{"id":13512,"date":"2025-09-13T14:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/27-terrible-movies-that-almost-ended-actors-careers\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:06:04","slug":"27-terrible-movies-that-almost-ended-actors-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/27-terrible-movies-that-almost-ended-actors-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"27 Terrible Movies That Almost Ended\u00a0Actors&#8217; Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><head><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\"\/><title>27 Terrible Movies That Almost Ended\u00a0Actors&#8217; Careers<\/title><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.permutive.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/img.buzzfeed.com\/buzzfeed-static\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/img.buzzfeed.com\/buzzfeed-static\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/abeagle-public.buzzfeed.com\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/abeagle-public.buzzfeed.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/c.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/c.amazon-adsystem.com\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/c.aps.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/c.aps.amazon-adsystem.com\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/aax.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/aax.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/c.amazon-adsystem.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/tagan.adlightning.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/cd.connatix.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/cds.connatix.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.permutive.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/use.typekit.net\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/p.typekit.net\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/recsys-api.buzzfeed.com\/web\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/sentry.io\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/s.pinimg.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/amplify.outbrain.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/tr.outbrain.com\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn-magiclinks.trackonomics.net\"\/><link rel=\"dns-prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/js.stripe.com\"\/><link rel=\"preload\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.cookielaw.org\/scripttemplates\/otSDKStub.js\" as=\"script\"\/><link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/static-assets\/js\/vendor.7108a39869c999f3999a.js?brotli=allow\" as=\"script\"\/><link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/static-assets\/js\/subbuzzes.5eb342f74f1c6ba74a8a.js?brotli=allow\" as=\"script\"\/><link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\" as=\"script\"\/><meta name=\"copyright\" content=\"Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. 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data-n-css=\"\"\/><\/head><body id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"__next\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"DestinationWrapper_buzzfeed__LdORv\"><main aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"buzz-content\" class=\"post_main__leFIt post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_article__U0mpv post_default__QLsRf post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-post\">\n<div class=\"post_content__w3pdf\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<div class=\"&#10;        buzz--list&#10;        buzz--Celebrity&#10;        subbuzzes-wrapper&#10;        subbuzzes--buzzfeed&#10;      \">\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-0&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/aronawriting\/smart-celebrities\">Geena Davis<\/a> was a massive star when she appeared in <i>Cutthroat Island,<\/i> the expensive swashbuckling pirate film that <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/global\/cutthroat-island-lost-fortune-renny-harlin-geena-davis-box-office-poison-book-excerpt-1236193554\/\" target=\"_blank\">became<\/a> a notorious flop, earning just $18.5 million against a budget of over $115 million. The movie, which was directed by Davis&#8217;s then-husband, was meant to make Davis an action star; it did the opposite. She did appear in one more film with her husband directing (they soon divorced), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mychalthompson\/jonathan-lipnicki-new-interview\"><i>Stuart Little<\/i><\/a> series, but her time as a movie star who could pull in viewers on her own name alone was over.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-1&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">She moved to TV, which included attempting her own show \u2014 this didn&#8217;t even last a season. All her films since have been TV movies, straight-to-DVD\/VOD, international pictures not theatrically released in the US, or indies with limited releases&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000133\/\" target=\"_blank\">until<\/a> 2024&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/laurengarafano\/drew-barrymore-trauma-as-blackout-drinker\"><i>Blink Twice<\/i><\/a>, in which she had a small role.