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Hollywood careers that just ended abruptly

B.A._Baracus

A random thread.
But I just happened to switch on an episode of Baywatch there randomly on TV and it guest starred Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie from Saved by the Bell)
The episode in question was in 1992 which was the same year Saved by the Bell ended. This of course is all leading up to her infamous Showgirls movie in 1995.

Only aged 23 when the movie came out her career pretty much ended as the movie was a flop. She would star in movies like Any Given Sunday (1999) but the damage was done.
In a 2015 interview the director of Showgirls, Paul Verhoeven, apologized for her career ending so soon. Not that it was his intention or anything like that. But having made a movie that failed he felt responsible for what he says 'Hollywood blackballing her'.

It's mental looking back. She was young, beautiful, tall, could act and had a rocking body. If you were a betting man, then the (seemingly) smart bet would have been on her.

Anyone else come to mind?

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the purple tin

Deleted User wrote: »

eh? He has been working non-stop for 4 decades, about to go into his 5th decade with rarely a break

1980's - 14 movies
1990's - 22 movies
2000's - 16 movies
2010's - 27 movies (wtf)

It seems like ever since he called out the Israelis' for some attacks on the West Bank, he's only been offered the likes of direct to Netflix type stuff, but he hasn't stopped working, far from it.

Aha, that is really shooting yourself in the foot in Hollywood. Still fairplay to him for speaking out and following his conscience.

Fuascailteoir

Cusack was in love and mercy in 2014. I thought it was much later as only saw it a few years ago. He played Brian Wilson and played the role well.

He always comes across as some sound enough lad that you know

MisterAnarchy

Eva Mendes hasnt been in a film since 2014.

Simply put, she's chosen to prioritize raising her young daughters over her acting career but she would return to acting "when there's something worthwhile to be a part of."

ShagNastii

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Eva Mendes

Simply put, she's chosen to prioritize raising her young daughters over her acting career

I can’t believe this!!!!

Who's the man who did that to her? Gator's b*tches better be using jimmies!

Samsonsmasher

ShagNastii wrote: »

I can’t believe this!!!!

Who's the man who did that to her? Gator's b*tches better be using jimmies!

Ryan Gosling

insert name here 123

OJ Simpson,

Had a decent run in the late 80s early 90s with naked gun series.

Just seemed to disappear...

Last film was 2004

For some reason Hollywood turned their back on him. Could've had a great movie career imo.

gmisk

the purple tin wrote: »

The Cell was the last film I saw him in, with Samuel L Jackson. Released in 2016 but was actually made 2 years earlier.
It's a wonder he isn't doing any TV work like everyone else.

He is, he was one of the main stars in the US remake of Utopia.

Homelander

Last thing I saw John Cusack in was "Never Grow Old", great western film by an Irish director. Think a lot of it was shot in Galway.

Samsonsmasher

insert name here 123 wrote: »

OJ Simpson,

Had a decent run in the late 80s early 90s with naked gun series.

Just seemed to disappear...

Last film was 2004

For some reason Hollywood turned their back on him. Could've had a great movie career imo.

He almost got the part of the Terminator. Cameron or somebody didn't believe he was credible as a killer.

Hangdogroad

odyssey06 wrote: »

He was very good in any films I saw him in, whatever happened that guy?

He just seemed to disappear after his initial promise in Home Alone 2.

OU812

Gina Cara o from The Mandalorian just killed her career

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy

silverharp

OU812 wrote: »

Gina Cara o from The Mandalorian just killed her career

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy

:pac:

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1359709787861180419

fryup

insert name here 123 wrote: »

OJ Simpson,

to be fair, for a guy with no formal acting tuition..he wasn't too bad on screen

capricorn 1 being his finest imo

scruff monkey

gmisk wrote: »

He is, he was one of the main stars in the US remake of Utopia.

Sh1tcanned after 1 season, shame as it seemed like it was just getting started.

p to the e

OU812 wrote: »

Gina Cara o from The Mandalorian just killed her career

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy

I actually think she's trying to get more work. Sure with the kind of stuff she's saying she won't get hired by Netflix or Disney anytime soon but you have to remember that there's a lot of people who would buy into what she's saying no matter how nuts.

1: Say crazy stuff on Social Media
2: Get a rabid following
3: ???
4: Profit

the purple tin

scruff monkey wrote: »

Sh1tcanned after 1 season, shame as it seemed like it was just getting started.

How did it stack up against the original version?

Acosta

Homelander wrote: »

Last thing I saw John Cusack in was "Never Grow Old", great western film by an Irish director. Think a lot of it was shot in Galway.

He was good in the movie about Brian Wilson, Love And Mercy. That was about 5 years ago.

scruff monkey

the purple tin wrote: »

How did it stack up against the original version?

Have yet to actually watch that, assuming it's on the All4 app then I'll answer in a few months.

Ash.J.Williams

the purple tin wrote: »

How did it stack up against the original version?

it's more showy and less subtle, stuff you have to figure out in the ch4 version are thrown in your face in the US version. Less acting and mystery and more shouting !

there's a great youtube video on it where he compares like for like moments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk_QsSiSpbg

RandomViewer

fryup wrote: »

to be fair, for a guy with no formal acting tuition..he wasn't too bad on screen

capricorn 1 being his finest imo

Detour to Terror, he's a bus driver in the desert

[Deleted User]

Not exactly a Hollywood star, but a high profile career imploded by stupidity, stand up Gina Carano.

Agent Coulson

Lindsay Lohan & Amanda Bynes

Ash.J.Williams

RandomViewer wrote: »

Detour to Terror, he's a bus driver in the desert

Along with Nicole

Samsonsmasher

Dav010 wrote: »

Not exactly a Hollywood star, but a high profile career imploded by stupidity, stand up Gina Carano.

It could backfire on Disney. The right might stay away.

o1s1n

Dav010 wrote: »

Not exactly a Hollywood star, but a high profile career imploded by stupidity, stand up Gina Carano.

It amazes me how stupid people can be when it comes to posting things on social media.

Career over with one post.

Ash.J.Williams

Samsonsmasher wrote: »

It could backfire on Disney. The right might stay away.

Did she say anything actually harmful? Shouldn’t be illegal to have stupid views

Rattlehead_ie

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Did she say anything actually harmful? Shouldn’t be illegal to have stupid views

She compared people being hated for their political view in the Us is like the persecutions of the Jews in Nazi Germany.
Note: I am paraphrasing here

Ash.J.Williams

Rattlehead_ie wrote: »

She compared people being hated on for their political view in the Us is like the persecutions of the Jews in Nazi Germany.
Note: I am paraphrasing here

At this we can file that under stupid comments

Like the TD saying we should by huge vaccine from the KKK if they’re selling

pixelburp

Samsonsmasher wrote: »

It could backfire on Disney. The right might stay away.

She's scarcely a martyr. She posted CoVid and US election conspiracies on Twitter in yet another failure for people to realise that social media is you, for the world to see. Talk about failing to read the room, the US is kinda twitchy about pro-insurrectionist BS ATM.

MisterAnarchy

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Did she say anything actually harmful? Shouldn’t be illegal to have stupid views

Most rational people wouldn't see much wrong with what she said.
It was a bit melodramatic but I fail to see how it was abhorrent or antisemitic.

Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors…even by children. Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views,”

There is nothing wrong with calling Trump a Nazi though or labelling all his supporters racist white supremacists.
Whats good for the goose isnt good for the gander.