MichaelXavier Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 To celebrate Hulk Hogan's return to WWE, I think it's worth noting that TNA is another venture that he didn't exactly pull off, like acting. I'm still shocked that people consider Hogan a "wrestler-actor" like The Rock considering the only 2 movies that Hogan appeared in that were actually successful he played a wrestler. I totally buy why he made #1 on this list: http://whatculture.com/wwe/wwe-10-pro-wrestlers-whose-acting-careers-bombed.php However, the rest of the names are debatable I think. What do you guys think? I'm not sure why someone like Austin isn't on this list, but then again Austin's direct-to-dvd movies probably do the exact business the makers expect, which is why he keeps making them. Just looking for some other people's thoughts.
jstout Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Austin gets a lifetime pass after "The Condemned." Such an awesomely "WTF?" movie.
Hooker Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I wouldn't even consider Hogan's stuff unsuccessful. As with the same reasoning on Austin, Hogan had a bunch of them, meaning some of them made money. He also had a backdoor pilot that got picked up with Thunder in Paradise. It's weird how people judge success in show business. I was watching Paul F. Tompkins' video podcast a while back (it's not great; just naming my source) with Bob Odenkirk, and Odenkirk was talking about how, after being one of the stars in Breaking Bad, people would talk to him like he was just about to find success, when in reality his career basically started as a success writing for Saturday Night Live in the 80s. By that token, John Cena's movie career could also be said to be a success. The Marine even made a profit! 1
Josh Mann Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 It saddens me that people wouldn't consider Mr. Show a success.
Zero Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Most of the guys on that list have something in common, they were all just put in WWE Films. Didn't Miz's Christmas Bounty movie do pretty great ratings?
John Austin Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Holy crap, I didn't know Knucklehead was THAT much of a bomb.
Go2Sleep Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 The highlight for me was learning that John Cena appeared in Ready to Rumble.
twiztor Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 The highlight for me was learning that John Cena appeared in Ready to Rumble. same here. now i have get to watch that movie again to see him.
sydneybrown Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 It saddens me that people wouldn't consider Mr. Show a success. Most people don't even know Mr. Show existed. Which is fine, because most people don't deserve Mr. Show.
RonL21 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 I don't care what they say, Suburban Commando was one of my favorite movies as a kid. A couple years ago it went on rotation through all the HBOs and i watched it nearly every time.
kafkonia Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 It saddens me that people wouldn't consider Mr. Show a success. Shit, I didn't even know Odenkirk was in Breaking Bad, Mr. Show's the only thing I know him from.
kafkonia Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 It's hard to judge, because nowadays nobody really tries to build a movie around a pro wrestler except WWE Studios. How do you judge if someone's acting career bombed if all they do is straight-to-DVD c-list material and generic muscle-man bit parts like Kurt Angle? Outside of Ready to Rumble and The Real Reason Men Commit Crimes, has Sting done any film work? Does that count as a bomb? If Guardians of the Galaxy doesn't live up to box office hype, has Batista's career bombed? The Man With the Iron Fists didn't exactly set the world on fire. Randy Orton got dropped from a freakin' WWE film -- that's at least worthy of a semi-bomb. Triple H was in Blade 3 but all he's gotten since then is WWE Studios work, IIRC. Christian's in Shoot'em Up and Edge is in a Highlander film, but I don't think either of them has a speaking part - but Christian has some straight-to-DVD work and Edge is a recurring character on Haven and had a couple of spots on Sanctuary.
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Sting did Shutterspeed in 1999....EXCLUSIVE TO TURNER!
RIPPA Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Randy Orton got dropped from a freakin' WWE film -- that's at least worthy of a semi-bomb. To be fair - that was more the WWE being stupid and casting him in that roll to begin with and not thinking there would be backlash.
T.Rex-n-effeckx Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Did not realize the degree to which WWE movies have failed. Who's your Caddy with the late Chase Tatum didn't do that well, but nowhere near the loss of The Chaperone. www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whosyourcaddy.htm
ivpvideos Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Most of the WWE Films had a theatre release of one weekend in a very select markets before going to DVD. The box office doesn't mean anything.
Antacular Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 WWE Studios/films/whatever has been bleeding money for several years, factoring in DVD sales as well as "box office."
piranesi Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 This seems like a good place to let people know, they are doing two of Hogan's movies on upcoming live "How did this get made" podcasts. If you're in L.A. you can go watch them live, if you're not you can listen to them in a few weeks like nerds. I am literally going bonkers masturbating right now...like next-level bananas.
Antacular Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I hope they do The Accused next, it's like my favorite rom-com ever.
Ryan Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 It saddens me that people wouldn't consider Mr. Show a success. Most people don't even know Mr. Show existed. Which is fine, because most people don't deserve Mr. Show. The fact I got to watch the show back in the 90's for the first 3.5 seasons(got rid of HBO after that point for whatever reason) of the show kind of shocks me that I was not only aware, but actively watched it as a teen. Shaped a lot of my taste in humor later on compared to the early 90s SNL stuff a lot of people my age liked more.
bobholly138 Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Jericho has that Albino Farm film to his credit. Owned it for years but still haven't watched it. Plus was Roadhouse a big hit at the box office? If so Terry Funk has that to his credit.
Casey Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Rob Van Dam probably has the worst. Or Bret Hart.
Swift Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 The highlight for me was learning that John Cena appeared in Ready to Rumble. same here. now i have get to watch that movie again to see him. No need...
Tromatagon Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 If you're in LA the HDTGM shit is sold out sorry bros
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