The worst movies with the best cast (inspired by Synecdoche, New York)

[wilder]

I'm trying to think of other movies with casts as impressive as this one that are as disproportionately bad. Can't come up with any so far. Any takers?

[Reel]

I can't agree that this movie is bad or that these movies are on its level . I can't even agree that the first two are bad because I haven't seen them, but I was bored so I'm helping you out,

Oceans 12:
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Don Cheadle
Julia Roberts
Catherine Zeta Jones

All the King's Men:
Sean Penn
Jude Law
James Gandolfini
Mark Ruffalo
Patricia Clarkson
Anthony Hopkins

2012:
John Cusack
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Danny Glover
Amanda Peet
Thandie Newton
Woody Harrelson

Be Cool:
John Travolta
Uma Thurman
Vince Vaughn
Cedric the Entertainer
Harvey Keitel
Dwayne Johnson
James Woods


I guess Be Cool's cast isn't all that great, but its certainly got some names ( and Tarantino alum ) for such a shitty movie. It sucks that its bad too because I just read the book and I really like it. Now I have to watch this stinker  

anyway, sorry for the detour. I don't have anything to say about Synedoche, but I appreciate the discussion. It Reminds me that I'll have to revisit it again when I want to watch  a 2 and 1/2 hour movie that feels like forever.

[Stefen]

^good lists.

My contribution...

Dogma

[Jeremy Blackman]

A Beautiful Mind

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Also, I remember one of Synechdoche's major weaknesses being the "old makeup." It was just horrible. Like it was caked on and could start falling off in clumps at any moment. Was that intentional/ironic?

(It looks even worse than the old makeup parodied in Walk Hard.)

[Jeremy Blackman]

Don't forget Jennifer Connelly!

[polkablues]

Don't forget Jennifer Connelly!

Don't ever fucking forget Jennifer Connelly.

[picolas]

mars attacks!

a lot of tim burton.

[Reel]

oh, Mars Attacks is a major one. It may be the one to beat:

Jack Nicholson
Annette Benning
Glen Close
Pierce Brosnan
Danny Devito
Martin Short
Sarah Jessica Parker
Michael J. Fox
Rod Steiger
Pam Grier
Natalie Portman
Jack Black


phew.. I was thinking about putting up Mars Attacks, but I wasn't sure if I thought it was really a bad movie. Then I remembered everytime I watch it I go back to my 7 year old self like "ooh Mars Attacks! this should be fun," Then 20 minutes in I'm like "Fuck this." I've even tried defending it, thinking it has to be good with such a great cast, but no.

[pete]

The Road to Wellville
Masked and Anonymous
Crash

[Pozer]

The Ides of March
Contagion

[children with angels]

Casino Royale (1967):

David Niven
Peter Sellers
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Orson Welles
Woody Allen
Deborah Kerr
William Holden
Bernard Cribbins
Ursula Andress
John Huston

[polkablues]

The Road to Wellville

Good call.

I nominate The Man in the Iron Mask:
-Leo DiCaprio
-Jeremy Irons
-John Malkovich
-Gerard Depardieu
-Gabriel Byrne
-Anne Parrilaud
-Peter Sarsgaard
-Hugh Laurie

[Jeremy Blackman]

Nice! I actually did see that for some reason. And it was bad.

This may be a controversial nomination, but I'll stand by it:

The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio
John C. Reilly
Alec Baldwin
Alan Alda
Cate Blanchett
Willem Dafoe

[Reel]

The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio
John C. Reilly
Alec Baldwin
Alan Alda
Cate Blanchett
Willem Dafoe

Yeah you're right. God, I hated the Aviator. Can't wait for Nolan's version.


Red Dragon:

Anthony Hopkins
Edward Norton
Ralph Fiennes
Harvey Keitel
Mary Louise-Parker
Phillip Seymour Hoffman

I actually kind of liked Red Dragon upon first viewing, mostly for the cinematography.Yet, with this cast, it's still not a better film than Manhunter(1986) which makes it a bad movie.

[72teeth]

Grand Canyon (although i was younger when i watched it last, could use a rewatch)
School for Scoundrels (soooo many funny people > Todd Phillips)
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (everyone needed to be transplanted into a better film)
Screwed (ill never understand why)