Hollywood careers that just ended abruptly

gmisk

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Geena Davis....
The Fly, Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, A League of their own....academy award thrown in amongst those...then nothing.

She was in glow for a bit and was good in it.
She was also in a film called Ava recently (starry cast it's on Netflix) with a decent part....it was awful .

One eyed Jack

the purple tin wrote: »

I was going to say Jennifer Beals from Flashdance but I looked her up and she has been working non-stop

Liv Tyler seems to have dropped out of Hollyweird.

I honestly believe if it weren’t for her fathers influence, she wouldn’t have been in Hollywood in the first place, the woman can’t act to save her life (funny I should say that), but she appears in a new show on tv alongside Rob Lowe, and frankly it’s bloody awful cringeworthy stuff altogether. I watched six episodes of the first series and couldn’t take any more -

Rob Lowe: '9-1-1: Lone Star' spinoff charts its own path, but keeps 'those OMG TV moments'

I was going to say Freddie Prinze and Sarah Michelle Gellar but they’ve been mentioned already. I’d be gone into hiding too after the embarrassment that was Scooby Doo, but SMG does tv cookery shows, no idea what Freddie is at these days.

Jessica Alba left Hollywood to start her own incredibly successful lifestyle brand - Honest.

And then there was so much promise made of Ashton Kutcher (after a well dodgy start), and Mila Kunis, but they both appear to have abandoned Hollywood for the quiet life.

Louis Friend

dirkmeister wrote: »

Tom Sizemore.

I was watching Saving Private Ryan lately and decided to check out what he was at.

Christ, that man is in a bad place.

I saw Tom Sizemore more recently in ‘Shooter’ on Netflix.

gw80

Where's Lou diamond Phillips?

gmisk

Samsonsmasher wrote: »

Michael Fassbender starred in a string of box office failures such as Prometheus and Assassin's Creed. His performances were critically acclaimed but he never became a true star. He's was reduced to starring in Kung Fury 2.

The pandemic has destroyed the entertainment industry and it could be all over for Hollywood.

Fassbender has made some really really poor choices alright... (the snowman was particularly disappointing given the source novel and director) but one he has coming up is the film version of "next goal wins" the doc it is based on is brilliant, he is the lead and it is directed by Taika Watiti, so fairly high profile

odyssey06

Deleted User wrote: »

Ok, while today is clearly the day in my life that I am the Fountain of Knowledge on all things Jennifer Grey, let me finish with this one -
She is married to Clark Gregg, who played...
Agent Coulson.

She played herself as a struggling actress in TV comedy series It's Like You Know which ran for 26 episodes from 1999-2001.

And popped up in Friends as Mindy, Rachel's friend who was engaged to Barry - the guy Rachel left at the altar.

Morathi

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Jennifer grey from dirty dancing seemed to more or less vanish after that film. Didn’t she get a nose job ?

She was in a car accident with then BF Matthew Broderick up in Northern Ireland just before Dirty Dancing was released.

The passengers in the car he hit were killed, apparently she had mad survivor's guilt.

odyssey06

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Geena Davis....
The Fly, Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, A League of their own....academy award thrown in amongst those...then nothing.

The box office bomb Cutthroat Island seems to have done for her film career and Matthew Modine's, as leads at least.

Ash.J.Williams

gmisk wrote: »

Fassbender has made some really really poor choices alright... (the snowman was particularly disappointing given the source novel and director) but one he has coming up is the film version of "next goal wins" the doc it is based on is brilliant, he is the lead and it is directed by Taika Watiti, so fairly high profile

The snowman should have been good, I can’t remember what went wrong there , was released only half finished?

pipelaser

the purple tin wrote: »

Haven't seen Michael Madsen in anything in ages. Kill Bill 2 was probably the last time.

He made a short, almost cameo ike appearance in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

gmisk

odyssey06 wrote: »

The box office bomb Cutthroat Island seems to have done for her film career and Matthew Modine's, as leads at least.

Definitely agree with that.
Though looking at Matthew Modines Imdb he is plenty busy, he was good when he popped up in stranger things.

HBC08

Good thread.
Steve Martin's career seemed to fall off a cliff.

gmisk

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

The snowman should have been good, I can’t remember what went wrong there , was released only half finished?

The below has a good summary of it (warning for spoilers)
Seemed like an absolute disaster from the start.
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-snowman-what-on-earth-went-wrong/

OscarMIlde

Ardent wrote: »

John Cusack.

He was huge - and I mean HUGE - from the late 80s through to the early 00s. Outstanding actor and starred in some of the biggest movies of that time (including many of my all-time favourites).

