Jamie Lee Curtis has starred in few sci-fi movies, possibly because one of her forays into the genre was a disastrous flop that could have been great.
While 1999's Jamie Lee Curtis vehicle Virus was a major flop, the disastrous horror hybrid did boast a killer conceit that had not been seen in earlier sci-fi movies. Occasionally, a superb premise ends up becoming an unwatchable finished film. Whether this is due to meddling from over-involved executives, wrong choices made throughout the project’s production, or a lack of connection between the director and the material, even great ideas can beget terrible movies from time to time.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Even Paul WS Anderson, who directed superb cult classic Event Horizon, went on to make the disappointing Alien Vs Predator. That sci-fi showdown is a perfect example of how an ingenious premise - in this case, a cinematic face-off between two titans of the sci-fi horror movie genre - can end up becoming an infamous mistake thanks to the wrong rating, the wrong pacing, and convoluted plotting. However, some failures are harder to trace.
Based on a Dark Horse comic, Virus took the stunning, unsettling production design of Alien and Event Horizon a step further by making its seemingly deserted space shuttle the movie’s main villain. However, while Alien’s Xenomorph was hidden in shadow for much of the movie, Virus made the regrettable mistake of doubling down on this approach.
What Went Wrong With Virus Inexplicably, Virus was turned into a big-budget blockbuster, complete with tie-in action figures, despite being a violent, R-rated thriller. The 1990s was filled with adaptations of cult comics that tried to turn adults-only source material into mainstream juggernauts - an approach that doomed everything from Tank Girl to Judge Dredd, and one that spelled disaster for Virus.
Virus’ Wasted Idea Almost Killed Sci-Fi For Jamie Lee Curtis While Jamie Lee Curtis has starred in some horror duds, this has never stopped the actor returning to the genre. Similarly, Curtis made some acclaimed comedies in the 1980s and 1990s, only for her efforts in the genre to earn less critical acclaim in the 2000s. Never one to be deterred, Curtis regained comedic acclaim in the 2010s with scene-stealing roles in the likes of Scream Queens.
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