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Actors whose careers were ruined by one role

Elizabeth Berkeley in Showgirls

Tom Green in Freddie Got Fingered

Mike Myers in The Love Guru

Who else

by Anonymousreply 110November 23, 2019 2:42 PM

Heath Ledger as the Joker.

by Anonymousreply 1November 14, 2019 10:03 PM

Brandon Routh - Superman

by Anonymousreply 2November 14, 2019 10:04 PM

Hallie Berry in Catwoman

by Anonymousreply 3November 14, 2019 10:07 PM

Faye in Mommie Dearest (or so she insists).

by Anonymousreply 4November 14, 2019 10:09 PM

M as Florence Foster Jackie Joyner Jenkins.

by Anonymousreply 5November 14, 2019 10:11 PM

The Love Guru was funny. I liked it.

by Anonymousreply 6November 14, 2019 10:12 PM

R6 You were the only one.

by Anonymousreply 7November 14, 2019 10:14 PM

Amanda Seyfried in Lovelace. (although I liked it)

by Anonymousreply 8November 14, 2019 10:17 PM

Ted Levine in The Silence Of The Lambs.

Pure unadulterated transphobia, but at least they used gender neutral pronouns for the "it puts the lotion on the skin or it gets the hose again" moment.

by Anonymousreply 9November 14, 2019 10:19 PM

Alden Ehrenreich in Solo: A Star Wars Story

He was supposed to be Spielberg's big discovery.

He has worked since.

by Anonymousreply 10November 14, 2019 10:21 PM

Alicia Silverstone, after she played fatgirl.

by Anonymousreply 11November 14, 2019 10:24 PM

Faye Dunaway, Mommie Dearest

by Anonymousreply 12November 14, 2019 10:25 PM

Let's start a pool on how many times Faye will be mentioned for MD. It's been twice already at only 12 responses.

by Anonymousreply 13November 14, 2019 10:27 PM

Sharon Stone. Basic Instinct 2 (She forced the to make it. 12 million bucks for her).

by Anonymousreply 14November 14, 2019 10:28 PM

Poor Glennie's career was a non starter so her first film, whatever that was.

by Anonymousreply 15November 14, 2019 10:33 PM

Klinton Spilsbury "The Lone Ranger" 1981

by Anonymousreply 16November 14, 2019 10:33 PM

Lol R14. Not to mention bad hair extensions and even worse dialogue!

by Anonymousreply 17November 14, 2019 10:35 PM

Timootay Shalimay, CMBYN

At least Armie had the lone ranger and the Man from Uncle

by Anonymousreply 18November 14, 2019 10:36 PM

Megan Mullaley dancing in those fake butter commercials

by Anonymousreply 19November 14, 2019 10:39 PM

Taylor Kitsch - John Carter

by Anonymousreply 20November 14, 2019 10:44 PM

Kate Bosworth - win a date with Tad Hamilton

by Anonymousreply 21November 14, 2019 10:52 PM

Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

by Anonymousreply 22November 14, 2019 10:52 PM

Vic Morrow, "The Twilight Zone."

by Anonymousreply 23November 14, 2019 10:56 PM

Elizabeth Berkeley's career wasn't ruined because of Showgirls. It actually gave her the extra 15 minutes she wasn't going to get after Saved by The Bell.

by Anonymousreply 24November 14, 2019 10:56 PM

Brandon Lee, "The Crow."

by Anonymousreply 25November 14, 2019 10:58 PM

Ok I'll play. Jon-Erik Hexum in Cover Up.

by Anonymousreply 26November 14, 2019 11:07 PM

I would argue that Sharon Stone's career was ruined by the original Basic Instinct, because no one treated her seriously after seeing her twat exposed across the screen. (Even if she did manage to score an Oscar nod by playing another whore in Casino).

by Anonymousreply 27November 14, 2019 11:16 PM

Anthony Perkins in Psycho? He was brilliant, the film is a cultural landmark. The film made his career and sort of messed up his career. He couldn't escape Norman, the role marked the rest of his career (want a creepy, unlikeable weirdo? Call Perkins)

Mind you, a working actor is a successful actor.

by Anonymousreply 28November 14, 2019 11:37 PM

Whatsername from Gone Girl

by Anonymousreply 29November 14, 2019 11:40 PM

George Lazenby, James Bond

by Anonymousreply 30November 14, 2019 11:42 PM

Emilio Estevez in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1.

It was so shitty, they never made a Loaded Weapon 2.

by Anonymousreply 31November 14, 2019 11:42 PM

Lolita - Dominique Swain

by Anonymousreply 32November 14, 2019 11:44 PM

[quote] I would argue that Sharon Stone's career was ruined by the original Basic Instinct, because no one treated her seriously after seeing her twat exposed across the screen. (Even if she did manage to score an Oscar nod by playing another whore in Casino).

