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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten movies that ruin the directors
reputation before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re taking a look at
filmmakers who had solid film careers
only for their reputations to be ruined
in an instant after one exceptionally
bad movie release if there are any
directors you think we missed be sure to
check out our original list of the top
10 movies that ruin the directors
reputation oh wow there’s that
confidence boost I need thanks a lot how
you doing buddy
number 10 abduction John Singleton
though at the age of 24 mr. Singleton’s
work on the critically acclaimed boys in
the hood earned him an Academy Award
nomination for Best Director making him
the youngest director to have ever been
in contention for the prestigious honor
singleton continued his success with a
variety of social commentary flicks and
action-packed blockbusters this all came
to a crashing halt when he helmed the
2011 stinker abduction starring Taylor
Lautner which had an above-average
box-office performance but earned a
brutal four percent on Rotten Tomatoes
you should put that on your college
application since then singleton has
been relegated to TV work with no clear
indication of a return to the film scene
can’t believe you’re making me fight
hungover number 9 Looney Tunes back in
action Joe Dante hey what do you know I
found NEMA Joe Dante made a name for
himself directing a third horror comedy
mashup it felt like omage is to be
movies of the 1950’s like the burb
interspace in the cult classic gremlins
considering his films already had the
slapstick antics of a Looney Tunes
cartoon it seemed like a match made in
heaven when he was placed in charge of
back in action unfortunately the film
was released amidst tough competition
from other family films and it’s
middling critical reception didn’t help
either hey what’s up star while Joe
Dante is still managing to find work
today it’s mostly restricted to TV gigs
and his films makes nowhere near the
same impact they once did
back elbows for you number eight a
million ways to die in the west seth
macfarlane wait what is this this is a
lot this is a pod cookie isn’t it coming
off a hugely successful television
career launching animated hits like
Family Guy and American Dad Seth
MacFarlane turned his sights to the
movie business and entered the fray with
the hilariously heartwarming tale called
Ted Ted was a smash hit earning over
five hundred million dollars worldwide
causing audiences everywhere to clamor
for whatever MacFarlane would come up
with next the comedy Western combo we
got was a shockingly dull experience in
comparison to Ted with a plot that
dragged along and seemingly went nowhere
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the best jokes were wasted in the
trailer leading us to believe that
MacFarlane may have been a one-hit
wonder film director John Doe number
seven Green Lantern Martin Campbell
what’s with all the green mr. Campbell
directed the hit The Mask of Zorro and
successfully rebooted the James Bond
franchise not once but twice with
Goldeneye and Casino Royale Campbell
proved he was a capable filmmaker and
seemed like the perfect choice to bring
the Green Lantern to life alas this 200
million dollar behemoth bombed hard at
the box office and was ripped to shreds
by critics for its messy screenplay and
body visual effects
the film had a troubled production
behind the scenes so it wasn’t all
Martin Campbell’s fault but sadly his
name was attached to this train wreck
severely damaging his reputation in the
long run to infinity and beyond by the
power of Grayskull what the hell number
six
cutthroat island Renny Harlin’s rad
while rainy Harlan was never a critical
darling like the other filmmakers we’ve
covered so far he did have his fair
share of hips cliffhanger and die hard
to have earned their place as iconic
pieces of film history
conversely cutthroat island marked his
downward spiral as its dismal 10 million
dollar box-office growth against a 98
million dollar budget put an entire film
studio out of business and the movie
itself was extremely forgettable to boot
by Renny Harlin never recovered after
this film’s failure directing numerous
films like driven and The Legend of
Hercules along with being nominated for
the worst director Ravi multiple times
ouch gratulations madam there’s another
town you’ve destroyed number 5
rollerball John McTiernan while
McTiernan is the man responsible for
bringing us classic action flicks like
predator and the original die hard
audiences and critics alike felt that he
lost his edge after seeing his remake of
the 1975 film rollerball in an
interesting twist it isn’t the film
itself that ruined McTiernan career but
actually what happened behind the scenes
McTiernan was charged in federal court
for lying to the FBI about how he hired
a private investigator to follow the
film’s producer due to disagreements
they were having about rollerball this
entire lawsuit spanned nearly a decade
with McTiernan eventually spending a
year in prison and finishing his
sentence under house arrest in 2014 no
we have a game to play
number four The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Ron Underwood bouton the trap donation
Ron Underwood’s claim to fame arrived
with the 1990 sci-fi cult classic
tremors which he followed up with the
hit comedy city slickers you know this
was not in the brochure
while his subsequent efforts were mostly
met with mixed results
nothing threw a wrench into his
moviemaking ambitions quite like The
Adventures of Pluto Nash yeah oh yeah
hey look at that hey the movie itself
has been unanimously reviled as an
abomination for its terrible acting
writing and special effects with some
even going so far as to call it one of
the worst films of that decade over your
