“Such a famous disaster”: 22 years ago, the monumental failure of this film with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez destroyed her director’s career

Martin Brest was awarded the title of Star Director Thanks to Beverly Hills Cop, a film in which Eddie Murphy’s career also started. However, after this dazzling success, his journey was spoiled, so that his career suddenly stopped.

July 3, 2024, Eddie Murphy The emblem role of Beverly Hills Police, which is more than three decades from the first part. But what has become Martin BrestWho made the original movie? The latter has experienced a very promising beginning of career in Hollywood, especially thanks to this first triumph.

Although Midnight Run (1987), with the less success of the comic film Robert De Niro, Brest was able to convince Al Pacino in 1993, the classical Italian film remake at the time of the weekend. However, Joe Blake did not meet his feature film with the same craz, even if he helped Brad Pitt’s summit.

A movie that has released everything

Then came Grace: Troubled Love, which was released in 2003. This police comedy was a real disaster, both the greatest failures of the critical and commercial -and the 2000s. Despite the existence of Ben Affleck -like stars, Al PacinoChristopher Woken and Jennifer Lopez have collected only $ 7.2 million for $ 54 million. At the same time, he pointed to the point of personal reversal Ben AffleckThose who met there Jennifer LopezStarting with his first love story.

“” “For a movie that was such a well -known disaster, very few people have seenExplained Ben Affleck Have Entertainment Weekly in 2022. “” “But it’s true that it doesn’t work. Slightly like a cow’s body on top of the horse.»

He continued: “I thought my job was just a doll without consistency. Now I see how people considered it and thought about this person as a kind of white fashionable and careless white. This has led to a prior to me. This is this aspect of the people I was seeing, and it was sad, difficult, depressing, and it really made me doubt and doubt.»

The film will pass real humiliation during the 2004 Razzie Awards, gaining the worst turnover trophs on the screen, worse director, worse script, worst actress and worst actress.

The ceremony will nail after six years, dedicated three new, unjustified “differences” to her: the worst film from decades and the worst actress and actress of the 2000s. If, in Hollywood, such frustration is often welcome with humor and self -determination, we can imagine that this time a smile, this time, had to some extent.

Since this is a bitter failure, Martin Brest It has disappeared from radars, which has not shot the film for more than 20 years. Now is 74 years old, it is unlikely that he will take the camera. The trip unfortunately the silent end for a person who knew the highest heights of Hollywood cinema.

Defined do not Beverly Hills Police and Problematic love It should be discussed in the VOD.