What the Hell Happened to Lindsay Lohan?

Lindsay Lohan isn’t just a train wreck.  She is a train that is perpetually wrecking.  It’s as though someone keeps rewinding the tape and replaying the same disaster over and over and over again.  The situation has gone from sad to funny and back again more times than I can count.  It’s hard to remember, but just ten years ago Lohan was the most promising actress in Hollywood.  She seemed poised for greatness.  On screen, she had a talent and composure beyond her years.  In reality, she was ill-equipped to deal with the pressures of her life.  Her public melt-down is in danger of lasting longer than her career.

What the hell happened?

Lindsay was the oldest of four children all of whom have been pushed into, I mean chosen a life in show business.  By now, most people are familiar with Lohan’s loving parents,  Dina and Michael Douglas Lohan, Sr.  Dina is known to have brought camera crews to film her visiting her daughter in rehab.  She also claims to be a former Rockette despite that no one at Radio City has any record of the claim.  Michael was a former Wall Street trader who was convicted of criminal contempt of court and sentenced to three years.  Since then, he’s been consistently in trouble with the law and in and out of rehab.  Guess that apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

It would be charitable to say that the Lohan clan is lead by deeply flawed people.  For now, I will leave it at that.

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Lindsay Lohan – child model

Lindsay Lohan signed with the Ford Modeling Agency at the age of three.  How does a three-year-old sign a contract anyway?  My four-year-old can write her first name.  But something tells me that’s not legally binding.  I feel terribly guilty when I drop her off at daycare some times.  But her parents seemed okay with the head-trip of signing a contract with a modeling agency for their three-year-old.  Different parenting styles, I guess.

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Lindsay Lohan – child model

Here she is with a young Misha Barton in an ad for a clothing company called Caravan.

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Lindsay Lohan – child model

Here she is in an ad for Abercrombie Kids at age 12.  I wonder how the two kids she has in a headlock are doing today?

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Lindsay Lohan – child model

And here’s Lohan’s serious face in an ad for Calvin Klein.

Lohan also appeared in tons of TV commercials like this grape J-ello commercial starring Bill Cosby:

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Lindsay Lohan – Another World – 1996-1997

At the age of 10, Lohan started appearing on the daytime soap opera, Another World.  A soap magazine referred to her as a show biz veteran. 

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Lindsay Lohan – The Parent Trap – 1998

After a year in soaps, Lohan made the leap to the big screen in Nancy Meyers’ adaptation of the 1961 family comedy, The Parent Trap.

In the original, Haley Mills played a dual role as twins trying to reunite their divorced parents.  In the remake, the parents were played by Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson.  Lohan played the plotting twins.

The trailer actually ends with “… and introducing Lindsay Lohan”.  Disney had no idea what it was unleashing on the world.  Reviews for the remake were good and it became a surprise hit of the summer.

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Lindsay Lohan – Life-Size – 2000

In 2000, Lohan appeared next to fellow model, Tyra Banks, in the TV movie, Life Size.  Lohan played a girl who brings her doll to life when she wishes to bring her late mother back to life.  Banks played a life-sized piece of animated plastic, so type casting.

I looked for a commercial for this movie, but I couldn’t find one.  You can watch the whole thing on YouTube if you are so inclined.  But after watching this painful clip of Banks lip-synching, I don’t think you will be inclined.

Disney is planning a sequel with Banks.  Presumably Lohan won’t be involved.

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Lindsay Lohan – Get a Clue – 2002

In 2002, Lohan completed her three-picture deal with Disney by starring in another Disney Channel original movie, Get a Clue.

Lohan did her best Nancy Drew as a teen detective in the heavily promoted TV movie:

Lindsay Lohan - Freaky Friday - 2003
Lindsay Lohan – Freaky Friday – 2003

Although her initial contract with Disney had ended, the Mouse House wasn’t out of the Lohan business yet.  They cast Lohan opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in a remake of the 1976 comedy, Freaky Friday which starred a young Jodie Foster.

In the original, Foster played a teen who switched places with her mom played by Barbara Harris.  In the remake, Lohan and Curtis played the body-switching mother-daughter pair.

The movie is pretty good.  But Curtis and Lohan are great.  Both deliver knock-out comedic performances.  Curtis is especially good and was nominated for a Golden Globe for the role.  Originally, her part was offered to Foster who turned it down.  Then it was offered to Annette Benning who also turned it down to focus on her family.  Curtis was cast only four days before filming began!  Lohan’s role was originally written as a Goth.  But Lohan didn’t like it and dressed differently for her audition.  The role was rewritten to fit her style.

Like The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday received positive reviews and was a surprise hit at the box office.   Lohan was the queen of Disney remakes.

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Lindsay Lohan – Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen – 2004

In 2004, Lohan starred opposite a then-unknown Megan Fox in Disney’s Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

It has something to do with Lohan’s character trying to make it on Broadway.  I don’t know.  It looks like an over-grown Disney Channel movie.  I’m not about to sit through it. 

The part was originally intended for Disney star and Lohan rival, Hilary Duff.  But Duff was about to make a very ill-advised break with Disney and turned down the role.  Lohan was waiting in the wings and snagged the role.

Reviews were largely negative.  It didn’t do great at the box office, but it wasn’t exactly a flop either.  In a way, it showed that Lohan could anchor a movie without a big name co-star or a recognizable title.

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Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert – Mean Girls – 2004

Later that year, Lohan starred in her first non-Disney movie, the high school comedy, Mean Girls.

I am an unabashed fan of Mean Girls.  It is one of my four favorite high school comedies.  The other three being Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heathers and Clueless.  All four are endlessly quotable.  Mean Girls was written by Tina Fey based on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes.  It was directed by Mark Waters who also directed Lohan in Freaky Friday.

Mean Girls was adapted from the book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Saturday Night Live star, Tina Fey.  After Fey had Lorne Michaels purchase the rights to the book, she realized it had no central story and she would need to create one for the movie.

Reviews were positive and the Mean Girls was an unqualified hit.  It made Lohan an A-list star, it helped launch Fey’s post SNL career and it brought attention to Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert.  Many expected McAdams in particular to go on to bigger and better things.  Turns out, that didn’t really happen.  It was Seyfried who would go on to greater success.

With the success of Mean Girls, Lohan was officially a leading lady.  But much like Clueless star, Alicia Silverstone, she had also peaked.

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Lindsay Lohan and Matt Dillon – Herbie Fully Loaded – 2005

In 2005, Lohan returned to the Disney vault for the remake/sequel/reboot, Herbie: Fully Loaded.

Herbie was an anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle who “starred” in a number of Disney comedies beginning with 1969’s The Love Bug.  Disney had filmed three sequels ending with Herbie Goes Bananas in 1980.  Decades later, Disney attempted to restart the franchise.  Given their previous successful remakes, it’s no surprise they looked to Lohan to star.

I am still not sure what the hell a semi-retired Michael Keaton was doing in this movie.  If I ever get a chance to interview him, my first question will be, “Why Herbie?”

Despite mixed to negative reviews, Herbie: Fully Loaded did well at the box office.

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Lindsay Lohan – Just My Luck – 2006

In 2006, Lohan was looking to capitalize on her successes by taking the shotgun approach.  She was everywhere.  All she needed was for one of her projects to hit.  Her first attempt was the romantic comedy Just My Luck.

Lohan played a successful girl with lots of good luck who switches fortunes with the unfortunately unlucky Chris Pine.

This would not be the first time we would see Lohan posing for a mug shot.

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Lindsay Lohan – Just My Luck – 2006

In a case of art imitating life, Lohan’s lucky streak at the box office also came to an end.  Just My Luck received negative reviews and flopped at the box office.  Meanwhile, Pine was on his way to being cast as Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series.

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Lindsay Lohan – A Prairie Home Companion – 2006

Later that year, Lohan appeared as part of the all-star ensemble in Robert Altman’s adaptation of Garrison Keillor’s long-running radio show, A Prairie Home Companion.

The ensemble included Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph and Lily Tomlin.  Paul Thomas Anderson served as a back-up director in case Altman’s health should fail.  It was a very prestigious project.

Reviews were mostly positive and the movie performed very well in limited release.  It’s a sign that Lohan could have been a serious actress had her career stayed on track.

