History Horrible / LiveActionFilms

* ''Film/DaddyDayCamp'', the sequel to ''Film/DaddyDayCare'', [[TheOtherDarrin replaces]] all of the cast (including Creator/EddieMurphy, whose role was taken by Cuba Gooding Jr.). Aside from relying too much on ToiletHumor, the film was also notorious for its clueless direction, phoned-in acting from the replacement cast, and some of the worst dialogue one could possibly hear from a film that gets theatrically released (it was originally scheduled to go direct-to-DVD). With a 2.7 on Website/IMDb, a 1% on Website/RottenTomatoes, and a Razzie for "Worst Prequel or Sequel", it is hardly surprising why Richard Roeper said he had "[[FlippingTheBird a finger [he] could use]]" to review this movie. It's also frequently referred to in [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson's]] ''Podcast/{{Rifftrax}}'' commentaries when compared to horrifying experiences. You can watch [[MikeJ a British person]] tear this film apart [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/mjtv/ss/44074-daddy-day-camp here]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0KpZEYkLxs You can also watch]] Creator/MarkKermode give his thoughts on this "excrementally terrible" film, as well as a commentary on the decline of Cuba Gooding Jr.'s career.

* ''Film/SantaAndTheIceCreamBunny'' is [[http://rarecultfilms.blogspot.com/2009/07/santa-and-ice-cream-bunny.html a 1972 children's film]] that would probably be unknown if it weren't for [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Santa_and_the_Ice_Cream_Bunny_1972.aspx The Agony Booth.]] Ice cream never appears in the movie, and most of the film is a hideously-poor adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina}}''; Santa and that bunny are a mind-numbing FramingDevice to kill time. The opening frame consists of a sweaty Santa having children bring all manner of local farm animals in attempts to roust his sleigh out of a half-inch of sand. The finale's mostly the Ice Cream Bunny driving slowly while children sing an inaudible song. The ''Thumbelina'' film has [[PushPopPlot a frame story of its own]] with a girl wandering around an amusement park and staring at some kind of Thumbelina display and a ''recap'' narrated by Thumbelina. The kicker? The director of this movie was the [[TruthInTelevision real life]] inspiration for the Steve [=McQueen=] character in ''Film/TheGreatEscape''. He escaped to do '''this?''' [[http://www.rifftrax.com/ondemand/santa-and-ice-cream-bunny Picked up from Public Domain and run]] with by the RiffTrax crew. Even the Rifftrax guys got stumped, admitting at one point in the film that they had nothing to say about the insanity on-screen.

* ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms'' is a horrendous example of InNameOnly that could rival ''Film/DragonballEvolution.'' Synergy is an R2-D2 rip-off instead of a hologram, Eric Raymond has been changed into a woman, the Misfits have been reduced to a SequelHook, and tried going for a realistic approach. Instead, it ends up being a ClicheStorm for various other films about rock bands, feeling more like a bad episode of ''Series/HannahMontanna'' than it does ''Jem.'' Before the movie started filming, there the studio allowed fans of the cartoon to make Youtube videos about their love for Jem and they get a cameo in the movie. However, [[TheyJustDidntCare the cameo they got was their videos themselves, and most of them were clearly talking about the original cartoon]]. The movie also has an [[IdiotPlot Idiot Subplot]] where Jerrica tries to find various pieces of Synergy to find a hidden message from her father, but it turns out that his message [[spoiler: was just to tell her that he loved her]] ([[UnfortunateImplications and not her younger sister]]). The movie only had a budget of $5,000,000, but bombed opening weekend with only $1.38 million, and was then [[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/movie-did-terribly-universal-pulling-190338176.html pulled from theaters after only its second week]]. It only has a 3.4 on IMDB, which is worse than ''Film/TheLastAirbender.'' Andre the Black Nerd reviewed it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfdeyS6Ukg0 here]] and Rebel Taxi reviewed it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Bo2wwip_w here]].