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-2&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">While Kevin Costner&#8217;s career didn&#8217;t end with <i>Waterworld<\/i>, it certainly negatively affected his career. The massively expensive film (the most expensive ever made at the time) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/two-time-oscar-winners-career-35764739\" target=\"_blank\">was<\/a> a huge flop, and damaged Costner&#8217;s reputation as a movie star who could draw audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-3&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">But the nail in the coffin <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/how-disney-accidentally-ruined-kevin-costner-career\/\" target=\"_blank\">was<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mychalthompson\/favorite-bad-movies\"><i>The Postman<\/i><\/a>. This film was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1701683\/kevin-costner-box-office-flop-almost-ended-career-the-postman\/\" target=\"_blank\">also<\/a> a massive flop and critical failure, and cemented Costner&#8217;s fall from the A-list. Costner continued to work steadily, but the Oscar winner did not have anywhere near the level of critical acclaim he had in the &#8217;90s, until he made a comeback on TV with <i>Hatfields &amp; McCoys<\/i> and <i>Yellowstone.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-4&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The 1999 film <i>Molly s<\/i>eemed like a bad idea from the start. First of all, it&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/evelinamedina\/best-rom-coms\">rom-com<\/a> about an autistic woman who is &#8220;cured&#8221; through surgery (and also is into her brother at one point). But Elizabeth Shue&#8217;s performance somehow makes it worse, playing the character as a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/1999\/10\/22\/shue-sure-doesnt-shine-in-molly\/\" target=\"_blank\">caricature<\/a>. Shue&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000223\/\" target=\"_blank\">next few<\/a> major roles were in a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1132572-leo\" target=\"_blank\">poorly-<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/hollow_man\" target=\"_blank\">received<\/a> films, a TV movie, a narrator role, and a small role in an indie. She&#8217;s continued to work, but without the same star power.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-5&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">David Caruso was a successful TV actor, starring in <i>NYPD Blue,<\/i> when he <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/jade-david-caruso-flop-csi-miami-success-factoid\/\" target=\"_blank\">decided<\/a> to leave the show and try out a movie career. He had two starring roles: in <i>Kiss of Death<\/i> and <i>Jade<\/i>. His performances were so bad that they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000325\/awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">nominated<\/a> for a Razzie award. <i>Jade<\/i> in particular was a major flop, and Caruso&#8217;s career as a leading film star was essentially over. He did continue to work and later found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000325\/\" target=\"_blank\">success<\/a> on <i>CSI: Miami,<\/i> but he failed to become a major movie star.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-6&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\"><i>Eragon<\/i> should have launched teen Ed Speleers into stardom \u2014 he was playing the title character of a massively popular fantasy series. The movie was meant to be a trilogy&#8230;but was so universally hated, those plans <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/eragon-2-canceled-sequel-disney-plus-reboot-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">were<\/a> scrapped. He didn&#8217;t appear in another project for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1968873\/\" target=\"_blank\">two years<\/a>, and it was on just one episode of a British TV show. While he&#8217;s worked steadily, he never blew up, and has still not led a big-budget film like <i>Eragon.<\/i> Most of his projects have been shorts, smaller or independent British films, or guest star arcs on TV shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-7&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Another actor whose career was over before it even really started was Klinton Spilsbury. Then an <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2013\/07\/02\/lone-ranger-klinton-spilsbury\/\" target=\"_blank\">unknown<\/a> with no real acting experience, he was cast as the lead in <i>The Legend of the Lone Ranger.<\/i> He was difficult to work with on set and off, and his voice didn&#8217;t fit the character \u2014 they actually had another actor come in to dub the lines. The film was panned, especially when it came to Spilsbury&#8217;s performance. He won two Razzies and was widely mocked. This was his first and last role (though he claimed to have two other small roles that can&#8217;t be confirmed).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-8&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The <i>Star Wars<\/i> prequels were infamously poorly received (though time has been kinder to them), with Jake Lloyd&#8217;s performance as a young Anakin Skywalker in <i>Episode I<\/i> in particular getting panned. Lloyd retired from acting in 2001, soon after the 1999 film (his last acting credits are as Anakin in <i>Star Wars<\/i> video games), and blamed <i>Star Wars<\/i> for making him &#8220;hate it when the cameras are pointed at&#8221; him. &#8220;They would make the sound of the lightsaber every time they saw me. It was totally mad. My entire school life was really a living hell \u2014 and I had to do up to 60 interviews a day,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/actor-who-played-anakin-skywalker-child-swears-star-wars-good-flna382837\" target=\"_blank\">said.