The 13 Worst Directors of All Time
by Keatonics | created - 18 Oct 2016 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicIn no particular order.
1. Bill Rebane
Director | The Giant Spider Invasion
Bill Rebane was born on February 8, 1937 in Riga, Latvia. Bill is a director and producer, known for The Giant Spider Invasion (1975), Blood Harvest (1987) and Twister's Revenge! (1988). Bill was previously married to Barbara J. Rebane.
2. Edward D. Wood Jr.
Writer | Plan 9 from Outer Space
Hacks are nothing new in Hollywood. Since the beginning of the film industry at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of untalented people have come to Los Angeles from all over America and abroad to try to make it big (as writers, producers, directors, actors, talent agents, singers, composers, ...
3. Don Barton
Director | Zaat
Donald E. (Don) Barton is a film producer and director located in Jacksonville, Florida. He is best known internationally for his 1971 feature film ZAAT which was filmed entirely in and around Jacksonville, Florida. This feature is only one aspect of his long career in the film industry, much of ...
4. Steve Oedekerk
Writer | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Steve Oedekerk, the Academy Award nominated multi-hyphenate, has built an extraordinary career, experiencing vast success in writing, directing, producing, acting, stand-up comedy and computer generated animation. He has written and directed films that have grossed over $1.9 billion in worldwide ...
5. John Stockwell
Actor | Top Gun
John Stockwell is an American actor, director, producer and writer who is probably best known - as an actor - for his roles in the Tom Cruise vehicles Losin' It (1982) and Top Gun (1986), and the Stephen King - John Carpenter film Christine (1983).
John has since moved from acting into the ...
6. Louis J. Gasnier
Director | The Tiger's Trail
French-born Louis J. Gasnier was a stage actor / director / producer in Paris when he was hired by Pathe to direct comedy shorts. After discovering and showcasing comedian Max Linder, Gasnier was sent by Pathe to the U.S. in 1912 to run its operation there. He helped to make Pathe a major player in...
7. David DeCoteau
Director | Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
A dual citizen of Canada and the USA, David DeCoteau has worked professionally in the movie business since he was 18 years old. He got his start through a generous offer from movie legend Roger Corman, who hired him in 1980 as a production assistant at New World Pictures. In 1986, DeCoteau directed ...
8. Preston A. Whitmore II
Writer | This Christmas
Preston A. Whitmore II was born on June 26, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and director, known for This Christmas (2007), True to the Game (2017) and Fled (1996).
9. Tim Heidecker
Writer | Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Tim Heidecker was born on February 3, 1976 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2013), Us (2019) and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007). He has been married to Marilyn Porayko since June 2, 2007. They have two children.
10. Ray Dennis Steckler
Director | The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Ray Dennis Steckler was born on January 25, 1938 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964). He was married to Katherine Louise Coon and Carolyn Brandt. He died on January 7, 2009...
11. Joseph Green
Writer | The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Joseph Green was born on January 28, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), The Perils of P.K. (1986) and Day-Dream (1964). He died on September 1, 1999 in New York City, New York, USA.
12. Harry Revier
Director | The Mysterious Airman
Producer/director Harry Revier was born Harry Jack Revier in Philadelphia, PA, in 1890. Little is known about his life until 1914, when he produced and directed The Imp Abroad (1914), a short released by Universal Film Mfg. Co. (the predecessor of Univesal Pictures), starring future directors ...
13. Dave Flocker
Director | Teenagers Battle the Thing
Dave Flocker is known for Teenagers Battle the Thing (1958), The Lucifer Complex (1978) and Curse of Bigfoot (1975).
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