1. Todd 3465 - Soldier
Years after the release and swift box office failure of Soldier, Russell described how he injured his leg badly during production and had to work through his pain. He explained Well I wasnt going to lose that cheque, so I kept going! That sums up his involvement with the film, a brain-dead sci-fi actioner where his futuristic soldier is cast away on a remote planet, and he must defend his new family when his old unit returns to wipe them out. Russell got paid around $15 million for the role, yet his character speaks less than a hundred words throughout. This could have made for an interesting character part; one conveyed through emotion and body language, but since the film around him is a dull action movie theres no time to explore any of that. Russell certainly looks the part, having trained for over a year to sculpt his body for the role, but hes wasted on such a blank slate of a character. The only positive is that Russell is such a classy guy that he offered to refund his fee to the studio after Soldier bombed; they politely declined. What are some of your favourite Kurt Russell performances? Do you agree/disagree with any of the choices on this list? Sound off in the comments below.