8 Directors Who Did Crazy Things To Get Their Movies Made

5. Ridley Scott Fought Bitterly Against His Own Cast And Crew During Blade Runner

Though spending unfathomable amounts of money and carrying out acts of tremendous physical strength are undoubtedly extreme ways of getting movies made, there are smaller, equally outrageous (in this case, inexplicable) techniques that some film-makers employ.

Take director Ridley Scott, for example. Scott directed the critically acclaimed interpretation of Philip K. Dick's magnificent novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Blade Runner was released in 1982 and has since become a sci-fi classic, but some of the methods Scott allegedly used were unethical to say the least. According to Sean Young €“ who played replicant Rachael, a prominent character in the film €“ Ridley Scott was incredibly manipulative of her during shooting, convincing co-star Harrison Ford not to rehearse scenes with her and flipping between ignoring her and humiliating her on-set in order to get his desired performance.

Aside from that, he was apparently similarly demanding of Harrison Ford, who was made to shoot scene after scene in the pouring rain. Things got so bad that many of the film's cast and crew began to turn on Scott, and a kind of mutinous protest took place, holding up production.

Yet Scott stuck to his vision for the film, ignoring countless producer notes and demands. The documentary Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner shows that the director aggravated the studio executives so much that he was forced to film the final shot while they waited to shut down the entire production.