Special Sub-Topic: Movie Failures Authored by: GoodVibe Sub-topic of: Something in Common

Who was not in the 1996 critical disappointment "Jack"?

Erin Moran. "Jack," starring Robin Williams, was about a 10-year-old boy who ages four times faster than normal.

How much money did 1993's "Last Action Hero" lose?

$80 million. The film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 124 million dollar film only made $44 million. It was once in the Guinness Book of World Records for biggest loss in a movie.

The 1980 movie "Heaven's Gate" was a nightmare from the start. This film was hated by critics and was responsible for bankrupting United Artists. However, the film was much longer than the 225 minutes shown. How many minutes had to be cut from the original?

70. Director Michael Cimino, who won an Oscar for 1978's "The Deer Hunter," never recovered after this catastrophe. This film has Kris Kristofferson, Sam Waterston, and Christopher Walken.

There probably isn't a person who hasn't heard of James Bond. There is, however, one film that was especially hated by critics. The movie was 1969's "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," which had George Lazenby. True or false: Lazenby is not British.

T. The Australian native made his only appearance in a Bond film. This movie also had Telly Savalas and Diana Rigg.

Let's go to 1995. Before "Titanic," Kevin Costner experimented with this movie. The movie was one of the most expensive film projects at the time. What was the name of the movie?

Waterworld. This film cost $175 million to make, but could only manage half that.

1997 saw "Speed 2: Cruise Control" not live up to the original. What was the domestic profit of "Speed 2"?

$48 million. The Sandra Bullock-Jason Patric movie cost $110 million to make.

Disney made "Treasure Planet" in 2002, which was supposed to be an update of "Treasure Island." Despite the Disney logo, this movie didn't strike gold. What was the cost of the film?

$140 million. The film only brought in $17 million on Thanksgiving weekend.

Another of Kevin Costner's flops was 1997's "The Postman." What was the net loss of "The Postman"?

$53 million. "The Postman" cost $80 million to make, but struggled its way to a $27 million dollar take.

Geena Davis was in 1995's "Cutthroat Island," which was also in the Guinness Book of World Records for biggest loss (it unseated "Last Action Hero"). The movie lost ____ million dollars.

87 & eighty-seven & eighty seven. The movie cost 100 million dollars to make. Grand total gross: $13 million.

True or false. In 2002, no member of the cast of "Friends" made a successful movie.

T. Matthew Perry had "Serving Sara," Lisa Kudrow was in "Analyze That," Matt LeBlanc was in "All the Queen's Men," and Jennifer Aniston was in the highly-praised "The Good Girl." Courtney Cox and David Schwimmer also were in films, but they weren't released.