* ''Night Junkies'' is attempting too much with too little. A first-time director with no budget makes a movie that can't decide whether it's an attempt to cash in on post-''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' vampire-romance enthusiasm, a skeezy softcore skin flick, or a deep and meaningful investigation of the damage that drug addiction causes (like ''RequiemForADream''). The film has terrible acting — it's unclear from his accent where the lead actor is supposed to be from, and the villain is supposed to be AxCrazy but just looks like he's having seizures. The script's awful, and the pacing's terrible. The nature of vampirism in TheVerse is undecided — does it make you tougher than a human, or is it just a lamer version of mundane drug addiction? Who knows? Who cares? The only redeeming factor is the nudity, and there are works that do that better than this.

* What happens when you take a comedic actor known for having a funny voice and saying funny things... and eliminate said voice? You get the Creator/EddieMurphy comedy ''Film/AThousandWords'', of course. Here, Murphy plays blabbermouth literary agent Jack [=McCall=], who has a penchant for stretching the truth to get a good book deal. When Jack suddenly gets spiritually linked with a mysterious bodhi tree in his backyard whose thousand leaves fall off with every word he says or writes, and would cause him to die with the tree when it goes bare (and no, he can't just chop down the damn thing and save us all the trouble), all hell breaks loose. Thus Jack is forced into unfunny, repetitive pantomiming and misunderstandings as he tries to go through life without saying a word, which predictably takes a serious toll on his career and love life. This movie was universally panned by critics for, aside from the muteness of its star, its borderline knockoff of a premise from 1997's ''Film/LiarLiar''; its datedness (it was first filmed in 2008 and planned for release the following year, but was delayed multiple times until ''2012'', and this shows in some of its references); and its incongruous & confusing resolution (hint: it has to do with Jack's dad being a deadbeat and walking out on his family as a kid, something that Jack never was and never did in comparison). ''A Thousand Words'' tanked at the box office with a little more than half of its $40 million budget earned back, was one of the few to get a 0% "Moldy Tomato" rating on RottenTomatoes [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a-thousand-words/]], and has even took home three [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzies]] for Worst Picture, Actor, and Screenplay (though all mercifully lost to other movies in the same category). Check out WebVideo/CinematicExcrement's review [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmeVclS-7P4 here]] to find out why the one word everyone should have said when producing this movie was a big fat NO.

* ''Film/ChairmanOfTheBoard'' was comedian Carrot Top's first and [[StarDerailingRole only major role in feature film]], starring him as an annoying inventor called Edison who inherits a business from a millionare. With bad jokes, a stupid plot, and obnoxious acting, it's no wonder the film got Carrot Top a Razzie for "Worst New Star", and his costar Raquel Welch another Razzie for "Worst Supporting Actress". It currently sits on the bottom 100 on IMDB, has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and only made [[BoxOfficeBomb $181,222 out of it's $10 million budget]], [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson]] considers it one of the [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15047_inoperable-humor-5-worst-comedies-all-time.html five worst comedies of all time]], and the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic took a [[http://channelawesome.com/nostalgia-critic-chairman-of-the-board/ look at it here]]

** ''Criminally Insane 2'' a.k.a. ''Crazy Fat Ethel 2'', the sequel to ''Film/CriminallyInsane'', stands out compared to the ''Death Nurse'' films. When not showing stock footage from the previous film, the story consists of Ethel having to move into a halfway house due to massive budget cuts to the asylum she was staying at. The movie takes {{Padding}} to a whole new level, feeling like a three hour movie despite its 60 minute running time. All of the new footage for the film was shot on a cheap videotape camera with no semblance of any technical proficiency in both the audio and video. The only music heard in the entire film is from stock footage from the previous movie and noise from the video camera is dominant in the newly shot footage. Creator/RedLetterMedia [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x94zXO02VPU recalls their experiences]] for you to enjoy.

* ''Film/{{ROTOR}}'', a ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' / ''Franchise/RoboCop'' ripoff where a robot cop is in development for a nihilistic future to judge felonies and misdemeanors and kill the people responsible for them but is activated early. The title robot is incredibly inept and the movie is full of {{Padding}}, pretentious dialogue, {{Fight Scene Failure}}s, and continuity errors. It also can't seem make up its mind on whether it wants to be a serious movie or a parody of the movies it is ripping off from, leading to serious tonal problems. And to top it off is one of the most unnecessary {{Diabolus Ex Machina}}s ever to be in a bad movie. Watch Creator/RedLetterMedia [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76vZATqLrE rip it a new one.]]

