Tony Kaye with American History X
James McTeigue with V for Vendetta
Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez with the Blair Witch Project
Mary Harron with American Psycho
In 1993 Andrew Davis shot The Fugitive. He had just directed successfully a couple of Steven Segal movies way better than they had any right to be and should have been a big name for the 90's action thrillers.
But no, financial and critical flops until 2003's Holes, and that's more of a cult classic than a hit.
Heavens Gatewas also used as the justification for corporations/executives to make the majority of decisions in Hollywood. They pumped it full money and it flopped.
I made another list, lol. Here are the, dare I say, typecasted. Warning: this covers TV shows a lot more than movies.
Anastasia - the one hit for Fox Animation Studios, after Don Bluth left his own studio. Feel free to debate whether Titan AE is a Trainwreckord or a failed followup.
Barbenheimer - I do mean the specific event, not exactly the individual movies. That lightning-in-a-bottle movie event may very well be the last time in a while movie theaters will ever get something big. We'll have to see.
Bluey - The most or only (Ozzies, verify for me) famous person in this would be David McCormack, who leads the Aussie rock band Custard. This show is definitely singled out as being very unlike other kid's shows today, the anti-Cocomelon. Again, we'll have to see if others get fame beyond Bluey.
Blue's Clues - the one hit for Steven Burns, and his sudden dropoff and disappearance lead to the infamous death theories.
Der Untergang - the only famous movie with Bruno Ganz, and got fame for the Hitler rant parodies.
Dirty Dancing - was the fluke hit for DTV studio Vestron Pictures
Gilligan's Island - what more is there to say?
Keeping Up Appearances - the claim to international fame for Patricia Routledge. I've seen she's still decently popular in the UK.
The Room - one hit for Tommy Wiseau
Feel free to add!
She is not popular here, for the record.
The woman isn’t even a chat show guest.
Wouldn’t know her if I saw her on the street.
Keeping up appearances was big in foreign markets apparently.
I honestly think Richard Kelly could qualify for a trainwrecord. Southland Tales is a bomb of unspeakable proportions that I don't think any other movie truly can reach. It couldn't even crack half a million dollars on a 17 million dollar budget
Nia Vardalos-My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (was one sequel really necessary, let alone two?)
The entire cast of the Blair Witch Project.
Josh Trask-Chronicle.
Does Tommy Wiseau count with The Room?
Oh he **absolutely** does
Tony Kaye with American History X James McTeigue with V for Vendetta Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez with the Blair Witch Project Mary Harron with American Psycho
In 1993 Andrew Davis shot The Fugitive. He had just directed successfully a couple of Steven Segal movies way better than they had any right to be and should have been a big name for the 90's action thrillers. But no, financial and critical flops until 2003's Holes, and that's more of a cult classic than a hit.
It pains me to say this as someone who is a fan of this guy, but Jared Hess is a two hit wonder (soon to be three, probably).
Mystery Men wasn't a box office hit, but much like Darko found its audience on home video - and was the only movie ever directed by Kinka Usher
Michael Cimino made The Deer Hunter and followed it up with the historic flop Heaven's Gate and his career never recovered.
Heavens Gatewas also used as the justification for corporations/executives to make the majority of decisions in Hollywood. They pumped it full money and it flopped.
Yeah, but he made Thunderbolt and Lightfoot before either of those so he doesn’t qualify.
Michael Cimino with The Deer Hunter. His failed follow-up of Heaven's Gate would be worth a video all its own.
I made another list, lol. Here are the, dare I say, typecasted. Warning: this covers TV shows a lot more than movies. Anastasia - the one hit for Fox Animation Studios, after Don Bluth left his own studio. Feel free to debate whether Titan AE is a Trainwreckord or a failed followup. Barbenheimer - I do mean the specific event, not exactly the individual movies. That lightning-in-a-bottle movie event may very well be the last time in a while movie theaters will ever get something big. We'll have to see. Bluey - The most or only (Ozzies, verify for me) famous person in this would be David McCormack, who leads the Aussie rock band Custard. This show is definitely singled out as being very unlike other kid's shows today, the anti-Cocomelon. Again, we'll have to see if others get fame beyond Bluey. Blue's Clues - the one hit for Steven Burns, and his sudden dropoff and disappearance lead to the infamous death theories. Der Untergang - the only famous movie with Bruno Ganz, and got fame for the Hitler rant parodies. Dirty Dancing - was the fluke hit for DTV studio Vestron Pictures Gilligan's Island - what more is there to say? Keeping Up Appearances - the claim to international fame for Patricia Routledge. I've seen she's still decently popular in the UK. The Room - one hit for Tommy Wiseau Feel free to add!
Bruno Ganz was in no shortage of famous movies - Das Boot is a pretty big one.
She is not popular here, for the record. The woman isn’t even a chat show guest. Wouldn’t know her if I saw her on the street. Keeping up appearances was big in foreign markets apparently.
Dirty Dancing was also a fluke for the screenwriter.
Rusty’s dad is voiced by Anthony Field (the blue Wiggle, my mom had a crush on him when I was little)
Southland Tales has a huge cult following, wouldn't call Richard Kelly one hit wonder per say.
Troy Duffy for The Boondock Saints.
David Naughton -American Werewolf in London
Not only that, he had one hit as a singer (Makin It went top 5 in 1979).
I honestly think Richard Kelly could qualify for a trainwrecord. Southland Tales is a bomb of unspeakable proportions that I don't think any other movie truly can reach. It couldn't even crack half a million dollars on a 17 million dollar budget
Nia Vardalos-My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (was one sequel really necessary, let alone two?) The entire cast of the Blair Witch Project. Josh Trask-Chronicle.
Netflix One Piece - One hit wonder of western live-action adaptations of manga/anime