And then he just disappeared off the face of the earth. Except he's not gone - every thing he has done in recent times has been straight-to-DVD.

Hard to know where or why it all went wrong for him.

How dare you. He was in the absolute classic that was 'Hot Tub Time Machine' only recently.

Ash.J.Williams

One example:)

Chevy chase was relentlessly hateful to Terry Sweeney, suggesting that SNL's first openly gay cast member star in a sketch where they weighed him every week to see if he had AIDS. "So then he ended up having to apologize and actually coming to my office," Sweeney says. "He was really furious that he had to apologize to me."

blue note

HBC08 wrote: »

Good thread.
Steve Martin's career seemed to fall off a cliff.

There's a guy I wish was in more. I love watching him. Saw parenthood again recently. What a great film.

gmisk

HBC08 wrote: »

Good thread.
Steve Martin's career seemed to fall off a cliff.

I think that's a tad harsh.
He is in his 70s now he kinda seems to do whatever takes his fancy really, nothing to prove.

the purple tin

Did Nick Nolte ever clean up his act?
Apparently he didn't even know he was in Hulk until it came out.
He was so out of his box he had absolutely no recollection of making it.


Eric Stoltz a blast from the past. He was making a name for himself at one stage.

LostinBlanch

the purple tin wrote: »

Liv Tyler seems to have dropped out of Hollyweird.

Edit: I clicked reply to your post and didn't see One Eyed Jacks post but she's starring in 911 Lone Star

Also Mira Sorvino is someone that disappeared overnight. She won an Oscar and did nothing else after that, thanks to not playing ball with Weinstein.

gmisk

OscarMIlde wrote: »

How dare you. He was in the absolute classic that was 'Hot Tub Time Machine' only recently.

2010...doesn't time fly!

OscarMIlde

jonski wrote: »

Matthew Fox - Last role in 2015 and nothing on the horizon on IMDB .

He had a serious drink problem. He was arrested for drunk driving at one point. There is also a lot of gossip about him abusing and beating women.

odyssey06

gw80 wrote: »

Where's Lou diamond Phillips?

Keeping busy with TV work e.g. he was recurring cast in Longmire

odyssey06

Val Kilmer, main roles seem to have disappeared after Alexander?

gmisk

the purple tin wrote: »

Did Nick Nolte ever clean up his act?
Apparently he didn't even know he was in Hulk until it came out.
He was so out of his box he had absolutely no recollection of making it.


Eric Stoltz a blast from the past. He was making a name for himself at one stage.

He was in the last "has fallen" film with Gerard Butler, he mumbled and growled as usual.

gmisk

odyssey06 wrote: »

Val Kilmer, main roles seem to have disappeared after Alexander?

I haven't seen him in anything for a while but he is in top gun maverick seemingly!

odyssey06

the purple tin wrote: »

Did Nick Nolte ever clean up his act?
Apparently he didn't even know he was in Hulk until it came out.
He was so out of his box he had absolutely no recollection of making it.

He voiced an alien character on The Mandalorian season 1!
Spot the resemblance.

Ash.J.Williams

the purple tin wrote: »

Did Nick Nolte ever clean up his act?
Apparently he didn't even know he was in Hulk until it came out.
He was so out of his box he had absolutely no recollection of making it.


Eric Stoltz a blast from the past. He was making a name for himself at one stage.

MASK amazing movie with Cher, in back to the future when biff decks Marty , that’s Erick stoltz not mj fox

pixelburp

odyssey06 wrote: »

Val Kilmer, main roles seem to have disappeared after Alexander?

That's cos Kilmer was diagnosed with throat (lung cancer?) I believe to the point of requiring a laryngectomy. He now runs an art gallery in the US, seems happy with his post - acting life. The last part I saw him in was the abomynble The Snowman from 2017. He looked rough so possibly was after the surgery.

Ash.J.Williams

gmisk wrote: »

I haven't seen him in anything for a while but he is in top gun maverick seemingly!

Meant to be a monstrous pr1ck

Actually he was in the aforementioned snowman with fassbender

S.M.B.

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I was going to say Freddie Prinze and Sarah Michelle Gellar but they’ve been mentioned already. I’d be gone into hiding too after the embarrassment that was Scooby Doo, but SMG does tv cookery shows, no idea what Freddie is at these days.

Jessica Alba left Hollywood to start her own incredibly successful lifestyle brand - Honest.

And then there was so much promise made of Ashton Kutcher (after a well dodgy start), and Mila Kunis, but they both appear to have abandoned Hollywood for the quiet life.

