an actor as the movie. Tippi, get a life. The reason your career didn't go anywhere, is because you were mediocre in a mediocre movie. Alfred wanted to sleep with her!? Alfred looks very homosexual to me. This would be the only good thing about him. My opinion of course. My honest opinion. Talk shows can talk about all the nonsense people 'like' to believe. Oh dear! What a silly director, actress and movie! Never mind!

[@bloop3211]

@@DenisCarbonaro do the research. He was obsessed with his female leads. You even see some of that obsession in vertigo, the whole story is about hitchcock

[@dannyvu8304]

Clint Eastwood is probably the easiest director with the least number of takes and is still one hell of a director

[@Sunzu49]

Not only did Hitchcock make passes at Hedren, but HBO's The Girl suggests that he changed her love scene in Marnie to be more rape-y as payback -- which has turned me off from ever watching Marnie. Also pretty messed up how some people think Hedren's just lying.

[@marinhoeh3406]

You’re doing yourself a favor by not watching Marnie. God what an awful and irritating film, but it’s his only film I don’t like. He’s my favorite director of all time with such films as Psycho, North by Northwest, and Vertigo, he is truly a master. And yeah I think it’s stupid that some people think Hedren is lying.

[@erickchristensen746]

I'm glad not to see Steven Spielberg on the list.

[@seraj3068]

Oh yeah I forgot it's not nicest directors

[@alansunter2383]

And that's why I hate it when people compare Zack Snyder to Michael Bay. Say what you will about Snyder's movies, at least he's not a confrontational, maniacal arsehole.

[@gwarriorpsxbox2978]

MovieFan 77 true dude, the hate that Zack Snyder gets is ruthless.

[@kshitijthapa2205]

Snyder and Bay both suck. But at least Snyder has made memorable movies like 300 and Watchmen.

[@aaronsmith2688]

@@kshitijthapa2205 And more importantly, at least he's usually pleasant enough to be around.

[@mysteriousmrocd8384]

Aaron Smith I personally don’t like his films but despite that he definitely strikes me as a nice guy, unlike Bay.

[@justtoolit6051]

Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick are two of the best directors of all time

[@leobergmiller873]

JustTooLit They are THE 2 best directors of all time

[@f.u.allthosecriticallystup9099]

JustTooLit mostly some directors had tantrums and egotistical but in.the end of the day they would make a good movie but the cost is they lost the respect of the actors..

[@samkresil6011]

William Friedkin and Josh Trank.

[@seraj3068]

And Spielberg is the #1 best director of all time idc what WatchMojo says or people says

[@princealmighty5391]

No they are psychopaths

[@Delta_Aves]

I could make a top 10 list of actors who had been mistreated by Stanley Kubrick: 10. Malcolm McDowell 9. Nicole Kidman 8. Adrienne Corri 7. Adolphe Menjou 6. The cast of Full Metal Jacket 5. Scatman Crothers 4. George C. Scott 3. Tom Cruise 2. Kirk Douglas 1. Shelly Duvall At least he didn't sexually harass his female actresses and ruin their careers. Did he?

[@aallpprr8998]

He created timeless art pieces it must have been an honor to work with him.. entering history of cinema was granted for the actors of his films

[@droogs8826]

He was a bastard but a talented talented guy ---------- Kirk Douglas

[@roberthipolito1351]

@@droogs8826 defines him perfectly

[@aaronsmith2688]

Considering Malcolm McDowell got a scraped cornea and a broken rib on the set of A Clockwork Orange, and the filming for that day kept going after the former happened, yeah I think he should at least be in the top five.

[@aaronsmith2688]

Also, considering he nearly murdered the cast of Fear and Desire, I feel like they deserve a place in the top three, if not #1.

