# Actors/resses that makes you NOT want to see a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 23, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077 "2024-08-23T01:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/21 "2024-08-23T03:01:43Z")
I’m not a big Tom Cruise fan, but I thought he was very good in _ **Rain Man** _. I love that movie! He also made a good Stauffenberg in _ **Valkyrie** _. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/22 "2024-08-23T03:15:01Z")
Vince Vaughn. Hate him. Irrational dislike, I admit, but it burns. Also Gerard Butler and Sam Worthington are both terrible actors, so I avoid them as much as possible. Which is not difficult. Also also Jared Leto, but I think everybody hates him, so no surprise there. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/23 "2024-08-23T03:17:47Z")
Steven Seagal–for being a horrendous actor and an even more horrendous human being ---
**Author:** ![SpinyNorma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SpinyNorma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinyNorma)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/24 "2024-08-23T03:23:01Z")
I’m joining in on the Jim Carrey hatred. Mostly. I’ve actually enjoyed him playing a more serious role but I hate his comedies.Nothing but mugging. I thought that, by its nature, mugging couldn’t really be called overdone but he proved me wrong. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/25 "2024-08-23T03:24:46Z")
You didn’t like _ **Dumb and Dumber** _? That was the role he was born to play! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/26 "2024-08-23T03:37:03Z")
Will Smith, Mel Gibson, and Tom Cruise, for a variety of reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/27 "2024-08-23T03:45:38Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Oddly enough, I’ve been trying to remember the name of another actress with a horrid voice (a very squeaky voice). She played the mistress of a US congressman or senator on a sitcom in the 1970s or 1980s. As soon as I find out her name, she’s on the list too. Eve Gordon, perhaps? She was on _The Powers that Be_ in 1992-93. If not her, then maybe Valerie Mahaffey; also on that show, and a bit more squeakily voiced. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/28 "2024-08-23T03:46:40Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > > [@Zyada](#): > > > > Tom Cruise from the beginning. His ego shows in all of his works > > That’s because all of his work is the same part. Yep, he’s the “Do not watch this movie” sign. ---
**Author:** ![SpinyNorma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SpinyNorma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinyNorma)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/29 "2024-08-23T04:04:09Z")
He may have been born to play it but it doesn’t make it funny or even not annoying. I can’t think of any of his theoretically comedic movies that I found even remotely funny. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/30 "2024-08-23T04:24:47Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Julie Sommars? > > She was in _ **The Governor and JJ** _ and _ **Matlock** _. What you’ve quoted is from me, not **Velocity**. Anyway, that’s not the right show. The one I’m thinking of had the female star as the male character’s mistress, not daughter, and it was late 70s/early 80s. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/31 "2024-08-23T04:29:10Z")
Tobey Maguire. I think he’s a shit actor - always plays himself - and there’s something about his weird, wimpy face that irritates me. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/32 "2024-08-23T04:35:39Z")
I think Maguire got lucky playing in the Spider-Man movies because they made him look like a big movie star but he never really developed much beyond them ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/33 "2024-08-23T04:38:12Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler come to mind. Weirdly, I find that these guys can actually shine if they’re _not_ doing wacky comedies. Carrey was perfect in _The Truman Show,_ and put in a solid performance in _The Majestic_. Both dramas, and about as far from _Ace Ventura_ and _Dumb and Dumber_ as it’s possible to get. Carry is underrated as a dramatic actor, IMHO. Sandler is a little more complex. There’s a lot more to him than _Happy Gilmore_ and _Billy Madison_. He can do rom-coms (_The Wedding Singer,_ _50 First Dates_), and he did a great job on the remake of _The Longest Yard_. Keep him away from the wacky screwball comedies, and he’s a pretty good entertainer. So, I won’t watch some Carrey/Sandler films precisely because they’ve got Carrey/Sandler. Others, I’ll happily rewatch, precisely because they’ve got Carrey/Sandler. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/34 "2024-08-23T04:43:54Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Eve Gordon, perhaps? She was on _The Powers that Be_ in 1992-93. > > If not her, then maybe Valerie Mahaffey; also on that show, and a bit more squeakily voiced. It’s neither of those actresses. And the time doesn’t fit. I just watched the beginning of the pilot for that show. Seems to be funny. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/35 "2024-08-23T04:50:05Z")
Will Ferrell and Mike Myers are at the top of my list. It seems like they purposely seek out rolls as annoying characters. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/36 "2024-08-23T04:52:30Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > And the time doesn’t fit. You wouldn’t be the first to get something like that wrong. I knew Mahaffey had been in a show like you described, and I could imagine her being off-putting to some. A bit of googling found that Eve Gordon played the mistress of the main character, so I suggested her first. And, according to Wikipedia, Mahaffey’s character was also engaged in an affair. According to the IMDb trivia, the producers of this show suggested to some colleagues that they find a role for David Hyde Pierce on the show they were creating. That turned out to be _Frasier_ I’d still like to figure out what actress and show you’re thinking of, but I can’t remember any politically-themed comedies from that era. Could it have been _Soap_? The time is correct, and everybody on that show was having an affair with somebody. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/37 "2024-08-23T05:03:47Z")
What’s that other lady…um? “Pennies from Heaven” with Steve Martin. In fact I hate him too. ETA Bernadette Peters. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/38 "2024-08-23T05:09:00Z")
Oh, god. Leonardo DiCaprio makes me wanna barf. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/39 "2024-08-23T05:23:46Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Guess you haven’t been to a movie in the last 20 years! 😄 I haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/40 "2024-08-23T05:33:35Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Will Smith, He was fabulous in MIB. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077.md?page=3)