screen isn’t perfect stupid it didn’t
help that Pluto Nash only raked in a
measly seven million dollars against its
massive 100 million dollar production
budget that’s going to leave a mark
oh no I don’t like that it makes me look
like a big doofus benetton number three
Jack Francis Ford Coppola what do I want
to be when I grow up
why sadly even the great director who
brought us the Godfather Apocalypse Now
and the outsiders have stumbled Jack
felt like a complete waste of the talent
with Coppola in particular completely
missing the mark in terms of
storytelling and compelling direction oh
wait wait wait
oh just just warming up just clear my
throat the film has a vicious 17 percent
Rotten Tomatoes score and performed
modestly at the box office a complete
reversal of the reception Coppola prior
films received I’m mr. McGee I’ve heard
so much about you Jane mr. Magoo Rick
since then Coppola has continued to make
movies like petrol and Twix which we’re
sure many of you have never even heard
of indicating that this once were now
directors time to shine seems to have
long since passed keeping track of time
around nears pointless number 2 Heaven’s
Gate Michael Cimino you’re a rich man
with a good name you want to pretend to
be poor two short years after winning
the Best Director Oscar for his work on
The Deer Hunter michael camino found his
rising reputation in shambles after
receiving the worst director Razzie for
Heaven’s Gate
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for one to go from the highest high to
the lowest low in the business in such a
short span of time is shocking but
considering how badly heaven’s gate
performed both critically and
commercially it isn’t much of a surprise
you’re not in my class came in never
will be
the film’s pitiful three and a half
million dollar box-office gross
that’s the studio on a panicked crash
course and the accusations of animal
abuse on set were met with harsh
negativity maybe hell’s gate was the
more appropriate title i guys before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions
[Music]
that there comes a point in life moment
when your mind outlives its desires
number one
Geely Martin breath so it’s say okay we
want me to do
Martin breasts unleashed a string of
successful films upon the movie-going
scene with Beverly Hills Cop in
particular being one of the biggest hits
of the 1980s good things don’t last
forever it seemed as G Lee
single-handedly killed breasts
reputation going forward the movie won
multiple rabi’s including worst
screenplay worst director and worst
picture G Lee is additionally recognized
as one of the most expensive financial
failures in film history on top of being
considered one of the worst movies ever
made less sure how to take that just say
G Lee dampened breasts film career would
be an understatement
if he hasn’t directed produced or
written any film or TV projects since
its release oh and in case you’re
interested my life sucks
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten movies that ruin the directors
reputation before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re taking a look at
filmmakers who had solid film careers
only for their reputations to be ruined
in an instant after one exceptionally
bad movie release if there are any
directors you think we missed be sure to
check out our original list of the top
10 movies that ruin the directors
reputation oh wow there’s that
confidence boost I need thanks a lot how
you doing buddy
number 10 abduction John Singleton
though at the age of 24 mr. Singleton’s
work on the critically acclaimed boys in
the hood earned him an Academy Award
nomination for Best Director making him
the youngest director to have ever been
in contention for the prestigious honor
singleton continued his success with a
variety of social commentary flicks and
action-packed blockbusters this all came
to a crashing halt when he helmed the
2011 stinker abduction starring Taylor
Lautner which had an above-average
box-office performance but earned a
brutal four percent on Rotten Tomatoes
you should put that on your college
application since then singleton has
been relegated to TV work with no clear
indication of a return to the film scene
can’t believe you’re making me fight
hungover number 9 Looney Tunes back in
action Joe Dante hey what do you know I
found NEMA Joe Dante made a name for
himself directing a third horror comedy
mashup it felt like omage is to be
movies of the 1950’s like the burb
interspace in the cult classic gremlins
considering his films already had the
slapstick antics of a Looney Tunes
cartoon it seemed like a match made in
heaven when he was placed in charge of
back in action unfortunately the film
was released amidst tough competition
from other family films and it’s
middling critical reception didn’t help
either hey what’s up star while Joe
Dante is still managing to find work
today it’s mostly restricted to TV gigs
and his films makes nowhere near the
same impact they once did
back elbows for you number eight a
million ways to die in the west seth
macfarlane wait what is this this is a
lot this is a pod cookie isn’t it coming
off a hugely successful television
career launching animated hits like
Family Guy and American Dad Seth
MacFarlane turned his sights to the
movie business and entered the fray with
the hilariously heartwarming tale called
Ted Ted was a smash hit earning over
five hundred million dollars worldwide
causing audiences everywhere to clamor
for whatever MacFarlane would come up
with next the comedy Western combo we
got was a shockingly dull experience in
comparison to Ted with a plot that
dragged along and seemingly went nowhere
[Music]
the best jokes were wasted in the
trailer leading us to believe that
MacFarlane may have been a one-hit
wonder film director John Doe number
seven Green Lantern Martin Campbell
