< They received big budgets for their first big studio movies, but because they SUCK at directing their movies are huge disasters >
by Alex_Smith_777 | created - 03 May 2014 | updated - 04 May 2014 | PublicFresh meat for Director's Jail.
1. Wally Pfister
Cinematographer | Inception
Wally Pfister is an American cinematographer and film director, who is best known for his work with Christopher Nolan. He is also known for his work on director F. Gary Gray's The Italian Job (2003) and Bennett Miller's Moneyball (2011).
He made his directorial debut with the film Transcendence (...
Ahhhh, irony's a bitch, huh Pfister? You like to trash other movies and filmmakers publicly, you have a huge ego and you're simply not a good person. That's a known fact.
And from now on you'll be known as the guy who directed that moronic, pathetic disaster known as Transcendence. Now you're the punching bag and oh yeah, Director's Jail is waiting for you.
2. Carl Rinsch
Director | 47 Ronin
Carl Rinsch is known for 47 Ronin (2013), Conquest and The Gift (2010).
He did 47 Ronin. Universal provided him with a production budget of $175 million despite his complete lack of feature film experience.
The result:
47 Ronin is the second most expensive box office bomb ever.
Nothing else to say here.
The End.
3. José Padilha
Producer | Tropa de Elite
He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer and director of the ...
The creator of Roboturd 2014.
4. Gareth Edwards
Visual_effects | Monsters
Gareth James Edwards was born on June 1, 1975 in the English town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Growing up, he admired movies such as the 1977 classic "Star Wars", and went on to pursue a film career. He even cites George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as his biggest influences. Edwards studied BA (Hons) ...
Have you seen the new Godzilla?
If the answer is "No" then you're the luckiest guy/girl on the planet. Don't EVER watch that idiotic movie. Hell, you'll have more fun with the goofy Emmerich version.
The new one is just bad. Painfully BAD. In every way that matters.
5. Stuart Beattie
Writer | Interceptor
Stuart Beattie is known for Interceptor (2022), Collateral (2004) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Remember I, Frankenstein?
No?
Well, I don't blame you.
6. Akiva Goldsman
Writer | A Beautiful Mind
Akiva Goldsman was born on July 7, 1962 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Batman & Robin (1997) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022).
7. Noam Murro
Director | 300: Rise of an Empire
Noam Murro was born on August 16, 1961 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a director and producer, known for 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Watership Down (2018) and Smart People (2008).
8. Scott Waugh
Director | Act of Valor
Scott Waugh was born on August 22, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Act of Valor (2012), Expend4bles (2023) and Hidden Strike (2023).
9. Marc Webb
Director | (500) Days of Summer
Marc Webb is an American film and music video director. He directed over 100 music videos before he made his film directorial debut with 500 Days of Summer, a romantic comedy. He later directed The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. He also directed ...
10. Rupert Sanders
Director | Snow White and the Huntsman
Rupert Sanders is a British filmmaker from Westminster, London who is known for directing Snow White and the Huntsman and the live-action film based on Ghost in the Shell. He also directed The Life, an advertising campaign for Halo 3: ODST and the pilot of the Apple TV science fiction show ...
11. Rupert Wyatt
Director | The Escapist
Writer, Director and Producer Rupert Wyatt was born and raised in the South of England.
He is the founding member of the film collective Picture Farm that along with its prolific Commercial output has produced numerous Documentaries and Feature Films including the multi-award winning DARK DAYS (2001...
12. James Gunn
Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy
James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...
13. Robert Stromberg
Production_designer | Avatar
Robert Stromberg is known for Avatar (2009), Maleficent (2014) and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
14. Patrick Hughes
Director | Red Hill
Australian-born writer, producer and director Patrick Hughes continues to establish himself as one of Hollywood's most in-demand filmmakers by bringing compelling material to global audiences anchored by striking visuals and comedic storytelling.
Upcoming, Hughes will debut THE HITMAN'S WIFE'S ...
15. Kinka Usher
Director | Mystery Men
Kinka Usher is known for Mystery Men (1999), The Nest (1987) and Voyager (1991).
16. Antony Hoffman
Director | Red Planet
In his native South Africa, Antony became a filmmaker and journalist for International Press Syndicates AP and BBC, documenting the anti-apartheid uprisings in the embattled townships around Cape Town. Fascinated by the violent human drama unfolding before him, Antony developed a raw, unaffected ...
17. Andrew Sipes
Director | Fair Game
Andrew Sipes is known for Fair Game (1995), The Equalizer (1985) and Simon & Simon (1981).