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-9&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"skincare\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">However, his mother would later claim that Jake did not quit due to the backlash from <i>Star Wars,<\/i> which she <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/star-wars-child-actor-jake-lloyd-schizophrenia-phantom-menace-1236265733\/\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> she protected him from, but because of his schizophrenia diagnosis. Considering Lloyd retired many years before his 2008 diagnosis (his last film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0005157\/\" target=\"_blank\">was<\/a> in 2001), this timeline feels a little shaky.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-10&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Another child actor whose career was <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/noah-ringers-passion-might-have-saved-him-from-spiralling-into-depression-after-avatar-the-last-airbender-bombed-massively-upon-release\/\" target=\"_blank\">ruined<\/a> before it really got started was Noah Ringer. Completely unknown when he starred in <i>Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/i>, he was thrust into the limelight only to quickly be subject to derision. The film was panned, and its casting, in particular, was criticized, especially due to several characters&#8217; whitewashing. It may be slight cheating to include Ringer on this list, as Ringer also appeared in the similarly panned <i>Cowboys &amp; Aliens,<\/i> which was the nail in the coffin for his career. Ringer pivoted to a career in martial arts, where he&#8217;s found success.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-11&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Faye Dunaway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womansworld.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/faye-dunaway-young\" target=\"_blank\">rose<\/a> to prominence in the 1960s on Broadway and through films like <i>Bonnie and Clyde<\/i> and continued her success into the &#8217;70s, even winning an Oscar for <i>Network<\/i>. But in 1981, a single role changed the public&#8217;s perception of her, landing the Academy Award-winning actor a Razzie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-12&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">That film was <i>Mommie Dearest,<\/i> which was based on the memoir written by Joan Crawford&#8217;s daughter about her upbringing with Joan, whom she painted as unstable and addicted to alcohol. Dunaway portrayed Joan in the film, which was widely negatively received, with reviewers considering it overly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/11\/08\/movies\/film-view-mommie-a-guilt-edged-caricature.html\" target=\"_blank\">melodramatic<\/a>. &#8220;I think it turned my career in a direction where people would irretrievably have the wrong impression of me,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Entertainment\/faye-dunaway-tells-regrets-mommie-dearest\/story?id=41828475\" target=\"_blank\">later<\/a> said. &#8220;And that&#8217;s an awful hard thing to beat. I should have known better, but sometimes you&#8217;re vulnerable, and you don&#8217;t realize what you&#8217;re getting into.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-13&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Dunaway then made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001159\/\" target=\"_blank\">string<\/a> of poorly received films, including <i>Supergirl,<\/i> which earned her another Razzie nomination. She turned more towards TV for a bit, winning a Golden Globe, before successfully returning to Hollywood, though her career never reached the same heights it had in the &#8217;70s&#8230;especially after another role further damaged her reputation. That role was in the Broadway adaptation of <i>Sunset Boulevard<\/i>. Andrew Lloyd Webber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1994-06-24-mn-8034-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">famously fired<\/a> Dunaway for, in his opinion, not being able to sing well enough. This led to Dunaway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/entertainment\/article\/dunaway-s-sunset-suit-is-settled-3049180.php\" target=\"_blank\">suing<\/a> Webber; the two later settled.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-14&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">In another even more ~vintage~ example, Greta Garbo not only tanked her career with a single role, but it actually ended up being her last. Garbo successfully transitioned from silent to sound films and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/object\/greta-garbo%3Anpg_NPG.97.223\" target=\"_blank\">remained<\/a> a celebrated actor throughout the 1920s and &#8217;30s. While she hit some setbacks, her career was looking good going into the &#8217;40s, having just been nominated for another Oscar. And then she starred in <i>Two-Faced Woman.