Ten Actors Who Haven't Been Featured as of Watching A Talking Cat!?! (2013)

This week, as part of the Sunday “Bad” Movies, I watched a movie called A Talking Cat!?!  It was an underwhelming children’s movie about two families being brought together by a talking cat.  It was directed by David DeCoteau under the pseudonym of Mary Crawford.  It featured performances by Johnny Whitaker, Kristine DeBell, and Eric Roberts as the tinny voice of the talking cat, Duffy.

After watching the cheesy, poorly made, uninteresting movie, I realized something.  A Talking Cat!?! was the first time that Eric Roberts had been featured in the Sunday “Bad” Movies.  94 weeks into these posts, with over 100 movies watched, and I had only now watched him for the first time.  I got me to thinking about what other actors with a history of bad movies that I had neglected to include so far.

The remainder of this week’s post will be devoted to a list of ten actors that I have overlooked for whatever reason.  This is not a top ten list.  A top ten list would be difficult and nobody would be happy with all of the names I listed in the order that I listed them.  They probably wouldn’t be happy that I was sticking to known names as well.  There will be no no-budget mainstays like Jerry Angell or Bill Zebub.  I’m basically just going to pick ten actors that come to mind that you’ll probably know.  And a final note, actresses count as actors because they are female actors.  You’ll see one or two women on this list.

I now present you with my list of ten people who I have overlooked when choosing movies for the Sunday “Bad” Movies.

Ed Wood

Mr. Wood is one of the most notorious figures when it comes to bad movies.  The guy is the godfather of bad movies.  He made Plan 9 From Outer Space, a movie that is known to be one of the worst in existence.  He was also the man behind Glen or Glenda, a groundbreaking film in the LGBT community.  Not a good movie, most people would say, but one that paved the way for better movies covering the same topics.  Ed Wood’s legacy lives on through the knowledge of his films and the Tim Burton directed Ed Wood.  Out of all the people I chose for this list, Ed Wood is the earliest one.

Hulk Hogan

I’ve watched movies starring wrestlers for the Sunday “Bad” Movies already.  The Marine movies gave performances by John Cena, Ted DiBiase Jr., and Mike Mizanin (known more as The Miz).  If there is one giant sore thumb that I haven’t looked at yet in the Sunday “Bad” Movies that comes from the wrestling world, it would be Hulk Hogan.  The guy was a movie star in the early 90s.  With performances in movies like Suburban Commando, Mr. Nanny, and Santa with Muscles, it’s a wonder that I haven’t yet included him in the Sunday “Bad” Movies.  Hulk Hogan seems like a perfect contributor to these movies.

Paris Hilton

Need I say more than just her name?  I’ve mentioned her in a couple of posts but have yet to watch a movie she was in for the Sunday “Bad” Movies.  The current IMDb Bottom 100 has three of her movies.  Two of them are in the top fifteen.  She has starred in The Hottie and the Nottie.  She has starred in Pledge This.  She has starred in Nine Lives.  The woman lives to make terrible movies.  Yet, I have somehow avoided her movies throughout the Sunday “Bad” Movies.

Vince Offer

Spoiler: He won’t be overlooked too much longer.  Vince Offer is more known to people for his work in commercials than film.  He’s the promoter of the ShamWow and the Slap Chop.  But people who know bad movies know that in the 90s, he directed and starred in a comedy movie called The Underground Comedy Movie.  It was an anthology comedy that helped paved the way for Movie 43, as well as Offer’s InAPPropriate Comedy in 2013.  None of his film work has been well received.

Pauly Shore

This is the guy that I find to be the most annoying personality to ever come across our television and movie screens.  He irritates me to no end, and rarely was involved in anything better than horrendous.  Bio-Dome, In the Army Now, and Son In Law are a few of the atrocities that he inflicted upon the general population.  He was a staple of early 90s bad movies and one that I have yet to include in the Sunday “Bad” Movies.  Perhaps it’s because I hate him.  Perhaps I have other movies I would rather watch first.  Either way, the guy has yet to show up and probably should have by this point.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

I shouldn’t even need to justify why this guy should have shown up in the movies I’ve watched so far.  He’s got movies like Double Team and Street Fighter that justify it for me.  The guy’s name is synonymous with the type of movies that get included in the Sunday “Bad” Movies.  His splits need to be included in the schedule at some point.  They just do.  If I did not eventually include them, I would be doing a disservice to everyone.

