7. Walter Hill
Walter Hill has had an interesting and lengthy career. As a producer, he was responsible for the Alien films as well as Prometheus, as a writer he penned The Getaway and The Mackintosh Men for Sam Peckinpah and John Huston respectively and as a director, he made classics such as The Warriors, The Driver and 48 Hrs. Heavily influenced by the aforementioned Peckinpah, Hill made primarily very masculine movies that were dark, gritty and cool, though he never received significant commercial success. Films such as The Driver and The Warriors have gone on to become bonafide cult classics and his versatility is an attribute that often goes overlooked as he dabbled successfully in comedy with Brewster's Millions. Hill's troubles began to appear in the 90's as Alien 3, which he wrote and produced received mixed reviews at absolute best and films such as Wild Bill and Geronimo: An American Legend were massive disappointments. He still showed glimpses of his immense talent in Last Man Standing and Trespass, but it became increasingly apparent that his talent was fading. With 2002's flop, Undisputed, it seemed as if Hill then retired from feature film directing, but he resurfaced earlier this year with Sylvester Stallone vehicle, Bullet to the Head which was simply awful and felt like it was directed by a Walter Hill impersonator. Looking at Hill's recent career and it's clear he no longer has the same dynamism he had in his younger days and that he's a sad shell of his former self.