Griffin Dunne, blames humorless Madonna for box office flop that sent his Hollywood career into freefall

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Main thread on Dunne's book here.

R1 is full of shit.

Madonna is box office poison and is humourless on film, true. But I doubt Madonna killed his career. He is such a miserable cunt, like many his family.

So Madonna forced him to be in the movie? Sometimes we make crappy choices in life that are no one’s fault but our own. And sorry, but Spader was infinitely more appropriate for roles like Sex, Lies and Videotape.

I am not full of shit. You tried to get away with something, and I called you on it. So you can take that shit I'm supposedly full of and eat it, you duplicitous cunt.

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I wasn't giving you a hard time, R9. That was someone else.

It was either Simpson, Family Guy or American Dad, but there was a throwaway line regarding an actress, and a character commented, “She’s the best friend, at best.” Implying that the appeal of said actress was limited to a supporting role and they weren’t charismatic or beautiful enough to carry a film.

Griffin Dunne was the best friend, at best. Even David Naughton, who had no career after American Werewolf, was more suited for the lead in any film than Dunne. Dunne did just not have that center of gravity. And it had nothing to do him being short or offbeat looking, because look at Dustin Hoffman or Richard Dreyfuss. He was just not a star.

A good example of what happens when they try to make a “best friend” a star is the best friend from another werewolf franchise, Dylan O’Brien from Teen Wolf. And they tried and they tried and they tried.

Oddly, David Naughton would have made “Who’s That Girl” work (better). He was an excellent Straight Man (the strait laced audience surrogate whom is pulled into a series of crazy events, like being turned into a werewolf or having to act alongside Madonna.)

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Madonna's grating "comic" performance was like nails on a blackboard. Also, she looked hideous: bleached blonde mop, bushy black eyebrows, and Lucille Ball lipstick... given way too many chances to become a movie star.

R1 All websites have your IP address and can deduce your approximate location based on it. That's how the Internet works.

So, unknot your undies Paranoid Patties.

He said the movie was humorless, not Madonna. He’s stayed friends with her.

[quote]Also, she looked hideous: bleached blonde mop, bushy black eyebrows, and Lucille Ball lipstick.

I've always thought the same about Madonna's "True Blue" era look. It wasn't flattering at all and didn't do her any favors. She was trying to style herself after Marilyn Monroe and it just didn't work for her at all.

The movie could've been tolerable if Madonna didn't use that horrendous screechy high-pitched vocal affect. I'm surprised the director didn't tell her to knock it off.

I thought it was a cute film and she was funny and pretty in it.

/ducks hail of bullets

The theme song was pretty good, though.

R19 Madonna was actually good in this movie. The movie was terrible and un fixable.

R18 her look was for the movie not to look like Marilyn. I agree, aside from Open Your Heart on, she did not look great during this era.

R4 She can’t act her way out of a paper bag. I been saying that since my NYU days and was thrilled when Patti say it.

i thought she looked awful in the movie...white hair, huge/dark/bushy brows, the makeup, the hairstyle. One of her worst looks ever.

R23 STFU She’s given many great acting performances.

With the right director she can give good performances. I wish David Fincher would’ve directed her in a movie. He could get a great performance out of her.

She attempted Marilyn Monroe in ‘90 and pulled it off very well R21

I meant R18

Her music video for Oh Father with Fincher directing is amazing.

I agree that Madonna was actually great in this movie. Slapstick is not easy to pull off, people. She was actually good at it.

[Quote] She attempted Marilyn Monroe in ‘90 and pulled it off very well

r27 that era was Dietrich and not Monroe. The Dietrich inspiration was much more flattering for her.

Bad Girl was her best video, also directed by Fincher.

I don't know him.

I thought it was brilliant!

In real life Griffin Dunne isn't nice, or fun to be around. He has this entitled air.

I guess everyone had sufficient!

I actually watched the first few seasons of This Is Us and thought he was perfect for his role.

He’s right. His character was a total pussy in this horrible “film” and she was a laughable cartoon character.

Oddly, I always judge him on this performance. Which means he’s right.

Madonna is cinema cyanide.

Lowden… Lowden Clear!

She was phenomenal is Dangerous Game which is the reason she got Evita. The director Abel Ferrara said he had to get Madonna out of her comfort zone and really mind fucked her, but he said he got an Oscar caliber performance out of her and he was not wrong. The rape monologue with Harvey Keitel and the ending are 🔥.

R38 Do you know how fucking stupid you sound? DSS was a hit ONLY because of Madonna. Dick Tracy was a huge movie and she was a main attraction. Truth or Dare was the biggest documentary for decades. A League was huge and don’t think she was not one of the reasons- Hanks was on the skids and David was not a box office draw. Evita was a box office success solely due to Madonna. So fuck you. I have facts. The movies that bombed, bombed because they were terrible.

I saw her, said a prayer and kissed my heart 'goodbye'..

Run faster, her laughter burns you up inside- so true for so many.

WTG was a terrible terrible movie and Madonna cannot act. For a performer with such charisma it’s puzzling why it never worked in movies but did in videos. Shanghai Surpise, anyone?

She was good in WTG. The movie was terrible. When she’s had good directors, she’s been very good.

R40 uh o now. Is there a Madgebot. He or she left no crumbs in that post.

R43 It worked in Desperately Seeking Susan

R46 Fuck you, cunt. Yes, I am a proud Madonna fan. You are Janbot. Now we know.

R47 was for r43

No, r47 was for r45

R47 what in the bipolar hell. I am not Janbot. I said you left no crumbs. You ate. It was a compliment. I fucks with Madge although the Queen is the best female artist of all time. There deserves a Madgebot. There deserves a Beybot. Janet deserves some Baja Fresh.

R50 my apologies.

Who's That Girl has a 27 Metascore on IMDB which is better than Swept Away which has an 18