# 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:** 3
**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, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/41 "2024-08-23T05:34:15Z")
Sorry, must have clicked on the wrong Reply. Julie Sommars does have an incredibly irritating voice, though. I particularly disliked her on _ **Matlock** _. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/42 "2024-08-23T05:35:39Z")
Tom Cruise getting a lot of hate here, when I’d say he’s actually the opposite for me; if I see his name on a film poster, I’m MORE likely to watch it because I know I’m going to have a good time. I get the criticism of his acting; I think he can phone in the characterisation a little, although, (hopefully I can say this without sounding pretentious), there are subtleties to most of his performances. But bloody hell does he put in the effort when it comes to throwing himself (literally) into action. Ok, probably just because he enjoys doing that the most, but still… the _Mission Impossible_ series (other than 2) has been extremely entertaining. And as someone else mentioned, he can actually act if he wants to (_Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Valkyrie, Magnolia, Tropic Thunder_, etc etc). ---
**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, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/43 "2024-08-23T05:36:25Z")
I always found Joan Rivers to be annoying ---
**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, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/44 "2024-08-23T05:36:41Z")
Whenever I think of Bernadette Peters, I remember that scene with the table in Mel Brooks’ _ **Silent Movie** _. 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![Strenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Strenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strenger)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/45 "2024-08-23T05:47:33Z")
Russell Brand. Vin Diesel. Doesn’t mean I _wouldn’t_ necessarily watch a movie with those types or others of their ilk (which is: hugely irritating)…just wouldn’t seek one out, and would likely avoid. ---
**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, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/46 "2024-08-23T06:01:03Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > You wouldn’t be the first to get something like that wrong. I know. Isn’t it fascinating how the mind does that to folks? Anyway, I’m definitely going to binge watch _The Powers That Be_. It wasn’t _Soap_. Best thing about that show was an instructor I had at University of Maryland on the base in Seoul was seriously addicted to it. He’d have us power through the class session without a break so we could all leave early and watch it on AFKN. That was way back in 1977/1978. I liked everyone on _Soap_. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > ETA Bernadette Peters. AND WE MAY HAVE A WINNER! Yeah, Peters’ voice is incredibly annoying. And I can see that I may have mistaken the lead male character’s charecteristics. But the time fits and the annoying voice does too. ---
**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, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/47 "2024-08-23T06:04:57Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Could it have been _Soap_? Didi Conn had an annoying voice, she was on _Benson_. But she wasn’t anybody’s mistress. Unless you count Pete. ---
**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, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/48 "2024-08-23T07:06:28Z")
Was she an actress? I thought comedian was her stock and trade. Oh I have another I can’t take, Dwayne Johnson. Good lord that man is annoying. ---
**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, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/49 "2024-08-23T07:11:08Z")
Joan Rivers was actually in quite a few movies and TV shows—mostly in small parts and playing herself though. Also speaking of pro wrestlers turned actors --Hulk Hogan’s movies make anything Dwayne Johnson’s done look cinematic masterpieces, ---
**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, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/50 "2024-08-23T07:14:35Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > ETA Bernadette Peters. Hehehe, I kinda have the opposite reaction. I wouldn’t avoid her since I loved her performance in _The Jerk_. But then again, I’m not the guardian of good taste. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wyinJyWUhas/maxresdefault.jpg "Tonight You Belong To Me; Steve Martin & Bernadette Peters The Jerk 1979 (High Quality)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyinJyWUhas) ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/51 "2024-08-23T09:36:07Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler come to mind Totally with you on that one! ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/52 "2024-08-23T10:49:14Z")
Put me on the Jim Carrey list, and I’ll toss in Robin Williams for the same reason. A very, very, very, very, very little bit of either one goes a very, very, very, very, very long way with me. But I have to add that Williams playing a creepy, shadowy character is exquisite. _Insomnia_. _One Hour Photo_. I wish he had done more of that kind of stuff. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/53 "2024-08-23T11:41:17Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Guess you haven’t been to a movie in the last 20 years! Yeah between their glurge and superhero movies, I pretty much stay home. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/54 "2024-08-23T11:46:07Z")
Possibly **All’s Fair** with Richard Crenna. He’s a senator, she’s a photog and that’s all I remember about the show. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/55 "2024-08-23T12:11:29Z")
Michael Douglas, Mark Wahlberg, Laura Dern, Juliette Lewis… and that new guy with the annoying face who’s in everything. ETA: Glen Powell. Even his name is forgettable. ---
**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, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/56 "2024-08-23T12:12:57Z")
Yeah, that’s who it was and that’s the show. God, what an annoying voice she has. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/57 "2024-08-23T12:28:31Z")
I kind of want to make a thread about Actor/resses that you would see no matter what movie or TV show they’re in, and later regret your life choices. But I have a feeling it would quietly die. I mean, I like David Spade, but was really disappointed when he hosted _Snake Oil._ I wanted him to be snarky and obnoxious to the guests, but he wasn’t. He made it a career to this point, and Jane Lynch was able to pull it off in hosting _The Weakest Link._ ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/58 "2024-08-23T12:33:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Oh, god. Leonardo DiCaprio makes me wanna barf. Yep. And Matt Damon. Mostly it’s their looks. I guess many women go for that blunt thick-faced type but I find it really ugly. Mark Hamill also has that face. Tom Cruise can pick rocks. I find comedies embarrassing so I’ve never seen Carey or those other comedians. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/59 "2024-08-23T12:39:43Z")
If LDC is in a film, it’s highly likely it will be good. Ok mostly he works with Scorsese these days so it’s no surprise, but his good film to bad film ratio has been excellent for 20-odd years now. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/60 "2024-08-23T12:44:07Z")
Julia Roberts. I’ve always found her quite unattractive and she just doesn’t make movies I want to see. Shia TheBeef. He has a face that just says “please punch me as hard you can,” and I’ve pretty much hated every movie he’s ever been in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077.md?page=4)