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Lindsay Lohan – Bobby – 2006

Lohan also appeared in the star-studded ensemble, Bobby.  Although this movie was directed by Emilio Estevez instead of Robert Altman.

The movie is a fictionalized account of the final days of Bobby Kennedy as seen through several overlapping stories.  The cast included practically everyone who has ever appeared in What the Hell Happened: Heather Graham, Helen Hunt, Demi Moore, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone.  This is the 6th time I have written about Bobby.  I really need to watch it some time.

Reviews were mixed and the movie didn’t make much of an impression at the box office.  But again, it showed that Lohan had made it in Hollywood to be included among such big names.

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Lindsay Lohan – The Holiday – 2006

Lohan even had a cameo as herself in the Cameron Diaz-Jude Law-Kate Winslet-Jack Black-starring romantic comedy The Holiday.

I bring it up because it reunited Lohan with her Parent Trap director, Nancy Meyers.

Finally, Lohan appeared in Sean Lennon’s (son of the late John Lennon) movie/collection of music videos, Friendly Fire:

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Lindsay Lohan – Georgia Rule – 2007

In 2007, Lohan starred opposite Jane Fonda and Felicity Huffman in Gary Marshall’s comedy-drama, Georgia Rule.

At the time of Georgia Rule’s release, much was made of a letter from studio executive James G. Robinson in which he bashed Lohan for her unprofessional behavior on the set.  Lohan was hospitalized from dehydration and exhaustion.  Robinson chalked both up to Lohan’s much-publicized partying.

Critics panned the movie and it flopped at the box office.

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Lindsay Lohan – I Know Who Killed Me – 2007

Later that year, Lohan played dual roles in the supposedly-erotic thriller, I Know Who Killed Me.

Lohan played a creative writing student who writes about a stripper who was murdered.  She also played the stripper.

The movie was a disaster in every respect.  Critics panned it.  It flopped at the box office.  The film was nominated for nine Golden Raspberries and won 8 including Worst Actress for Lohan and Worst Screen Couple for Lohan and herself.

Once again, Lohan received bad press for having to stop filming for surgery and a stint in rehab.  Lohan’s erratic behavior started costing her work.  She dropped out of an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance and was replaced on The Edge of Love when the production’s insurance company refused to insure her.

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Lindsay Lohan – Mug Shot – 2007

Four days before Lohan was schedule to start shooting the movie Poor Things, she ran her car up a curb and was arrested for DUI.  The film’s producers put the production on hold to wait for Lohan while she completed 45 days of rehab.  Lohan was released and voluntarily wore a SCRAM bracelet to monitor her sobriety.  Three weeks before filming was set to resume on Poor Things, Lohan refused to take a sobriety test.  She was taken to a police station where she was tested.  Her blood alcohol level was above the legal limit and she was found in possession of cocaine.  Lohan was replaced on Poor Things while she served a third stint in rehab.

Lohan’s second DUI coincided with the release of I Know Who Killed Me.  She was unavailable to promote the film.  But she was all over the press.  All of it was bad.

On November 15, 2007, Lohan served 84 minutes in jail.  Not 84 days.  84 minutes.  Less than the running time of one of I Know Who Killed Me.  Which doesn’t seem fair.  They should have at least made her sit through that.

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Lindsay Lohan – Chapter 27 – 2008

In 2008, Lohan appeared briefly in the film Chapter 27.

Jared Leto played Mark David Chapman, the psychopath who killed John Lennon.  Lohan played a fan who met Chapman on the day he waited outside Lennon’s apartment.  Filming was completed in 2006 before Lohan’s legal troubles began.  When the movie finally did get released, reviews were mixed and it flopped at the box office.

Lohan made her comeback on the ABC show, Ugly Betty in which she played a mean girl.

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Lindsay Lohan – New York Magazine – 2008

Lohan also appeared in New York magazine’s spring fashion edition recreating Marilyn Monroe’s final shoot called The Last SittingThe New York Times critic Ginia Bellafante said of the photos “the pictures ask viewers to engage in a kind of mock necrophilia. At 21 Lohan seems even older than Monroe, who was 36 in the originals.”

In 2009, Lohan starred in the ABC Family Movie, Labor Pains in which she pretends to be pregnant to keep from being fired.  On the one hand, the ratings proved better than average.  On the other, the movie was meant to receive a theatrical release and didn’t.  But, hey.  At least she was working.

In 2010, Lohan was in Cannes to promote the movie Inferno in which she was set to star as Deep Throat actress, Linda Lovelace.  While she was in Cannes, Lohan missed mandatory DUI progress hearings and a warrant was issued for her arrest.  She was found to have violated her probation for having missed several mandatory meetings and classes.  Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail of which she served only 14.  She was also sentenced to 90 days of rehab of which she stayed only 23.

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Lindsay Lohan – Machete – 2010

In 2010, Lohan appeared in Robert Rodriguez’s B-movie send-up Machete.  Lohan’s character spends much of the movie naked and drugged out of her mind before she dons a nun’s habit and starts killing bad guys.  It probably wasn’t the best movie to break her bad girl image.

Lohan was too busy dealing with her legal issues to participate in promoting the film.

In 2011, Lohan was charged with theft of a necklace from a jewelry store.  She plead no contest and was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 480 hours of community service.  Due to “overcrowding” Lohan was allowed to serve her sentence under house arrest.  She served 35 days.  Then she was found in violation of her probation for failing to perform community service and was sentenced to another 30 days.  She served less than 5 hours.

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Lindsay Lohan – Playboy Cover – 2012

In 2012, Lohan attempted to put her troubles behind her by appearing on the cover of Playboy.  She did another Monroe-inspired photo shoot.  The issue sold quite well according to Hugh Hefner.  Heff said it was “breaking sales records”.

Around the same time, Lohan made appearances on Saturday Night Live and Glee.

Lindsay Lohan - Liz and Dick - 2012
Lindsay Lohan – Liz and Dick – 2012

In June, Lohan was filming the Lifetime original movie, Liz and Dick, in which she played Elizabeth Taylor.  While filming, Lohan got into another car accident.  Why she doesn’t just hire a driver is beyond me!  The film aired in November.  Reviews were mostly negative and the ratings “soft”.

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Lindsay Lohan – Scary Movie 5 – 2013

In 2013, Lohan appeared opposite Charlie Sheen in Scary Movie 5.  The duo were cast due to their bad publicity.  Lohan also appeared in Sheen’s TV show, Anger Management.  I don’t think hitching her wagon to the Charlie Sheen Warlock Publicity Train is going to do much for Lohan’s stalled career.

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Lindsay Lohan – The Canyons – 2013

Also in 2013, Lohan starred in Paul Schrader’s erotic thriller, The Canyons.

Lohan starred opposite James Deen, an actor best known for starring in porn.  Despite being written by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Schrader, the general public came to regard The Canyons as a porno.

Originally, Lohan was approached for a supporting role.  But Lohan refused.  She demanded the lead and she got it.  Her behavior on set was once again erratic.  In Jan 2013, New York Times Magazine ran an article titles Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie.  Here is an exerpt:

Filming was scheduled to start in less than a week, so Schrader arranged for Deen and Lohan to meet him at Prettybird to map out the movie’s sex scenes. Lohan canceled the first day but promised she’d be there the next morning, a Sunday. She never showed. Schrader and Pope texted and left messages on her phone. There was no answer. Schrader thought about what he should do. Right now, he had the upper hand; there really was an actress waiting in Paris. But once they started shooting, he’d lose the power. Lohan could hold the entire production hostage. So he fired her.

He went back to his room at the Orlando Hotel in Beverly Hills and left it to Pope to deliver the bad news. Pope finally reached Lohan, telling her she was done. Lohan began to cry and begged for another chance. Pope told her that Schrader had made up his mind.

Lohan headed for the Orlando. She pounded on doors until she found Schrader’s room. As she banged on his door, she texted him manically. Schrader could hear her crying but wouldn’t let her in. He texted her instead.

“Lindsay, go home.”

The hotel manager rang up to ask if he should call the cops. Schrader told him no and sat down on his bed. Lohan stayed out in the hall sobbing for another 90 minutes before she finally left.

