The Worst Movies Directed By Famous Actors (According to Rotten Tomatoes) - Screen Rant
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| The Worst Movies Directed By Famous Actors (According to Rotten Tomatoes) - Screen Rant Posted: 04 May 2020 07:49 AM PDT It's no secret that, sometimes, great actors make equally great directors. Such celebrated filmmakers as Clint Eastwood and Ron Howard both began their careers as thespians, and, some greats, like Sydney Pollack or Woody Allen, possess the remarkable ability to frequent both sides of the camera with ease.
Yet, for every example of a good actor-turned-director however, there are ten rotten ones. From abortive vanity projects to talent-free showcases of ambition outstripping ability, many well-known actors saddle themselves with less-than-sterling directorial efforts that follow them for the rest of their careers. Below are 10 of the worst, according to Rotten Tomatoes. advertising 10 Romance & Cigarettes (52%) When New York ironworker Nick (James Gandolfini) begins an affair with the much younger, Tula (Kate Winslet), it throws his happy life with his wife, Kitty (Susan Sarandon), and three daughters into upheaval. Writer/director John Turturro's heartfelt "musical" also features Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, and Mandy Moore lip-syncing to popular songs from the likes of James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, and Janis Joplin. Though roughly half of the critics who reviewed it were charmed, Romance & Cigarettes is ultimately too uneven to really sing. 9 Beyond the Sea (42%) Bobby Darin (Kevin Spacey) harnesses a childhood brush with death to rocket him to fame as one of the country's most popular singers. But, when the swinging 60s kick-off and his jazzy style falls out of popularity, he finds his career and marriage to actress Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth) on the rocks.
Kevin Spacey's overwhelming love for his subject is apparent in every frame, but, despite his resemblance to the same, critics were divided about whether Spacey's performance stands as a compelling embodiment of Darren or a bad caricature. advertising 8 The Brave (33%) Recently released from prison, a Native American man (Johnny Depp) takes a chance to lift his family out of poverty when a mysterious stranger presents him with the "opportunity" to be tortured to death on film for $50,000. Aside from the obvious issues with lead and director Depp playing a First Nations person—a recurrent problem in the actor's filmography—The Brave's biggest insult is that it squanders a provocative, potentially interesting setup with indulgently inert direction. advertising 7 Lost River (31%) Christina Hendricks stars as Billy, a single mother who finds herself pulled into a dark fantastical underworld discovered by her teenage son. Ryan Gosling's debut feature as director is something of a visual triumph, though it feels a little too indebted to his pal Nicolas Winding Refn's brand of neon-soaked aestheticism, but fails to hold together as a complete or compelling piece of cinema in its own right. advertising 6 The Lost City (25%) Havana nightclub owner Fico Fellove (Andy Garcia) does his best to stay out of politics, but he finds himself swept up by the tide of history as Fidel Castro's Communist Revolution rages across Cuba.
Even the combined talents of Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray can't salvage Garcia's well-intentioned but unwieldy musical drama that has little to say about its central historical moment. 5 Sonny (23%) Upon returning home to New Orleans after being discharged from the army, former hustler Sonny Phillips (James Franco) sees no option but to return to the streets to help keep his prostitute mother, Jewel (Brenda Blethyn), afloat. It should surprise absolutely no one that infamous over-actor Nicolas Cage helmed this lopsided drama in which even such stalwart talents as Franco, Harry Dean Stanton, and Mena Suvari fall victim to overstatement and scenery-chewing. advertising 4 The Sound And The Fury (22%) Based on the Novel Prize winner William Faulkner's immortal novel, The Sound And The Fury tells the story of the Compsons, a fallen-from-grace southern family struggling to adjust to the changing times in the early 20th century. Just one of James Franco's certified rotten directorial credits, The Sound And The Fury is also his most insufferably self-important. 3 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (22%) In this follow-up to Leonard Nimoy's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the crew of the Starship Enterprise must contend with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother, who seizes the ship in his quest to find God at the center of the galaxy.
The famously difficult William Shatner conceived The Final Frontier to siphon off some of the glory Nimoy received for his two turns in the director's chair. The result: an infamous turkey that's frequently regarded as the absolute worst Trek feature. advertising 2 Harlem Nights (21%) In the final years of Prohibition, Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his adoptive son, Quick (Eddie Murphy), find their successful speakeasy threatened by Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) a ganger eager to be the only game in town. Murphy squanders an all-star comedy lineup including Redd Foxx, Arsenio Hall, and Jasmine Guy, among others in this tired mob picture that he also wrote and directed. 1 Loverboy (18%) Controlling and possessive single mother, Emily (Kyra Sedgwick) is thrown for a loop by her young son Paul's (Dominic Scott Kay) growing independence in Kevin Bacon's 2005 drama. Sedwick is tasked with playing an unlikable character who, as written by Hannah Shakespeare, feels less "quirky" than she does outright insane and receives no help from Bacon, whose overzealous stylization is both grating and oppressive.
