The Resume

(March 24, 1945-September 20, 2016)
Wrote and directed 'The Dunwich Horror (1970),' 'The Bedroom Window (1987)' and 'L. A. Confidential (1997)'
Also directed 'Losin' It (1983),' 'Bad Influence (1990),' 'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992),' 'The River Wild (1994),' 'Wonder Boys (2000)' and '8 Mile (2002)'

Why he might be annoying:

He took a long time between movie projects, usually more than two years.
He was a Hollywood director-for-hire being assigned movie projects rather than selecting his own.
He often casted his leading actors against type.
He created characters that weren't what they appeared to be.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first chairman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
He said he is 'a movie lover before a movie maker.'
He made complex and provocative films despite being difficult to market and rarely a money maker.
He won the best screenplay Oscar (1998).
He won nine other major awards for directing and fifteen for screenplay writing efforts on 'L. A. Confidential.'
He directed the video clip for Bob Dylan's 'Things Have Changed.'

Credit: The Gent

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3241945)
• Directors Who Make Cameos in Their Films
• Entertainment Weekly's It List [2002]
• Goatees
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 71)
• I Graduated Roger Corman Film School
• National Board of Review Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1997)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1997)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2003] (Ranked: 90)
• Profiles 10751-11000 (Ranked: 10840)
• The Gent's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 77 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 58 Votes: 72.41% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 114 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 175 Votes: 57.71% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 361 Votes: 44.88% Annoying