[@RickyS08]

Please do easiest/fun movie directors to work with

[@cwsgershwin]

Ron Howard would be in there

[@rokaanalzeer7148]

Zack snyder and Robert Rodriguez

[@ichigokurosaki7505]

Christopher Nolan

[@litchie5836]

it would be nice to see a list of the best directors to work with, now I'm curious :)

[@peacelover2767]

In Coppola's defense on Apocalypse Now. Sheen was deep in his alcohol and drug addiction and Brando was just being Bando plus the filming conditions were not the most pleasant, so he was forced to make the movie as it went along

[@bradycash9238]

Notice how scorsese isn't on here. He's the greatest

[@troyandrew7443]

because he is known 2 b kind and polite 2 his cast and crew

[@marcosseru675]

Troy Andrew There is a big difference between being rudr and being a director who anyone wants to work with.

[@samkresil6011]

William Friedkin and Josh Trank.

[@warrenbintoro5441]

Don’t forget Stephen Spielberg

[@NA86737]

John Landis shuld be on the list he doesn't follow safety regulations and got an actor decapitated by a helicopter along with the death of two children.

[@ichigokurosaki7505]

Was the actor Vic Morrow?

[@dineshrashid2766]

Well, most if not all of these directors may not have pleasing methods, but you can't argue with their results...... Except Michael Bay

[@joecostanzo9358]

Haha michael bay sucks

[@nickcopeland6915]

They should do Top 10 Nicest Directors. The Cohen Brothers, Clint Eastwood, Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg would definitely be on the list and Spielberg would be #1.

[@indianajones8958]

Nolan

[@kylejwood1051]

How about a list of the best directors to work with? I Hear Clint Eastwood had an open door policy for anybody on set

[@samuelmay9664]

You guys should do an opposite of this list. I'm serious.

[@RoyalRoseTrue]

No wonder Avatar 2, 3, 4, and 5 will never die. Cameron never gives up!

[@lizakolganova7608]

Do Top 10 Easiest to work with directors, it's gonna be interesting. (Nolan and Tarantino 100% will be on this list)

[@inceptionreport2869]

I love David O Russells work and I've always wanted to meet him I have a feeling that this may be a case of "never meeting your heroes"

[@Harkness78]

I had heard the dude was a solid gold asshole ever since Three Kings came out. Fuck that guy, if his movies were like Kubrik level it might be worth the hardship but they are just OK. I really only like Silver Linings and Huckabees and those are still both like 8/10 movies.

[@itchyelbows5653]

Harkness78 I enjoyed the fighter but yeah he seems like an a hole just a case of separating the art from the artist

[@inceptionreport2869]

Harkness78 I've loved most of his movies, I think American Hustle is a masterpiece, Silver Linings Playbook is amazing, which is unusual as I'm not really into those kinds of movies, The Fighter I thought was excellent, I thought Joy was really underrated and I really liked Three Kings though not his best work. In my opinion he's one of the best directors working today and it disappoints me to hear about the way he treats people because I would just love to pick his brain and shake his hand one day but don't know if I should if he treats his fans the same way as his actors

[@TheSportsfan1000]

Kubrick should have been a clear number one. They also forgot Polanski, Inarritu, and Kazan

[@TheBlub101]

TheSportsfan1000 what did inarritu do, I thought DiCaprio said good things?

[@TheSportsfan1000]

Tyler Herzog He got into feud with his screenwriter on Babel and did not let him come with to Cannes. He also made shooting The Revenant very difficult. Regardless is still one of the GOATs and deserves all the praise he can get

[@samkresil6011]

He wouldn't even care if he IS difficult to work with.

[@datgangshi]

Also, tom hardy was not happy during the whole shooting in the revenant because inarritu refused to shoot scenes in days to have the perfect lighting

[@TheSportsfan1000]

@Osman Yousif Yes and both films are breathtaking looks at mental health in a harsh enviornment

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Really I've heard Coppola is nice to work with, one of the actors from Apocalypse Now said he took him to dinner a number of times while trying to help him find his character.