No, that's not true at all. Prior to Basic Instinct, her most notable role was playing Arnold's wife in Total Recall. But the role of Catherine Tramell made Sharon Stone a star. Films like Intersection, Diabolique, The Quick and the Dead, Gloria, Sphere, and Casino were very much a confirmation that she was in a different league career wise. Even doing another highly sexual role in Sliver, didn't damage Sharon's career. She could've easily been relegated to working for Zalman King in borderline soft core B movies that were popular in the 90's.

by Anonymousreply 33November 15, 2019 12:16 AM

Diabolique, Gloria, and Intersection were all flops, though

by Anonymousreply 34November 15, 2019 12:57 AM

Stone only works as brittle, beautiful Cluster-B characters. That's why she was fantastic in Basic Instinct and Casino and forgettable in everything else.

by Anonymousreply 35November 15, 2019 1:16 AM

You do make a point about Stone. I love her to death, but she does work best as the aggressive, sexy, and crazy characters. She was wonderful in The Muse where she got to display a flair for comedy, but she was just playing a lighter, less lethal and terrifying version of what she became known for. I admired her for trying to play the frumpy mother in Lovelace, but she's not really a character actress.

by Anonymousreply 36November 15, 2019 1:20 AM

Tom Hiddleston in the unforgettable " I ♥️ T.S."

by Anonymousreply 37November 15, 2019 1:20 AM

[quote]Timootay Shalimay, CMBYN

Forever to be known as “that kid who fucked a peach.”

by Anonymousreply 38November 15, 2019 1:25 AM

"When a brutal murder occurs among the Hasidic Jewish community and looks like an inside job, tough New York cop, Emily Edith (Melanie Griffith), goes undercover as a Hasid to find the culprit.'

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by Anonymousreply 39November 15, 2019 1:30 AM

Katie Holmes.

The role? Tom's beard.

by Anonymousreply 40November 15, 2019 1:33 AM

Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire.

by Anonymousreply 41November 15, 2019 1:35 AM

Faye Dunaway - "Mommie Dearest"

by Anonymousreply 42November 15, 2019 1:40 AM

OK, not an actor really, but Swept Away killed Madonna's film career.

by Anonymousreply 43November 15, 2019 1:45 AM

R42 Very funny

by Anonymousreply 44November 15, 2019 1:47 AM

Brendan Fraser - Furry Vengeance

by Anonymousreply 45November 15, 2019 1:48 AM

Heather O'Rourke , Poltergeist 3

by Anonymousreply 46November 15, 2019 1:53 AM

Malcolm MacDowell : Caligula.

Before that, he was a success. Not in a blockbuster, way, no. But for the times, he was working with interesting filmmakers in respeted films. He was the main character in that debacle. After that, he was relagated to potboilers.

Had DiCaprio never met Scorsese, you could add Titanic to the list. He managed to navigate very tricky waters.

The Gilligan guy in his tv show.

by Anonymousreply 47November 15, 2019 2:13 AM

Patty Duke - Valley of the Dolls

by Anonymousreply 48November 15, 2019 2:19 AM

Beth Howland

by Anonymousreply 49November 15, 2019 2:39 AM

Seann William Scott = will eternally be remembered as Stifler

by Anonymousreply 50November 15, 2019 2:41 AM

Jayne Mansfield went topless in the movie, "Promises... Promises!" (1963). She never had a decent role again.

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by Anonymousreply 51November 15, 2019 3:17 AM

Mansfield was sort of at her sell-by date then, anyway, as the va-va-voom 50s bombshell gave way to the ethereal 60s waif by mid-decade.

by Anonymousreply 52November 15, 2019 2:52 PM

What the fuck is she doing in that bathtub??

by Anonymousreply 53November 15, 2019 3:59 PM

R22, NO. What killed Fletcher's career was The Exorcist II.

by Anonymousreply 54November 15, 2019 4:05 PM

That reminds me--Linda Blair and The Exorcist II. I'm amazed it didn't kill Boorman's career since he's the one who stupidly decide to essentially make an anti-Exorcist film (and I love some of his movies).

by Anonymousreply 55November 15, 2019 4:07 PM

Megan Fox and Jennifer's Body.

by Anonymousreply 56November 15, 2019 4:13 PM

Faye Dunaway and The Eyes of Laura Mars.

