The terrible movie Michael Caine won't take the blame for
Michael Caine has no issues in admitting he's made a lot of bad movies, but one particular line of questioning makes his blood boil.
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Film » Cutting Room Floor
Sat 15 February 2025 17:15, UK
Making bad movies is something every actor has been guilty of because no matter how confident a performer is on the first day of shooting, there are no guarantees the end product will live up to expectations. Of course, stars also make terrible films because they need the money, and Michael Caine has no problem holding his hands up and calling himself guilty on both fronts.
Clearly, it didnât have an adverse effect in the long run when Caine retired at the age of 90 following a 70-year career that won him two Academy Awards, cemented him as one of Hollywoodâs greatest-ever British exports, and saw him leave behind a legacy of legendary characters, iconic roles, and unforgettable performances.
Heâd be the first one to admit he appeared in his fair share of shite, though, and that openness and honesty have always been one of Caineâs most endearing traits. Whether he was phoning it in as the villain in a Steven Seagal flick, getting crapped on by hundreds of bees, or slumming it in the shoddy sequel to a classic disaster epic, the veteran never shied away from the lowest points of his professional life.
By default, the most famous bad movie Caine ever made was Jaws: The Revenge, thanks entirely to one legendary quote. Everybody with even a passing knowledge of the actorâs career knows fine well that he missed collecting his first Oscar in person because of the awful sequel, but he didnât mind too much when it paid him a lot of money, and he didnât even bother his arse to watch it.
Still, he doesnât care for being singled out for scorn for agreeing to play the character of Hoagie in the first place. Sure, Joseph Sargentâs aquatic creature feature was irredeemably atrocious, bombed at the box office, and was immediately cited as one of the worst movies ever made, but one thing nobody should do is lay that blame entirely at the door of the guy billed fourth in the ensemble.
âSay we take Batman Begins, and I say to you, âThat was a fantastically successful film, wasnât it?'â he analogised to Movieline. âAnd you say, âYeah, it was. It got good reviews and made a fortuneâ. And I say, âYou know why? Because I was the butler in itâ. And youâd say, âWhat a conceited bastard. Who does he think he is? He was on the screen 20 minutes out of two hours. How dare he say that!â
Itâs an excellent point and one he used to voice his ongoing frustrations. âTwist that around; youâve got exactly the same thing with Jaws: The Revenge,â he continued. âWhat the fuck are you asking me about it for? I did 20 minutes in it. I didnât even get lead credit in it. Go to the people who played the lead, you know what Iâm saying? I played small parts in Battle of Britain. I was in A Bridge Too Far. I didnât take any credit for their success. Why should I take the blame for a failure?â
Heâs not wrong: Caine was a supporting character in Jaws: The Revenge, and as the most famous member of the cast by far, heâs been the one shouldering the blame for how bad it turned out when, at the end of the day, he was only there to pick up his paycheque.
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