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** What's truly unfortunate is that neither of them were particularly ''bad'', nor was ''Speed Racer'' itself—it just hit confused viewers, who saw "Directed by [[The Wachowski Brothers]]" on it and assumed they were in for [[Mind Screw]]y philosophical ramblings but got cotton-candy exuberance instead. ''[[Ninja Assassin]]'' had the same problem to a lesser extent.

* Jon Heder's star rose with ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]'' and fell not long after with ''[[School For Scoundrels]]'' (which also brought down co-stars Billy Bob Thornton and Jacinda Barrett and nearly killed director Todd Phillips' career). Most of his later projects have been barely released (''[[Mamas Boy]]'', ''Moving McAllister'') or bypassed theatres (''Woke Up Dead'').

* Christopher Reeve in ''Switching Channels''. In his autobiography, ''Still Me'', Reeve claims that this film's failure, along with ''[[Superman IV]]'', ''The Aviator'', and ''Street Smart'' (which he in part agreed to do ''Superman IV'' under the condition that he was allowed to star in this long time "pet project" of his), knocked him off the A-list in Hollywood and he would have to audition for major roles for the rest of his career. Reeve also expressed regret in making ''Switching Channels'' (Reeve took on the role because he felt that making a comedy would be a good distraction from the depression steaming from his split with his long time girlfriend, Gae Exton), believing that he had "made a fool of himself" (Reeve played decidedly against type as Kathleen Turner's hapless fiancé) and had to act as a referee for constantly feuding costars Turner and Burt Reynolds. Reeve during his career, also turned down the lead roles in ''American Gigolo'', ''The World According to Garp'', ''[[Splash]]'', ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'', ''[[Pretty Woman]]'', ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'', ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' and ''Body Heat''. Reeve even turned down the lead role in a remake of ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' titled ''The Bounty'' after [[Katharine Hepburn]] recommended him to the director, Roger Donaldson, who ultimately went with his second choice, [[Mel Gibson]].

* Christopher Reeve in ''Switching Channels''. In his autobiography, ''Still Me'', Reeve claims that this film's failure, along with ''[[Superman IV]]'', ''The Aviator'', and ''Street Smart'' (which he in part agreed to do ''Superman IV'' under the condition that he was allowed to star in this long time "pet project" of his), knocked him off the A-list in Hollywood and he would have to audition for major roles for the rest of his career. Reeve also expressed regret in making ''Switching Channels'' (Reeve took on the role because he felt that making a comedy would be a good distraction from the depression steaming from his split with his long time girlfriend, Gae Exton), believing that he had "made a fool of himself" (Reeve played decidedly against type as Kathleen Turner's hapless fiancé) and had to act as a referee for constantly feuding costars Turner and Burt Reynolds. Reeve during his career, also turned down the lead roles in ''[[American Gigolo]]'', ''The World According to Garp'', ''[[Splash]]'', ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'', ''[[Pretty Woman]]'', ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'', ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' and ''Body Heat''. Reeve even turned down the lead role in a remake of ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' titled ''The Bounty'' after [[Katharine Hepburn]] recommended him to the director, Roger Donaldson, who ultimately went with his second choice, [[Mel Gibson]].

* [[Meg Ryan]] had a brief moment where her career was derailed after making ''Against the Ropes'' in 2004, having not appeared in a theatrically released film until 2007's ''In the Land of Women''.

* ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' was notable for not only being the final film [[Sean Connery]] starred in before retiring, but bombing hard enough to kill the careers of most of the starring cast. The film also killed Stephen Norrington's directing career - to date, he hasn't helmed another film.