There are so many movies which destroyed an actor’s/actresses career. I’ll list some of them below.
Nicolas Cage
His career pretty much died once he started taking any role just to pay off the massive debt on his shoulders. He was once a household name with amazing movies like Face Off, National Treasure, Con Air and so on. Recently, he’s been getting back on track with movies like The Croods & The Croods 2 but he isn’t the same actor he was before.
Mike Myers in The Love Guru
I kept waiting for it to get better, it didn’t. I should’ve asked for my money back. It’s sad because I didn’t think it was possible for Mike Myers to be this unfunny. It’s surprising how this movie had a budget of $40 million when it felt like a movie made by college students. I wish I could erase my memory of watching this movie.
Chris O’Donnel in Batman and Robin
Watching this movie is like giving birth to 15 little horses. If you saw this movie I truly feel bad for you and I recommend bleaching your eyes (and while you are at it, grab a knife stab and yourself as many times as there are ICE puns in this movie). Batman and Robin is the definition of the biggest mistake in US film history.
With a score of just 11%, I’m surprised as to why it is even that high. It certainly ruined Chris’s career and would have George’s too if it wasn’t for the Ocean’s series.
Kevin Costner in Waterworld
This was the most expensive movie for it’s time and became one of the biggest bombs in film history. It deserved to bomb as Kevin Costner’s acting is terrible. In addition, his character tries to murder a little girl after her mother rescues him then tries to drown her for calling him ugly. He also tries to sell them as sex slaves then cuts the little girl and her mother’s hair for the harpoon on his boat, which helped them (keep in mind, this is our protagonist!).
This movie had a budget of $175 million and this was back in 1995. With a terrible performance (box office & acting wise), it sucked Kevin’s career beyond the point of no-return. He has had a few roles since then but he was never the same.
What more movies do you know that sunk an actor’s career? Let me know and I’ll include it in the answer!