[@MidnightOwlASMR]

It's pretty upsetting that these directors are both some of the greatest there are as well as the most horrid people. I couldn't imagine working with someone who is willing to physically threaten you just to get what they want. That's just despicable and I lose all respect for the majority of these directors (some of which I didn't have respect for to begin with *cough* Michael Bay *cough*. Just because you have a talent and are the authority on a project, does not make it OK for you to abuse your crew like that.

[@_AZBT_ASHUTOSHKUSHWAHA-vm3fh]

but stanley does make sure that the every actor gives their 100% and alfred is literally the most overrated director in this list

[@hakimbandaru1915]

I am assuming you have never worked in corporate America then if you “can’t imagine working” with people with bad attitudes.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Quentin Tarantino should be on this list. While filming Kill Bill, he forced Uma Thurman to drive a car on an unsafe road, which caused her to lose control and injure her knees. Plus, he dragged Django Unchained‘a shooting schedule.

[@devinharbert6071]

Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Terence malick, Bryan de Palma, and Michael bay

[@ichigokurosaki7505]

How are Tim Burton and Bryan De Palma difficult to work with?

[@valdabaker428]

Tim Burton-Abyss anyone?

[@humanparadox]

Why would you put the number one in the thumbnail? Doesn't make sense to me

[@guileniam]

humanparadox Clickbait

[@brianshiffler7256]

One thing that I love is that the first comment, in comments, is always from MoJo

[@ms.marvelous8156]

The fact that Clooney choked a director out for bullying an extra is fucking amazing

[@MrCodyhoskins]

Roman Polanski should be acknowledged. He's had a lot of tension on his films with actors like John Cassavettes on Rosemary's Baby, Faye Dunaway on Chinatown, and Johnny Depp on The Ninth Gate, and has been regarded as a dictator by some.

[@uncreativelynamedchannel5887]

You also shouldn’t ask him to babysit your child...

[@gwarriorpsxbox2978]

@@uncreativelynamedchannel5887 yup, we already know why

[@davidle4936]

@@gwarriorpsxbox2978 Let's not talk about that shit!

[@indianajones8958]

@@davidle4936 What happened?

[@davidle4936]

@@indianajones8958 He had been through a unlawful sex charges with an underage girl in 1977, if u don't know!

[@jakobjurisch8777]

Patton (1970) is NOT by Francis Ford Coppola.

[@linkbiff1054]

He produced it. Its one of the things that slowed down his visions for AN

[@guileniam]

Jeffrey Lebowski he wrote it. It came from his head lol

[@BrianRetro]

It's probably one of those, "He didn't direct it, but it's clearly one of his movies!" Think Spielberg and Poltergeist, or Tim Burton and "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

[@roberthipolito1351]

@@BrianRetro Kubrick and "AI Artificial Intelligence" Quentin Tarantino and "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" J. J. Abrams and the "Cloverfield Trilogy" James Cameron and "Alita: Battle Angel" George Lucas and "SW: The Empire Strikes Back" & "SW: Return of the Jedi"

[@brianbentley13]

Thanks for a great and informative doco

[@swayampattnaik4858]

I don't consider working with David Fincher as difficult ... I'd rather consider "tiring". For some actors like andrew garfield shooting as many takes as possible makes him feel more secure + he makes good relationship with his actors (watch the bts of TGwTDT and The social network) unlike Kubrick

[@connorbrennan4233]

Fritz Lang should have been on the list. He was infamous for mistreating actors. When shooting M, he denied Peter Lorre a day off even though he wasn't required for shooting. Also, the scene where Lorre falls down the stairs was shot at least 10 times until he was begging for mercy.

[@TheYousafButt]

I see alfred hitchcock and i click. i am a simple man.

[@ciaranmcloughlin7165]

Yousaf Butt Me too. He's a legend.

[@kentrixftw6363]

Yousaf Butt me tooooooo

[@alexneushoorn]

I clicked too when I saw Hitchcock in the thumbnail.

[@samkresil6011]

What about William Friedkin and Josh Trank.

