# Have you ever seen an actor who never made a good film? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** netflix, movies, actor-characters\ **Created:** [March 22, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203 "2024-03-22T13:35:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/21 "2024-03-22T15:56:05Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Pauly Shore. I’ve enjoyed some of his movies, but “good film” is not a term I’d ever use to describe any of them. “Encino Man” wasn’t actually all that bad. Granted, Shore only played a supporting role to Sean Astin and Brendan Fraser, but he was a pretty integral supporting character and did a solid job at it. And “Bio Dome” is one of those so stupid, it’s funny movies. Maybe not “good”, but there’s something redeeming about it after several drinks. > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > For what it was, Deuce Bigalow was pretty good. I agree. Another one of those movies that are dumb, but somehow enjoyable > [@BlankSlate](#): > > Gerard Butler. I enjoyed “300”, and so did a lot of other people. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/22 "2024-03-22T15:58:47Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > How many movies did Tom Green make? Were any of them any good? _Charlie’s Angels_ was a surprisingly good movie. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/23 "2024-03-22T16:01:00Z")
I liked him in What Happens in Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/24 "2024-03-22T16:02:50Z")
Steven Seagal, Brian Dennehy, Tommy Lee Jones. Cheesy “tough guy” action movies that take suspension of disbelief to even more disbelieving heights and are IMO an insult to a cretin. ---
**Author:** ![SlipperyPete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/25 "2024-03-22T16:05:00Z")
The Guardian is a very underrated movie. It’s about Coast Guard rescue swimmers and how intense the training is. Starring our friend Ashton and Kevin Costner. ---
**Author:** ![SlipperyPete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/26 "2024-03-22T16:05:36Z")
Tommy Lee Jones? From The Fugitive and No Country for Old Men? That Tommy Lee Jones?? ---
**Author:** ![SlipperyPete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/27 "2024-03-22T16:06:38Z")
Road Trip is kinda stupid sophmoric fun, but I laughed a lot. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/28 "2024-03-22T16:07:53Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > Tommy Lee Jones This has to be a mistake, or you haven’t seen a lot of his movies. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/29 "2024-03-22T16:11:32Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > This has to be a mistake, or you haven’t seen a lot of his movies. Might be. It just seems movies I strongly dislike tend to have him in it. ( as well as the others I’ve mentioned ) Didn’t like The Fugitive, hated Space Cowboys. ---
**Author:** ![SlipperyPete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/30 "2024-03-22T16:13:14Z")
How about Jim Belushi? Roseanne Barr? Kristen Stewart? Jennifer Lopez? Tyler Perry? Alyssa Milano? ---
**Author:** ![SlipperyPete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/31 "2024-03-22T16:15:03Z")
I’d say Dana Carvey makes terrible movies, except he is Garth from Wayne’s World. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/32 "2024-03-22T16:17:23Z")
I liked Clean Slate and Career Opportunities. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/33 "2024-03-22T16:19:01Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I liked Clean Slate and Career Opportunities I think you meant _[Opportunity Knocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_Knocks_(film))_? Career Opportunities was a Frank Whaley vehicle that was mostly just an excuse to have a young Jennifer Connelly in anything. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/34 "2024-03-22T16:19:56Z")
As far as Rob Schneider goes the movie he was in with Jean Claude Van Damme (_Knock Off_) was a fairly decent film. ---
**Author:** ![SlipperyPete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/35 "2024-03-22T16:20:39Z")
Wow I forgot about Clean Slate. Yeah that wasn’t half bad. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/36 "2024-03-22T16:22:26Z")
Oops. I knew I should have Googled. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/37 "2024-03-22T16:23:18Z")
Dennehy was in _Cocoon_ and _Silverado_, and probably a couple more I’m not thinking of… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/38 "2024-03-22T16:23:20Z")
> [@SlipperyPete](#): > > How about Jim Belushi? _Thief_ is an excellent movie. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/39 "2024-03-22T16:24:12Z")
Belushi co starred in Real Men with John Ritter. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203/40 "2024-03-22T16:26:13Z")
> [@SlipperyPete](#): > > Alyssa Milano? When she was ten Milano played Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daughter in _Commando_ which is one of the greatest action movies of the 1980s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203.md?page=3)