Posted on 07/10/2025 1:31:10 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Once among the biggest names in Hollywood, John Travolta is now more punchline than powerhouse, with recent flops and career missteps overshadowing a legacy that once included Oscar nods and million-dollar paydays.
Despite iconic turns in Grease, Saturday Night Fever and a major comeback with Pulp Fiction, the 70-year-old actor’s more recent efforts have failed to land.
His latest films, High Rollers and Mob Land, barely registered with audiences — the latter pulling just £138 ($A287) at the UK box office, News.com.au reported.
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Ahh, The boy in the bubble. Saw his Gotti film. It was awful.
He is in the period of transition. Next role will be an old geezer who is mean as hell (older than the last Rambo).
You mean when he was dragged for hundreds of yard while on fire?
Eastwood still working at 95
Everybody goes up and down. Hilarious that the “article” mentions Pulp Fiction, without bothering to realize his career was considered OVER before that movie. It provided his second wave. And yes now he’s making low budget movies that are largely direct to video. That’s how careers go. And frankly Olivia Newton John had basically no career after the 80s, just nostalgia tours really. Which is fine. That’s life for famous people.
There was a good movie in the late 90’s he was in...Broken Arrow.
Until Quentin Tarantino tapped him for Pulp Fiction. He was amazing in that movie. One of my favorite movies of all time
Yes.
After watching Battlefield Earth, I wanted to do that to him myself.
Sean Connery
Travolta’s recent string of “straight to streaming” movies is to be expected at his stage of career.
For many people, John’s first fall from grace would be a somewhat forgotten film he did after a series of huge earners, the movie was “Moment by Moment”, co starring
Lily Tomlin.
It was a May-December Rom Com, with Lily playing the older, wiser woman. I have always liked both actors. I thought the movie was okay. Never meant to be anything profound.
Most critics hated it, and considered those two as Not Credible, Not Believable as a romantic pair.
This was late 70s or early 80s.
Except for the movies where he played second banana to an orangutan. Everybody has slumps.
That’s funny. Payback is a b*tch, ain’t it? FAFO!
Sean Connery is the only one I can think of.
Harrison Ford is still making movies but he's in it just to make $$$. The last one when he was still in his prime was Air Force One.
Many distribution deals, especially for streaming platforms or home media, require a film to have a theatrical release, even if minimal, to qualify for certain markets, rights sales, or prestige. For Mob Land, a low-budget action thriller, the three-theater UK release may have been a contractual formality to unlock streaming rights (it’s available on platforms like Hulu and Amazon Prime) or international distribution deals.
This is often seen with smaller films that prioritize Video on Demand (VOD) or streaming over theatrical runs. Without specific box office data beyond the UK’s $171, it’s hard to confirm the full scope of its theatrical strategy, but the limited release strongly suggests a focus on non-theatrical revenue streams.
I think Sylvester Stallone qualifies.
Stuart was in ‘The Shootist’ with Wayne.
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