Top 20 Movies That Bombed So Hard They Ruined Actors Careers

did you enjoy that out there yeah darling I think I did Welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 movies that bomb so hard they ruined actors careers come on do something crazy yeah do something crazy for this list we'll be looking at the biggest critical and or commercial film failures that wreck the star's reputation in Hollywood will include movies that start actors that later bounce back did we forget a poorly received movie that derailed a career let us know in the comments below number 20. Dennis Rodman Simon says hey baby long time no see give me the briefcase and we keep it that way Dennis Rodman's NBA Talent was undeniable but his work in film was relatively short-lived after making double team with Jean-Claude Van Damme Rodman tried leading the action movie Simon Says in this film the audience is supposed to buy that the athlete is an Interpol agent but neither Rodman's job title or his acting is remotely believable tell me all about the guy what guy the guy you flew here to meet that's a guy you know just a five minute somewhere out of here kind of guy you know I don't see what you're getting all testy about the actor's low energy performance doesn't really Vibe with the high octane action sequences additionally he has zero chemistry with cast members like Dane Cook when Rodman's lack of skills were combined with a baffling plot the movie became an air ball at the box office although he appeared in a couple of films later on Robin's career as a leading man was over after this bomb sorry number 19 Gene Kelly Xanadu hey mister in decades becoming known as one of the most talented Hollywood triple threats Gene Kelly skated into a role in Xanadu the movie tried to cram disco themes Greek mythology and a nightclub into one flashy package it's not surprising to see why this plot didn't exactly resonate with most audiences admittedly Kelly's joyful presence is a welcome addition to the movie [Music] but he couldn't save the overall film whether it was the Bold Aesthetics or the otherworldly Story the Musical failed to Garner much love the awfully reviewed title even helped Inspire the infamous Razzie awards that shamed bad movies unfortunately the legendary star wasn't able to step out of the shadow of this misfire musical before he retired from Hollywood man this whole thing is screwing me up come on have a cup of coffee number 18 Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini from Justin to Kelly from Justin oh thanks so Justin do you spend a lot of time in the girls room no I just need to make a quick Escape after Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini became the first winner and runner-up respectively of American Idol Executives wanted to see if the singers could be movie stars too although the two were more than ready to do concerts they didn't quite have the acting shops for movies yet it didn't help that they were stuck in an extremely cliched story about a will they won't they romance that starts during spring break been watching you a while and in the end the movie Lost big at the box office the company didn't even bother releasing a studio album of the soundtrack both members of The Duo thankfully pivoted to successful careers afterwards although they each get the occasional acting role we don't expect a Justin to Kelly's sequel anytime soon what can I do to make it up to you you can shave all the hair on your head except for here and here all right number 17 Julia Sweeney It's Pat that's right I say that's life move on next that's federal offense during the early 1990s Julia Sweeney was a prominent cast member on Saturday Night Live one of her most notable roles saw her play the androgynous character Pat for some reason XX thought the character needed their own feature-length film the bulk of the plot revolves around people trying to figure out Pat's gender identity I know everything about you bad everything except the one thing I must know else is there and no take off your clothes if that doesn't sound like a comedy to you then you should know that critics and audiences agreed it grows less than a hundred thousand dollars on an eight million dollar budget while Sweeney was able to pick up small roles in film and TV after the Flop it took nearly a decade for her to become a series regular on a show again we admire your persistence and your creativity but we meant it when we said we only needed you for one show that's all right number 16. Lori Petty Tank Girl few guns or I scrape off all our makeup Lori Petty might look familiar to fans of the sports classic A League of Their Own after starring a supporting character kit Keller she got to play the lead in tankurl unfortunately for the actress this comic book adaptation didn't end up being the ideal star vehicle this is definitely a case where Petty gave a solid and fun performance however the terrible plot and baffling production decisions made Tank Girl a tonally strange sci-fi epic he asked you a question answering hey I have two words for you brush your teeth the bizarre narrative kept viewers away and ensured the movie couldn't earn back its budget this setback discouraged Hollywood from casting Petty in Big Ticket films fortunately she eventually found success on TV on shows like Orange is the New Black number 15 Shaquille O'Neal Steel are you just a little trashed Shaquille O'Neal is one of the most charismatic celebrities around however his good nature doesn't often translate into excellent acting performances and one of O'Neill's worst attempts he starred as the superhero steel while the Scripps dialogue and characters admittedly didn't do in many favors his performance seriously weighed the project down most of O'Neill's lines are delivered with the exact same tone and emotion we can't turn our backs on this kind of potential Firepower maybe you can't but after what happened to Sparks I can although the shots he takes at himself can be funny the flashes of humor aren't enough to keep steel going the poor box office returns and bad reviews deflated O'Neill's chances as a leading man since then he's often only brought off the acting bench to make cameos number 14. Chris Klein Rollerball accidents are you all right yeah you know me I'm hard to hurt in the 1990s Chris Klein achieved a mainstream acting success in successful comedies such as American Pie his good nature demeanor shaped his early filmography but he attempted to open up his career to different roles with a role in rollerball serving as a remake of the 1970s sci-fi classic the 2002 version attempts to update the tale of extreme sports with mixed results