1990s – High-Concept Fails and Star Vehicles
From bad acting to
bizarre plots, the Golden Raspberry Awards celebrate the worst in cinema! This
video counts down some of the most infamous Razzies recipients, highlighting
truly awful movies and worst performances. See if your least favorite movie won
a golden raspberry award!
Total of 45 Movies will be covered in the series of Worst
Picture award at Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies).
Dive into the world of cinematic missteps with a look at the
Golden Raspberry Award, celebrating the worst in film! From epic fails to
movies that missed the mark, the Razzies highlight the funny side of bad
movies. Discover which award winning movies took home the infamous golden
raspberry awards!
This article is based on my full breakdown video on Cinema
Awards Archive on YouTube, where I cover each of these 45 Worst Picture
“winners” in detail.
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11. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane - 1990
it is a 1990 American mystery action comedy film directed by Renny Harlin,
The film stars comedian Andrew Dice Clay as the title character Ford Fairlane, a "Rock n' Roll Detective" whose beat is the music industry in Los Angeles.
True to his name, Fairlane drives a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner in the film.
The film's main character was created by writer Rex Weiner
in a series of stories that were published as weekly serials in 1979–80 by the
New York Rocker and the LA Weekly,
The stories were published as a book by Rare Bird Books in July 2018.
Billy Idol's "Cradle of Love" from the soundtrack became one of his
biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at 2) .
DC Comics produced a prequel miniseries of same name.
The film has since developed a cult following and The film
was both a commercial and critical failure.
It won 3 awards at the 11th Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture
tying with Bo Derek's Ghosts Can't Do It, Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay.
11. Ghosts Can't Do It
It is a 1989 romantic fantasy comedy film, the last film written and directed by John Derek.
The film was panned by critics and was a box office disappointment.
Donald Trump's appearance as himself earned a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor.
Trump and Damian were both nominated for Worst New Star, but
lost to Sofia Coppola in The Godfather Part III .
The film also won Worst Picture (tying with The Adventures
of Ford Fairlane), Worst Actress for Bo Derek and Worst Director for John Derek
at the 11th Golden Raspberry Awards.
12. Hudson Hawk - 1991
It is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann,
The live action film employs cartoon-style slapstick heavily, including sound effects, which enhances the film's signature surreal humor.
The film was a huge critical and commercial failure in the United States, only grossing $17 million but it was better received internationally and grossed $80 million for a worldwide total of $97 million.
It received three awards at 12th Golden Raspberry Awards for
Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Picture with additional nominations
for Actor (for Willis), Supporting Actor (for Grant), and Supporting Actress
(for Bernhard).
13. Shining Through - 1992
It is a 1992 American World War II drama film written and directed by David Seltzer and based on the 1988 novel by Susan Isaacs.
The film was neither a commercial nor a critical success.
The Razzie Awards declared Shining Through the Worst Picture
of 1992, with Melanie Griffith being voted Worst Actress (also for her
performance in A Stranger Among Us) and David Seltzer for Worst Director.
It also received nominations for Michael Douglas as Worst Actor (also for Basic
Instinct) and for Seltzer in the category of Worst Screenplay.
14. Indecent Proposal - 1993
It is a 1993 American erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne,
it is based on the 1988 novel by Jack Engelhard in which a couple's marriage is disrupted by a stranger's offer of a million dollars for the wife to spend the night with him.
The film received a mostly negative response from critics for the contrivances
and implausibility's of its story,... It also sparked controversy, with
feminists arguing the film's premise promotes prostitution and the treatment of
women as property,
Despite this, the film was a box office success and grossed nearly $267 million
worldwide on a $38 million budget becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of
1993.
The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John
Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of the "100 most
enjoyably worst movies ever made".
It won 3 awards at the 14th Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture,
Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Screenplay.
15. Color of Night – 1994
It is a 1994 American erotic mystery thriller film directed by Richard Rush,
It was considered a box office bomb upon release.