[@pandagodesu]

He sure is visionary. But as well in a age where the tech was in development he was a EXTREME Perfectionist,yelling and even physically attacking actors when they did not do as he imagined

[@arlosmith3075]

Michael Curtiz should definitely be here. He allegedly killed 3 extras while filming a scene for Noah's Ark.

[@troyandrew7443]

yes. Oliva De Havilland said he was a tyrant, abusive, and cruel

[@tabcat]

Before the video started, there was an advert for Werner Herzog's Master Class for filmmakers. I wonder if he advises his students to be nutters.

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

Finally an interesting vid. Ive heard a lot of these stories , esp. with David Fincher and Ridley Scott doing excessive # of takes for scenes (20-120x). But ya cant deny their excellent work I guess.

[@masterle4248]

This is really making me think twice about working with these directors

[@jordanwilliam9816]

Why do I feel like they did this already

[@jordanwilliam9816]

Never mind, it was with Actors

[@VerryLongName]

Nar Uto I feel like that all the time

[@theyounganimedoctor1799]

Yeah. In the top 10 Actors who got fired from their jobs, Megan Fox was mentioned. They already said she got fired as an actress from the third transformers because she compared Michael Bay to Hitler. One thing that confuses me though, is why did he hire her back? Is he really forgiving? I mean you'd think that he'd never hire her to be in one of his movies again with how he's known to behave.

[@tsrav5]

James Young If I remembered right, I think it was producer Steven Spielberg who had her fired. I think it was because Spielberg in particular had some sort of sensitivity regarding nazis, and so when Fox compared Bay to Hitler, it didn't sit well for Spielberg. As for Bay, I'm guessing he's pretty used to all the criticism by now, and is actually pretty dismissive about them. Not to mention, there's always space for a girl with a fabulous butt in a Michael Bay movie.

[@theyounganimedoctor1799]

I guess Michael Bay just fired Megan Fox as a favor to Spielberg. Just more information Watchmojo left out. Anyway, thanks for clearing that up, man.

[@MatthewGeoffino]

One thing people should learn to do (or at least remember if they already know) in this overly judgemental society is to separate the art from the artist and let the work stand on its own. It speaks to blind-spots in critical thinking, compassion, empathy; not to mention is unfair to let a person's actions in their personal life off-set influence how you judge their work. Any work created by an artist deserves its day in court regardless of their choices or actions. Of course you can like or dislike someone for any reason and can choose not to support them on that basis, but it would speak volumes of anyone if they learned to and practiced making the separation.

[@TheBreadman904]

Surprised Tommy Weisau isn't on the list

[@assembled1855]

Tommy is just a below averaged filmmaker and not good as an actor.

[@ldhproductions112]

Werner Herzog actually refuses to have his actors do something he wouldn’t do himself. He actually was going to eat some of the maggots but Bale stopped him.

[@TheListenerCanon]

I sometimes feel bad that some of my favorite directors are there especially Kubrick and Hitchcock, but then again, I love their art not them as person.

[@EthanButler]

Top 10 Directors that Are Easy to Work with? --#1: Clint Eastwood....

[@adrianothegoat]

You wouldn’t want to be the woman who played the main character in the birds. Just ask her.

[@nickyboy22071989]

Michael Bay is just insecure that all his movies are absolute dogshit.

[@jennygholson33]

I love this list:)

[@horribleboo]

I got an ad with Werner Herzog before this video!!

[@JackLiberty0]

I thought Alfred Hitchcock's treatment of Tippi Hedren during The Birds was bad. But Fritz Lang's treatment of Brigitte Helm during Metropolis was much worse, even extremely dangerous.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

John Ford should be mentioned. He was one of the the first “perfectionist directors” in Hollywood’s Golden Age. He pressured members of his cast and crew to perfect their scenes with no more than two takes; there was a time when he made John Wayne cry.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

I don't accept the argument that obnoxious people are more successful. I've heard Ronald Howard is easy to work with and look at his output....