it was dismissed for diluting the more intricate satire of the original and leaving stars like Klein with barely anything to work with Ridley I'll be fine I promise no get to the American Consulate on the other side they'll have me on a plane first thing in the morning the film wasn't able to make half of its budget back either while Klein star Faded a bit after wiping out with rollerball he was able to race back into consistent TV and movie roles a few years later you gotta know there are a lot of people unhappy with your situation well my personal situation is none of their business number 13. Gina Davis Cutthroat Island it's a map Cutthroat Island the buried treasure of a Spanish gold ship more gold jewels implanted than you've ever dreamed of winning an Academy Award and starring in commercial films in the 80s and early 90s Gina Davis was a Surefire choice to star in Cutthroat Island in 1995. the swashbuckling adventure story partnered Davis up with Matthew Modine in a big budget production audiences in the middle of the decade were not compelled by the material and it became a historic box office bomb guarded by those who never grow old and your grandfather was the only one that came back despite the talent and money on display this pirate movie proved to be a substantial setback in the actor's career the next few years saw less roles for her as an above the title star positioning her as a supporting actor instead next to a few parts in television she started working in the 2000s to promote female representation in media it's all right it's okay I'm okay you got it all didn't you number 12. Lindsay Lohan I know who killed me I think I'm aubry's twin sister her identical twin sister I mean hospitals make mistakes we could have been separated at Birth Lindsay Lohan got her start as a child actor with successful performances like The Parent Trap after transitioning into successful roles in her teenage years with movies like Mean Girls it looked like she was set to take off but one of the movies that stalled her career trajectory was I Know Who Killed Me years after playing identical twins in a family film Lohan was set to portray siblings in a much darker Thriller mystery but the indecipherable plot in her uneven performances earned the movie terrible reviews it made up of social security number when I needed one but I couldn't keep a job long enough for that to matter Lohan struggled to re-establish her reputation as a great actress in comparatively smaller roles her lead role in 2022's falling for Christmas was assigned to many that she might finally regain her former glory don't worry about me I'll be in very good hands I'll be with Dad number 11. Cuba Gooding Jr Boat Trip we'll figure this out throughout the 1990s Cuba Gooding Jr established himself as a multi-talented artist with oscar-winning performances and Blockbuster roles but he veered into choppy acting Waters in the early 2000s by starring in vehicles like boat trip this vacation comedy had potential and a stacked cast however the plot is built upon lazy jokes and extremely problematic romantic subplot and a ton of cheap stereotypes about the lgbtq plus Community unbelievable that was embarrassing the failure of this movie was followed by a series of bad film choices throughout the decade after making it through a rocky portion of his career Gooding Jr was set to make a comeback after his notable turn as O.J Simpson these gloves are too small too tight it won't fit but his legal troubles make a full return to form unlikely number 10. Dana Carvey The Master of Disguise nearly a decade after leaving SNL Dana Carvey got a chance to be the star of his own feature the film showed off his talent for Impressions but it received negative reactions for its childish jokes and a less than convincing storyline carvey's abilities were stretched out into a movie that sometimes ranks among the worst comedies of its kind am I not totally enough for the turtle club is he okay even with its limited financial success The Master of Disguise was the comedian's last role before a lengthy film Hiatus he instead shifted his attention to his family and stand up in the meantime other than the occasional appearance on late night television or podcasts the performer rarely acts in movies outside of Voice work twelve Terry swabs the name London Scotland yellow that sort of thing what do you want it's not what I wanted matters is what the British government wants number nine Madonna Swept Away the Italian film Swept Away by Lena vert Mueller received a 21st century update courtesy of director guy Richie the adventure is over the adventure is just starting for you my friend just wait till my lawyers speak to your captain the movie focuses on the story of two complete opposites surviving on a deserted island together playing the part of a snobby rich woman Madonna was heavily criticized for her appearance in the love story I'll give you a hundred dollars 200. given that the singer and Richie were married at the time there was even more Spotlight on the two artists during that period some people noted that the film was inferior to the original along with a performer's character being a divisive anti-hero but what difference does it make Where We Are please I beg of you let's stay I love you the Remake ended up being one of her last live-action roles turning her attention back to music and touring in the years since number eight Tom Green Freddy Got Fingered it's hard to believe that a movie called Freddy Got Fingered was released to the general public I'm not going to Hollywood just to work in a cheese sandwich factory I'm going to Hollywood to shop my drawings I'm going to be a famous animator like Charles Schultz directed by written by and starring Tom Green the film was a provocative comedy with some truly controversial jokes green had momentary attention from this film and other projects such as his MTV show but the reaction to the former halted any major career progress for your information this is me being creative Betty told me this is what I need to do in order to become an artist oh yeah is it working well much of his comedy from that period has developed a cult following he's mainly steered towards his own stand-up and more talk shows in the intervening years green has yet to return to the level of stardom he achieved in the early 2000s just give me a hundred thousand dollars in cash put the rest of my checking savings account what do you want with 100 NASCAR number seven a Silverstone Batman and Robin Batman and Robin wasn't kind to any of its main stars including Alicia Silverstone Bruce it's me Barbara I found the bat cave we got to get