Eventually, the director called Pope and asked him to gather everyone at Prettybird to watch Lohan’s and the French actress’s screen tests again. Everyone agreed that Lohan was exponentially better. Schrader decided he’d give her one more chance.

Lohan fought with Deen and Schrader throughout production.  When the movie was released, Lohan backed away from promoting the movie.  She had expected it to be viewed as a serious, artistic movie.  Instead, it was being snickered at as porn.  She distanced herself which infuriated Schrader.

Reviews were negative although many critics praised Lohan’s performance.  The Canyons bombed at the box office failing to recoup its modest budget.

So, what the hell happened?

I try to avoid the tabloid stuff, but that’s unavoidable with the Lohans.  Her parents are constantly seeking ways to put themselves in the spotlight.  And from what we have seen of them, it’s no wonder their daughter has legal and substance abuse problems.

But I can’t excuse Lohan no matter how bad her parents were.  She’s a grown up now and it’s time for her to take responsibility before it’s too late.  At one point, she had limitless possibilities.  She threw all that away despite repeated “second chances”.

If Lohan can ever conquer her demons, I think she could stage a successful comeback.  But if she just keeps relapsing, no amount of Playboy spreads or TV guest spots is going to restore her career.

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RB
RB
10 years ago

You’ve totally outdone yourself here Lebeau…. I can not even collect my thoughts!!

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10 years ago
Reply to  RB

Thanks, RB. Honestly, I left a lot out. I didn’t even touch on Lohan’s recording career. I barely scratched the surface of the horribleness (if it’s not a word, it is in their case) of her parents. I skipped over a lot of Lohan’s non-acting projects like her make-up and clothes lines. And her involvement in the fashion community. Or her quote about “just wanting her career back”. I mentioned her last time hosting SNL, but left out all the previous times.

Craig Hansen
Craig Hansen
9 years ago
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Actually, if you ever touch up the article again Lebeau maybe you might reconsider including Lohan’s short recording career in a quick summation. What’s funny is I had completely forgotten that Lindsay Lohan was actually a recording artist, but now that you brought it up I do vaguely recall her releasing a hit album about a decade ago; looking up Lohan’s discography on Wikipedia, I was surprised to see that despite not having any hit singles, her debut album in 2004 not only peaked at #4 on the Billboard Album chart, a solid showing, but it actually went Platinum. When… Read more »

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9 years ago
Reply to  Craig Hansen

Good call. I think I need an intern. So much to do, so little time.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)
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16 Forgotten Pop Stars Who Will Never Make A Comeback! http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/16-forgotten-pop-stars-who-will-never-make-a-comeback/ Some pop stars like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake have serious staying power. After all these years, they are still in the spotlight and it doesn’t look like they are going anywhere anytime soon. However, there are many other pop stars that, in spite of all of their success, have just disappeared and are no longer relevant. Here is our list of 16 forgotten pop stars who will never make a comeback in music! 16. Lindsay Lohan Although Lindsay began her career in films,… Read more »

RB
RB
10 years ago

oh, your judicious use of editing skills is certainly noted along with the usual skill and balance in the writeup. Plus there were some very enjoyable side ventures, for example, the Sean Lennon vehicle that took me back to a complete other dimension. As for LL you are right, her trials and tribulations are amply covered in the tabloid world, and by your skipping over all that it’s a lot easier to see what her career was and maybe, could still be. The Elizabeth Olsen role in “Liberal Arts” for example, LL could have totally shone there. Hoping she can… Read more »

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10 years ago
Reply to  RB

As always, you’re too kind. It’s less skillful editing than a distaste for tabloid fodder. For a long time, I didn’t write up Lohan because I didn’t want to do an article full of TMZ stuff. But when I reviewed her career, I realized there was enough there to focus on that and speculate as to what might have been and what could possibly be if she ever gets her act together.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Can Lindsay Lohan’s career be saved? http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/31/can-lindsay-lohans-career-be-saved/ Six years ago, Lindsay Lohan was a redheaded ingenue, headlining a funkily twisted teen comedy written by embryonic super-genius Tina Fey. Lohan was already a Disney sweetheart, but Mean Girls seemed to announce her arrival as a major teen megastar. Almost instantly, everything went sour: Within a year, Lohan had gone blonde, and was beginning a four-way tango with the paparazzi, the L.A. club scene, and the criminal justice system. (In a weird way, Mean Girls anticipated all of this: her character goes from being a spunky outsider to a much-despised popular girl.… Read more »

Terrecne Clay (@TMC1982)

I highly doubt that Lindsay Lohan will ever get work as an actress (at least legitimate, mainstream, studio work) ever again. If she had the chance to get her career back again she wouldn’t be running nightclubs right now. Simply put, she is way, too uninsurable. She makes too many ridiculous demands, constantly shows up late for work, and takes forever to leave her trailer halting production. Not to mention she is always in and out of court. To add insult to injury, Lindsay wrecked her looks with her substance abuse problems and terrible botox. She now looks a good… Read more »

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Re: Lindsay Lohan: Train Wreck Edition – Part 2: http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=29811947&postcount=40 Quote: Originally Posted by I SEE SPIDEY Rumor is that she was a nightmare, I don’t think Oprah will ever be working with her again. Personally, I always felt Lohan was a supremely overrated actress, I honestly don’t think she had that much range even in her prime. I think she was a decent/above average teen actress and maybe if she hadn’t gotten into the drug scene she would have been an even better adult actress. Unfortunately we will never know. Maybe it’s mean but I don’t really miss Lohan’s… Read more »

paolov69
10 years ago

Sadly, she has those sort of problems which usually enhance the stardom aura of male actors and ruin reputation of female actresses. And unfortunately she has not a genius hit in her career which could make her at least an “artist maudit” like Amy Winehouse. She will be remembered (for a fortnight) as only a spoiled brat, but she has talent.

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10 years ago
Reply to  paolov69

She does. I was very impressed with her in Freaky Friday. And Mean Girls is just a lot of fun. It’s a shame she couldn’t keep making movies like those.

I think part of the problem is that she has objectified herself. She doesn’t do anything that doesn’t involve her sexuality anymore. And usually in the cheapest possible way. A similar thing happened with Heather Graham as her career started to cool. Lohan needs to stop reinforcing the idea that she has nothing to offer but curves. Her Marilyn Monroe obsession is threatening to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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10 Misguided Career Moves Made By Talented Actors: http://whatculture.com/film/10-misguided-career-moves-made-by-talented-actors.php/9 2. Lindsay Lohan’s Legal & Personal Woes Lindsay Lohan is another victim of ruthless self-sabotage; she started out as the cute kid in the remake of The Parent Trap, and then became an appealing leading lady by starring in Mean Girls. However, she soon enough got wrapped up in the Hollywood party scene, and the effects of excessive booze and drug binges began to take their toll. Lohan has constantly been in trouble with the law and frequently graces the cover of tabloid magazines as a result. She has starred in… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

10 Great Film Ideas Utterly Wasted On Terrible Actors: http://whatculture.com/film/10-great-film-ideas-utterly-wasted-on-terrible-actors.php/7 4. Liz and Dick – Lindsay Lohan Look, Elizabeth Taylor lived an interesting and glamorous life, and the late movie icon deserved so much better than this. I’m genuinely shocked that any movie executive did the math and decided that it was worth insuring the famously unstable Lohan when there are dozens of other less risky actresses who could have done a better job with the role. Maybe it was for the publicity, or even a kind-hearted attempt to revive an erratic starlet’s acting career. But that doesn’t change the… Read more »

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

What actor/actress succumbed to conspicuous living, overindulging, colossal ego, or just plain bad habits? How so? Lindsay Lohan – this formerly very promising teen idol fit the bill for conspicuous living, overindulging, colossal ego, and bad habits. Prior to her self-caused career downfall, she was on her way to become the 2000’s America’s Sweetheart. Lohan gained high acclaim for playing the dual role of Hallie and Annie, she followed this successful hit with Freaky Friday (2003), Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), Mean Girls (2004) and Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005). Mean Girls gave Lohan enough acclaim and attentions that she became a household name, but it also… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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10 years ago
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10 Actors Who Have Become Parodies Of Themselves: http://whatculture.com/film/10-actors-who-have-become-parodies-of-themselves.php 10. Lindsay Lohan Known For: Promising young actress who made the mistake of getting involved in the Los Angeles party scene. Now she’s more recognizable for her constant arrests for drug-related crimes than as the cute girl from Mean Girls. The Parody: Lohan eventually decided to give up on trying to course-correct her career and basically began taking the p*ss out of herself, by starring in several films that lampooned her own tawdry reputation. Take Scary Movie V, for instance, which features Lohan in the opening scene opposite Charlie Sheen, mocking… Read more »

RB
RB
10 years ago

“Georgia Rule” looks like it could be a good movie, (or…could have been) but apparently it dealt with some very heavy subject matter within the context of being a comedy vehicle. This type of movie confused-identity always seems to be difficult to pull off even with the best cast. Heck, Jane Fonda couldn’t save it! Maybe if they had retooled the plot it would have been better box office, and not panned by critics. Lohan’s antics on set are her own issue of course. On another note, though I try to refrain from posting comments of an attack nature, both… Read more »

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10 years ago
Reply to  RB

In tend not to judge. But her parents are hard not to judge.