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-15&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The film was so notoriously ill-received (due in large part to its risque subject matter around an affair) that Garbo, then a major star, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@kristinhunt\/hollywood-codebreakers-a-two-faced-woman-causes-catholic-controversy-877e618d723c\" target=\"_blank\">never<\/a> made another film. The 1941 film carries a 30% rating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_two_faced_woman\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, though modern critics have been <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/1940\/film\/reviews\/two-faced-woman-1200413441\/\" target=\"_blank\">kinder<\/a> to Garbo&#8217;s attempt at comedy than the critics of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-16&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Elizabeth Berkley became a teenage heartthrob as &#8220;girl next door&#8221; Jessie in <i>Saved by the Bell<\/i>, but her first big movie role after the series basically singlehandedly sank her career.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-17&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The film was <i>Showgirls<\/i>, which garnered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/showgirls\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes Score<\/a> of 23 percent. Not only did the NC-17 film tank, but Berkley&#8217;s performance was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1995\/09\/22\/movies\/film-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">panned<\/a>, causing Berkley&#8217;s career to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/1995\/more\/news\/showgirls-star-caught-in-riptide-99128566\/\" target=\"_blank\">flounder<\/a> just as soon as it had begun. Berkley continued to work, but she never became a big movie star.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-18&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Sofia Coppola&#8217;s acting career was similarly over before it had even really begun. When Winona Ryder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/features\/general\/sofia-coppola-critics-panning-godfather-acting-1234601794\/\" target=\"_blank\">had<\/a> to drop out of Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s <i>The Godfather Part III<\/i>, Coppola decided to cast his daughter instead. While the third installment in Coppola&#8217;s Oscar-winning series failed to measure up to the first two, one factor garnered more negative attention than anything else in the film: Coppola&#8217;s performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-19&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Coppola&#8217;s performance was so panned that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/02\/movies\/godfather-coda-francis-ford-coppola.html\" target=\"_blank\">even<\/a> accused of &#8220;com[ing] close to wrecking the movie.&#8221; The backlash was so intense that Coppola&#8217;s acting career quickly ended. However, Sofia proved her skills elsewhere and became a celebrated director.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-20&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"skincare\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Coppola isn&#8217;t the only nepo baby who made an ill-fated film debut at a parent&#8217;s insistence. After starring in the acclaimed film <i>The Pursuit of Happyness<\/i> with his father, Will Smith, and then holding his own in <i>The Karate Kid,<\/i> Jaden Smith starred again alongside his dad in <i>After Earth<\/i> (12% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/after_earth\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>). The film was a colossal flop and a critical failure, with the Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2013\/jun\/06\/after-earth-review\" target=\"_blank\">writing<\/a> that Jaden &#8220;plays the role throughout with a face like a smacked bum.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-21&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Will Smith has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1275831\/m-night-shyamalans-after-earth-flop-new-life-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\">expressed regret<\/a> for coaching Jaden into the role in the years since, writing how &#8220;Jaden took the hit&#8221; for the film&#8217;s failure and that &#8220;fans and the press were absolutely vicious.&#8221; Jaden took an extended break from acting after the film&#8217;s release, and he still hasn&#8217;t returned to a blockbuster film since.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-22&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">In the &#8217;90s and early 2000s, it seemed Mike Myers could do no wrong. After rising to fame through <i>SNL, Wayne&#8217;s World<\/i>, and the <i>Austin Powers<\/i> series, Myers voiced the titular character in <i>Shrek<\/i> and became famous to a whole new generation. But post-<i>Shrek<\/i>, his career took a sharp nosedive: the third <i>Austin Powers<\/i> was a notable decline from the first two, and then he starred as the eponymous cat in <i>The Cat In The Hat<\/i> (10% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/cat_in_the_hat\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>). Myers&#8217; character was more creepy than fun, and the film had little plot to speak of.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-23&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Myers&#8217; career continued to flounder as the <i>Shrek<\/i> franchise declined (<i>Shrek the Third<\/i> got only 42% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/shrek_3\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>), but the nail in the coffin for Myers&#8217; film career was <i>The Love Guru<\/i> (13% on <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/love_guru\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>).