15 Awful Films Terminator Actors Want You To Forget

14. King Kong Lives (1986) - Linda Hamilton

RottenTomatoes Score: 0% The Plot: A sequel to the 1976, Jessica Lange-starring King Kong remake, King Kong Lives sees the giant creature kept alive in a coma by Dr. Amy Franklin (Hamilton), and after hunter Hank "Mitch" Mitchell (Brian Kerwin) captures a large female gorilla to help give Kong enough blood for a heart transplant, Kong and the female escape, wreaking havoc on the world once again. Why It Sucks: From its very first moment, this is an outrageously unnecessary, braindead sequel, which while perversely entertaining to an extent, takes itself far too seriously considering the absurdity of its premise and general execution. Furthermore, despite costing $18 million almost 30 years ago, the film looks like garbage, earning a Razzie nomination for Worst Visual Effects, and to rub salt in the wound, it barely recouped 25% of its budget. Hamilton and pretty much the entire cast are blatantly taking a paycheck role here: they all look bored, and it's a shame that, following The Terminator's success, she decided to opt for such a blatantly ropey follow-up project. Thankfully for Hamilton, she rebounded the next year with the lead role in the Beauty and the Beast TV series, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 1989.