On Georgia Rule, what was the last good or even decent movie Gary Marshall directed? He has sit-com sensibilities.

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10 years ago
Reply to  admin

That was probably the last one that was decent. And that was 2001.

Craig Hansen
Craig Hansen
10 years ago
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Garry Marshall directed one great movie: Pretty Woman. It’s one of the best romantic comedies I’ve ever seen, though with his sitcom sensibilities it seems more like lightning in a bottle that it turned out so great.

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10 years ago
Reply to  Craig Hansen

I think I have watched it all the way through once. That may not be true. I may have rewatched it. I remember being thoroughly enchanted in the theater. Laughed my butt off. But I find it kind of hard to watch a fairy tale about a prostitute today no matter how much chemistry Gere and Roberts have. The lightning in a bottle you’re talking about is that chemistry. It was the right pairing at the right time. The movie itself almost didn’t matter. So I give Marshall credit for whatever involvement he had in casting. But not much more… Read more »

johnny88
10 years ago

There could be a list of “baby phenomenon” that followed pretty the same path of Lohan from stardom to self distruction (just think about Maculay Culkin p.e.). I feel sorry for her sad story, but I never liked her too much.

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10 years ago
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I feel bad for her too. She never had a chance. Unfortunately, pity isn’t helping her. She needs to get herself together. Leaving the spotlight would probably be the best thing that could happen to her.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)
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This is probably been addressed already but no studio in their right minds will take the risk on Lindsay Lohan at this point. Her drug abuse, numerous brushes with the law, and likely mental illness makes it impossible for a studio to get insurance (in Hollywood, it’s common for actors to have to get insured to work on pictures) on her, so she’s a huge financial risk. Additionally, she was also reputed to have a very lackadaisical attitude to work – turning up late on set, not learning her lines, etc. Simply put, all of that takes a toll on… Read more »

paolov69
10 years ago

Hmmm, Nashville?

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admin
10 years ago

I agree with you that Bobby is a stupid-sounding title. I have the same reaction every time I the movie ends up in a write-up. And it has more than it’s share of has-beens. The reviews suggest it’s not that bad though. I obviously haven’t been really motivated to watch it and I’m not sure when or if I will be. I don’t hate “overlapping stories” movies as a rule. Like anything, it’s about execution. Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies of all times and it fits that description. Traffic was another good example. Crash, to me, was… Read more »

RB
RB
10 years ago

“New Year’s Eve” is a good example of an ensemble movie that didn’t work. When you look at the cast list your jaw almost drops, then when you watch it (I didn’t know any better) mostly you are just gritting your teeth because Marshall didn’t do justice to these actors. Michelle Pfeiffer of course, can make the most out of her 5 minutes of screen time, as do most of the other A listers in that movie, but there’s too much going on, there’s too much surface and too little development, plus it’s disorganized and needed rewriting and editing. I… Read more »

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10 years ago
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Off the top of my head, the last Kate Hudson movie to get good reviews was Almost Famous. I checked Rotten Tomatoes and it agrees. Hudson hasn’t been in a well-reviewed movie since 2000. Wow. Considering her output that’s amazing. RT doesn’t have complete listings for Marshall. I’m not sure what’s up with that.

frug
frug
10 years ago

First, let me say excellent work as usual. I’ve always been impressed by your ability to keep these things interesting even in case like this one where everyone knows what happened (see also, Mel Gibson).

Second, have you ever thought about doing WHHT… for directors? It is pretty incredible how far guys like Coppola, Reiner and Shyamalan have fallen.

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10 years ago
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Thanks for the kind words. I always hope that if I stick to the stuff I find interesting others will find it interesting as well. With Lohan and Gibson, I try to stay focused on the career as opposed to the tabloid stuff. People can read the grisly details of the celeb’s personal lives in plenty of other places online. I have done a couple of similar articles on directors. The name of the series is “Betrayed by…” which is partially tongue in cheek. I’ve only done Spielberg and Kevin Smith so far. Obviously, Spielberg is still a very relevant… Read more »

Mack
Mack
10 years ago

Another great write up on my current favorite guilty pleasure. I am addicted to LL news; I think only because it amazes me she hasn’t spent any considerable time in jail; OR that there are still some people who will hire her. I have never seen any of her movies because I became aware of her thru TMZ. But in reading some info on her I found she was once a talented promising actress. Your typical well researched and well thought out expose was great reading, IMO, her childhood was driven more by her fame want to be parents. It… Read more »

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10 years ago
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Thanks, Mack. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I have been surprised by how many people are addicted to watching Lohan’s perpertual train wreck. Since the article went up, I have gotten traffic from message boards where people discuss Lohan in the most minute details. She clearly remains a lightning rod in spite of the fact she hasn’t made a major movie in close to a decade. I find her obsession with Marilyn Monroe fascinating. She seems hell-bent on making her story similar. She seems to only focus on her sex symbol status while hurtling towards tragedy. Hopefull, like Downey, she… Read more »

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10 years ago

lol – I have no response to that

Very politically incorrect, but I’ve known women who fit that description.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

20 Classic Hollywood Stars Who Make Lindsay Lohan Look Like a Saint: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/09/infamous-classic-hollywood-stars/?utm_campaign=complexmag+socialflow+09+2013&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social Whether it is Lindsay Lohan’s boozing or Miley Cyrus’ twerking, it seems like there is a new scandal buzzing through the Internet on a daily basis. With each new Hollywood trainwreck, there is an outpouring of outrage from all corners of the web. Then come the think pieces about the degradation of our moral fabric. As it turns out, our moral fabric has been pretty well-degraded for a long time. Even back when Hollywood films meant five-minute reels of clowns hitting each other with baseball bats and… Read more »

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)
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I think maybe the key differences between somebody like Robert Downey, Jr. and Lindsay Lohan is that despite all of RDJ’s issues, he was for the most part, well liked AND excellent on the set. Because of this, directors and producers never really wrote him off (he still had some “good will” to back things up). Lindsay Lohan on the other hand, not only has major drug and alcohol issues but also a reputation of being a diva who often shows up late and/or unprepared on film sets. What doesn’t help Lindsay Lohan (and pardon me if I or anybody… Read more »

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10 years ago

That’s a good point. Also, RDJ is arguably more talented than Lohan. Another factor is gender. Hollywood gives actors more second chances. Even with all that good will and talent, I think Hollywood would have written off an actress in RDJ’s situation.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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Drew Barrymore, if you want to go w/ another child actress is probably the best “role model” if you will to find in regards to somebody who was able to turn their career and life around. I think what benefited Drew is that she realized that her mother, Jaid was a huge factor in her problems and had to distance herself from her. That’s really one mistake that Lindsay has made since all of her problems have commenced.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-efy-QeRlOM

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

I watched “Mean Girls” again the other day, and what’s truly unsettling, is that Regina George’s mom played by Amy Poehler sort of reminds me of Dina Lohan (i.e. both seem to want to live vicariously through their daughters and want to be more of a “girlfriend” then a responsible adult).

