# Once promising actors who went off the rails later in their careers

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**Created:** [May 21, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-promising-actors-who-went-off-the-rails-later-in-their-careers/854237 "2020-05-21T12:54:12Z")
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### Author: ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-promising-actors-who-went-off-the-rails-later-in-their-careers/854237/54 "2020-05-27T12:03:08Z")

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> [@BigDfromLA](#):
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> Kevin Costner was on top of the world after J.F.K., Dances With Wolves and The Bodyguard. What happened?

Costner is a limited, wooden actor who went off the rails with hubris rather than acting style, getting involved in ambitious but dubious projects like “The Postman” and “Waterworld” which bombed hard. He turned down the role of Pres on “Air Force One”, which was written for him, to be in “The Postman”.

I like this quote from the “[Great Movies Marred By One Bad Performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=895778)” thread:

> [@Great Movies Marred By One Bad Performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-marred-by-one-bad-performance/853360/57):
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> Costner was perfectly cast in The Big Chill.

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