18. Simon West
Director | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Simon West is a British born and Hollywood based film director and producer. His films include CON AIR starring Nicholas Cage, "THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER" starring John Travolta and "LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER" starring Angelina Jolie. West is the only live action director ever whose first three 3 films ...
19. David McNally
Director | Kangaroo Jack
David McNally is a British film and television director known for his collaborations with film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. He directed the cult classic 2000 film Coyote Ugly starring Adam Garcia and Piper Perabo. He later directed Kangaroo Jack, a 2003 children's crime comedy film starring Jerry ...
20. Bo Welch
Production_designer | Edward Scissorhands
Bo Welch was born on December 24, 1951 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a production designer and director, known for Edward Scissorhands (1990), Men in Black (1997) and A Little Princess (1995). He has been married to Catherine O'Hara since April 25, 1992. They have two children.
21. Ron Underwood
Director | Tremors
A director who is equally adept at working in television as well as features, Southern California native Ron Underwood has been making films since 5th grade and was winning Eastman Kodak filmmaking awards by the time he was in his teens. After graduating from University of Southern California, he ...
22. Wych Kaosayananda
Producer | One Night in Bangkok
Wych Kaosayananda was born in 1974 in Thailand. He is known for One Night in Bangkok (2020), Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) and The Driver (2019).
23. Joseph Kahn
Director | Bodied
Joseph Kahn was born on October 12, 1972. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Bodied (2017), Detention (2011) and Torque (2004).
24. John R. Leonetti
Director | Annabelle
John R. Leonetti was born on July 4, 1956 in California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Annabelle (2014), The Conjuring (2013) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).
25. Steven E. de Souza
Writer | Die Hard
Among the handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over $2 billion at the box office, Steven de Souza was introduced to Hollywood on camera--as a contestant on an L.A. game show. There the Philadelphia-based writer for PBS, The New York Times, Premiere and other media outlets won a car and ...
26. Steven Seagal
Actor | On Deadly Ground
Steven Frederic Seagal was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Patricia Anne (Fisher), a medical technician, and Samuel Seagal, a high school math teacher. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his mother had English, German, and distant Irish and Dutch, ancestry. The enigmatic ...
27. Jimmy Hayward
Actor | Horton Hears a Who!
Jimmy Hayward is known for Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Free Birds (2013) and Jonah Hex (2010).
28. Andrew Stanton
Writer | WALL·E
Andrew Stanton has been a major creative force at Pixar Animation Studios since 1990, when he became the second animator and ninth employee to join the company's elite group of computer animation pioneers. As Vice President, Creative he currently oversees all shorts and feature projects at the ...
29. Simon Wells
Director | The Time Machine
Simon Wells was born on October 19, 1961 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is a director, known for The Time Machine (2002), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Flushed Away (2006). He has been married to Wendy Wells since June 1988. They have two children.
30. Lexi Alexander
Director | Green Street
Born in Germany, to a Palestinian father and German mother, Lexi Alexander, a former World Kickboxing Champion and USMC close-quarter-combat instructor, worked her way up from stunt woman to Oscar-nominated director with her first short film Johnny Flynton, a drama about a boxer. Eager to learn a ...
31. Hugh Johnson
Cinematographer | The Chronicles of Riddick
Hugh Johnson was born on April 25, 1946 in Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and G.I. Jane (1997). He died on June 4, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
32. Pitof
Director | Vidocq
Pitof started his career in 1976 as photographer, assistant director and editor for films and commercials. He then branched out into musical scoring, software design and graphic design for televisions, music videos and commercials.
A pioneer of digital imaging in France, Pitof made his debut in ...
33. Stefen Fangmeier
Visual_effects | The Perfect Storm
Stefen Fangmeier was born on December 9, 1960 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Jurassic Park (1993) and Master and Commander: Cinematic Phasmids (2004).
34. David Kellogg
Director | Inspector Gadget
David Kellogg was born in 1952. He is a director and producer, known for Inspector Gadget (1999), Cool as Ice (1991) and Playboy: Farmer's Daughters (1986). He is married to Denise Kellogg. They have three children.
35. Kevin Donovan
Director | The Tuxedo
Filmmaker Kevin Donovan, whose commercials and music videos have garnered international recognition, made his feature film directing debut in 2002 with the Dreamworks action comedy The Tuxedo starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The film has grossed over $100 million dollars to date, and ...
36. Paul Hunter
Director | Bulletproof Monk
Paul Hunter's inventive style has arguably elevated the standard of music video production. Having worked with celebrated musical artists including Jennifer Lopez, Lenny Kravitz, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, D'Angelo, Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Mariah Carey, Will Smith and ...
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