At the 15th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film received a leading nine
nominations and won a single award, the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst
Picture.
It later, however became one of the 20 most-rented films in the United States
home video market in 1995.
16. Showgirls - 1995
It is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven.
The film focuses on an ambitious young woman hitching a ride to Las Vegas to
pursue her dreams of being a professional dancer and showgirl.
Produced on a then-sizable budget of around $45 million, significant
controversy and hype surrounding the amounts of sex and nudity in the film
preceded its theatrical release.
Despite a negative theatrical and critical consensus,
Showgirls enjoyed success on the home video/VHS market, generating more than
$100 million from video sales, allowing the film to make a profit.
It was universally panned upon its cinematic release and is still consistently
ranked as one of the worst films of all time.
In the 21st century, it has come to be regarded as a cult
film with a dedicated fanbase; Showgirls has also been subject to critical
re-evaluation with some notable directors and critics considering it a serious
satire worthy of praise.
The film was the winner of a then-record seven at 16th Golden Raspberry Awards (from a record 13 nominations, a record that still stands) including Worst Picture, Worst Actress (for Elizabeth Berkley), Worst Director (for Paul Verhoeven), Worst Screenplay (for Joe Eszterhas), Worst New Star (for Elizabeth Berkley), Worst Screen Couple ("any combination of two people (or two body parts)") and Worst Original Song ("Walk Into the Wind" originally written by David A Stewart and Terry Hall in 1992, covered in the film by main antagonist Andrew Carver).
Verhoeven appeared in person at the Razzies ceremony to accept his award for
Worst Director.
Showgirls would later win an eighth Razzie Award for Worst Picture of the Last
Decade in 2000.
17. Striptease - 1996
It is a 1996 American black comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Andrew Bergman, Based on Carl Hiaasen's 1993 best-selling novel of the same name.
the film centers on an FBI secretary-turned-stripper who becomes involved in
both a child-custody dispute and corrupt politics.
Moore was paid a then-unprecedented $12.5 million to star in
Striptease, making her the highest-paid film actress up to that time.
Released theatrically on June 28th 1996 by Columbia Pictures
with a $50 million budget, the film grossed $33 million domestically (47th
place) and $113 million worldwide.
it was panned by critics and It won 6 awards at the 17th Golden Raspberry
Awards including Worst Picture.
18. The Postman - 1997
It is a 1997 American epic post-apocalyptic adventure film produced and directed by Kevin Costner who plays the lead role and based on David Brin's 1985 book of the same name.
Set in a post-apocalyptic neo-Western United States in the then near-future
year of 2013, the film follows an unnamed nomad who, after finding a United
States Postal Service uniform, unwittingly sparks a movement to restore the
United States that challenges the rule of a tyrannical warlord.
the Postman was panned by critics who criticized the performances, screenplay, direction, long runtime and Costner's decision to cast himself in the film.
The film grossed $30 million worldwide against a budget of $80 million.
It was nominated for three Saturn Awards and won all five of its 18th Golden
Raspberry Award nominations, including Worst Picture.
19. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn - 1998
It is a 1997 American mockumentary black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller.
The film follows Smithee as he steals the negatives to his latest film and goes
on the run.
it was universally panned by critics and tanked at the box office.
It won five awards at the 19th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture.
20. Wild Wild West - 1999
It is a 1999 American steampunk Western comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Loosely adapted from The Wild Wild West, a 1960s television series created by
Michael Garrison, it is the only production in the franchise since the
television film More Wild Wild West (1980),
produced on a $170 million budget (making it one of the most expensive
films ever made when adjusting for inflation at the time of its release).
it was a commercial failure, grossing only $113.8 million domestically and $108.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $222.1 million.
Receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, the film was nominated for
eight Razzies and won five awards at the 20th Golden Raspberry Awards including
Worst Picture and Worst Original Song (for the song "Wild Wild West"
by Smith).
