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Hindustan Times
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Made for $65M, earned $120K, Hollywood's biggest box office bomb ended careers, was called 'worst movie of 21st century'
Imagine crowdfunding a film, hiring some of the biggest names in Hollywood, taking 10 years to make it, and then not even being able to finish it because you defaulted on some loans and the film was auctioned off. In the end, it makes only 0.2% of its investment back, ending up as Hollywood's biggest box office bomb. To add a cherry to this disgusting cake, critics still consider it one of the worst films ever made. In 2002, first-time director Lawrence Kasanoff announced an ambitious animated feature film called Foodfight! Top stars such as Charlie Sheen, Hilary Duff, and Eva Longoria were cast to do the voices for the protagonists, alongside well-known character artists Wayne Brady, Larry Miller, and Christopher Lloyd. Kasanoff had no experience in filmmaking, yet he came on board as director-producer. A $25 million joint investment in the project was made by Threshold, his company, and the Korean investment company Natural Image. The remainder was raised in crowdfunding efforts and secured through loans. But, the film ran into production delays right from the get-go. Kasanoff first claimed that hard drives containing unfinished assets were stolen. The film's crew denied that it ever happened. Then, the animation style was changed mid-production from Looney Tunes-esque 'squash and stretch' to stop motion. As production stretched on, many brands that had initially come on board as investors, including Cheetos and M&M's, backed out. The film missed two release deadlines in 2003 and 2005. Another distribution deal with Lionsgate in 2007 also failed. In 2011, the film was finally auctioned for $2.5 million after the makers defaulted on the loans they took for its production. StoryArk investors auctioned it to Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, which finished the film 'as inexpensively and quickly as possible'. It was released in a very limited manner in 2012 and then given for home media release. As a result, after spending 10 years and $65 million in production, Foodfight! earned just $120,000 at the box office. The 99.8% net loss is the highest in Hollywood history. The release only worsened the matters for Foodfight! When it was reviewed, critics found it abysmal. Mental Floss included it in its list of "10 Really Bad Movies that Define 'Bad Movies'". The Daily Telegraph described Foodfight! as "the worst animated children's film ever made". Collider went one step ahead and not only named it the worst fantasy movie of the 2010s, but the "absolute worst [movie] of the 21st century, without any real competition." In her review for Hollywood News, Kate Valentine called it "by far the crappiest piece of crap I have ever had the misfortune to watch". It has frequently found a place in several lists of the worst films ever made.
Buzz Feed
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
50 People Who Woke Up One Morning Over The Past Month And Kinda Sort-Of Accidentally Destroyed Their Entire Lives
1. The person who might need to take some time off from driving: 2. The person who, uh, had THIS happen to them: 3. The person whose phone had the ride of a lifetime: 4. The person who blue themself: 5. The person whose pool just became an infinity pool at no cost: 6. The person who got absolutely AMPED at bedtime: 7. The person who had the universe laugh in their face: 8. The person who learned a valuable lesson about measuring things that day: 9. The person whose financial situation is now looking dire: 10. The person whose view just got a whole lot crinklier: 11. The person with the cleanest floor this side of the Mighty Mississipp': 12. The person lived way too dangerously while cutting their hair: 13. The person who got absolutely dusted by some espresso powder: 14. The person who finally answered the eternal question of what happens when you take a table saw to an iPhone: 15. The person who just straight up lived a Looney Tunes scene: 16. The person who found a little friend in their dishwasher: 17. The person who gave their MacBook a cool, new design: 18. The person whose microwave no longer belongs to them: 19. The person who might be the soundest sleeper this side of the Mighty Mississipp': u/katonmyceilingeatkow / Via 20. The