8 Directors Who Are Totally Under The Thumb
Who really wears the trousers in these filmmaking partnerships?
We all know that nepotism is rife in Hollywood, with writers, directors and actors throwing work to their sons, daughters, brothers and sisters, but it's never quite as amusing to observe as when you can sit there and say "These two people are doing each other, and that's why they're both here". Indeed, the institution of marriage is a wonderful thing, especially when it can be used to net your household some extra cash by, say, casting your spouse in your latest blockbuster. You'll see that the entirety of this list consists of male directors who have cast their wives in their works, and though I'd love to say this is because no matter how much money or power men have, we're still a slave to a cute smile and a flattering pair of jeans, it's down more to the fact that, simply, most film directors are men. Continue on as we look at Hollywood's most hilariously, often disgracefully under-the-thumb directors, ranging from Oscar winners to, well, Paul W.S. Anderson.