The Resume

(April 24, 1930-July 5, 2021)
Birth name is Richard D. Schwartzberg
Directed 'The Omen (1976),' 'Superman (1978),' 'Superman II (1980),' 'Inside Moves (1980),' 'The Toy (1982),' 'Ladyhawke (1985),' 'The Goonies (1985),' 'Lethal Weapon (1987),' 'Scrooged (1988),' 'Lethal Weapon 2 (1989),' 'Radio Flyer (1992),' 'Lethal Weapon 3 (1992),' 'Maverick (1994),' 'Conspiracy Theory (1997),' 'Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)' and 'Timeline (2003)'
Directed episodes of 'The Rifleman,' 'The Twilight Zone,' 'The Fugitive,' 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,' 'Gilligan’s Island,' 'Get Smart,' 'Kojak,' 'The Six Million Dollar Man' and 'Tales from the Crypt'

Why he might be annoying:

His directorial style is generic.
He only makes mainstream Hollywood crap.
He was fired from the set of 'Superman II.'
'The Toy,' a movie about a rich kid who 'buys' a black man, was a major flop at the box office.
He hates the word 'cinematographer.'
His career fizzled a bit after the 1980's.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is modest and down-to-earth.
He is well liked in the film industry.
Despite directing many successful and memorable movies, he's never become a household name.
He directed several episodes of the original 'Twilight Zone' series.
While filming 'The Omen,' he was unable to get the trained baboons to do what he wanted.
He thinks CGI effects are over used in films.
Gene Hackman based a character on him for 'Postcards from the Edge.'
'The Goonies,' 'Scrooged' and 'The Omen' have healthy cult followings.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Thrills [Directors] (Ranked: 81)
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Channel 4's 100 Greatest Scary Moments [Britain - October 2003] (Ranked: 77)
• Dicks and Johnsons
• Directors Who Make Cameos in Their Films
• Fantasy Film Stars of the 80's
• Goonies [1985]
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Superman’ [1978]
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• Influenced by Joseph Campbell
• John Belushi's Impersonations
• Lethal Weapon [Film Series]
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [1995] (Ranked: 37)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [1996] (Ranked: 74)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2000] (Ranked: 92)
• Profiles 13501-13750 (Ranked: 13671)
• Superman [1978]
• The Rifleman and Guests
• USA Today Pop Candy's 100 People of the Year [2006] (Ranked: 82)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20210705)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 314 Votes: 49.04% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 157 Votes: 50.32% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 229 Votes: 44.98% Annoying