15 Actors Whose Careers Were Killed By One Terrible Movie
Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Movie: Boat Trip
Release date: 2002
Cuba Gooding Jr. has never truly recovered from this career choice debacle. While Boat Trip may have been ahead of its time by taking on important social issues in the LGBT community, Cuba just never quite made it back from this one failed trip at the box office.
Prior to this his star was rising like a rocket, he was commanding $20 million a picture, but as soon as Boat Trip came into port, he completely flatlined.
He won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Jerry McGuire in 1996, but when’s the last time you saw the once beloved actor headlining a film in the last decade? It’s a shame too, as he is a true talent.