those locks changed she knows who we are fish will just have to kill her yep we'll kill her later we have work to do she had built up a reputation for her charismatic turn in Clueless and was touted to be another huge star after the release of the most panned Batman film ever Silverstone started to disappear from larger Hollywood Productions her appearance as Batgirl didn't Inspire confidence in filmmakers at the time earning her a Razzie award and a mixed reception for the role Barbara I hope you'll stay with us oh but so we oh I don't know all this luxury really isn't my style but um yeah I'd love to films like blast from the past and Scooby-Doo 2 monsters Unleashed offered her supporting Parts through the end of the 90s in the 2000s participating in theater the actor also spent the next few decades exploring different artistic Avenues is that an Oxbridge well you know just a few lessons you know uh London is kind of rough suppose you had a minor in motorbikes also huh couldn't resist number six caratop chairman of the board love him or not caratop is widely known as a premier prop comic check it out as usual I got all kinds of stuff I want to show you guys I got check it out this is a new baseball glove for the Striking baseball players we want more money [Applause] his rise to Fame in the 90s spawned several TV appearances and this film chairman of the board captures the performer's wackiness in a movie that didn't go over well with audiences with bizarre casting choices including Raquel Welch the strange plot about an inventor taking over a corporation failed to connect on a comedic level 23 million the movie didn't even crack a million dollars at the Box Office unable to transplant caratops success into the film World instead of taking a starring role in another project he focused on his Live Comedy and developed a show in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel without further ado the device that's gonna rock the world number five Warren Beatty Town and Country come on are you telling me that in the last 25 years you haven't even what you have a one time no you're kidding although Warren Beatty's status as an A-list star is indisputable his Stellar career isn't without a few Duds the rom-com Town and Country stands as his biggest flop yet this film had an incredible cast that included the likes of Charlton Heston and Goldie Hawn unfortunately not a single one of the acting heavyweights in the movie could make it compelling to watching yourself neither the physical comedy or wordplay could Inspire as much as a giggle either bitty was absent from movie theaters for a decade and a half following this release after that long Gap in filmography he was able to return to the big screen with a passion project called rules don't apply do you think I don't know what you're planning what I'm planning what's your planning you think I'm nuts number four Taylor Kitsch John Carter John Carter was said to be a huge Disney live-action epic whatever it is you supposed I owe you our country or any other beloved cause I have already paid instead of breaking records in a good way the movie was among the biggest failures of its kind the film's star Taylor Kitsch could have likely gone on to Greater success but this disastrous release stalled his trajectory as a future box office star I'm not for hire I've got a cave a goal of my own he reappeared in films like Lone Survivor but it seems like the Fallout from the Sci-Fi Adventure had dashed any chances of him attaining leading man status any plans for a sequel were also ditched despite original plans to the contrary kitch has found more success in television since John Carter whereas his future in cinema remains unclear [Music] number three Jamie Kennedy Son of the Mask okay buddy fun I'm gonna play Jamie Kennedy was never a massive star but he received several chances to reach a bigger audience if you were the only suspect in a senseless Bloodbath would you be standing in the horror section it was just a misunderstanding after his role in Scream and his own prank show this part and Son of the Mask was a big break for him as a potential comedy star instead of capturing the spirit of the original the film was a jumbled mix of endless gags without the edge of Jim Carrey's presence audiences largely steered away from the spin-off and its lack of genuine star power can he took on a significant amount of criticism and after the film his opportunities in Hollywood seemed to largely fade away he's managed to pave his own path in lesser known movies but this critical failure was a negative Flashpoint for his career Alvey look at me your dad it's no more superpowers number two Mike Myers The Love Guru waking pudding I can't take this and again what why why in the 90s Mike Myers was synonymous with hilarious comedy in both television and film very shagadelic baby yeah the actor finished out his spy Trilogy Austin Powers in the early 2000s later focusing on an original idea called The Love Guru the result was one of Meyer's biggest critical and Commercial misfires parroting Bollywood Cinema the movie doesn't have the same fresh energy as Meyer's previous work ineffective and unflattering for the star the project didn't impress audiences the resulting effect told the actor's hold on Hollywood and compelled him to take a step back from leading roles he's slowly climbing out of this less successful period having developed his own Netflix series called the pentavirit the pentavirit is a benevolent fully sequestered secret society of five men before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Elizabeth Berkeley show Girls where are you from where Becky different places Saved by the Bell introduced Elizabeth Berkeley to the world in the late 80s [Music] by the time the show ended in the mid 90s it was fair to say that the actor wanted to take a dramatic Leap Forward into films her opportunity came with the making of Paul verhoven's panned film show Girls instead of being a gritty look into the life of a Dancer the project comes off like a parody of itself did you enjoy that out there yeah darling I think I did I hate you Berkeley's performance was widely derided along with the rest of the production while it wasn't entirely her fault the film left a stain on her future as a leading woman some supporting Parts allowed the performer to continue her career but this was the last recognizable role for her you think you could do my nails now my back again huh did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be 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Length: 21min 32sec (1292 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 13 2023