what’s with all the green mr. Campbell
directed the hit The Mask of Zorro and
successfully rebooted the James Bond
franchise not once but twice with
Goldeneye and Casino Royale Campbell
proved he was a capable filmmaker and
seemed like the perfect choice to bring
the Green Lantern to life alas this 200
million dollar behemoth bombed hard at
the box office and was ripped to shreds
by critics for its messy screenplay and
body visual effects
the film had a troubled production
behind the scenes so it wasn’t all
Martin Campbell’s fault but sadly his
name was attached to this train wreck
severely damaging his reputation in the
long run to infinity and beyond by the
power of Grayskull what the hell number
six
cutthroat island Renny Harlin’s rad
while rainy Harlan was never a critical
darling like the other filmmakers we’ve
covered so far he did have his fair
share of hips cliffhanger and die hard
to have earned their place as iconic
pieces of film history
conversely cutthroat island marked his
downward spiral as its dismal 10 million
dollar box-office growth against a 98
million dollar budget put an entire film
studio out of business and the movie
itself was extremely forgettable to boot
by Renny Harlin never recovered after
this film’s failure directing numerous
films like driven and The Legend of
Hercules along with being nominated for
the worst director Ravi multiple times
ouch gratulations madam there’s another
town you’ve destroyed number 5
rollerball John McTiernan while
McTiernan is the man responsible for
bringing us classic action flicks like
predator and the original die hard
audiences and critics alike felt that he
lost his edge after seeing his remake of
the 1975 film rollerball in an
interesting twist it isn’t the film
itself that ruined McTiernan career but
actually what happened behind the scenes
McTiernan was charged in federal court
for lying to the FBI about how he hired
a private investigator to follow the
film’s producer due to disagreements
they were having about rollerball this
entire lawsuit spanned nearly a decade
with McTiernan eventually spending a
year in prison and finishing his
sentence under house arrest in 2014 no
we have a game to play
number four The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Ron Underwood bouton the trap donation
Ron Underwood’s claim to fame arrived
with the 1990 sci-fi cult classic
tremors which he followed up with the
hit comedy city slickers you know this
was not in the brochure
while his subsequent efforts were mostly
met with mixed results
nothing threw a wrench into his
moviemaking ambitions quite like The
Adventures of Pluto Nash yeah oh yeah
hey look at that hey the movie itself
has been unanimously reviled as an
abomination for its terrible acting
writing and special effects with some
even going so far as to call it one of
the worst films of that decade over your
screen isn’t perfect stupid it didn’t
help that Pluto Nash only raked in a
measly seven million dollars against its
massive 100 million dollar production
budget that’s going to leave a mark
oh no I don’t like that it makes me look
like a big doofus benetton number three
Jack Francis Ford Coppola what do I want
to be when I grow up
why sadly even the great director who
brought us the Godfather Apocalypse Now
and the outsiders have stumbled Jack
felt like a complete waste of the talent
with Coppola in particular completely
missing the mark in terms of
storytelling and compelling direction oh
wait wait wait
oh just just warming up just clear my
throat the film has a vicious 17 percent
Rotten Tomatoes score and performed
modestly at the box office a complete
reversal of the reception Coppola prior
films received I’m mr. McGee I’ve heard
so much about you Jane mr. Magoo Rick
since then Coppola has continued to make
movies like petrol and Twix which we’re
sure many of you have never even heard
of indicating that this once were now
directors time to shine seems to have
long since passed keeping track of time
around nears pointless number 2 Heaven’s
Gate Michael Cimino you’re a rich man
with a good name you want to pretend to
be poor two short years after winning
the Best Director Oscar for his work on
The Deer Hunter michael camino found his
rising reputation in shambles after
receiving the worst director Razzie for
Heaven’s Gate
[Music]
for one to go from the highest high to
the lowest low in the business in such a
short span of time is shocking but
considering how badly heaven’s gate
performed both critically and
commercially it isn’t much of a surprise
you’re not in my class came in never
will be
the film’s pitiful three and a half
million dollar box-office gross
that’s the studio on a panicked crash
course and the accusations of animal
abuse on set were met with harsh
negativity maybe hell’s gate was the
more appropriate title i guys before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions
[Music]
that there comes a point in life moment
when your mind outlives its desires
number one
Geely Martin breath so it’s say okay we
want me to do
Martin breasts unleashed a string of
successful films upon the movie-going
scene with Beverly Hills Cop in
particular being one of the biggest hits
of the 1980s good things don’t last
forever it seemed as G Lee
single-handedly killed breasts
reputation going forward the movie won
multiple rabi’s including worst
screenplay worst director and worst
picture G Lee is additionally recognized
as one of the most expensive financial
failures in film history on top of being
considered one of the worst movies ever
made less sure how to take that just say
G Lee dampened breasts film career would
be an understatement
if he hasn’t directed produced or
written any film or TV projects since
its release oh and in case you’re
interested my life sucks
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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