person who might have to go pick up a brick or two: u/own_pass7990 / Via 21. The person who just got absolutely screwed: u/maesuave / Via 22. The person who just made a wedding memory they'll never, ever forget: u/firebolt1171 / Via 23. The person who had a Looney Tunes-esque fall on the slopes: u/pp0787 / Via 24. The person who went on a hero's journey to the beach only to have this happen: 25. The person whose laundry just got extra gritty: u/oxonia / Via 26. The person who just got the worst kind of message: u/forum4um / Via 27. The person who is eatin' good tonight: u/Silver_Medusa / Via 28. The person whose delivery order may have gotten juuuust a bit smooshed: u/bars2021 / Via 29. The person whose hard-earned money went to some crisp, cool air: u/EcstaticBoysenberry / Via 30. The person who had their day go from bad to even worse in about five seconds: u/carcamper888 / Via 31. The person whose eye had a tiny, tiny problem: u/aauser85 / Via 32. The person whose egg looks like it came from Planet Xeblar-B: u/tiklichor / Via 33. The person who accidentally cooked their cheesecake on the surface of the sun: u/pixmanohio / Via 34. The person who made the classic rice–giant-jug-of-salt mix-up: u/bumbeel / Via 35. The person whose steak was cooked to unfathomable levels of doneness: u/NeoshadowXC / Via 36. The person who was lucky enough to find out they had a few extra friends living with them: u/elbebemacho / Via 37. The person who added a special blue seasoning to their burgers: u/partyrooster / Via 38. The person whose mouth is very clean now, I'm sure: u/hellogoawaynow / Via 39. The person who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time: u/rust1112 / Via 40. The person who learned time's oldest lesson: u/akopec / Via 41. The person who might want to hire new roofers: 42. The person whose bike shall remain forever locked: u/ihavnoideawhattoput / Via 43. The person who learned the hard way about big ol' buckets of paint and convertible roofs: u/misterx1958 / Via 44. The person whose phone looks like it might as well been sitting in the pharaoh Merenptah's tomb: u/chickenluna / Via I'm serious! 45. The person who was betrayed by the very fish tank they loved so: u/metroid413 / Via 46. The person who gave a little roach a beautiful new home: u/b_ild / Via 47. The person whose phone was dropped into a portal to Hell: 48. The person who... uh... had to follow this driver: u/themautau / Via 49. The person who might just want to avoid ever going outside again: 50. And the person who can never, ever go back into their car: u/iam__lethal / Via It's done.
Buzz Feed
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
24 People Who Woke Up One Morning Over The Past Week And Accidentally Blew Up Their Entire Lives
1. The person who might need to take some time off from driving: 2. The person who just made a wedding memory they'll never, ever forget: 3. The person who had a Looney Tunes-esque fall on the slopes: 4. The person who went on a hero's journey to the beach only to have this happen: 5. The person whose laundry just got extra gritty: 6. The person who just got the worst kind of message: 7. The person who is eatin' good tonight: 8. The person whose delivery order may have gotten juuuust a bit smooshed: 9. The person whose hard-earned money went to some crisp, cool air: 10. The person who blue themself: 11. The person whose phone had the ride of a lifetime: 12. The person who had their day go from bad to even worse in about five seconds: 13. The person whose egg looks like it came from Planet Xeblar-B: 14. The person who got absolutely AMPED at bedtime: 15. The person who accidentally cooked their cheesecake on the surface of the sun: 16. The person who found a little furry friend in their grapes: 17. The person who made the classic rice–giant-jug-of-salt mix-up: 18. The person whose steak was cooked to unfathomable levels of doneness: 19. The person who, uh, had THIS happen to them: McHenry County Sheriff's Office / Via No explanation needed. 20. The person who was lucky enough to find out they had a few extra friends living with them: u/elbebemacho / Via 21. The person who discovered a brand new, delicious type of chocolate: 22. The person whose $20 bill is laughing in their face: u/melody74 / Via 23. The person who added a special blue seasoning to their burgers: u/partyrooster / Via 24. And the person who got the world's saddest sausage and peppers: u/mikgusta / Via Devastating.
