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31. Mickey Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:25 AM

Aug 2012

Didn't exactly ruin the whole movie, just the scenes he was in.

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Movies ruined by a single performance? [View all] ohiosmith Aug 2012 OP

Kevin Costner in Robin hood, with an American Accent. Tabasco_Dave Aug 2012 #1

Agreed! frogmarch Aug 2012 #2

Bad enough, but he made it worse by making an occasional stab at an English accent sarge43 Aug 2012 #8

Bloody right mate! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #10

Yes! geardaddy Aug 2012 #26

But you got to see his naked butt. Ineeda Aug 2012 #47

We weren't amused. n/t sarge43 Aug 2012 #49

Jodie Foster in 'Nell' pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #3

One of the worst ever! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #15

Oh lord... pipi_k Aug 2012 #35

This Lasher Aug 2012 #4

for the win hate this guy so much loli phabay Aug 2012 #7

Absolutely! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #23

That d_r Aug 2012 #30

They should have left him and the kid out of the movie. sakabatou Aug 2012 #39

Oops. You beat me to it. Dash87 Aug 2012 #63

No one could ruin frogmarch Aug 2012 #5

Well, even if Olivier had played G. Khan, that flick would have been a train wreck. n/t sarge43 Aug 2012 #9

Too true! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #38

Yes, a scumbag! In another thread, frogmarch Aug 2012 #51

Jason Robards as Brutus Doc_Technical Aug 2012 #6

And as Al Capone in The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre"! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #52

Steve Buscemi kwassa Aug 2012 #11

Albert Finney would be brilliant as Nucky. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #57

He would, and so would James Gandolfini kwassa Aug 2012 #66

The creator of the show actually addressed this RZM Aug 2012 #70

"I think Buscemi does a great job. He's put in his time and deserves a leading role for a change." Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #84

BLASHPEMER! jp11 Aug 2012 #12

Unwatchable with Arquette. Could've been great with a real actor playing Jack McCall. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #24

Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" EastTennesseeDem Aug 2012 #13

+++ AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #55

+1,000 Mad_Dem_X Aug 2012 #56

the main boy and girl in "Almost Famous" Enrique Aug 2012 #14

Kate Hudson is a truely annoying actress. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #58

Kim Bauer - 24 (everything after the 1st season) Dash87 Aug 2012 #64

Any time I see the actor instead of the character, I feel embarrassed for him/her and the movie is GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #16

I agree, and have always been impressed pipi_k Aug 2012 #37

the movie where Matthew Broderick played a general in a war. mucifer Aug 2012 #17

Amen! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #72

War of the Worlds, Broken_Hero Aug 2012 #18

I was rooting for the Martians to eradicate everyone that had a part in that movie. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #19

I dig this post... Broken_Hero Aug 2012 #20

The original War of the Worlds was so much better. kwassa Aug 2012 #68

Sophia Coppola in Godfather Part III applegrove Aug 2012 #21

People gave her a standing ovation when the was killed in the end LynneSin Aug 2012 #28

Anything with George Clooney in it. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #22

Have you ever seen "Burn After Reading"? Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #25

Yeah George Cloony was great in that. Really played against type. applegrove Aug 2012 #41

I thought Brad Pitt was great in that movie. Kaleva Aug 2012 #42

The Coen Brothers really got me when, well, I'm not going to spoil it, you know. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #45

I laughed my ass off watching that one. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #60

I actually own "Burn After Reading", and he plays a dolt in every movie. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #78

I think whoever cast that movie was some sort of practical joker. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #83

Tom Cruise in anything. geardaddy Aug 2012 #27

Even "Rain Man"? KamaAina Aug 2012 #53

Yes, even Rain Man. geardaddy Aug 2012 #54

I thought he was a hoot in "Tropic Thunder". GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #59

Totally agree! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #73

Haven't seen that. geardaddy Aug 2012 #77

I highly recommend that film. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #79

I've heard good things about that film. geardaddy Aug 2012 #82

+1 tanyev Aug 2012 #80

Ok first of all I am not saying Mama Mia was a good movie.... Robyn66 Aug 2012 #29

I agree. Ineeda Aug 2012 #48

I noticed that about Mama Mia RZM Aug 2012 #71

Mickey Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" begin_within Aug 2012 #31

That performance is cringe-inducing. :( Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2012 #34

Both Fantastic Four movies were completely ruined by Jessica Alba CBGLuthier Aug 2012 #32

She even plays the Jessica Alba part badly. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #46

John Travolta in "Hairspray" Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2012 #33

John Travolta in liberalhistorian Aug 2012 #74

Travolta in 'Battlefield Earth' pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #76

Starz Series Xyzse Aug 2012 #36

Whatever movie it was Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #40

See Post #4 pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #44

The guy who played the lead in the 2011 Conan The Barbarian Kaleva Aug 2012 #43

Fortunately I missed that one! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #81

Taylor Kitsch, John Carter sarge43 Aug 2012 #50

Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra kayakjohnny Aug 2012 #61

Jar Jar Binks arguably ruined The Phantom Menace Dash87 Aug 2012 #62

Shirley Jones in Elmer Gantry frogmarch Aug 2012 #65

The butterface guy JonLP24 Aug 2012 #67

Anything OJ Simpson was in ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #69

Glen Campbell in the liberalhistorian Aug 2012 #75

She didn't ruin the movie, but in "Amadeus" Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #85