Bomb Threat

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We all know the names by now: Ishtar. Howard The Duck. Gigli. Heaven’s Gate. The Alamo. North. The Avengers. These are movies that are forever (for now, anyway) tagged with the phrase “box-office bomb.” Yes, there are worse movies, and there are movies that made less money…but these movies are remarkable for topping both lists: creatively bad, and financially bad. There’s even a formula for such a disaster:
1. Misguided concept? Check.
2. Over-reliance on lead actor’s star power? Check.
3. Faulty script attributed to a dozen or so hack writers? Check.
And the #1 box-office bomb is…Eddie Murphy in space. Haven’t seen it, probably won’t. And frankly, ever since Murphy sullied forever the good name of “The Nutty Professor,” this dis-honor is just a drop in the bucket.

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4 Responses to “Bomb Threat”

1. Levi Says:
   August 9th, 2005 at 8:37 pm

   Missing from your list:

   The Pacifier - Vin Diesel
   Jingle all the Way — Ahnuld

2. Easycure Says:
   August 10th, 2005 at 8:22 am

   OK, hold on. Showgirls? Showgirls! That movie cost $45 million to make? That’s nuts. Crazy executives….

3. Raving Norseman Says:
   August 11th, 2005 at 8:40 pm

   The formula doesn’t quite work. Levi’s example of The Pacifier fits all the formula’s criteria, and yet it doubled its budget at the box office, disqualifying it from the “financially bad” list.

   I’m also disappointed that Raise the Titanic isn’t on the list. If memory serves, it cost $36 million to make (in 1979 dollars) and raked in all of $600,000.

4. Zygote Says:
   August 14th, 2005 at 9:25 am

   I thought Pluto Nash was funny.

   Seriously.

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