Dina Lohan also kind of reminds me of Fritz Von Erich (the patriarch of the Von Erich professional wrestling dynasty in Dallas, TX), in regards to seemingly living in denial of their childrens’ drug problems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42187_6z8nU

Mwerty
Mwerty
10 years ago

I actually have a lot of things to say so please read:). I know you talked about this briefly, but honestly her facial surgeries for me have ruined it as far as acting. She’s had all the surgery to combat all the damage hard drugs have done to her face and as a result she looks way older than someone in her 20’s. More like someone in her 40’s. When I think of her, I think of the fresh faced pretty actress who could act. I honestly can’t see that. I saw some clips of Liz and Dick and honestly… Read more »

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10 years ago
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This article has only been up a relatively short time and I am already really impressed with the passion LL inspires. Of course I am going to read your entire comment. Thanks for taking the time to post such a thoughtful response. When Lohan was coming up, she was the textbook definition of “fresh faced”. Substance abuse and surgeries have definitely changed that! She looks much older than her years now. She can still be made up to look presentable, but there is no hiding her world weariness. Mean Girls and Freaky Friday are really the highlights of her career.… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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What Really Happened To Lindsay Lohan, Part 2: The Ingenue: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thelostboy/what-really-happened-to-lindsay-lohan-part-2-the-ingenue The Walt Disney Company stopped producing The Mickey Mouse Club in 1995, thereby cutting off a steady stream of child stars who, more often than not, found their way into TV and films. It was, in a way, a little stardom factory in which talented kids could get some experience and visibility. If it had lasted a little longer, young Lindsay might have been a part of it and followed the gig with bit parts on sitcoms. But it didn’t happen that way. At the age of 12, Lindsay… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

The stories about Lindsay Lohan mainly point toward her being from a family that allowed her to be completely out of control at a very young age. You won’t have any problems finding non-celebrity kids that were never abused but eventually ended up out of control because of bad parenting. So imagine being rich and having parents that allowed you to do whatever you wanted because they were scared of being cutoff. That’s apparently the world that Lohan grew up in according to some rumors.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36778717&postcount=434

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

12 Terrible Movies That Killed An Actor’s Winning Streak: http://whatculture.com/film/12-terrible-movies-that-killed-an-actors-winning-streak.php/12 Just My Luck – Lindsay Lohan The Streak: Lindsay Lohan cemented her status as a teen idol with a string of hit films in the early-to-mid 2000s, beginning with Freaky Friday and continuing with Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Mean Girls and Herbie: Fully Loaded, before finishing up with the modestly successful (and critically acclaimed) Robert Altman movie A Prairie Home Companion. The Film That Broke It: While Lohan’s working with Altman suggested the end of her foray into frothy comedies, she made the mistake of returning to the… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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It Could Take Ten Years for Lindsay Lohan’s Career to Recover, Experts Say: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/09/24/years-lindsay-lohans-career-recover-experts-say/ Lindsay Lohan is still in big trouble. Despite her release from jail on $300,000 bail late Friday night, experts say the actress is going to have a hard time finding work acting anytime soon. “Lindsay is immensely talented, but the big problem is going to be insuring her for the next ten years,” Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Mark Geragos, told Pop Tarts. “She is absolutely uninsurable even if a studio was willing to take the risk and hire her, so in this case its only… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

To Be Successful Again, Lindsay Lohan Must Die: http://gawker.com/5859677/to-be-successful-again-lindsay-lohan-must-die I’ve spent a lot of time considering Lindsay Lohan over the past decade. When I began my career as a gossip columnist she was a sweet freckled little thing whose biggest drama was battling Hilary Duff for the love of Aaron Carter. Since those halcyon days various editors have asked me to pre-write obituaries for the consistently downward spiraling Ms. Lohan, just in case she finally went onto that great nightclub in the sky while I was on vacation or taking a nap. It is always good to be prepared. But… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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What’s interesting about “Mean Girls” (when I was looking up for background information), is that Lindsay Lohan was originally supposed to play Regina, Rachel McAdams’ character. But Lindsay instead wanted to play the “nice girl”, Cady because she was worried that the public would base her real personality on Regina’s. Amanda Seyfried (Karen, the “dumb girl” among the Plastics) was instead originally going to play Cady. Ashley Tisdale most likely, would’ve played Karen (since she auditioned for the role) had Amanda Seyfried played what ultimately wound up to be Lindsay Lohan’s role in “Mean Girls”.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

I also read that in reality, they cast Lohan as Cady instead of Regina because the producers decided that Lindsay had too strong of a personality and they therefore, wouldn’t have been able to find someone to counter her as Cady if she played Regina.

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10 years ago

I saw that when I was researching. It seems like everyone was on board with the change. I have read differing accounts over whether it was Lohan’s idea or the studio’s. But whoever’s idea it was to make her the lead, no one objected.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
Reply to  Mwerty

You have pretty much said all that I wanted to say about why Lindsay Lohan has landed here. I would also take under consideration, the argument that Emma Stone has pretty much “replaced” Lindsay Lohan:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/01/emma-stone-s-lindsay-lohan-problem.html

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Is Emma Stone the New and Improved Lindsay Lohan? http://www.bubblews.com/news/234220-is-emma-stone-the-new-and-improved-lindsay-lohan Emma Stone burst onto the scene about the time that Lindsay Lohan burst onto the judicial system scene. I have always thought that Emma Stone looked a lot like Lindsay Lohan. In fact, the first time I saw her in a movie I thought it was Lindsay Lohan. Stone was already making movies by the time Lohan went crazy but I have a theory that when Lohan decided to throw her career in the toilet that movie makers saw Stone as a sort of replacement. Her roles have become much… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Emma Stone Is the Lindsay Lohan That Could Have Been: http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/emma-stone-is-the-lindsay-lohan-that-could-have-been-1.21795 Watching the new clip of Emma Stone playing bedroom rockstar in her upcoming film Easy A, we couldn’t help be reminded of another red-haired, raspy voiced young starlet who oozed charm and spunk. Not to take anything way from the movie-star-in-the-making Stone, but this clip wreaks of Lindsay Lohan circa Mean Girls/Freaky Friday. Even the plot of Easy A (which also stars Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Patricia Clarkson, and Stanley Tucci), sounds like Mean Girls redux: “A clean-cut high school student relies on the school’s rumor mill to advance… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Sadly, since we’re on the subject of the movie “Easy A” w/ Lindsay Lohan’s Hollywood “replacement” Emma Stone, I think that it’s pretty safe to say that Amanda Bynes is another young star, who is due for a “What the Hell Happened to…”

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admin
10 years ago

She’s definitely flamed out. But she was always small time. Did she even have a hit movie?

Craig Hansen
Craig Hansen
10 years ago
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Yeah, I don’t think Amanda Bynes has ever had a lead role in a hit movie, and even Easy A, which was her last supporting role 3 years ago, was only a modest hit. She’s never been anywhere near the A-list, if anything her recent rash of Twitter-bashing, calling numerous celebrities “ugly”, has probably given her more public exposure than any acting gig she’s ever had to date. That doesn’t make her worthy of a WTTH write-up, though, I think.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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Amanda Bynes was in “Hairspray” and “Robots” which were huge hits to the best of my knowledge, but she wasn’t exactly the main star or draw.

Craig Hansen
Craig Hansen
10 years ago

What’s funny is, I’ve actually owned “Robots” for several years on DVD, and just last week I decided to watch it again for the first time in years. It’s an amusing, charming animated film with Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry and Robin Williams in the leads, along with appearances from Greg Kinear, Paul Giamatti and Mel Brooks among others in the cast. Basically, it’s chock full of actors I like. Anyway, I was genuinely surprised to see Amanda Bynes’ name on the front cover among the cast, I had no idea I owned any movies with her in them until now.… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
Reply to  Craig Hansen

I personally knew who Amanda Bynes long before her meltdown, because I recognized her from Nickelodeon back in the day (“All That” and her own sketch comedy show “The Amanda Show”). She was sort of the Miranda Cosgrove or Victoria Justice of her day.

