12 Directors Who Hated Their Own Movies  filed under: Lists,
Movies Image credit:   Just because a director works on a movie
for years doesn’t mean they'll like the end product.  1. Tony
Kaye // American History X  British director Tony Kaye has a
reputation in the film industry as a perfectionist. While studio
executives at New Line Cinema were happy with early cuts of
American History X, Kaye wanted more time to refine it. New Line
gave Kaye an additional eight weeks to deliver the film, which
he used to cut the movie down to 87 minutes. The studio decided
to release a longer 119-minute final cut of the film with help
from star Edward Norton.  Outraged with the changes, Kaye
disowned the film and publicly attacked American History X
during its initial theatrical run. Kaye has tried to take his
name off the film, suggesting that the Directors Guild of
America use the pseudonym Alan Smithee or Humpty Dumpty to
replace his director’s credit.  2. Woody Allen // Annie Hall
Although it won four Academy Awards an