<\/i> Film critic Roger Ebert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-love-guru-2008\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>, &#8220;Myers has made some funny movies, but this film could have been written on toilet walls by callow adolescents,&#8221; in a scathing review that lined up with what pretty much everyone else thought of the film. Most of Myers&#8217;s following projects were <i>Shrek<\/i>-related shorts, though he did have a couple of bit parts in critically acclaimed films like <i>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/i> and <i>Inglourious Basterds.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-24&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Myers pivoted to TV in the 2020s with <i>The Pentaverate,<\/i> which he wrote, but it was released with little fanfare. It&#8217;s clear he doesn&#8217;t have the comedy lead career he once had, though he <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/shrek-5-release-date-cast-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">will<\/a> appear in <i>Shrek 5,<\/i> and there has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofreel.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/5\/mike-myers-would-be-very-surprised-if-austin-powers-4-doesnt-happen\" target=\"_blank\">talk<\/a> of an <i>Austin Powers 4&#8230;<\/i>so we&#8217;ll see what happens!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-25&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">While Mike Meyers had his share of failures post<i>-SNL<\/i>, none of his flops measured up to his <i>Wayne&#8217;s World<\/i> co-star Dana Carvey&#8217;s <i>Master in Disguise<\/i>, which received a whopping 1% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/master_of_disguise\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. Roger Ebert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-master-of-disguise-2002\" target=\"_blank\">called<\/a> the film a &#8220;desperate miscalculation&#8221; and compared it to &#8220;a party guest who thinks he is funny and is wrong.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-26&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">He didn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001022\/\" target=\"_blank\">appear<\/a> in another film for nine years. While Carvey <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/why-dana-carvey-left-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\">claimed<\/a> to have stepped away from Hollywood for his kids, it&#8217;s hard to believe the movie \u2014 and its <a href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/2022\/08\/23\/the-master-of-disguise-at-20-dana-carvey\/\" target=\"_blank\">suggestion<\/a> that Carvey&#8217;s comedy didn&#8217;t translate well to film \u2014 didn&#8217;t have at least something to do with it. When he did return to Hollywood, his fame had vastly diminished, and his roles since have mostly been voiceover and TV roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-27&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\"><i>Batman &amp; Robin<\/i> was so poorly received (11% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1077027-batman_and_robin\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>) that director Joel Schumacher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/george-clooney-admits-terrible-in-batman-and-robin\/\" target=\"_blank\">even apologized<\/a> for it, and its own star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kristenharris1\/celebrities-who-dated-fans\">George Clooney<\/a>, called the film terrible. However, the biggest casualty of the film was not Schumacher or Clooney, but Alicia Silverstone, who played Batgirl. Silverstone, who had risen to fame a few years prior in <i>Clueless<\/i>, won a Razzie for her performance, and the role is often described as having &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/the-one-role-that-ruined-alicia-silverstones-career\/\" target=\"_blank\">ruined<\/a>&#8221; her career.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-28&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">However, it does seem that Silverstone made a conscious effort to leave Hollywood as a result of <i>Batman &amp; Robin<\/i> instead of the film actively ending her career for her. &#8220;That definitely wasn&#8217;t my favorite film-making experience,&#8221; Silverstone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/alicia-silverstone-stopped-loving-acting-after-filming-batman-robin-t179340\" target=\"_blank\">said.<\/a> &#8220;There were working circumstances that were less than favorable in terms of how things went down. And no, I didn&#8217;t say &#8216;F&#8212; you&#8217; and come out like a warrior, but I would just walk away and go, &#8216;Okay, I know what that is, and I&#8217;m done; I&#8217;m not going near that again.&#8217; I stopped loving acting for a very long time.&#8221; She also struggled with the focus on her weight in the media. Silverstone did continue to act \u2014 and still does today \u2014 but her career never reached the same heights.