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admin
10 years ago

Yeah, I have been vaguely aware of her. She has some talent for comedy. But she imploded before she could make much of a mark in movies. Lohan just barely qualified on that front. A Bynes article would be mostly TV and train wreck.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Emma Stone Is Not the New Lindsay Lohan, She’s Better Than That: http://www.popeater.com/2010/09/28/emma-stone-lindsay-lohan/ Pop-Ed. With the release of the recent hit ‘Easy A,’ 2010 found its breakout star — Emma Stone. Intensely likable, quick-witted and seemingly down-to-earth, Stone, with her raspy voice and red hair, exudes a cool relatability that is getting her noticed and, blessedly, putting a young actress in the headlines for her talent and ability to carry a film to box office success rather than her drug exploits and court appearances. Which brings us to the actress Stone is garnering a lot of comparisons to: Lindsay Lohan… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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Stop Trying to Save Lindsay Lohan: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/01/11/lindsay_lohan_and_the_canyons_mess_the_lesson_is_to_stop_trying_to_save.html Why do we keep trying to save the career of Lindsay Lohan? In “Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan In Your Movie,” New York Times Magazine reporter Stephen Rodrick presents an epic account of the making of the low-budget film noir The Canyons. The film is a collaboration of Hollywood has-beens struggling to get back in the game. It’s penned by 1980s It-novelist Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader, and starring Lohan, the lapsed child actress coasting by on prurient interest in her court appearances and… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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Lindsay Lohan’s career meltdown: Film-by-film: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/lindsay-lohan-s-career-meltdown–film-by-film-171000559.html Too many column inches have been devoted to Lindsay Lohan’s personal meltdown over the years, and the actress’ latest arrest – reckless driving and providing false information to police, for those of you keeping track – certainly won’t stop the red-top gossip. One thing you won’t see written about LiLo is the slow, sad disintegration of her once promising career in film. Back in 2004, Lindsay was fresh-faced and funny; flash-forward to 2013, and Lohan is box-office poison. How did this happen? We chart the gradual decline in Lindsay Lohan’s film career, movie by… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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10 years ago

Wow. That’s bad even by Lifetime standards.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

10 Romantic Lead Characters Who Were Actually Major Douches: http://whatculture.com/film/10-romantic-lead-characters-who-were-actually-major-douches.php/3 8. Ashley – Just My Luck It both shocks and offends me that I am meant to care about the plight of Lindsay Lohan’s character in this film. She experiences a lifetime of everything going right for her, and I’m supposed to feel bad when all of a sudden she has to live life like a normal person? You know, not winning contests she doesn’t enter and getting promoted just for showing up? When she loses her luck, she’s so sickeningly naive I can’t even handle it. What really happens… Read more »

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

Ranking Every Lindsay Lohan Performance in Movies and TV: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/07/lindsay-lohan-acting-performances/ Lindsay Lohan’s new movie The Canyons opens in limited theatrical release today. Much ink has been spilled over the the production of this Kickstarter-funded movie, directed by Paul Schrader with a script by novelist Bret Easton Ellis. The New York Times wrote a long piece about it. It’s telling, how they titled the story: “Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie.” At this point, when you cast Lindsay Lohan in a movie, it becomes all about her. That’s what the culture fixates on. She’s a… Read more »

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

10 Actors Who Are Box Office Poison: http://whatculture.com/film/10-actors-who-are-box-office-poison.php/9 2. Lindsay Lohan Notable Flops: Now, here’s where things start getting really interesting. Lohan’s long list of flops include Chapter 27 ($187.4K against roughly $5m), Georgia Rule ($24.9m against $20m), I Know Who Killed Me ($9.6m against $12m), Labour Pains (not even released in the US, grossed $1.7 in UAE, Lebanon and Russia), InAPPropriate Comedy ($228k against an undisclosed budget), and The Canyons ($43.4k against $250k). Even with her low-fi projects, Lohan just can’t seem to make a movie these days that turns a profit, and given her tawdry public profile, is… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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What Really Happened To Lindsay Lohan, Part 3: The Exile: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thelostboy/what-really-happened-to-lindsay-lohan-part-3-the-exile?page=1#blogPostHeaderPanel Yesterday afternoon, a few hours before Lifetime aired the world broadcast premiere of “Liz & Dick,” their affiliated movie network aired a censored, cable-ready edit of “I Know Who Killed Me” in a stroke of brilliance. The latter film, shot in the early months of 2007, is a seminal film for fans of Lindsay Lohan. It is, for some of us, her greatest role. It is a film that sums up all of the reasons why support and love Lindsay. It is terrible, and at times almost unwatchably bad.… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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Amanda Seyfried: The biggest ‘Mean Girls’ star? http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/13/amanda-seyfried-the-biggest-mean-girls-star/ “God Karen you’re so stupid!” high school tyrant Regina George exclaimed to her daft minion when she stupidly suggested that they go to Taco Bell. (She was just trying to cheer her up!) Sure, Karen wasn’t the brightest crayon in the box — she was confused by genealogy and thought that ESPN was a fifth sense — but Amanda Seyfried, who portrayed her in the film, may be the smartest of all her Plastics counterparts. Or just the luckiest. Six years after the release of Mean Girls, the film stands as a… Read more »

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10 years ago

There’s no doubt Seyfried went on to the greatest success. And no, never saw it coming. Who did? I was really expecting big things from all the girls in the cast.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

Do We Need to Stage a Career Intervention For Rachel McAdams?

http://movieline.com/2011/11/17/post-13/

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

Rachel McAdams 2012: http://www.laineygossip.com/Rachel-McAdams-needs-to-pick-up-her-career/22053 I briefly mentioned this the other day in the article about Emma Stone – click here if you missed it. Duana and I have discussed this a few times lately: Emma Stone is what Rachel McAdams was from 2004-2007. The Wall Street Journal had a lengthy piece on how Rachel was the most sought-after, the most talked-about, the most promising actress. And then… it just kinda… fizzled. She’s not Lindsay Lohan or anything. They just… they let the momentum slip away. Poor choices, or poor management? A combination of both? It’s so disappointing. Because Rachel McAdams… Read more »

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

What Happened to Rachel McAdams and Does Buzzfeed Suck?

http://podbay.fm/show/712316884/e/1384360540?autostart=1

In this episode of The Popcast, Knox and Jamie discuss the career arc of Rachel McAdams. Also, they debate the merit of Buzzfeed and its contribution to culture as well as offer their own Buzzfeedy lists in honor of the internet giant.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

What happened to Rachel McAdams? https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130706213010AAQZ6up Rachel McAdams is a great actress but she’s been in quite a few so-so movies, or miscast in certain roles. Consider these movies: The Vow, The Time Travelers Wife, Morning Glory – three movies that easily fall into so-so or mediocre romantic movies (2 terrible romantic dramas, and a mediocre rom-com). Even Midnight in Paris – she did a good part as kind of a shrew, but I think its the weakest character in the movie. Family stone = good performance in a so-so movie. (BTW, you mentioned The Notebook – that’s the kind… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago
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8 Celeb Faces Destroyed By Drugs:
http://celebs.answers.com/scandals/8-celeb-faces-destroyed-by-drugs#slide1

Lindsay Lohan

The once fresh-faced teen star of “Mean Girls” was a role model for healthy body image and positivity. After an early start in acting, it was believed she had avoided the child star curse. Until about 2007, when a string of DUI and drug busts brought her under fierce criticism. Her downward spiral has been pretty much constant since then despite a string of rehab stints. Her thin and haggard appearance combined with an often bloated face points to a large amount of cocaine use.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)
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Chelsea Lately:
http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3155720-chelsea-lately/page-37#entry15914061

I hate Lindsay and her jokes about keeping the tabloid industry afloat with her exploits annoyed me. She looks 50 yrs old and the clip from the Canyons was so bad I thought it was parody. I’m willing to allow her a comeback if she would just GO AWAY for a while. She just got out of rehab, what, a week ago? Sadly, all of her roles since 2005 have shown that her talent in “Mean Girls” was mainly from good writing, good ensemble and youthful energy, not because she is some amazing actress.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)
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I do agree that it is becoming more and more evident that Lindsay “had her shot”. I mean, it’s has almost been 10 years since “Mean Girls” came out. It’s extremely sad (when you think about it) that a movie that Lindsay made as a teenager is still considered her “peak” (and not a “launching point”). Hiring Lindsay for anything now just reeks of blatant exploitation (she has become a sad caricature of herself I’m afraid). And it really isn’t like Lindsay has the “talent” (like say Robert Downey, Jr.) or the otherwise, cute likability factor (like say Drew Barrymore)… Read more »

