BK, you wrote: "For someone who considers himself a major director, Mr. Hyams filmography is mostly loaded with really bad movies".
I worked as an editor on a movie directed by his sister, Nessa. Her directing style involved lots of master scenes. To quote her: "If I give you coverage, you're only going to use it!" As a result, we lacked the ability to perk up any of these scenes, which probably seemed funny in person but were deadly on screen. It was one of the worst films I've ever worked on, so perhaps this is a genetic condition!