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-29&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The film was so bad that it also negatively impacted Chris O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s career. O&#8217;Donnell, who played Robin, was appearing in critically acclaimed films and in significant movie roles&#8230;which dried up after the bomb. A Robin-focused spinoff <a href=\"https:\/\/sllambe.medium.com\/batman-forever-20-years-later-chris-o-donnell-looks-back-on-the-franchise-b958be46fe6f\" target=\"_blank\">was<\/a> scrapped, and his next few films <a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/18435\/hollywood-wont-cast-chris-odonnell-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\">were<\/a> not hits. He&#8217;d end up having a career resurgence with <i>NCIS<\/i>, but that was over a decade later, and on TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-30&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Taylor Lautner seemed poised to become a major leading man after the <i>Twilight<\/i> series. He was already a Hollywood heartthrob, and while he may not have had the Oscar-worthy chops and penchant for indie films of his costars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, there seemed no reason why he wouldn&#8217;t continue to find success. And then <i>Abduction<\/i> happened. Its New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/09\/23\/movies\/taylor-lautner-in-abduction-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a> title was &#8220;At Least His Abs Get a Workout,&#8221; and its scathing tone didn&#8217;t end there: the reviewer compared Lautner to &#8220;an advanced robot simulating human speech without registering emotion or even comprehension.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-31&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The film, which received only 5% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/abduction_2011\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, largely finished Lautner&#8217;s career, and if it had any hope of resurrection, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/razzie-nominations-put-adam-sandler-grown-ups-2-first-among-2d11929448\" target=\"_blank\">eight-time Razzie nominee<\/a>, <i>Grown Ups 2,<\/i> ended that. Lautner went from being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/taylor-lautner-is-hollywoods-highest-paid-teenage-actor-587657\" target=\"_blank\">highest-paid teenager in Hollywood<\/a> to a TV star working on and off. He is <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/taylor-lautner-werewolf-hunter-tv-series-amazon-mgm-studios-1236305182\/\" target=\"_blank\">currently set<\/a> to star in a series about his post-<i>Twilight<\/i> years as himself, so we&#8217;ll see how that goes, but he&#8217;s certainly not moving away from the film he&#8217;s best known for.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-32&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"skincare\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Rachael Leigh Cook also seemed poised to hold onto her breakout teenage stardom post <i>She&#8217;s All That<\/i>, but then her next big film, <i>Josie and the Pussycats<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/josie-and-the-pussycats-anniversary-cast-crew-interviews-2021-4\" target=\"_blank\">famously flopped<\/a> (though it&#8217;s now a cult classic). Cook herself has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1257309\/rachael-leigh-cook-indulged-us-by-answering-all-of-our-josie-and-the-pussycats-burning-questions\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> that she felt like she was put in &#8220;movie jail&#8221; after its lack of success and that her options began to dry up, even when it came to indie films. While Cook was able to transition to TV, her fame slowly dwindled until she was doing direct-to-video and Hallmark projects that failed to live up to the career she seemed destined for as a teenager.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-33&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">We&#8217;ve got another failed teen idol story for you, this time concerning Taylor Kitsch, whose career was flying high after starring in <i>Friday Night Lights<\/i>. Cast as the star of the massive Disney blockbuster <i>John Carter,<\/i> Kitsch seemed like he&#8217;d hit the Hollywood jackpot. Instead, <i>John Carter<\/i> became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/john-carter-movie-history-why-it-failed\/\" target=\"_blank\">one<\/a> of the largest box office failures of all time, followed quickly by <i>Battleship<\/i>, which didn&#8217;t fare as terribly but was certainly no hit. While Kitsch has continued to work in Hollywood, his chances as an A-list blockbuster star seemed forever dashed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-34&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Brandon Routh also looked like he was about to become a major leading man in Hollywood after being cast as Clark Kent in <i>Superman Returns.<\/i> The film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/films\/features\/superman-returns-brandon-routh-bryan-singer-b2782783.html\" target=\"_blank\">made<\/a> close to $400 million worldwide, but with its massive budget, it was not deemed a success. A planned sequel was scrapped, and Routh&#8217;s career <a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/447851\/how-superman-returns-ended-brandon-rouths-acting-career\/\" target=\"_blank\">never<\/a> really took off. He moved more into TV and small movie roles \u2014 he&#8217;d eventually reprise his role as Superman in <i>Legends of Tomorrow<\/i>, but this was a far cry from the fame it looked like he&#8217;d have when he was originally cast in the role.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-35&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">22.