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Can you name an actor or actress whose promising or established career was just totally shattered by being in a terrible movie or by a terrible performance?

 

One that comes to mind immediately for me is Lori Petty. After playing Keanu Reeves' love interest in "Point Break" and Geena Davis' kid sister in big time hit "A League Of Their Own", she picked a couple of bad roles, most notably starring opposite Pauly Shore in "In The Army Now".

 

But the role that killed her career? "Tank Girl." I remember seeing the trailer for this in the theater and just knowing that she was done. Now granted, I have never allowed myself to watch what is most likely a horribly offensive film, but I think the evidence speaks for itself. Where has she been since? From a star turn in "League" to "Tank Girl" to ???????

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Guest TheLastBoyscout
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- HEAVEN'S GATE killed Michael Cimino's career just after he established himself with THE DEER HUNTER.

 

That's all I got right now.

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I can think of movies that nearly destroyed careers

 

"Peeping Tom" basically killed the films directors career. Ironically enough, it's now considered a horror/suspense/film noir classic,and is a great film. Think of a British answer to Hitchcocks "Psycho" (it came out the same year)

 

Diane Ladd's career was almost killed by "Carnosaur". I'm reading the book right now. The film in itself, is a so bad it's good categorey IMO. I'm just saying, from being nominated for best supporting actress, to being in a bad "Jurassic PArk" rip off two years later is not a good career move.

 

Though his career is not dead, John Travolta has mostly been in a pretty big rut after "Battlefield Earth".Plus, Barry Pepper's career hasn't exactly taken off since then.

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"Gigli" for Ben Affleck, I don't think he's fully recovered yet from it.

 

Eddie Murphy was going on a downward spiral with nonstop flops following Showtime until he hit it big with Daddy Day Care.

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Eddie Murphy was going on a downward spiral with nonstop flops following Pluto Nash (I'm foggy on his movie release order) until he hit it big with Daddy Day Care.

Actually the only thing he did between Pluto Nash and Daddy Day Care was I Spy... he did Showtime before Nash though

Guest The Winter Of My Discontent
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Chevy - Memoirs of an Invisible Man

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Chevy - Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Am I the only one who liked that?

No, I know a ton of people who love it, including myself.

 

Agreed. I don't think any of us paid money to see it though.

 

 

Chevy was killed by "Cops and Robbersons" and he wasn't helped by the beyond horrible "Vegas Vacation".

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Chevy - Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Am I the only one who liked that?

No, I know a ton of people who love it, including myself.

 

Agreed. I don't think any of us paid money to see it though.

 

 

Chevy was killed by "Cops and Robbersons" and he wasn't helped by the beyond horrible "Vegas Vacation".

Mr. Papageorgio saved that flick.

Guest The Shadow Behind You
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What about actors where a role permantly typecasted them and thus weren't able to get out of that role or get a different role?

 

I can't think of any off the top of my head but I'm sure there are examples of them.

Guest The Shadow Behind You
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Raul Julia actually died from Street Fighter... :: Ducks Chair and Runs ::

if we are going to be tasteless...

 

Brandon Lee-The Crow

Guest The Shadow Behind You
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Damon doesn't have a dead career. He had a good run on Stand Up and has a good hit sitcom.

Guest The Shadow Behind You
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Then I guess by your definition...Charlie Sheen has a dead career too.

 

His career is booming nontheless. He has a hit shot and a few endorsement deals.

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