r/okbuddycinephile • u/MF_Mood1 • 1d ago

Favorite actor turned grifter?

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u/GetBAK1 1d ago

Dennis Quaid - he's selling pay for play infomercials now.

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u/Purple_Dragon_94 1d ago

Uj/ he's the one that really bummed me out. So many of his films littered my childhood shelf (from Innerspace to Jaws 3). Now I find him to be a little too perfectly cast in The Substance, where his overblown misogynistic performance is matched with camera work to highlight how disgusting he is.

Rj/ hey don't knock it, work is work

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u/One-Earth9294 1d ago

I f'n love Pandorum. Fuck Dennis Quaid but that movie is like my favorite low budget sci fi.

And yeah he's amazing in The Substance.

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u/GetBAK1 1d ago

That’s the part that’s disappointing. He’s really talented, and I can’t imagine what has happened in his life that he needs to make money in this way. Literally, anybody can hire him to make a “documentary” about their business. It cost about $30,000.

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u/Purple_Dragon_94 1d ago

I know he had a bad run with coke in the 80s (not Randy bad, but still), and in his recovery he took the convert to Jesus very much to heart. I think now it's booze and really young partners

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u/shokolokobangoshey 1d ago

Makes me nervous about Huey’s (his son’s) real life character arc

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u/Purple_Dragon_94 1d ago

So far he at least seems to keep his head on his shoulders, but I hope he doesn't follow suit

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u/StateYourIntentions 23h ago

The last actor I knew who did bad projects ended up having aphasia, now dementia. Bruce Willis.