The Resume

(February 6, 1932-October 21, 1984)
Directed the films 'Fahrenheit 451,' 'Stolen Kisses,' 'Love On The Run,' 'Bed And Board' and 'The 400 blows'
Acted in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival (1962)
Author of 'The Cinema According To Hitchcock,' 'The Movies of My Life' and 'Hitchcock/Truffaut: The Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a poor student and a juvenile delinquent.
He once picked up a backpacker only to kick him out of the car when the man showed a lack of knowledge towards motion pictures.
He is divorced.
He once said 'Film lovers are sick people.'
He was a film critic turned director.
He was a heavy smoker.

Why he might not be annoying:

He formed a film appreciation club at age 15.
He was extremely passionate about motion pictures.
He died of a brain tumour.
He was voted the 27th Greatest Director of All Time by Entertainment Weekly.
He was one of the founders of the 'New Wave' approach to film making.
He has worked as an actor, director, producer and screenwriter.

Credit: Fandango

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 25 Most Influential Directors of All Time [MovieMaker] (Ranked: 19)
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• BAFTA - Best Director Winners (Ranked: 1973)
• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 1962)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2061932)
• Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Directors of All Time [1996] (Ranked: 27)
• Fandango/Zoidberg/New Zealand History X's Profiles [Series 3]
• Film Critics
• French New Wave Films
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Did Not Graduate High School [T-Z]
• I Died in 1984 (Ranked: 52)
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Have a Brain Tumor [Menegioma]
• I Probably Banged Catherine Deneuve
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• I Was Expelled From School
• I'm Buried at Montmartre Cemetery in Paris
• Look at Me, Hmmm, I'm Thinking
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands on My Hips
• Look at Me, I Like Fruit
• Look at Me, I'm Sucking My Finger
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• National Board of Review Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1970)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1973)
• Profiles 18251-18500 (Ranked: 18354)
• Steven Spielberg Films

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 60 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 74 Votes: 41.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 43 Votes: 41.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 57.75% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 136 Votes: 61.76% Annoying