*** The film was bad enough on its own, but its failure was probably further precipitated by quite possibly the worst promotional campaign in history, consisting primarily of ads featuring an [[ObnoxiousSnarker obnoxious]], overly-enthusiastic man [[NoIndoorVoice yelling loudly]] at the viewer to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ltK7eXitw go]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjhc5GLoz_M see]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_z0f5YBPV4 the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQskek_qng movie.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VFuEq99v60 Repeatedly.]]

* ''Film/TheHumanCentipede 3 (Final Sequence)''. The first two films both have their fans despite their [[LoveItOrHateIt infamy]], but even they won't defend this one. Attempts to top the two previous films in terms of shock value fall flat thanks to SpecialEffectFailure, while the attempts at "politically incorrect humor" and commentary on the American prison system amount to little more than gross-out gags. The VillainProtagonist, the CorruptHick prison warden Bill Boss, is one of the most annoying characters to ever grace the screen due to Dieter Laser's grating LargeHam performance that renders half his dialogue virtually incomprehensible, a big step down from his acting as the MadDoctor Heiter in the first film (which even that film's critics generally feel was a redeeming quality). The rest of the cast, which includes Creator/EricRoberts and porn star Bree Olson (both phoning it in), is only better in comparison. It currently enjoys a Metacritic score of 5 and an Website/IMDb score of 3.0.

* ''Film/BenAndArthur'' was [[DoingItForTheArt directed, produced, executive produced, written by, edited by, cast by, scored by, and generally crapped out by one Sam Mraovich]]. He stars as Arthur, [[DesignatedHero a pudgy, whiny]] gay guy trying to get married to the [[MrFanservice hunky Ben]] despite the wishes of his [[AmbiguouslyGay closet case]] fundamentalist brother and a priest with apparent mob connections. The production values are so poor they make ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' look like ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'', the acting's hilariously wooden, and Mraovich apparently doesn't know the first thing about film-making because the script's {{Anvilicious}} tripe that's [[UnfortunateImplications offensive to gays and Christians alike]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVPOjXmCQ0 Hell, you need only see the trailer to get an idea of how bad this is.]] While the entire movie's on Website/YouTube, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjqPPIqzTec you probably shouldn't watch it.]] It was also tackled by ObscurusLupa [[http://blip.tv/movienights/benandarthurfinished-5746497 here]].

* ''Film/TheOmegaCode'', a film about the End Times. Casper Van Dien, Michael York, and Creator/MichaelIronside become involved in a plot where a code is found in Literature/TheBible that allows the UN to be replaced with a {{Nazi}}-esque [[OneWorldOrder One World Government]] that nobody seems to object to. It brings about the end of the world, but only after York (the Anti-Christ) becomes stronger because he was shot in the head and Van Dien's chased by a demon truck. The effects and sets look like something out of a bad ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone Twilight Zone]]'' episode. The only redeeming thing about this film is its sequel, ''The Omega Code 2: Megiddo'', that manages to be SoBadItsGood due to York reprising his role with [[HamAndCheese enormous amounts of ham]], and an idea so awesome that it really needs its own movie - ''Creator/RLeeErmey as the President of the United States!''

