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** A teenage film student acts likethis. this.
** He is an explicit caricature of legendary ill-tempered directors like Creator/CecilBDeMille, Creator/DavidLean, Creator/SamPeckinpah or Creator/JamesCameron.
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** He is an explicit caricature of legendary ill-tempered directors like Creator/CecilBDeMille, Creator/DavidLean, Creator/SamPeckinpah or Creator/JamesCameron.
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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob's productions are legendary cases of FatalMethodActing, either because he is the kind of jerk who orders scenes to be made without any regard for safety (and they always end in fatal accidents) or because he is a SerialKiller on the side.
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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob's productions are legendary cases of FatalMethodActing, either because he is the kind of jerk who orders scenes to be made without any regard for safety (and they always end in fatal accidents) or because he is a SerialKiller on the side. As for how the heck [[VetinariJobSecurity he continues getting work]], he either has a DealWithTheDevil (the deaths being his literal sacrifices on the altar of glory) or he has made perfectly clear to HorribleHollywood that he is [[EvilerThanThou not a man you want as an enemy]].
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* '''Downplayed''': When an actor mouths off at Bob, he calmly delivers a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
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* '''Downplayed''': When an actor mouths off at Bob, he Bob for being made to do a twenty-third take of a scene, the latter calmly delivers a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
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** [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism Fame went to Bob's head.]]
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** Alice is an absolute nightmare of an actress who think's it's all about her and conflicts with the directors.
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** Alice [[ThePrimaDonna Alice]] is an absolute nightmare of an actress who think's thinks [[ItsAllAboutMe it's all about her her]] and constantly conflicts with the directors.every director she's working with.
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** Bob is a polite, friendly, NiceGuy. Actors love working with him, and he mainly does what the studio says.
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** Bob is a polite, friendly, NiceGuy. Actors love working with him, and [[WagTheDirector he mainly does does]] what the studio says.and/or his more experienced co-workers say.
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'''Basic Trope''': A film director who is very egotistical, controlling, and mean to his actors.
* '''Straight''': Bob is a film director, and he insists everything is just so. He yells at the crew, and throws things at the actors.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob actually beats up his actors over [[DisproportionateRetribution looking a little scruffy]].
* '''Downplayed''': When an actor mouths off at Bob, he calmly delivers a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* '''Justified''':
** Fame went to Bob's head.
** Bob is stressed out over the tight deadline for the film.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob is a polite, friendly, NiceGuy. Actors love working with him, and he mainly does what the studio says.
** Alice is an absolute nightmare of an actress who think's it's all about her and conflicts with the directors.
* '''Subverted''': Bob yells at an actor, but then apologizes and admits the actor was right.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...And then proceeds to get into other conflicts with the cast and crew,which he handles less well.
* '''Parodied''': A teenage film student acts like this.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's personality varies depending on the film.
* '''Averted''': Bob is neither an especially mean nor especially nice director.
* '''Enforced''': [[SelfDeprecation The director is poking fun at himself]].
* '''Lampshaded''': "It's a wonder anyone lets him make movies."
* '''Invoked''': A producer suggests Bob act like this in order to make his cast and crew work harder.
* '''Exploited''': A rival director manages to steal Bob's ProductionPosse by promising them better treatment.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob practices anger management to avoid acting like this.
** The producers refuse to hire ill-tempered directors.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is originally very excited to work with Bob, but hated the experience after the film comes out.
* '''Deconstructed''': No one wants to work with Bob anymore, and his films never get made.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob acts demanding for effect. Those who can handle the early issues find he is actually a good boss under all the theatrics.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob plays horrifying mind games with his cast for EnforcedMethodActing, and sexually assaults several actresses.
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%% * '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played For Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': Bob is a film director, and he insists everything is just so. He yells at the crew, and throws things at the actors.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob actually beats up his actors over [[DisproportionateRetribution looking a little scruffy]].
* '''Downplayed''': When an actor mouths off at Bob, he calmly delivers a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* '''Justified''':
** Fame went to Bob's head.
** Bob is stressed out over the tight deadline for the film.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob is a polite, friendly, NiceGuy. Actors love working with him, and he mainly does what the studio says.
** Alice is an absolute nightmare of an actress who think's it's all about her and conflicts with the directors.
* '''Subverted''': Bob yells at an actor, but then apologizes and admits the actor was right.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...And then proceeds to get into other conflicts with the cast and crew,which he handles less well.
* '''Parodied''': A teenage film student acts like this.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's personality varies depending on the film.
* '''Averted''': Bob is neither an especially mean nor especially nice director.
* '''Enforced''': [[SelfDeprecation The director is poking fun at himself]].
* '''Lampshaded''': "It's a wonder anyone lets him make movies."
* '''Invoked''': A producer suggests Bob act like this in order to make his cast and crew work harder.
* '''Exploited''': A rival director manages to steal Bob's ProductionPosse by promising them better treatment.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob practices anger management to avoid acting like this.
** The producers refuse to hire ill-tempered directors.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is originally very excited to work with Bob, but hated the experience after the film comes out.
* '''Deconstructed''': No one wants to work with Bob anymore, and his films never get made.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob acts demanding for effect. Those who can handle the early issues find he is actually a good boss under all the theatrics.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob plays horrifying mind games with his cast for EnforcedMethodActing, and sexually assaults several actresses.
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%% * '''Played For Horror''': ???
