9 Major Actors Who Just Made 5 Bad Films In A Row

The dry spell: The Fanatic, The Poison Rose, Trading Paint, Speed Kills, Gotti

There was a period of time in which the world was John Travolta's oyster. He could walk down the street in disco bell-bottoms blaring The Bee Gees from a boom box a la Saturday Night Fever and he'd be met with applause, not groans of irritation. But the 80s saw a series of flops that put Travolta's name on a blacklist. Seeking guidance, he found it in the welcoming dead arms of L. Ron Hubbard, and he stayed a misfit in Hollywood until Quentin Tarantino saw fit to re-invent the star.

Pulp Fiction saw a reboot of Travolta's career, but this past year has proven not all comebacks are well deserved: he put forth his obnoxious performance in Fred Durst's film The Fanatic for consideration for an Oscar. It's such a schizophrenic, over-the-top performance, you can't deny the actor has range; he can play all versions of bad - from low key cool bad in Gotti to !*$% bad in The Fanatic.