[@wtf1231122]

at the end of the day, greatness comes at a cost. when you hold the bar high and expect more and dont settle, the you get greatness. after all the trial and error, yiu just keep pushing through. i dont condon getting physical but im down with the stress. weeds out the weak

[@Trowelhands]

1:24 Oh thats where Metalocalypse got that gag from.

[@Robinem]

Chris Pine supposedly called his failed Avatar audition his worst experience of his career. Cameron apparently makes everyone audition too, no one is a big enough name of a actor or actress to get a easy ticket into his movies (although I guess returning actors for sequels don't count). Ok I knew Hitchcock was a nightmare but how did Orson Welles not make this list? I know his attitude was mostly associated with his actor only projects but he did direct what many consider the greatest film of all time.

[@beauferret5414]

Bernardo Bertolucci who directed Last Tango in Paris was very controversial for how he treated his lead female actress on that film.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Michael Curtiz yelled at crew members while making Casablanca.

[@FandomDude]

Going to School with David O Russel's Son this doesnt shock me where he got his attitude from

[@FandomDude]

Yeah, basically thinking he;s better then everyone because his dad is famous

[@proudbeaner696]

Brendan McCarthy What high school was this?

[@gammaanteria]

Amazed that he’s not even mentioned by the list-makers or even in the comments: Sam Peckinpah. Look up the video of veteran actor L. Q. Jones describing what it was like working with him. Basically: potential for physical violence, potential to be chewed out on set for basically not being telepathic and/or potential to be unceremoniously fired as a result, and would deliberately antagonize fellow cast members against each other without their knowing

[@thesenate6471]

Before I watch I wouldn’t be surprised if Stanley Kubrick got top 3

[@bobwesley8006]

Kubrick should undoubtedly be #1 not even close

[@AwesomeEJ505]

Stanley Kubrick HAS To be on this

[@TheCoasterrus]

I don't think Fincher is that bad, as long as you are prepared to do many takes and work hard, he seems pretty laid back really.

[@Kundalini12]

Is this a reupload or did you get this idea from Looper? I'm sure I've seen this before but I'm not sure which channel.

[@whoahanant]

The main thing I learn from hollywood is that safety and laws do not affect movie directors or actors apparently. Honestly pretty scary they can end each other's careers, choke people and outright demoralize crew and cast for their work. Makes me glad I'm a dishwasher honestly.

[@lurkinginshadows1141]

In my opinion, Kubrick has to be #1 on this list. His demands toward his actors are legendary and substantiated. Cameron would be #2, and Hitchcock would be #3. Hitchcock did meddle with Tippi Hedren’s career, but that was an exception and not a norm.

[@unkeptmoss3285]

I just lost a ton of respect for Hitchcock! :O

[@ciaranmcloughlin7165]

UnkeptMoss328 It's sad to hear :(

[@LAmotionPics]

same here. he used to be one of the directors i admire. but now i just lost respect and can't look up to him the same way.

[@FreakieFan]

outside of the Tippi fiasco, Hitch was a sweet man and an easy to work with director. The fact they put him at #1 is ludicrous. Why he was so hostile against Tippi is a mystery to many

[@saroct929]

on the other hand his other leading actress like Doris day and Kim novak are always said good thing about him they even said that hitch got an "unusual" sense of humour and some people just can't take his joke

[@asingleverse]

Hostile is an understatement. It was borderline obsessive hatred. I can understand why they put him at #1 because his behavior was pretty psychotic and crossed quite a few lines, particularly in regards to his behavior towards Melanie Griffith.

[@kalvingoodlaxson]

It's ironic that the commercial before this had Werner Herzog as the "new instructor" for that website ads.

