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Hal Ashby

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (September 2, 1929-December 27, 1988)
    Directed 'The Landlord (1970),' 'Harold and Maude (1971),' 'The Last Detail (1973), 'Shampoo (1975),' 'Bound for Glory (1976),' 'Coming Home (1978),' 'Being There (1979),' 'Second-Hand Hearts (1981),' 'Lookin' to Get Out (1982),' 'Let's Spend the Night Together (1982),' 'The Slugger's Wife (1985)' and '8 Million Ways to Die (1986)'

Why he might be annoying:

    Despite being known primarily as a director, he only won one Oscar for 'Best Film Editing' for 'In the Heat of the Night' (1968).
    He dropped out of high school.
    He got married and divorced during his teens.
    He got hooked on drugs once he became successful, which eventually made it very difficult for him to get a job.
    He suffered from a reclusive lifestyle.
    He made the Rolling Stones concert documentary, 'Let's Spend the Night Together' (1982).
    He was known to stretch post production time on his films.
    He was accused of not really having a visual style.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His father committed suicide during his childhood.
    He worked his way up from the bottom, working at a printing press job at Universal Studios.
    He befriended Jack Nicholson at MGM when Jack was working as a messenger.
    He had directed several critically acclaimed movies in the 1970's.
    His projects were sometimes taken away from him to be edited by others.
    After straightening himself out, he developed cancer of the liver and colon, and died (December 27, 1988).
    He was a director that most actors and actresses loved to work with.

Credit: Captain Howdy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 37 Votes: 16.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 62.75% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 210 Votes: 54.76% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 106 Votes: 43.40% Annoying