Eric’s Bad Movies: The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
If I’ve watched “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” starring former funnyman Eddie Murphy, then you know it must be Thursday, and this must be another one of “Eric’s Bad Movies” at Film.com.
Technically, I should have reviewed this movie when it came out. It was 2002, and I was doing the full-time critic thing. I don’t remember the specifics, but I know it wasn’t screened for critics (which in those days was much rarer), and for whatever reason I couldn’t prevail upon myself to go see it during the one week that it survived in theaters. (Next week’s Bad Movie is also a high-profile flop from the 2000s that I should have reviewed when it opened. Any guesses what it might be???)
The column features a throwaway reference to Jeremy Piven’s ridiculous hairpieces. I made a similar joke about Nicolas Cage’s hair in this week’s “Snide Remarks.” Is this a coincidence? Part of an ongoing campaign against bad toupees? Who can say, really?
June 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I actually got to meet Ron Underwood once (he’s better known for making City Slickers and Tremors). He was a really nice guy…soft spoken, well-meaning; I could easily see him being pushed around by Murphy and/or crazed Castle Rock execs. Or maybe his nice-ness was a disguise…who knows?
June 5th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
High profile flop - Battlefield Earth?
June 5th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Eric already reviewed Battlefield Earth and gave it an F!
My guess is Glitter (2001). I don’t know if it was the highest of high-profile movies, but it did flop. And I don’t see a review of it on this site.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I’m with Holly that it’s Glitter. Even now, whenever you hear about Mariah Carey, a Glitter reference can’t be far behind.
June 11th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
a film in 2000’s. ive got a feeling that it could be Wild Wild West (Starring Will Smith as Will Smith….)
June 11th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
… which came out in 1999. Otherwise, a good guess!
June 15th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
yes…… i’d realised just as i clicked the post button *cringe*. never mind though, i think it should be one of the films that you look at in a future edition of Bad Movies.