And pretty much every other A- or B-list Actor who ever agreed to star in a Uwe Boll movie.
Christian Slater, Jason Statham and Ray Liotta spring to mind immediately.
Travolta in Battlefield: Earth
Worst gig an actor took
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Christian Slater, Jason Statham and Ray Liotta spring to mind immediately.
Travolta in Battlefield: Earth
Has Bela Lugosi in any Ed Wood film been brought up yet? He was unemployed, living in poverty and drug-addicted and took the roles because he didn't have anything else. That's about as low as you can get.
And Martin Landau's Oscar winning portrayal of him at that point in his life was probably the best gig he ever took.
Funny thing, life.
That might of been for religious reasons...
My point about Peter Sellers and Casino Royale was that if he was upset enough to walk out on a film in progress, then he might consider it his worst experience working on a film, even if his audience doesn't consider it his worst performance.
From one perspective, yes, but if there's any truth to the Burton film's version of the tale, Lugosi found it personally rewarding to be getting work once again and to be friends and colleagues with Wood. Of course the film was highly dramatized, but it was at least somewhat based in fact.
Although, again, maybe I'm the only one here defining "worst gig" from the actor's perspective rather than the audience's.
From one perspective, yes, but if there's any truth to the Burton film's version of the tale, Lugosi found it personally rewarding to be getting work once again and to be friends and colleagues with Wood. Of course the film was highly dramatized, but it was at least somewhat based in fact.
Although, again, maybe I'm the only one here defining "worst gig" from the actor's perspective rather than the audience's.
Yeah. Those two, having KILLED the actors, pretty much have to top everything else anyone can think of.
With that in mind, I'll mention Burt Reynolds' decision to turn down the Jack Nicholson role in "Terms of Endearment" for yet another race car redneck movie (don't ask me which one).
Yeah, he was the one diamond in that particular turd.
Furthermore, he says he did it at the time because his kid was a big MotU fan. He still feels fondly about the role for that very reason.
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Oh, hell, yes, I'd forgotten about that! There were just a few small moments in that movie that were cute, but mostly I just felt so embarassed for Dana Carvey and Brent Spiner. Ugh. Even my kids (who were 9 and 12 at the time) thought it was horrible.
One that a friend of mine saw, 'Pocket Money' with Paul Newman in it. They said it was so bad that they walked out of the theater.
I didn't mind looking at Evil-Lyn. But I guess that part only reaches being a nugget and not quite a diamond.
Ah, so I'm not the only one defining "worst gig" from the actor's perspective.
I think the "gig" that killed most actors/actress' carears was the:
"Star Wars Christmas special"
I've only seen clips from that and I shuddered. it was pretty bad.
"Star Wars Christmas special"
I've only seen clips from that and I shuddered. it was pretty bad.
Bad, sure, but it didn't kill any careers. There were two more very successful Star Wars movies after it aired. Harrison Ford went on to a huge movie career. Mark Hamill didn't have similar success on the big screen but eventually began a highly successful career as a voice actor. And the comedy guest stars such as Harvey Korman and Bea Arthur continued to have successful television careers afterward.
And heck, it launched Boba Fett's career.
^I don't remember what Richards's role was in the Coneheads movie, but I liked the movie overall.
I'll add Peter Lawford in Angel's Brigade/Revenge. Not that Lawford was a master thespian, but for one who had been a top box-office draw, Kennedy spouse, and original Rat Packer it was quite a low ebb.
Of course, Academy-award winning actor Jack Palance was in the same flick, so at least Lawford had company.
Of course, Academy-award winning actor Jack Palance was in the same flick, so at least Lawford had company.