[@ckotcher1]

Well now we know what drove poor Shelly Duvall insane

[@lord_tony]

*HOW COULD YOU FORGET ABOUT TOMMY WISEAU* #RespectForTommy #TheRoomWasHardToMake #TheRoom #TommyWiseau

[@masterle4248]

Watchmojo do a list called Top 10 directors most fun to work with

[@cooltalktalks4944]

A lot of this is caused by frustration, stress and seeking your vision. I don’t think long hours and many takes should be that big a deal but grown men throwing childish temp tantrums is inexcusable. Also physically hurting an actor or crew member should be dealt with retaliation. Kick them off their high horses. The worst one was Hitchcock ruining Tippi Hendren’s career. What an asshole. Anyway, there is no need to act unprofessionally. I don’t care how talented a director is. Demanding is fine. Being a tyrant- never

[@javib2978]

Zodiac is actually RDJ's comeback to movie career.

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

You forgot Cecil B DeMille, who was also legendary for being difficult.

[@ichigokurosaki7505]

What make that person so difficult

[@Grid88]

10 most difficult to work with main characters.

[@artheminusj1120]

Godzilla must be complex to direct

[@BazTheStoryteller]

John K, creator of Ren and Stimpy, not a movie director but a NIGHTMARE to work with. Also, Tommy Wiseau, and Claudio Fragasso, director of Troll 2.

[@caseyjones3077]

watchmojo gets strong, hopefully they are on their feet again soon and are back soon

[@RyanDaly]

Top 10 nicest directors to work with?

[@Anonymous-js5zn]

When I told my dad about how Hitchcock treated Tippi Hedren, he was understandably shocked. He loves Hitchcock, but could never imagine Hitchcock would sink that low. At least Kubrick was cruel to his actors so he could get his movies to be exactly how he wanted them to be. Hitchcock was just being a dick to Hedren.

[@xzavierkincy-lowe9366]

Can you blame Michael Bay though, his films have a lot of explosions. Bay is dealing with people's safety and lives?

[@uncreativelynamedchannel5887]

Yeah, but his films suck.

[@lusineapikyan8933]

@@uncreativelynamedchannel5887 shut up

[@xxxentbrandonredhoodrobins7606]

@@lusineapikyan8933 Reminded me not to Get On Michael Bay Bad Side If i decided to Work with Him On A Film because i know i will regret it

[@TheBrutal757Channel]

What about Fritz Lang? That guy was pretty harsh with actors in Metropolis and The Big Heat.

[@nikolaszuraff1234]

Will there be another video on this

[@legoworksstudios1]

3. Quentin Tarantino 2. Alfred Hitchcock 1. Stanley Kubrick Honorable Mentions: Uwe Boll The Coen Brothers (?) this is just a prediction

[@recaptchapt.221]

David Taylor good predicitions. why Coen though?

[@legoworksstudios1]

Baltimore's Jamal I just needed a spot for the honorable mentions and I don't watch enough movies to know which directors might be nightmares to work with. though you've got a point: putting the Coen Brothers here is a bit deceitful

[@recaptchapt.221]

David Taylor haha, you named Hitchcock too, and i had no idea that he was a monster... peace ✌🏻Dave

[@samkresil6011]

William Friedkin and Josh Trank.

[@jobrakai9395]

8:34. And yet it’s taken him 13 years to make another Avatar movie

[@philipcalderon3208]

Can you guys do “Top 20 Most Difficult Movie Directors to Work With” ?

[@hamedmanoochehri5136]

with one exception, it was top 10 best directors, ever.

[@ellnats]

2:52 id rather RDJ leave snacks around the set, Blueberry?

[@_AZBT_ASHUTOSHKUSHWAHA-vm3fh]

swim or drown ,at least you were on your own. francis ford coppola did it long ago which many directors always strive for. its about the artistic freedom which makes the film a masterpiece . would it be that masterful if godfather was shot in a sound stage and in the era of 70s or without the iron fist cast of the godfather, if one has the balls like francis ,im pretty sure anyone can be a awesome film maker, i cannot imagine godfather without such diamond qualities that made a classic film be a inspiration to millions of film makers out there

[@freddyfan951]

The director of The Exorcist pulled a gun on set and slapped someone to get a better reaction from him.