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Reality star Paris Hilton attempted to make a foray into the world of acting in the early 2000s, appearing on teen dramas such as <i>Veronica Mars<\/i> and <i>The O.C.<\/i> However, her appearances amounted to little more than cameos&#8230;until the horror flick <i>The House of Wax.<\/i> The film received only 28% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/house_of_wax_2005\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, and The Hollywood Reporter apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/house-of-wax-2005\" target=\"_blank\">called<\/a> Hilton &#8220;so bad she steals the show.&#8221; Other reviews were slightly kinder, but it seemed most just <a href=\"https:\/\/theindependentcritic.com\/house_of_wax\" target=\"_blank\">wanted<\/a> to see A) Hilton in her underwear, and B), Hilton&#8217;s character get killed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-36&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">While Hilton appeared in a few more cameos and straight-to-video projects over the next few years, her acting career was largely over. Her next starring role was in the much smaller film, <i>The Hottie and the Nottie,<\/i> which was even more critically panned (6% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/hottie_and_the_nottie\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>), earning Hilton a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0804492\/awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Razzie<\/a> for Worst Actress.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-37&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Shaq similarly tried to make a career pivot into Hollywood with the film <i>Blue Chips,<\/i> which earned him a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0641944\/awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Razzie nomination<\/a> for Worst New Star. However, Shaq kept at it with the family film and box office bomb <i>Kazaam<\/i> and then the superhero film <i>Steel<\/i>. <i>Steel,<\/i> referred to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/culture\/steel-25-year-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\">by some<\/a> as the &#8220;worst superhero movie of all time,&#8221; received only 12% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1078035-steel\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> and proved the final straw for Shaq&#8217;s floundering film career. Even the director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/evvnwn\/twenty-years-later-steel-director-admits-shaq-was-probably-a-bad-choice\" target=\"_blank\">later admitted<\/a> he shouldn&#8217;t have cast him, saying Shaq &#8220;was no actor.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-38&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">24.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Mariah Carey also tried to make a major career jump, going from singing to acting with the star vehicle <i>Glitter<\/i> in 2001. The film was a massive failure, earning only 6% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/glitter\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> and making $5.2 million against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1303247\/20-wild-secrets-about-mariah-careys-movie-glitter\" target=\"_blank\">budget<\/a> of $22 million. The film even caused Virgin Records to drop Mariah from their label \u2013 now, obviously, Carey&#8217;s music career was able to recover, but despite a smattering of other projects, it was clear she was never going to be a movie star.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-39&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Critics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a3614594\/meanest-reviews-of-glitter\/\" target=\"_blank\">called<\/a> her performance &#8220;about as fresh as rancid Chinese food that has been stuck in the back of the refrigerator for several months,&#8221; while another stated Carey had &#8220;the acting range of a parakeet.&#8221; The film&#8217;s own cinematographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/features\/interviews\/glitter-cinematographer-calls-film-one-of-worst-movies-ever-1234901104\/\" target=\"_blank\">called it<\/a> one of the worst films ever made.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-40&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Similarly, Kelly Clarkson&#8217;s acting career was over before it started after she appeared in another of the oft-mentioned &#8220;worst films ever made,&#8221; <i>From Justin to Kelly.<\/i> The film was nominated for 10 Razzies, including &#8220;Worst Actress&#8221; for Kelly, and won two. Her performance was panned, and she never appeared in another film or TV project except as herself or in a voice-only role \u2014 except, randomly, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1225628\/\" target=\"_blank\">two episodes<\/a> of the show <i>American Dreams.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-41&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">However, to be fair to Clarkson, she never wanted to star in the film&#8230;or act at all. She was contractually obligated to do the film after winning <i>American Idol.<\/i> &#8220;I knew when I read the script it was going to be real, real bad, but when I won, I signed that piece of paper, and I could not get out of it. Seriously, I never thought I could act, but I knew I could sing. Not to sound cocky, but I can,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/subscriber\/article\/0,33009,1156616,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in 2006. Clarkson was right: her singing career has endured for over 20 years, and she now has her own talk show.