Actors who were only good in one movie

Oops. Racquel. > Insert “bonehead” smilie here <

Carrie Snodgrass was only good in Diary of a Mad Housewife

Linda Manz was breathtakingly good in Days of Heaven, but did nothing of note afterwards.

Conchata Ferrell was great in Heartland, but it has rarely had a chance to shine otherwise.

Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (though The Nutty Professor comes close)

I actually liked him in The Bride.

I came in here specifically to nominate Kevin Costner for Field of Dreams, and now I’m reminded of Bull Durham. :smack:

[sub]haven’t seen Silverardo[/sub]

You need to take care of that. One of the finest Westerns of our time.

Damn, you beat me to it!!

Oddly enough, I liked DiCaprio in “The Quick and The Dead.”

Quirky little western.

Lori Petty in A League Of Their Own.

Reminded by Chastain86, Russell Crowe in “The Quick and the Dead.”

Every time I see Russell Crowe in anything else, I think gee, he wa so good in the Quick and the Dead…

I was joking. Kevin Costner plays a dead body in The Big Chill. I don’t think you even see his face. :stuck_out_tongue:

I’m also going to speak up for Tony Curtis. He’s a bit annoying in The Great Race, but I think that’s because his character is meant to be annoying. Certainly I enjoyed him in Operation Petticoat.

I’m another one who thinks that Keanu Reeves peaked with Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. The next one never happened. Really.

Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation. One of the all-time great performances, and then…blech. Although looking at his credits, I realize that I never saw Ali, for which he got a lot of recognition.

There’s been one - one - good performance by Vin Diesel, and it’s in Boiler Room.

I think Ben Affleck’s one good performance was also in Boiler Room.

Have you not seen Romper Stomper? That’s definately my nomination for “only decent performance of Russell Crowe’s career”.

I think you misspelt “The Iron Giant”. :smiley:

Both Michael Douglas and Toby McGuire were fantastic in “Wonder Boys.” Each has been entirely useless in everything else.

Adam Sandler was good in Punch-Drunk Love and that’s it.