Freddie Prinze Jr does a lot voice work for animation, Star Wars etc. I think the two of them decided not to take a job outside of LA about 15 years ago so that their kids have a somewhat normal upbringing.

Kutcher is a very successful tech venture capitalist and is extremely well off as a result. No need to do tough movie shoots when you've got a net worth of $200 million and growing.

odyssey06

pixelburp wrote: »

That's cos Kilmer was diagnosed with throat (lung cancer?) I believe to the point of requiring a laryngectomy. He now runs an art gallery in the US, seems happy with his post - acting life. The last part I saw him in was the abomynble The Snowman from 2017. He looked rough so possibly was after the surgery.

Sounds like a tough battle for him, but looks like that diagnosis was in 2015.
Alexander and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang were 2004-2005, after that he went into theatrical roles. In terms of Hollywood box office his career ended abruptly in 2005.

SCOOP 64

saabsaab wrote: »

Adam Sandler. Nothing from him for a while now.

Not a bad thing.

Louis Friend

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Not a bad thing.

Adam Sandler was in ‘Uncut Gems’ within the last year and half or so.

Pretty good actually (a serious movie)

johnny_ultimate

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Not a bad thing.

If Adam Sandler did more projects like Uncut Gems, I’d happily hear from him loudly and frequently. A brilliant, unique actor on those exceedingly rare occasions when he signs up for a proper script.

RurtBeynolds

saabsaab wrote: »

Adam Sandler. Nothing from him for a while now.

Seriously?

gmisk

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Not a bad thing.

Nothing in a while?....Two words...Hubie...Halloween....

Eugh

The annoying thing is Uncut Gems shows you he is capable of doing great things when he can be assed!

weldoninhio

saabsaab wrote: »

Adam Sandler. Nothing from him for a while now.

Is your google broke? He’s a multifilm contract with Netflix and has been pumping out the same movie over and over for years.

Be right back

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

If Adam Sandler did more projects like Uncut Gems, I’d happily hear from him loudly and frequently. A brilliant, unique actor on those exceedingly rare occasions when he signs up for a proper script.

Punchdrunk love was good.

Morathi

Be right back wrote: »

Punchdrunk love was good.

And then there's Jack and Jill...... :eek:

weldoninhio

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Geena Davis....
The Fly, Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, A League of their own....academy award thrown in amongst those...then nothing.

Except her self titled sitcom?

Be right back

Morathi wrote: »

And then there's Jack and Jill...... :eek:

Not worth watching?!

weldoninhio

yabadabado wrote: »

Would wonder how often some of the posters here watch a film with some of the names mentioned.

There’s a lot of ‘I haven’t seen them and can’t be arsed Googling, so they must be gone’ going on.

johnny_ultimate

Don’t know what happened to Steven Spielberg. He made Jaws and has barely been heard from since.

Ash.J.Williams

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Don’t know what happened to Steven Spielberg. He made Jaws and has barely been heard from since.

One hit wonder

Morathi

Be right back wrote: »

Not worth watching?!

It is, unless you enjoy unfunny fart jokes, and INCREDIBLY obnoxious product placements.

And Al Pacino singing (maybe rapping iirc) about dunkin doughnuts.

I wish that was as funny as it sounds.

mick987

Deleted User wrote: »

Ok, while today is clearly the day in my life that I am the Fountain of Knowledge on all things Jennifer Grey, let me finish with this one -

She is married to Clark Gregg, who played...

Agent Coulson.

Until next month

Ash.J.Williams

gmisk wrote: »

He was in the last "has fallen" film with Gerard Butler, he mumbled and growled as usual.

That was a very good movie, good enough to make me look at the previous fallen movies and realising they were sh1t

odyssey06

weldoninhio wrote: »

Except her self titled sitcom?

That's not Hollywood box office though (this is the Film forum)

weldoninhio

LostinBlanch wrote: »

Edit: I clicked reply to your post and didn't see One Eyed Jacks post but she's starring in 911 Lone Star

Also Mira Sorvino is someone that disappeared overnight. She won an Oscar and did nothing else after that, thanks to not playing ball with Weinstein.

Sorvino was in a movie recently with Rainn Wilson. Small enough part. “Don’t tell a Soul”, wasn’t great.

Fuascailteoir

Andrew McCarthy, he had a good thing going in the 1980s but didn't seem to transition from the love interest into other roles. Remember reading that he was doing a travel show in ireland or something like that

Matt Dillon seems to get sporadic roles. Definitely should be more prominent