For a long time, Burt Reynolds was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, thanks to movies like Smokey And The Bandit and Deliverance. He delivered a solid line of hits until the mid-eighties, when audiences grew bored of him delivering the same type of movie again and again. He also suffered a horrible injury on the set of City Heat, where he badly dislocated his jaw. The pain would cause him to lose a large amount of weight, and become addicted to painkillers. After a string of flops, he was relegated to supporting roles until he was cast in Paul Thomas Andersons Boogie Nights. Both the movie and his performance were acclaimed, and it looked like he was set for a resurgence. Reynolds, however, denounced the movie as filth and his performance, and the bad press from this sent him back to DVD purgatory. He did follow the movie up with acclaimed turns in Mystery, Alaska and My Name Is Earl, and got raves for playing himself in an episode of Archer, proving typecasting can really work in your favour.