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)
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Lindsay Lohan: Jennifer Lawrence Fs for Roles: http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php?t=686612 Lindsay Lohan has just been dropping bombs for the past weeks. With her own docu-series coming to a halt, the troubled actress has made it a point to drop rather nonchalantly explosive revelations about her never ending personal struggles. The “Mean Girls” star emerged sad and weak after her “sex list” surfaced for everyone to see. During an interview on her own documentary, the troubled actress said that the sex list was “not only humiliating but was also just mean.” Now, Lindsay Lohan is back for more controversies as the latest publicity… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Was The Lindsay Lohan “My Scene” Doll Responsible For Her Downfall?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/was-the-lindsay-lohan-my-scene-doll-responsible-for-her-down

It’s entirely possible that this creepy Lindsay Lohan fashion doll was the gateway product for LiLo’s downward spiral.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Hollywood Career Killers: 15 Movies That Helped Do Away With Major Tinseltown Players: http://styleblazer.com/141888/hollywood-career-killers-15-movies-that-helped-do-away-with-major-tinseltown-players/4/ Eager to break her teen icon status, Lindsay Lohan starred in I Know Who Killed Me in 2007. The psychological thriller cast Lohan in dual roles as a pair of twins (one a mild-mannered pianist, the other a troubled stripper), both of whom are being hunted by a serial killer. The film was stylish, but not particularly coherent. What would have traditionally been written off as a bad horror film was in turn flayed by critics eager to jump on the Lohan hate train (which had… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

10 Squeaky-Clean Actresses Who Went Bad For Movie Roles: http://whatculture.com/film/10-squeaky-clean-actresses-who-went-bad-for-movie-roles.php/7 5. Lindsay Lohan – I Know Who Killed Me It’s impossible to track Lindsay Lohan’s image at any given time: one minute she’s in jail trying to tackle a drug addiction, and the next she’s attempting to re-establish herself as a legitimate film star. It’s proven itself to be an exhausting process, and one that the media have documented in an incredibly bizarre amount of detail over the course of many years. Still, looking back at Lohan’s early career, it’s a shame to see how things have progressed in recent… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

ACTORS WHOSE CAREERS WERE KILLED WITH ONE MOVIE:
http://screencrush.com/movies-that-killed-actors-careers/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_76862

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‘I Know Who Killed Me,’ Lindsay Lohan

It’s debatable whether her reputation as a bad girl or her poor movies ultimately doomed Lindsay Lohan’s career, but the psychological horror flick ‘I Know Who Killed Me’ certainly didn’t help. At one point after its release in 2007, the movie held the record for the most Razzie wins in a single year, beating out ‘Showgirls’ and John Travolta’s sci-fi stinker ‘Battlefield Earth.’ Now that’s saying something.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

10 Lamest Excuses For A Movie Failing: http://whatculture.com/film/10-lamest-excuses-for-a-movie-failing.php/3 8. Lindsay Lohan’s Legal Issues Preventing Her From Doing Publicity – I Know Who Killed Me The Failure: A borderline-incomprehensible thriller starring Lindsay Lohan that grossed $9.7 million against a $12 million budget, and scored a mere 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, while also scooping 9 Razzie nominations, winning 8 including Worst Actress for Lohan, Worst Director and Worst Picture, rather deservedly. The Excuse: PRs associated with the film claimed that Lohan being arrested caused the film to tank financially, because she therefore wasn’t available to do press for the film. The Truth:… Read more »

tbob1
10 years ago

Well I’m not much of an LL fan, and the only movie I’ve seen on purpose with her in it is Machete. Gottta say, she has a pretty hot bod in spite of all her problems. Of course one can’t help but know what’s going on with her because it’s all over the news…and I’m not just talking about the celeb news rags either. They cover her on the evening news as well which is kind of sad when you think about it. Not for her; for the state of local news! Anyway I did catch her stint on SNL… Read more »

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10 years ago
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Lohan made a better SNL host in the past. The Harry Potter sketch where she plays Hermione is a classic. After a summer away, Hermione has blossomed into a buxom Lohan who is completely unaware that all of the students are obsessed with her new figure. Sadly, I think most of the hosts and even some of the cast read from cue cards these days. I haven’t watched SNL on a regular basis since I don’t know when.

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10 years ago

You made me curious about “Mean Girls” and I have to say it’s pretty good, I’ve been surprised. I still think “Heathers” is better being much more politically uncorrect, and in some way more “realistic” (in the sense tha the end of “Heathers” seems to say that there’s no way to defeat the “monster” and that “Heaters-type girls almost never change) but “Mean Girls” has been a funny trip back to high school. Far more clever and funny than the average high school comedy.

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10 years ago
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Heathers is more ambitious than Mean Girls. Mean Girls for all intents and purposes could have been just another high school comedy. But Fey’s script elevates it. It’s still pretty by the numbers, but like you say it’s much more clever than you would expect. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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10 years ago
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11 Movies That Were Far Better Than They Had Any Right To Be: http://whatculture.com/film/11-movies-that-were-far-better-than-they-had-any-right-to-be.php/7 5. Mean Girls (2007) Why It Had No Right To Be Any Good: It Sounded So Easy To Screw Up It feels impossible to imagine a time where Lindsay Lohan’s name could be associated with a product of genuine quality, but Mean Girls is only a decade old, which seems like a relatively short period given how many crimes the troubled actress has managed to squeeze in since. So here’s a movie that probably shouldn’t have been any good at all, given the premise and title… Read more »

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10 years ago
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Top 10 ‘Back To School’ Movie Classics: http://thescriptlab.com/features/the-lists/2305-top-10-back-to-school-movie-classics?q=%2Ffeatures%2Fthe-lists%2F2305-top-10-back-to-school-movie-classics&showall=1 5. Mean Girls (2004) Mean Girls, a hilarious comedy about the extreme rules of high school. Witty, outrageous, and yet surprisingly subtle at moments, Mean Girls is infamous among teenagers. There are numerous quotes that my housemates and I abuse each other with, like “boo, you whore!”, “I want my pink shirt back!”, and “she doesn’t even go here!” to name a few. It’s a high school classic for the noughties generation, playing on the stereotypes we overuse in contemporary representations of teenage society. The film shows the jocks, the ‘plastics’, the… Read more »

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10 years ago

I had no idea this was such a popular discussion!

I like both films a lot. But Mean Girls has a bit of a pacing problem. Clueless is perfectly fizzy. I give the nod to Clueless. But Heathers beats them both.

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Clueless’ big confidence sells its small stakes: http://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/500-clueless-big-confidence-sells-its-small-stakes/ Cher’s self-assurance is key to her appeal, the quality that casts her ignorance in the forgiving light of youthful naïveté. As a group, teen girls are notoriously unconfident and invested in what others think of them, a quality that often manifests in girl-on-girl emotional violence. Compare Cher and her friends to the “Plastics” of Mean Girls, which is Clueless’ spiritual successor in some ways, but with a sharp, post-millennial antagonism in place of the earlier film’s sunny mid-’90s optimism. Cher has the occasional mean-girl moment, mostly regarding her sneering rival, Amber (Elisa… Read more »

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Why Are We Still So Obsessed with ‘Clueless’? http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a11363/jen-chaney-clueless-interview/ HB: You touch on Mean Girls a little bit in the book. Would you say Mean Girls could even be a reinvention of Clueless? JC: I do. When I think about Mean Girls I feel like Mean Girls is a hybrid—and I’m sure someone has said this before—a hybrid of Clueless and Heathers. It has that sort of dark streak in it. Clueless, even though there’s elements of satire in it, I don’t think it’s really a mean-spirited movie at all. Mean Girls is a little bit more actively cynical than… Read more »

