# "Creative differences"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513 "2017-09-17T01:44:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513/1 "2017-09-17T01:44:22Z")
One often reads about a film director being replaced because of “creative differences”. Does this mean something specific, or is this Hollywood code for a broad range of things from “didn’t get along with the lead actor” to “went over budget” to “screwed the producer’s girlfriend”? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513/2 "2017-09-17T02:11:05Z")
It’s pretty much the entertainment industry equivalent of a business executive who “resigned to pursue other interests” or a politician who wants to “spend more time with my family.” ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513/3 "2017-09-17T02:18:16Z")
…Or a divorcing couple citing “irreconcilable differences”. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513/4 "2017-09-17T02:19:13Z")
It’s the divorce equivalent of “irreconcilable differences”. But it also can specifically mean “they wanted this in my film, and I ain’t havin’ none of that”. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513/5 "2017-09-17T02:21:16Z")
Any and all of the above. It’s a face-saving way of saying “fired.” ---
**Author:** ![igor\_frankensteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/839c29/32.png) [@igor\_frankensteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igor_frankensteen)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513/6 "2017-09-17T03:47:24Z")
I’ve always assumed that, as with the other examples people listed, that sometimes the situation is actually as described, and sometimes it’s just a comfortable way for everyone involved to move on. There IS such a thing as artistic differences which necessitate such changes. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-differences/796513/7 "2017-09-17T04:15:19Z")
The recent foofaraw for the _Han Solo_ movie has been detailed in various publications where exactly things went wrong, but essentially it really does effectively boil down to “creative differences” between the Directors and the Producers.