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| Posted: 04 May 2020 08:44 AM PDT  The Force is strong with these actors! Just in time for 'Star Wars' Day, we're looking back at the many famous faces you didn't know were in 'Star Wars' movies!The Star Wars films may have launched the careers of stars like Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, and John Boyega, but the films have also been the place-to-be for countless actors looking to make a cameo or earn a small role in the franchise phenomenon! Over the course of a few decades, now-famous actors, singers, and composers have all appeared in the beloved and heralded films. Now, on Star Wars Day, May 4, we're giving fans a look at some of the famous faces they may not have known appeared in the Star Wars movies! Lin-Manuel Miranda is one star who made a cameo in the recent Star Wars installment, The Rise Of Skywalker. It shouldn't come as a huge shock to fans of the films that Miranda makes a small appearance as a resistance fighter in the final film of the new trilogy. Fans became wise to the Hamilton creator's appearance when he was spotted in a behind-the-scenes video next to Naomi Ackie, who plays Jannah in the film. Miranda is also a part of the wider Disney family, having appeared in 2018's Mary Poppins Returns and working on the 2016 animated film Moana. Plus, the famed lyricist also worked on the song "Jabba Flow," which appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Looks like Disney was keeping its cameos in the family! Some of the most enthusiastic fans of Star Wars might be privy to this actor's appearance, but to others it may come as a shock. 1999's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace served as the perfect launching pad for Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley's first major film role! Knightley was only 14-years-old when the film premiered. She played Sabé, Queen Amidala's bodyguard, right-hand woman, and stand-in for intense battles. Knightley and Natalie Portman, who played Queen Amidala, have been compared quite a lot since their time in Star Wars, and Knightley's appearance in the first installment of the prequel series definitely has something to do with that! Also appearing alongside Natalie Portman in the prequel films was actress Rose Byrne! Before Byrne made a name for herself in film and TV, she played Queen Amidala's lady-in-waiting Dormé. The actress only appeared in Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but her role made a major impact on her career!    |
| 17 Famous Actors Who Lied Right To Your Face, And You Believed Them - BuzzFeed Germany Posted: 22 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT FYI: Elvis Presley was a natural blonde. We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the tricks, lies, and dupes their favorite actors pulled on them. Here are the wild results.1. Julie Bowen was 8.5 months pregnant with twins while filming the pilot episode for Modern Family.ABC Despite being only two weeks away from giving birth to twins, the show successfully hid Bowen's stomach with things like laundry baskets and towels during her scenes. —Jon Dennis, Facebook 2. Elvis Presley was actually a natural blonde.youtube.com / Paramount Pictures Presley's personal hairstylist, Larry Geller, would dye his hair every two to three weeks to keep it black and shiny. 3. Dr. Phil isn't even a real doctor.4. Haylie Duff, Hilary Duff's sister, was actually the one who provided the singing voice for Isabella in The Lizzie McGuire Movie.Disney Channel, Disney Haylie's voice was uncredited in the movie, but this wasn't her first time working in the Lizzie McGuire universe. True fans also know that she guest-starred in a few episodes as Kate Sanders' cousin, Amy. —Tayla Leigh Sargent, Facebook 5. Julia Roberts' head was photoshopped onto someone else's body in the Pretty Woman movie poster.Buena Vista Pictures Roberts also used the same body double, Shelley Michelle, to film several close-up scenes in the film. 6. In A League of Their Own, the character of Dottie was actually played by two different actresses: Geena Davis as young Dottie, and Lynn Cartwright as old Dottie.Columbia Pictures Most movies just use makeup or special effects to age a character onscreen, but for this one they hired Lynn Cartwright to play old Dottie. They simply dubbed her voice with Geena Davis' in post-production. —Julie Kennedy, Facebook 7. And the character of Thackery Binx in Hocus Pocus was played by two different actors as well.Buena Vista Pictures Sean Murray played the live character of Thackery Binx, but Jason Marsden voiced the cat. According to Marsden, they dubbed in his voice because Murray's sounded a bit too contemporary: "After the movie evolved, they thought it would be more realistic, since the witches come from this time period, that Binx should also have an affected accent." 8. On 8 Simple Rules, Kaley Cuoco played Amy Davidson's older sister, but in real life she was actually six years younger than Amy.9. And Shirley Henderson was 35 years old when she started playing Moaning Myrtle, a 14-year-old, in the Harry Potter movies.Warner Bros. Pictures / youtube.com Henderson was born in 1965, and the first Harry Potter movie came out a few days shy of her 36th birthday in 2001. 10. All of the babies from Rugrats were voiced by women.Nickelodeon / youtube.com / youtube.com Elizabeth Daily voiced Tommy, Cheryl Chase voiced Angelica, Kath Soucie voiced Phil and Lil, and Christine Cavanaugh voiced Chuckie. —Joanna Wurtzel, Facebook 11. Wendy Makkena, aka Sister Mary Robert from the Sister Act movies, lip-synced alllllll of her character's singing.Buena Vista Pictures The real singing voice was provided by Andrea Robinson for both movies. She also sang "Athena's Song" in The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. 13. Toni Collette is actually Australian. She's just been acting with an American accent for decades.Buena Vista Pictures Distribution / Fox Searchlight Pictures / A24 / Lionsgate She was born in Plumpton, New South Wales, Australia. 14. Phylicia Rashad was pregnant during Season 3 of The Cosby Show, and it became a running gag to see what ridiculous props they could use to cover her baby bump.NBC They tried everything from blankets to a paper bag. Then, in one episode, they decided to add a random (and giant) stuffed animal. 15. Rachel McAdams' hair in Mean Girls wasn't dyed blonde. That was a wig.Paramount Pictures 16. Humphrey Bogart was two inches shorter than Ingrid Bergman, so he wore platform shoes, stood on boxes, and sat on cushions to appear taller in Casablanca.Warner Bros. Pictures 17. And Guy Fieri's real name is actually Guy Ferry.Food Network Are we missing any other cool, wild, and surprising facts? Tell us about them in the comments below!BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!  |
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