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-42&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">26.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">After enjoying a booming career in the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s, the beginning of the end for Eddie Murphy&#8217;s career was the 2002 film <i>The Adventures of Pluto Nash<\/i> (5% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/adventures_of_pluto_nash\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>). Variety <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2002\/film\/reviews\/the-adventures-of-pluto-nash-1200546750\/\" target=\"_blank\">called<\/a> the film an &#8220;ill-conceived and expensive project,&#8221; and with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl745244161\/\" target=\"_blank\">gross<\/a> of just over $7 million against a $100 million budget, the film was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/963834\/tales-from-the-box-office-is-the-adventures-of-pluto-nash-the-biggest-bomb-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">one<\/a> of the biggest flops ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-43&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">With the <i>Shrek<\/i> franchise, <i>Daddy Day Care, The Haunted Mansion,<\/i> and an award-nominated role in <i>Dreamgirls,<\/i> it seemed Murphy might survive <i>Pluto Nash&#8217;s<\/i> practically unprecedented failure. But then <i>Norbit<\/i> (9% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/norbit\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>) came along and more or less ended Murphy&#8217;s career for the next decade. Murphy himself later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/larryfitzmaurice\/why-eddie-murphy-took-a-break-from-acting\">admitted<\/a> that all the movies he made in the 2000s were &#8220;shitty&#8221; and caused him to take an extended acting hiatus.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-44&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">However, Murphy was able to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screendaily.com\/features\/eddie-murphy-on-making-a-comeback-with-dolemite-is-my-name-i-sat-on-the-couch-for-years\/5145946.article\" target=\"_blank\">comeback<\/a> in a big way with <i>Dolemite is My Name<\/i>, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. He also appeared in sequels to his films <i>Beverly Hills Cop<\/i> and <i>Coming to America<\/i> in the 2020s. Along with Mike Myers, he is set to appear in <i>Shrek 5.<\/i> While Murphy isn&#8217;t the box office draw he used to be, his comedy legacy seems at least somewhat safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-45&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">And finally, we mentioned Jake Lloyd, who played Anakin in <i>Star Wars: Episode I,<\/i> earlier in this post \u2014 the same curse seemed to also befall Hayden Christensen. His career was not ruined entirely, and he&#8217;s since made a comeback (which included returning to the <i>Star Wars<\/i> franchise). Still, the intense negative reception of his role as Anakin in <i>Episodes II<\/i> and <i>III<\/i> greatly impacted his position as a rising star in Hollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-46&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">He won two Razzie Awards after his performance <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6177355\/hayden-christensen-obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-prequels\/\" target=\"_blank\">was panned<\/a>, and many of his scenes and lines of dialogue were openly mocked for years. He appeared in five films between 2005 (when the last prequel came out) and 2008, but none gained over 24% on Rotten Tomatoes except <i>New York, I Love You,<\/i> which got 37%. <i>Jumper,<\/i> in particular, was panned (and has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/476894\/the-sci-fi-flop-that-ruined-hayden-christensens-career\/\" target=\"_blank\">blamed<\/a> for tanking Christensen&#8217;s career). While he appeared in projects afterward (after a short break), none were notable until he returned to <i>Star Wars<\/i> with <i>Obi-Wan Kenobi.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text&#10;  subbuzz-index-47&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">What role do you feel like ruined an actor&#8217;s career? Let us know in the comments!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/hannahmarder\/bad-movies-that-ruined-actors-careers-1\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 Terrible Movies That Almost Ended\u00a0Actors&#8217; Careers 1. Geena Davis was a massive star when she appeared in Cutthroat Island, the expensive swashbuckling pirate film that became a notorious flop, earning just $18.5 million against a budget of over $115 million. The movie, which was directed by Davis&#8217;s then-husband, was meant to make Davis an [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/27-terrible-movies-that-almost-ended-actors-careers\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-13512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13512"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reaction?post=13512"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=13512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}