Larry the Cable Guy

The alum of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour became a big name in movies with his breakout performance in Pixar’s Cars franchise.  It allowed him to make more movies.  Some of these movies included Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Witless Protection, and The Tooth Fairy 2.  That’s why I think that Larry the Cable Guy would be a good addition to the Sunday “Bad” Movies, and an addition that has yet to happen.  Though I would probably find each of those movies irritating, they have their place in the world of bad movies.  As does Larry the Cable Guy.

Tara Reid

Her career started off alright.  Cruel Intentions, American Pie, The Big Lebowski.  I think those movies are all pretty solid to great movies.  But somewhere in the mid-2000s, her career went way off the tracks.  A lot of it could be nailed down with her appearance in Alone in the Dark.  It is said to be one of the worst movies ever (I haven’t seen it yet).  Then there was The Crow: Wicked Prayer, a sequel to The Crow starring Reid and Edward Furlong.  More recently, Tara Reid has re-emerged in the two Sharknado films as the love interest for the main character Fin.  Her career ended up becoming bad b-movie schlock.

Sylvester Stallone

I have featured his brother in Terror in Beverly Hills.  I have not actually featured Rocky/Rambo/Cobra himself.  This guy is a great mixture of good and bad movies, both being memorable.  For every Rocky, he has a Rocky V.  For every First Blood, he has a Rambo 3.  For every Cobra, he has a Judge Dredd.  Death Race 2000, Over the Top, and Driven only help to further the fact that Sylvester Stallone deserves a mention in my list of actors that I have somehow overlooked.  He deserves to be included.

Nicolas Cage

How is this guy not in any of the movies I have included in the Sunday “Bad” Movies?  He’ll do anything.  His filmography is filled with high highs and low lows.  He won an Oscar.  The guy is an Academy Award winner, yet he still makes a name for himself by starring in terrible movies.  Vampire’s Kiss is one of the classics.  The Wicker Man is another.  Then there is Bangkok Dangerous.  I can’t forget the two Ghost Rider movies, Season of the Witch, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Drive Angry, G-Force, Stolen, Seeking Justice, Trespass, and Deadfall.  That’s a lot of stuff that I could have covered and just haven’t.  I don’t know why I haven’t.  They all seem like good picks.

And with that, I have listed ten people who deserve to be in the list of actors featured in the Sunday “Bad” Movies, but haven’t yet shown up.  There are many more that I could have added to this list but ten seemed like a nice round number to have.  Some of these may change as I move into weeks 101-125.  Many of them will end up staying the same, I fear.  I don’t know why I fear that.

These actors should be some of the bigger influences over the Sunday “Bad” Movies but haven’t even made their first appearances.  Only this week did Eric Roberts show up.  There’s a first time for everyone to show up in these movies.  Okay, not everyone.  I don’t think I’ll be including John Cazale.  As for the ten actors that I listed above, there will come a time when they appear.  They will not go unwatched.  They will show up eventually, and my breathing will be able to ease, knowing that they have finally been included.

And with that, I have some notes:

• A Talking Cat!?! was suggested by @the_gaming_king.
• Two movies I mentioned that I have covered were The Marine and Terror in Beverly Hills.
• I also mentioned the IMDb Bottom 100, which I wrote about in the post for Crossover.
• Are there any actors that you think should be included in the Sunday “Bad” Movies and haven’t yet?  Share those in the comments.
• Also in the comments, you can share suggestions for movies you would like me to watch for these posts.  If you want, you could also tell me on Twitter.  I consider everything when I make the schedule.