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‘Clueless’ v. ‘Mean Girls’: Without Tai Frasier There Would Be No Cady Heron: http://decider.com/2015/07/15/tai-frasier-cady-heron-clueless-mean-girls/ We’re all vaguely familiar with the surface similarities between Clueless and Mean Girls: an outsider is invited into the folds of the popular crowd and given an all-encompassing makeover in order to rise to the top of suburban high school hierarchy. Not without a few bumps and moral dilemmas along the way, both adaptations — of Jane Austen’s Emma and Rosalind Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabees, respectively — serve as contemporary feminist film staples in discovering that having it all doesn’t necessarily equal happily ever after.… Read more »

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‘Clueless’ Saved the Teen Movie:
https://randomnerds.com/clueless-saved-the-teen-movie/

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The 10 Biggest Problems with ‘Mean Girls’: http://www.hitfix.com/comedy/the-10-biggest-problems-with-mean-girls Not nearly enough Cool Mom. Amy Poehler steals her first scene as Regina George’s tracksuited, self-identifying “cool mom” who announces to Regina’s pals: “Happy hour’s from four to six!” When Cady asks if there’s alcohol in the drinks she’s serving, Mrs. George deadpans, “No! What kind of mother do you think I am? Because if you want a little bit, I’d rather you do it in the house.” She’s a suburban Jenna Maroney with the crazy glance of Rob Lowe’s character in “Behind the Candelabra.” But aside from basically two other quick… Read more »

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Lindsay Lohan when I think about it some more, seems to somewhat be kind of an amalgamation of the previous female “What the Hell Happened to…” subjects: *Like Melanie Griffith, Lindsay’s looks have severely weathered over time due to drug abuse and bad cosmetic procedures. *Like Thora Birch, Lindsay is a former child star with a scumbag (not that Lindsay’s mother isn’t rotten herself) for a father, who have only made things worse career/image-wise. *Like Demi Moore, Lindsay is really for the most part, a tabloid magnet as of late then a true respected or proper film star. *Like Alicia… Read more »

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10 years ago

There are a lot commonalities among the 50 WTHH candidates to date. One of the reasons I chose Lohan for the 50th article was that she summed up a lot of what the series to date has been about. Definitely agree with the 5 similarities you pointed out.

Terrence Clay (@TMC1982)

9 Celebrities Who Committed Career Suicide!

http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/9-celebrities-who-committed-career-suicide/6/

  1. Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan became Hollywood’s “It Girl” after her success in “Mean Girls.” Her career looked like it was on the rise – she was commanding a reported $7.5 million per film; she was being offered work left, right and center; and no one had anything but praise for her; however, after a few DUIs, several stints in rehab and many different reports of her being difficult on set, Lohan’s career has come to a screeching halt.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

Charlie Sheen Says Lindsay Lohan “Held ‘Anger Management’ Hostage” on “Jay Leno”: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=310794 Charlie Sheen addressed all those rumors flying around about Lindsay Lohan on “The Tonight Show”. Lohan is an upcoming guest on Sheen’s show “Anger Management”, and the rumor mill has been flying ever since she taped her episode. There are stories floating around that she was late and unprofessional on set, and that she even stole things. When asked if she was late to the set, Sheen said, “Not on day one.” So things started out well. “And then, um, we had to deal with day two,”… Read more »

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Cristhian
10 years ago

great article, there was also this movie The Canyons that she did with pornstar James Deen, where she supposedly had a lot of problems as well

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10 years ago
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Glad you liked it. I plan on updating the article to include The Canyons once it gets released. It looks like a continuation of Lohan’s “erotic” career which is a shame. I don’t have high expectations for it to turn her career around.

Terrence Michael Clay
10 years ago

15 Hairstyles That Ruined Celebrity Careers:
http://www.businessinsider.com/hairstyles-that-ruined-celebrity-careers-2013-4?op=1

Lindsay Lohan dyed her natural ginger locks blonde and became known as a Hollywood party girl.

After starring in box office hits “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday” with red hair, Lindsay Lohan was one of the most sought-after actresses in the world.

But shortly after she dyed her red hair bleach blonde and lost a ton of weight, Lohan started to be seen in a different light.

Today, she’s often associated with partying more so than acting.

This summer she’s expected to check into a rehab facility for a 90-day court ordered stay.

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10 years ago

I don’t think the dye job had much to do with it. It was the substance abuse, legal problems and bad press that sidelined her career.

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Lindsay I think let the fame and success go to her head (especially after “Mean Girls” proved that she no longer really needed the Disney machine so to speak to sell her). Of course, Lindsay dying her hair blonde wasn’t as negatively impacting on her career as the other more serious personal issues. But I do think that it was the first indicator that the public was about to turn on her. Lindsay’s red hair put until that point (besides her raspy voice), had been her most identifiable trademark. Lindsay dying her hair bleach blonde therefore, made it look like… Read more »

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10 years ago

I don’t know about her hair color. I mean, there were a lot of factors that I think were far more important than that. But she definitely let her success get the better of her.

Mastro
Mastro
10 years ago

Emma Stone dyes her hair- yet she has the career that Lohan basically threw away.

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10 years ago
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Not to mention the love of Jim Carrey. I’m still grossed out by that,

Mastro
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10 years ago
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Thanks for mentioning THAT- ewww-

My point is hair color is irrelevant- although you may not want to cut if off like that girl in Felicity!

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10 years ago
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Right. That was a major mistake.

I *think* what TMC is getting at is that Lohan was idenitified with her red hair. Kind of like when Jennifer Grey got a nose job and was no longer recognizable as the girl from Dirty Dancing. Although Lohan was still recognizable as a blonde, so I’m not sure that’s a good comparison.

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Emma Stone incidentally, is a natural blonde. She started sporting a darker hairstyle for “Superbad”, which was her first film role. She actually dyed it brown first, but the producer, Judd Apatow ultimately had her dye it red before they started shooting.

xxadverbxx
10 years ago

Sometimes seems odd how Charlie Sheen’s life is such a train wreck, and yet he still seems able to manage and keep working for the most part. Lindsay though doesn’t. Either way, really sad. She was one of my favorites in her early stuff, and I admit I thought for a long time (until her life really started to spiral away) that she was by far the hottest actress out there. For a while I kept hoping she’d pull things together and get her career and all going again. At this point I more so hope she’ll actually spend some… Read more »

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10 years ago
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There seems to be a double standard. I don’t know how Sheen manages to keep coming through one outrageous scandal after another. I have to think the bad behavior is part of his appeal. But then again, I don’t really get Sheen’s appeal either.

As for Lohan, I’m not sure time in jail would help. Rehab is a must, but it will only work when she’s ready.

xxadverbxx
10 years ago
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Yeah, I’ve enjoyed some of Sheen’s stuff, mainly his earlier films like Hot Shots and Major League, but not too big on him. Especially not his newer things. Granted I know me and a couple friends at least think its really helped him when lately he seems to be typecasted into playing roles a lot like himself. Maybe an anti “What the hell didn’t happen to Charlie Sheen”? And as for Lohan, well letting her stay at home and not really punishing her has shown that it isn’t working. So she either needs to do a good long stay in… Read more »

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10 years ago
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During Sheen’s hey day in the 80s, I liked him well enough. Wall Street and Platoon were really good movies. I enjoyed Hot Shots and Major League. I was never a big enough fan to see a movie because he was in it. I’m not a fan of sitcoms, so his recent work hasn’t appealed to me. I know 2 and Half Men is popular, but I just can’t sit through it or the Big Bang Theory. Somehow, Sheen’s bad behavior plays into his image. And while I won’t say it makes him more popular, he still gets work. Granted,… Read more »

xxadverbxx
10 years ago
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True. Sometimes that point can be prison. Often not, but it can be. From the sound of things though, it is doubtful that it’ll be her family she’ll want to get better for.

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10 years ago
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Yeah, people can hit rock bottom in prison. I doubt Lohan’s prison experience would be all that terrible though. For my brother-in-law, I think prison basically gives him a false sense that his life is normal. He thinks this is how people live. And when he’s not in prison, he’s on the street. So prison can be a safe haven. I don’t want to go too far down that rabbit hole, but addiction is a messy business. I don’t know what it will take for Lohan to get her life back on track – much less her career. But hopefully… Read more »

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