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|An adaptation of the biography of the same name, portraying actress Joan Crawford as an abusive and manipulative mother | |An adaptation of the biography of the same name, portraying actress Joan Crawford as an abusive and manipulative mother | ||
|Was nominated that year for nine [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzies]], winning five (four outright and one tie, including Worst Picture); later won Razzie for Worst Picture of the Decade (1980's; it was nominated for two other decade awards) and further nominated for Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years Razzie, as well as winning three out of five awards from Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (again including Worst Picture). Even the biographer (Christina Crawford, Joan's adopted daughter, who had no role in production) criticized the movie as "grotesque" and "a work of fiction". | |Was nominated that year for nine [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzies]], winning five (four outright and one tie, including Worst Picture); later won Razzie for Worst Picture of the Decade (1980's; it was nominated for two other decade awards) and further nominated for Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years Razzie, as well as winning three out of five awards from Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (again including Worst Picture). Even the biographer (Christina Crawford, Joan's adopted daughter, who had no role in production) criticized the movie as "grotesque" and "a work of fiction". | ||
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| + | |''Fifty Shades of Grey'' (2005) | ||
| + | |Sam Taylor-Johnson | ||
| + | |An adaptation of the fictional book of the same name, the first of the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy glorifying the BDSM lifestyle; barely avoided getting an NC-17 rating which would have kept it out of most theaters | ||
| + | |Was nominated that year for six [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzies]], winning five. Rotten Tomatoes gave it as 25% rating (lower than most Christian film ratings on that site, notwithstanding its liberal bias). Also heavily criticized within the BDSM community for portraying practices it generally considers unsafe. | ||
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| Movie | Director | Explanation | Estimated Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Story (2021) | Steven Spielberg | Nicknamed "Woke Side Story," this movie is so "woke" that the audience is denied English subtitles during the Spanish dialog. | "Lost 63.2 million of its 100 million dollar budget" in 2021,[1] plus a massive loss on marketing and promotion expenses. |
| Heaven’s Gate (1980) | Michael Cimino | Disparaging portrayal of ranchers opposing immigrants; a tedious 3 hours and 39 minutes long, the movie contains offensive sexual violence and senseless nudity. | Box office revenue of only $3.4M on a production budget of $44M. |
| Dumbo (2019) | Tim Burton | An attempt at a "politically correct" version of the original, it achieved a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was generally criticized by movie reviewers. | Needed $500M to break even, came in at $353.5M estimated worldwide for a huge loss. |
| Chaos Walking (2021) | Doug Liman | Portrays a pretty young woman in an unattractive way with masculine conduct, and with a plot reminiscent of the atheistic, dire view of humanity in the novel Lord of the Flies. And the producers thought people would want to watch this?? | Box office of only $26.9M on a production budget expense of $125M |
| Mommie Dearest (1981) | Frank Perry | An adaptation of the biography of the same name, portraying actress Joan Crawford as an abusive and manipulative mother | Was nominated that year for nine Razzies, winning five (four outright and one tie, including Worst Picture); later won Razzie for Worst Picture of the Decade (1980's; it was nominated for two other decade awards) and further nominated for Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years Razzie, as well as winning three out of five awards from Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (again including Worst Picture). Even the biographer (Christina Crawford, Joan's adopted daughter, who had no role in production) criticized the movie as "grotesque" and "a work of fiction". |
| Fifty Shades of Grey (2005) | Sam Taylor-Johnson | An adaptation of the fictional book of the same name, the first of the Fifty Shades trilogy glorifying the BDSM lifestyle; barely avoided getting an NC-17 rating which would have kept it out of most theaters | Was nominated that year for six Razzies, winning five. Rotten Tomatoes gave it as 25% rating (lower than most Christian film ratings on that site, notwithstanding its liberal bias). Also heavily criticized within the BDSM community for portraying practices it generally considers unsafe. |
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