* ''Film/RockItsYourDecision'' is quite possibly one of the worst Christian propaganda films ever made. It concerns around a Christian boy named Jeff, a rock music fanatic who concerns his mom, because she believes that all rock is evil and that he is harming himself by listening to it. He is then given a dare from a preacher to give it up for a week and research why it's "bad", and then becomes a fundamentalist, bigoted {{jerkass}} who alienates his friends by chewing them out for simply listening to the music they like. The film is utterly painful to watch as Jeff claims several things about rock (such as it being occultist) that he never backs up, and he winds up becoming an unlikable protagonist who is [[TearJerker forced to hate something he likes]], while his friends become {{Designated Villain}}s who [[StrawmanHasAPoint bring up several good points about why Jeff is wrong]]--among other things, he makes Melissa cancel her plans to go to a rock concert and forces her to listen to another station in the car, and gets pissed at Marty for simply playing ('''instrumental''') rock at his party. The film ends with a mind-numbingly stupid speech from Jeff, who then makes up a huge list of Satanic songs that includes Music/{{Santana}}'s "Evil Ways" (even though the song begins with "You've got ''to change'' your evil ways"), Music/JeffersonStarship's "Dance with the Dragon" (which is about the Chinese Year of the Dragon, ''not'' a Satanic dragon), Music/TheRollingStones' "Sympathy for the Devil" (which is written from Satan's view and has him claiming responsibility for various historical atrocities), Music/{{ACDC}}'s "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (which is a ''metaphor'' and is about a narcissistic man tormented by the women he hooks up with), as well as several songs from Music/RodStewart and (get this) '''The Captain & Tennille''' just for having ''slight, non-explicit'' mentions of sex. With poor camera quality, terrible messages, and hints of homophobia near the end, it's no wonder why the film has been torn apart in recent years. The film has a 1.6 rating on [=IMDb=], and was torn apart by several reviewers: ''[[http://www.shockcinemamagazine.com/rock.html Shock Cinema]]'', ''[[http://letterboxd.com/jeffisaacs/film/rock-its-your-decision/ Letterboxd]]'', ''TheAgonyBooth'' and Brad Jones on ''DVDRHell''.

* ''[[Film/BabyGeniuses SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2]]'' failed in much the same way that ''Disaster Movie'' did — it took faults the audience was willing to forgive and made them much, much worse. The writing's god-awful, with ostensible plot holes and the film itself quite obviously had a much lower budget (among other things, the lip-synching looks like it was done on drugs). The saddest part? It was the last thing Creator/BobClark (yes, [[Film/AChristmasStory the one you're thinking of]]) directed before his death. It got a very rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and has held the #1 spot on [=IMDb=]'s Bottom 100 for years, at least prior to the ''Saving Christmas'' incident described above. Let's watch [[MikeJ a British person]] [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/mjtv/ss/29749-baby-geniuses-2-part-1 insult]] [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/mjtv/ss/29844-baby-geniuses-2-part-2 it!]] or for let's just see the WebOriginal/NostalgiaCritic [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nostalgia-critic-baby-geniuses-2-6259532 tear it apart here]]... although interestingly enough [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel he considers the sequel better than the first movie.]]. WebVideo/IHateEverything [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tKJjVFyEY agrees]].

** ''Zodiac Killer'', the first of Lommel's modern true crime films, is a [[TheMockbuster Mockbuster]] of ''The Zodiac'', which was also re-released around the same time as the cinematic release of Creator/DavidFincher's ''Film/{{Zodiac}}''. In other words, a Mockbuster of a Mockbuster. Poor production values and performances abound, as does CriticalResearchFailure (DSM IV is a book about psychiatric disorders, not a disorder itself) and gratuitous stock footage, gratuitous scenes, and obviously-improvised dialogue, all of which [[LeaveTheCameraRunning drag on]]. There's pretense in spades, with {{Unfortunate Implication}}s such as the killer comparing serial killers to all members of the armed forces, and ranting about wanting to join the military so he can [[SociopathicSoldier kill who he wants when he wants]] without fear of repercussions. It later had a pseudo-prequel known as ''Film/CurseOfTheZodiac'' which somehow garnered even worse reviews, with one stating it seemed like it was made "by [[JitterCam an epileptic]] [[ClusterFBomb with]] [[HollywoodTourettes tourettes]]".

