10 Exact Movie Moments That Killed A Career

10. You've Been Trunk'd - Tom Green

Oh, Tom Green. For a moment there, he had everything he could possibly want. One of the most recognisable comedians in the world, an eager audience of cool young kids, the stunning Drew Barrymore as his wife. And then what? Well, then Freddy got fingered.

If there’s one sure way to instantly sour the general public on you, seemingly *thinks the correct and polite way of saying this* it’s to “pleasure” an elephant. That still doesn’t quite sound like the best way to describe what we all saw in Freddy Got Fingered, but let’s just presume you get the gist. Then again, it’s not like Green’s elephant antics was the only awful part about Freddy Got Fingered.

For those unfortunate to have seen this 2001 picture, one of the images that will instantly come to mind is Tom Green licking a snapped leg bone that’s sticking out of some poor fella. Then there’s the spinning round of a still-attached new-born baby. Oh, and maiming a kid.

As a whole, Freddy Got Fingered effectively sunk Tom Green’s career. To pinpoint one moment? Again, it’s probably best to go back to that elephant “stuff”.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

First Posted On: 8th Jul 2019

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