12 Actors Who Slammed Their Own Movie Before Release

Surprisingly enough there weren’t many people lining up to see The Million Dollar Hotel on release day, being that it was a badly reviewed, dreary indie flick with a script credited to Bono. The star power of Mel Gibson and Milla Jovovich did little to draw crowds either, and Gibson’s comment about it at an Australian press conference might have been the killing blow.

When asked what he thought of the film he said “I thought it was as boring as a dog’s !*$%”, which is a statement that – while hard to disagree with – didn’t help him much, seeing as he starred in and produced it.

Gibson later apologised, claiming he was tired from a long day of interviews and the words slipped out. He said the film actually contained some moments of genius, and that he wrote letters of apology to key crew members. This was presumably the last time Mel would have to apologise for anything in public.