* ''Film/ChairmanOfTheBoard'', is the comedian Carrot Top's first and [[StarDerailingRole only major role in feature film]], starring him as an annoying inventor called Edison who inherits a business from a millionare. With bad jokes, a stupid plot, and obnoxious acting, it's no wonder the film got Carrot Top a Razzie for "Worst New Star", and his costar Raquel Welch another Razzie for "Worst Supporting Actress". It currently sits on the bottom 100 on IMDB, has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and only made [[BoxOfficeBomb $181,222 out of it's $10 million budget]], [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson]] considers it one of the [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15047_inoperable-humor-5-worst-comedies-all-time.html five worst comedies of all time]], and the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic took a [[http://channelawesome.com/nostalgia-critic-chairman-of-the-board/ look at it here]]

* ''Film/ChairmanOfTheBoard'', is the comedian's Carrot Top first and [[StarDerailingRole only major role in feature film]], starring him as an annoying inventor called Edison who inherits a business from a millionare. With bad jokes, a stupid plot, and obnoxious acting, it's no wonder the film got Carrot Top a Razzie for "Worst New Star", and his costar Raquel Welch another Razzie for "Worst Supporting Actress". It currently sits on the bottom 100 on IMDB, has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and only made [[BoxOfficeBomb $181,222 out of it's $10 million budget]], [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson]] considers it one of the [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15047_inoperable-humor-5-worst-comedies-all-time.html five worst comedies of all time]], and the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic took a [[http://channelawesome.com/nostalgia-critic-chairman-of-the-board/ look at it here]]

* ''Film/{{Hobgoblins}}'' was a '''very''' [[TheEighties 1980s]] "horror" movie about "hobgoblins" (in truth, nothing like hobgoblins but [[FollowTheLeader suspiciously like]] Film/{{Gremlins}}) who lived in a vault at an old film studio. They're meant to kill people by causing [[LotusEaterMachine hallucinations of their greatest fantasies]], but only manage this once on-screen. The film features delights like gratuitous sex; [[{{Narm}} a fight scene involving rakes and little Casio noises]]; [[SpecialEffectsFailure terrible puppetry]]; [[EightiesHair hair, makeup, and clothing that were hideous even by 1980s standards]]; and unfunny jokes that mostly revolve around Daphne's promiscuity. So bad, the director offered it to ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''... and even '''their''' version is painful to watch despite containing some of the show's best riffs. Aaaand there's a sequel which is equally bad, but was probably aiming for SoBadItsGood. The special effects are even worse than the original; neither the clothes nor the puppets have changed; and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Daphne is still a slut]]. The whole thing can be summed up with a bonus feature on the DVD titled "''Hobgoblins 2'': What Were They Thinking?" in which the actors from the first film wonder why anyone would want to reprise their old roles or want anything to do with this monstrosity.

* ''Film/FearDotCom'' was a desperate attempt to make a film [[FollowTheLeader in the style of the Japanese Remake fad of the mid-2000s]]. The viewer would be more scared by how badly done the CGI is rather than the story itself, which is just Film/TheRing [[RecycledInSpace but with THE INTERNET!]] [[SarcasmMode Isn't that innovative?]] It met harsh reviews by both film critics and fans of ''actual'' horror films, and rightfully got a generous 3% on RottenTomatoes.

* ''Film/FearDotCom'' was a desperate attempt to make a film [[FollowTheLeader in the style of the Japanese Remake fad of the mid-2000s]]. The viewer would be more scared by how badly done the CGI is rather than the story itself, which is just Film/TheRing[[RecycledInSpace but with THE INTERNET!]][[SarcasmMode Isn't that innovative?]] It met harsh reviews by both film critics and fans of ''actual'' horror films, and rightfully got a generous 3% on RottenTomatoes.

** ''Pixels'' had a large amount of hype put behind it. Unfortunately, it turned out to be just another inane Adam Sandler movie featuring [[ItsBeenDone the same kind of humor and plot devices that are pretty much in almost every single one of his productions.]] [[TheBully Generic bully]], [[LoveInterest generic love interest]], you name it. And that is exactly why this film is so hated. It's not only bad, but it's [[TheyJustDidntCare UNCARINGLY bad]]. Watch [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic The Nostalgia Critic]] tear it apart [[http://channelawesome.com/nostalgia-critic-pixels/ here]]

