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10 Times Directors Were Total Jerks to Their Actors

On set, a director is the person who not only takes creative control of the project but is also in charge of the cast and crew – what the director says, goes. Different directors have different methods of working and like in any line of work; some directors could be described as pretty difficult bosses to work for.
This list looks at directors who have gone a step further and have behaved appallingly on set. Some directors may be an absolute joy to work for – the following directors would almost certainly not be described that way.
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David Fincher
David Fincher
1
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
2
89%7.7
Michael Bay
Michael Bay
3
Armageddon (1998)
Armageddon (1998)
4
38%6.7
Abdellatif Kechiche
Abdellatif Kechiche
5
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
6
89%7.7
Lars Von Trier
Lars Von Trier
7
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
8
69%8.0
William Friedkin
William Friedkin
9
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
10
83%8.0
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
11
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
12
84%8.4
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
13
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
14
95%7.7
James Cameron
James Cameron
15
The Abyss (1989)
The Abyss (1989)
16
87%7.5
David O. Russell
David O. Russell
17
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
18
63%6.6
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
19
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
20
98%8.4
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