Movies that were or almost were career killers for actors/directors

[MessiahDecoy123]

Think of actors or directors you haven't seen in a while or really bad movies. Did they kill anyone's career or come close to killing anyone's career?

 

[Alchemyst]

After watching The King of Fighters, that film could kill Sean Faris, Maggie Q, and Ray Park's careers

 

[Nightmare]

wow, Ray Park? He's mostly a stunt man with cool roles.

 

[Alchemyst]

wow, Ray Park? He's mostly a stunt man with cool roles.

lol not this time around. I think he's best suited for roles that include heavy makeup and no dialogue

 

[BestGirl]

I believe it was B&R that killed Alicia Silverstone's career.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

and Chris O'Donnels

 

[Alchemyst]

Catwoman could have jacked up Halle Berry's career easily

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Year One may have killed Harold Ramis' directing career.

It's amazing Jack Black and Michael Cera came out unscathed.

 

[Evil Twin]

It's likely going to be a long, long time before Jimmy Hayward directs live action with any kind of budget again after Jonah Hex.

Peeping Tom pretty much killed Michael Powell's career. And scared Hitchcock in regards to how Psycho was screened for critics.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Speed Racer, everyone involved.

 

[Rain Dog]

Year One may have killed Harold Ramis' directing career.

It's amazing Jack Black and Michael Cera came out unscathed.

I dunno. I didn't like the movie but I didn't think it was anywhere near as bad as people made it out to be. I don't really think it really damaged Ramis, Black, or Cera's careers too much.

 

[redhawk23]

and Chris O'Donnels

An army of NCIS fangirls beg to differ

 

[redhawk23]

Speed Racer, everyone involved.

Emile Hirsch was in Milk the same year though, and is playing Hamlet next year.

The Wasowskies (Sp?) are another matter

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

An army of NCIS fangirls beg to differ

well his film career anyway.

 

[marvelman2006]

sean connery - league of Extraordinary gentlemen

killed his career so bad he had too retired

 

[Thundarr]

Most actors who starred in Friday The 13th movies back in the 1980s never worked again. There were a few rare exceptions that actually went on to have film careers afterwards (Kevin Bacon, Corey Feldman, Crispin Glover, Kelly Hu, and Miguel Nunez Jr come immediately to mind). Other than that, all other actors filmographies pretty much begin and end with Friday The 13th.

 

[Wheels]

Pootie Tang. Chris Rock.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Jack Black's career could be killed soon, if Gulliver's Travels tanks like I'm suspecting it too.

 

[VenomVsSpidey]

I haven't seen Feldman in a while. that **** D-T-V sequel to lost boys doesn't count

 

[Figs]

Although she has made a few films the past couple of yearsm, I think it was Gigli that brought Lopez's career down quite a few notches.

 

[Sawyer]

Jack Black's career could be killed soon, if Gulliver's Travels tanks like I'm suspecting it too.

If his career wasn't dead after Year One (though it reallllly should've been), I dont think anything can kill it.

 

[Sawyer]

Speed Racer, everyone involved.

BOOOO!

Loved that movie.

 

[childeroland]

I imagine Legend of Chun Li did little for Kristin Kreuk. And I think it murdered Chris Klein.

I think Post Grad killed Alexis Bledel's shot at leading another major feature film unless it's a horror feature (she's doing a Sleepaway Camp film).

I think The Return destroyed Sarah Michelle Gellar's career. Everything after that, beside TMNT, was either limited release or straight-to-video.

The Quiet (a film I liked) and Captivity put a hamper on Elisha Cuthbert's feature film career.

 

[Panthro]

I believe it was B&R that killed Alicia Silverstone's career.

And Arnold Schwarzenegger's - though some may argue that with a generation shift looming that he was probably already on his way out anyway.

Myra Breckinridge didn't do Raquel Welch any favors, nor did it do any favors for its screwball director Michael Sarne. Or should we leave out older movies that killed/hurt the careers of those involved and focus on more recent failures?

 

[El Payaso]

Year One may have killed Harold Ramis' directing career.

It's amazing Jack Black and Michael Cera came out unscathed.

More than amazing it's simply tragic.

Jack Black's career could be killed soon, if Gulliver's Travels tanks like I'm suspecting it too.

I have seen the poster. It looks like nothing can save it from doom. One can dream.

If his career wasn't dead after Year One (though it reallllly should've been), I dont think anything can kill it.

You've got a point. How to kill something that should have never been born?