** ''Pixels'' had a large amount of hype put behind it. Unfortunately, it turned out to be just another inane Adam Sandler movie featuring [[ItsBeenDone the same kind humor and plot devices that are pretty much in almost every single one of his productions.]] [[TheBully Generic bully]], [[LoveInterest generic love interest]], you name it. And that is exactly why this film is so hated. It's not only bad, but it's [[TheyJustDidntCare UNCARINGLY bad]]. Watch [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic The Nostalgia Critic]] tear it apart [[http://channelawesome.com/nostalgia-critic-pixels/ here]]

** ''Film/TheMasterOfDisguise'' was meant as Creator/DanaCarvey's comeback vehicle, but only served to [[CreatorKiller sink his career even further]]. The movie was a universally-panned ball of bad jokes, offensive Italian-American stereotypes, forgettable disguises, and childishly simple-minded plot, with Carvey deciding to play the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]], Pistachio Disguisey, as a face-changing cross between Film/ForrestGump and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]. The film has a Website/RottenTomatoes score of 1% with exactly one positive review out of 102. If you want to get an idea of just how bad this movie is, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/39527-nostalgia-critic-master-of-disguise suffers through it to explain why it sucks so much.]]

* ''Creepozoids'', one of the first feature films by canadian filmmaker David [=DeCoteau=], is just ''boring''. The shots of the main protagonists walking in alleyways and opening doors [[Padding are too long]], and half the time [[LeaveTheCameraRunning you wonder if the cameraman fell asleep.]]The aliens (or are they?) don't fare any better, being [[SpecialEffectsFailure obvious, cheaply made rubber suits]]. The plot is very undeveloped, and doesn't even [[TheyJustDidntCare bother]] explaining many random scenes that just happen with no explanation, like a scene where a female soldier is assaulted by a giant mouse, or when the alien gives birth to a baby alien who has a human face. Bad Movie Reviewer tore it apart [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01MsQOMaLYE here]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJMoPm8Jmvk here]] you can witness the horridness of this flick.

* ''Creepozoids'', one of the first feature films by canadian filmmaker David DeCoteau, is just ''boring''. The shots of the main protagonists walking in alleyways and opening doors [[Padding are too long]], and half the time [[LeaveTheCameraRunning you wonder if the cameraman fell asleep.]]The aliens (or are they?) don't fare any better, being [[SpecialEffectsFailure obvious, cheaply made rubber suits]]. The plot is very undeveloped, and doesn't even [[TheyJustDidntCare ''bother'']] explaining many random scenes that just happen with no explanation, like a scene where a female soldier is assaulted by a giant mouse, or when the alien gives birth to a baby alien who has a human face. Creator/BadMovieReviewer tore it apart [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01MsQOMaLYE here]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJMoPm8Jmvk here]] you can witness the horridness of this flick.

* What happens when you take a comedic actor known for having a funny voice and saying funny things... and eliminate said voice? You get the Creator/EddieMurphy comedy ''Film/AThousandWords'', of course. Here, Murphy plays blabbermouth literary agent Jack [=McCall=], who has a penchant for stretching the truth to get a good book deal. When Jack suddenly gets spiritually linked with a mysterious bodhi tree in his backyard whose thousand leaves fall off with every word he says or writes, and would cause him to die with the tree when it goes bare (and no, he can't just chop down the damn thing), all hell breaks loose. Thus Jack is forced him into unfunny, repetitive pantomiming and misunderstandings as he tries to go through life without saying a word, which predictably takes a serious toll on his career and love life. This movie was universally panned by critics for, aside from the muteness of its star, its borderline knockoff of a premise from 1997's ''Film/LiarLiar''; its datedness (it was first filmed in 2008 and planned for release the following year, but was delayed multiple times until ''2012'', and this shows in some of its references); and its incongruous resolution (hint: it has to do with Jack's dad being a deadbeat and walking out on his family as a kid, something that Jack never was and never did in comparison). ''A Thousand Words'' tanked at the box office with a little more than half of its $40 million budget earned back, was one of the few to get a 0% "Moldy Tomato" rating on RottenTomatoes, and has even took home three GoldenRaspberry nominations for Worst Picture, Actor, and Screenplay (though all mercifully lost to other movies in the same category). Check out WebVideo/CinematicExcrement's review [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmeVclS-7P4 here]] to find out why the one word everyone should have said when producing this movie was a big fat NO.