4. Michael Caine - Jaws 4: The Revenge
Okay, let me just ask the question, what the f**k was Michael Caine thinking when he said yes (don't forget, those words
must have escaped his lips at some point) to Jaws
4!? Michael Caine, as I know and love him, is a
serious actor, an international cinematic icon with a string of achievements longer than Little Lord Fauntleroy's christmas list. So why then does he suddenly except a role I'd personally consider suitable only for either a failed A-lister or a complete unknown? Here, Caine is more "my name...is Michael Caine... not a lot of people know that..." than I think I've ever seen him before, almost coming at the role of sea-plane pilot Hoagie as a direct parody of himself. Mind you, the film by and large is so poorly-conceived and incompetently crafted that you probably can't fully blame him outside of his decision to accept a role in such a film. Caine is a phenomenal performer under the right circumstances and he's a genuine British national treasure as a result. But that doesn't mean his career hasn't been marred by the odd dud here or there. Still, you'll struggle to find a bigger dud than Jaws 4.