Henry Fonda in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
cyclical or chronic unemployment
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Poll: The Horrible Side of Hollywood
The big dream factory has a lot of highlights, but also deep shadows. According to the press in the world, there always were different problems the people in the spotlight, or behind, had to cope with. Addictions, divorces, accidents - no matter what they have or had to cope with, there are always leaks to a wide audience about it.
Which of these problems seems to be the worst side of Hollywood?
Tell us here.
Make Your Choice
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Susan Dey and Albert Finney in Looker (1981)
The addiction to plastic surgery -
Rhys Darby in Guns Akimbo (2019)
Drug addiction -
John Lithgow in Bombshell (2019)
Sexual harassment -
Kevin Costner, Mark Moses, and Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
Paparazzi or missing private atmosphere -
Zoë Bell in Grindhouse (2007)
Dangerous or nasty jobs -
Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Alcohol abuse (especially former kid stars) -
"Sunset Boulevard" Erich Von Stroheim and Gloria Swanson 1950 Paramount
Snooty superstars -
Anthony Hopkins and Toni Collette in Hitchcock (2012)
Nasty or sadistic directors -
Johnny Depp and G.D. Spradlin in Ed Wood (1994)
Incompetent directors -
Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Unpredictable outbursts of difficult colleagues -
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in The War of the Roses (1989)
Embittered divorce battles -
Bryan Cranston in Trumbo (2015)
Political witch hunt -
Steve Grogan, Charles Manson, Leslie Van Houten, Patricia Krenwinkel, Charles 'Tex' Watson, Susan Atkins, and Linda Kasabian in Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020)
Hollywood cults -
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
The death of creativity by cashcows, including moneymaking sequels, reboots, live-action remakes. -
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Stupid is as stupid does. I don't think about such things. I just want to see the movies.