Faye Dunaway and Mommie Dearest

Faye Dunaway and Supergirl.

by Anonymousreply 57November 15, 2019 4:16 PM

I watched Basic Instincts and I did not see Stone's twat. I think people just imagined it.

by Anonymousreply 58November 15, 2019 4:20 PM

LOL R58, you can definitely see it.

by Anonymousreply 59November 15, 2019 4:22 PM

John Travolta and Staying Alive....until Pulp Fiction brought him back to us.

by Anonymousreply 60November 15, 2019 4:23 PM

Beyonce in every movie she has been in. I can't believe she still gets offered even voice roles.

by Anonymousreply 61November 15, 2019 4:24 PM

Katie Holmes abandoned her career for $5 million dollars. That was a very weird thing. . Apparently she had no idea that Tom is a hated personality in Hollywood.

by Anonymousreply 62November 15, 2019 4:28 PM

Pia Zadora - The Lonely Lady

by Anonymousreply 63November 15, 2019 4:35 PM

Jessica Lange, KING KONG. Oh, wait...

by Anonymousreply 64November 15, 2019 4:36 PM

Ummm....VIC MORROW. Literally killed. The Twilight Zone.

by Anonymousreply 65November 15, 2019 8:19 PM

Faye Dunaway in anything.

by Anonymousreply 66November 15, 2019 8:28 PM

[quote]Ummm....VIC MORROW. Literally killed. The Twilight Zone.

Ummm ... read the thread!

by Anonymousreply 67November 15, 2019 8:29 PM

Also, "Showgirls" turned Elizabeth Berkeley into a cult Icon. She otherwise would've been just a girl who was on an iconic teen television show once. Showgirls gets better with age. She was fearless in that movie. Her performance was instructed by Esterzhas. She was playing a crazy hyperbolic crack whore. I love that movie.

by Anonymousreply 68November 15, 2019 8:29 PM

Showgirls isn't a good movie in the traditional sense, but it's stunning to look at and compulsively watchable. Tarantino described it as the last great American exploitation movie.

by Anonymousreply 69November 15, 2019 8:32 PM

Meg Ryan - In the Cut

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by Anonymousreply 70November 15, 2019 9:30 PM

I feel like Berkley plays Nomi exactly as she was supposed to be portrayed--a bipolar whore. Showgirls could have ended up as one of the best satires ever made if the dialogue was given some semblance of normalcy. But then it wouldn't have been a cult classic. Let's put it this way, what would you rather watch--Showgirls or Battlefield Earth? One is part terrible, part hilarious, party flashy and part satirical. The other is just terrible. I know what my choice is.

by Anonymousreply 71November 15, 2019 10:51 PM

Anthony Perkins destroyed his career, thanks to Hitchcock.

by Anonymousreply 72November 16, 2019 12:31 AM

John Carter was a good movie...lousy name.

by Anonymousreply 73November 16, 2019 12:33 AM

Helen Lawson as Auntie Mame. She was only in the roll for a week before Roz Russell replaced he due to "creative differences."

by Anonymousreply 74November 16, 2019 12:34 AM

Wasn't it Helen's appearance in "Who Gives a Flying Fuck?" that sent her back to Broadway? It was generally agreed that the "Flying Fuck" series had run its course by then.

by Anonymousreply 75November 16, 2019 12:38 AM

No, I think it was when Helen went to Britain for a part in "Carry on Cunting!" It has a different meaning in Britain than in the States. I don't think she ever recovered from that one.

by Anonymousreply 76November 16, 2019 12:40 AM

I could not get through Showgirls.

by Anonymousreply 77November 16, 2019 1:43 AM

I think Elizabeth Berkeley thought "hey this film is from the writer and director of Basic Instinct, maybe I can be the next Sharon Stone"

Nope.

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by Anonymousreply 78November 17, 2019 9:50 AM

He WAS a creepy unlikeable weirdo R28. He was a closet case. He never really “acted” in anything, he just played himself, a self loathing queen barely in control of his lisping femininity. That reads as creepy to people on screen.

by Anonymousreply 79November 17, 2019 10:22 AM

I am highly cynical about the belief that a single role can ruin a career. Think about how many highly regarded actors have an assortment of stinkers in their filmography. Their must be other factors for a sharp and sudden career decline.

by Anonymousreply 80November 17, 2019 10:26 AM

Kelly Osbourne - The Osbournes.

