20 Shamefully Bad Movies From Brilliant Actors

16. Battlefield Earth - John Travolta

Pain And Gain
Warner Bros.

Famous for all the wrong reasons, John Travolta's pet project based on the novel by L Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology is a disaster worthy of Hollywood lore.

It sent a company into bankruptcy, damn near killed John Travolta's career and is Hollywood's most infamous punchline. Literally nothing about this film works, and if this was your own taste of Travolta's ability, you'd seriously question why he's ever been considered a great.

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