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Post by lowtacks86 on Jun 14, 2022 19:54:02 GMT
Napolean Dynamite was a huge hit that came out of now where and propelled Jon Heder to stardom. He couldn't really find much success outside of that.
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Post by kolchak92 on Jun 14, 2022 19:57:57 GMT
I kinda feel like Sam Worthington was one, but maybe not.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 14, 2022 19:59:29 GMT
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Post by kolchak92 on Jun 14, 2022 20:07:03 GMT
I think some of those are kind of unfair.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 14, 2022 20:17:57 GMT
I think some of those are kind of unfair. I like how the author tries to diminish the actors' other work to justify putting them on the list. They even point out other successful projects and say things like, "She was on 75 episodes, but there were better shows on tv," or, "Yeah he voiced one of the most iconic animated characters of all time, but you couldn't see him."
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Post by ck100 on Jun 14, 2022 20:24:33 GMT
Carrie Henn
Danny Lloyd
Mark Pillow
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Post by dwightmachinehead on Jun 14, 2022 20:25:52 GMT
That chick in Showgirls.
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Post by James on Jun 14, 2022 20:29:47 GMT
Christopher Reeve as Superman? I know it's become more than one film with him but it's his most well-known and perhaps his only well-known role. I don't recall any of his other movies being hits.
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 14, 2022 20:32:21 GMT
Christopher Reeve as Superman? I know it's become more than one film with him but it's his most well-known and perhaps his only well-known role. I don't recall any of his other movies being hits. Somewhere in Time is quite well-known.
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Post by kolchak92 on Jun 14, 2022 20:33:00 GMT
Christopher Reeve as Superman? I know it's become more than one film with him but it's his most well-known and perhaps his only well-known role. I don't recall any of his other movies being hits. I thought of him too. I think in his case though, it was really his choice. He turned down the lead in a lot of huge movies (The World According to Garp, Romancing the Stone etc.) to do smaller, lesser-known films.
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 14, 2022 20:35:16 GMT
I think some of those are kind of unfair. I like how the author tries to diminish the actors' other work to justify putting them on the list. They even point out other successful projects and say things like, "She was on 75 episodes, but there were better shows on tv," or, "Yeah he voiced one of the most iconic animated characters of all time, but you couldn't see him." Just dismissing Mark Hamill's voicework as Joker is really annoying.
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Post by Catman on Jun 14, 2022 20:40:15 GMT
Maybe David Naughton?
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Post by James on Jun 14, 2022 20:40:27 GMT
Christopher Reeve as Superman? I know it's become more than one film with him but it's his most well-known and perhaps his only well-known role. I don't recall any of his other movies being hits. Somewhere in Time is quite well-known. I don't feel like it is though.
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Post by James on Jun 14, 2022 20:41:13 GMT
Christopher Reeve as Superman? I know it's become more than one film with him but it's his most well-known and perhaps his only well-known role. I don't recall any of his other movies being hits. I thought of him too. I think in his case though, it was really his choice. He turned down the lead in a lot of huge movies (The World According to Garp, Romancing the Stone etc.) to do smaller, lesser-known films. I heard something like that. I wonder what the reason was.
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 14, 2022 20:43:55 GMT
Somewhere in Time is quite well-known. I don't feel like it is though. What are you defining as one hit wonder? Somewhere in Time is a well-rated movie, with 30,000 votes on IMDB and Christopher Reeve is the lead character. Maybe I am being biased just because I am very aware of the movie.
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Post by James on Jun 14, 2022 20:47:38 GMT
I don't feel like it is though. What are you defining as one hit wonder? Somewhere in Time is a well-rated movie, with 30,000 votes on IMDB and Christopher Reeve is the lead character. Maybe I am being biased just because I am very aware of the movie. One hit wonder can be a star with a really big movie but hasn't gotten even close to the same recognition in movies before or after. I simply hardly hear anyone talk about it, at least from my experience. Guess I'm not as cultured as I thought I was.
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 14, 2022 20:48:56 GMT
What are you defining as one hit wonder? Somewhere in Time is a well-rated movie, with 30,000 votes on IMDB and Christopher Reeve is the lead character. Maybe I am being biased just because I am very aware of the movie. I simply hardly hear anyone talk about it, at least from my experience. Guess I'm not as cultured as I thought I was. There is actually an American Dad episode that is a parody of that movie. It is a cross parody of Somewhere in Time and Back to the Future.
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 14, 2022 20:50:26 GMT
What about Saved by the Bell?
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Post by James on Jun 14, 2022 20:57:24 GMT
I simply hardly hear anyone talk about it, at least from my experience. Guess I'm not as cultured as I thought I was. There is actually an American Dad episode that is a parody of that movie. It is a cross parody of Somewhere in Time and Back to the Future. That I did not know.
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Post by dwightmachinehead on Jun 14, 2022 21:02:11 GMT
What about Saved by the Bell? That was a TV show and it led to her securing a role in Showgirls. Showgirls perhaps ruined her career. If she avoided that role who knows where she may have ended up. It's gone down as a bit of a cult classic. |
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