I'm sure her and Sharon envisioned a far loftier career than the one she's got, but not even nepotism could save her once she'd opened her whiny, unfortunate looking gob.

by Anonymousreply 81November 17, 2019 10:45 AM

[quote] her and Sharon

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by Anonymousreply 82November 17, 2019 11:59 AM

OK, this is NOT a thread about "Showgirls." If you want to talk about that film (yet again) please start a thread about it. This thread is about actors whose careers were ruined by a role. Thank you for your cooperation.

by Anonymousreply 83November 17, 2019 4:40 PM

Travolta in the belated and bathetic Stayin' Alive; but he started bouncing back with the talking baby movies, and then with Tarantino.

by Anonymousreply 84November 17, 2019 4:56 PM

R84 then he took the lead role in the co$ film "battlefield earth" and got permanently damaged.

by Anonymousreply 85November 17, 2019 5:04 PM

R78, yes, that's exactly what she thought. She thought the film would make her into a sex symbol and it definitely didn't do that.

by Anonymousreply 86November 17, 2019 6:49 PM

Carroll Baker - The Carpetbaggers

by Anonymousreply 87November 18, 2019 2:04 AM

Cher in Burlesque

by Anonymousreply 88November 18, 2019 10:36 AM

Gordon Love Hewitt in Snowden

by Anonymousreply 89November 18, 2019 11:43 AM

R88, I don't think so. She was in Mamma Mia's sequel after that. It definitely killed Christina Aguilera's acting career though.

by Anonymousreply 90November 18, 2019 12:37 PM

Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows

by Anonymousreply 91November 18, 2019 1:06 PM

R70, I loved her in that film, just about the only film of hers I like. plus that yummy marc Ruffalo!

by Anonymousreply 92November 18, 2019 1:20 PM

That dude from Speed Racer. Topher Grace, Spider-Man 3.

by Anonymousreply 93November 18, 2019 1:33 PM

I have often wondered if one role is enough to kill a career. After all, every actor has their fair share of stinkers on their IMDB pages. Maybe they're willing to forgive them more when they're young. I mean, Leprechaun sucks, but Jennifer Aniston still went on to become a huge star.

Sometimes, I think it's more about how dignified you appear in a shitty movie. Meryl Streep has made a ton of shitty movies, but she's always good in them at least. That's the mark of a good actor - the other actors can be terrible, the sets can be falling down around them, and the film could appear to be edited with a blowtorch, but if they still manage to turn in a respectable performance, they're fine.

by Anonymousreply 94November 18, 2019 5:29 PM

One role can definitely kill a career just as one bomb of a song can kill a music career. Just look at Robin Thicke.

by Anonymousreply 95November 18, 2019 5:30 PM

R92, Not to mention that we get to see Mark Ruffalo completely naked in it.

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by Anonymousreply 96November 18, 2019 6:44 PM

Richard Gere in King David.

He came back eventually but it took time and that movie really put a stop to his ascension then.

Here for you, Gere cavorting in diapers like an idiot. That was supposed to be a prestige movie.

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by Anonymousreply 97November 19, 2019 1:16 AM

Richard Gere in King David.

He came back eventually but it took time and that movie really put a stop to his ascension then.

Here for you, Gere cavorting in diapers like an idiot. That was supposed to be a prestige movie.

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by Anonymousreply 98November 19, 2019 1:16 AM

How come, it posted twice ?

Damned !

by Anonymousreply 99November 19, 2019 1:39 AM

R97 Gere dances like he has a small animal or something lodged into his ass.

by Anonymousreply 100November 19, 2019 8:04 AM

Leave me out of this R100. I enjoyed success as a stand in on those chipmunks movies once I'd extricated myself from Gere's ass.

by Anonymousreply 101November 19, 2019 9:45 AM

As R88, and a noob. How is it that an entire response like R90 gets crossed out? Is that the hand of God?

by Anonymousreply 102November 19, 2019 10:27 PM

[quote]I watched Basic Instincts and I did not see Stone's twat. I think people just imagined it.

Sure Jan.

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by Anonymousreply 103November 22, 2019 5:10 AM

"Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows"

More like Johnny Depp in Amber Heard's Home Movies.

He had it coming.

by Anonymousreply 104November 22, 2019 7:02 AM

Donald Trump - POTUS

by Anonymousreply 105November 22, 2019 7:29 AM

Johnny's career was on the downswing before Amber Heard came into the picture. Too many self-consciously quirky roles

by Anonymousreply 106November 22, 2019 4:52 PM

Johnny's constant Burton films killed his career. There's scenery chewing and there's making the set an all you can eat buffet

by Anonymousreply 107November 22, 2019 10:49 PM

R107 for wit and wisdom

by Anonymousreply 108November 23, 2019 2:25 PM

Bill Cosby and Kevin Spacey - the role of "sexual predator"

by Anonymousreply 109November 23, 2019 2:26 PM

R70 Wasn't it Proof of Life and her whole thing with Russell Crowe that killed her career? In the Cut was the final nail in the coffin.

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by Anonymousreply 110November 23, 2019 2:42 PM
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