The Slugger’s Wife
You’d think that a sweet rom-com about a basketball star who falls in love with a singer would turn out decently, right? A 1985 film tried out that exact premise, and it happened to fail miserably. “The Slugger’s Wife” was directed by Hal Ashby, who received three Oscar nominations in the ’70s. However, “The Slugger’s Wife” was a huge commercial and critical failure.
It received a 0% from Rotten Tomatoes and was absolutely berated by critics. Many of the negative reviews came from what they considered “horrible casting choices,” as well as the film being extremely tame, predictable, and unfunny. The film’s song, “Oh, Jimmy!” was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song.
Precious Cargo
Bruce Willis has been a darling of action flicks for more decades than some millennials have even been alive. When unknown Canadian director, Max Adams, approached the star to perform in his 2016 action film "Precious Cargo," Willis thought little about the matter and joined the production. The film was since been heavily berated on Rotten Tomatoes, receiving a 0% rating from 21 reviewers.
Critics called it a rip-off, a lazy and sloppy film, and even a contender for the dullest heist film of all time. One reviewer went as far as to call it “An absolute waste of time and an insult to action cinema.” Fortunately, Willis has managed to make a dazzling recovery.
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Paramount Pictures' 1976 sports comedy film, "The Bad News Bears," was a moderately successful movie that went on to spawn two sequels and a short-lived CBS TV show. The original movie received a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's official critical consensus calling it rude, profane, and cynical while praising its honest humor. All hell broke loose when sequel number two, "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan," was released.
The film received a 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It also failed to feature almost any of the original cast, which only infuriated fans of the original even more. The original film's 2005 remake received mixed reviews and even lost a bit of money, which caused the studios to promptly scrap the franchise for the foreseeable future.
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
As we've mentioned before, the Police Academy franchise is a great example of why profits sometimes beat common decency in Hollywood. The first film was brilliant and original, and the studio was excused from making a sequel to try and test the waters. Despite negative reviews, Warner Bros. decided to give the green light on yet another sequel, which resulted in a total of six abysmal sequels, each one considered worse than its predecessor.
"Police Academy 6: City Under Siege" was the second to last attempt at milking the Police Academy franchise. The film received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and performed poorly at the box office. The studios made the film only 84 minutes long, showing that they had an inkling that it would be best if this horrible excuse for a film ended as quickly as possible.
The Leisure Class
One of the more recent films that have received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is 2015's HBO comedy film, "The Leisure Class." The movie revolves around a con man who tries to marry into a rich family. The main actor in the movie is Ed Weeks, a relatively unknown English actor who played for five years on Fox's show "The Mindy Project."
While the idea behind "The Leisure Class" was sound, its execution is one of the worst of all time. This is especially bad in today’s decade, where films are expected to rise to a certain minimal standard. It looks like the film's director, James Mann, won't be offered to do any more films in the near future.