The movie has the most delightful offering at its end from travolta and fellow angel, jean stapleton. John travoltas gotti biopic earns rare 0% rotten tomatoes rating. Box is in used condition with wear on edges and corners. Rent michael 1996 on dvd and bluray rent movies and. John travolta list of movies and tv shows tv guide. John travolta is cringeworthy in the fanatic, critics say. Michael is a 1996 comedyfantasy film directed by nora ephron and starring john travolta as archangel michael the film starts with the workings of the national mirror, a chicagobased tabloid which specializes in unbelievable tales. From paris with love is a 2010 americanfrench action film starring john travolta and jonathan rhys meyers and directed by pierre morel. In the current social climate with accusations of sexual misconduct being made against powerful hollywood figures on a seemingly constant basis some had assumed that the decision to drop gotti might be tied to coming accusations against someone. The film stars john travolta as the archangel michael, who is sent to earth to do various tasks. Criminal activities starring john travolta, michael pitt, christopher abbott, and dan stevens. Fred durst is directing a movie, and john travolta is starring. John travolta in gotti his chest puffed and silver pompadour firmly in place, john travolta shows shady gambino crime boss john gotti a bit too much respect in this myth. Travolta starred in phenomenon 1996 and took an equally distinctive turn as an action star in john woos topgrossing broken arrow 1996.
The john travolta starring biopic gotti becomes the 36th movie to earn the dishonorable distinction of a zero percent rating on rotten tomatoes. The source material for the film is the selfpublished memoir by john gotti, jr. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in pulp fiction, and he has since starred in films. John travolta filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Michael 1996 is the title of a fantasy motion picture directed by nora ephron starring john travolta as the archangel michael, who is sent to earth to do various tasks, including mending some wounded hearts. Michael 1996 uk region 2 compatible all region dvd starring john travolta. Dec 01, 2017 the upcoming john travolta and kellan lutzstarring action film speed kills will feature an extra edition. For example, travolta turned down the lead roles for the films days of heaven, american gigolo, an officer and a gentleman, and chicago. John travolta opens up about family life for the first time.
Biopic starring john travolta finds new distributor. White mans burden is a 1995 american drama film about racism in an alternative america where black and white americans have reversed cultural roles. Travolta plays an fbi agent and cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each others physical appearance. Michael the movie vhs starring john travolta 1996 ebay. Phenomenon is a 1996 american romantic fantasy drama film directed by jon turteltaub, written by gerald di pego, and starring john travolta, kyra sedgwick, forest. Michael 1996 official trailer john travolta, andie. Rent michael 1996 starring john travolta and andie macdowell on dvd and bluray. Ephrons contributions to the film industry and popular c john travolta nora ephrons movies. Aug 25, 2019 richard gere owes his acting career to john travolta because travolta turned down every role that gere ended up starring in. After the 2018 twofer that was gotti and speed kills, the actor is ringing in 2019 with trading paint, a sports.
John travolta s new film, gotti, a biopic about the late mobster john gotti, has earned a rare distinction its gotten a zero percent rating on rotten tomatoes. Peter travers says this mobster biopic starring john travolta is a botch job from start to finish. Faceoff is a 1997 american action film directed by john woo, written by mike werb and michael colleary, and starring john travolta and nicolas cage. John travolta leads the directorial debut by jackie earle haley. Sep 09, 20 academy awardnominee and golden globewinner john travolta, a hardliving, promiscuous angel living on earth who drinks, smokes and smells like cookies, is investigated by two tabloid journalists. Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever 1977 and grease 1978. Brian depalmas suspenseful take on the 1966 film blow up stars john travolta as jack terry, a movie soundeffects expert who inadvertently records an important clue that leads. John travolta, andie mcdowell, william hurt and bob hoskins directed by. The best movies starring john travolta page 3 flickchart. Michael is a 1996 american fantasy film directed by nora ephron.
He first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever and grease. Andie macdowell, william hurt, robert pastorelli, jean stapleton and bob hoskins round out a great cast. The film revolves around louis pinnock john travolta, a white factory worker, who kidnaps thaddeus thomas harry belafonte, a black factory owner for firing him over a perceived slight. Today i remembered the 1996 film michael, starring john travolta as the archangel michael living with an old woman in a motel. A pair of chicagobased tabloid reporters and a beautiful angel expert investigate a womans claim that the archangel michael is living in her iowa farmhouse. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Criminal activities trailer starring john travolta film. His next feature just got underway, with john travolta in the lead. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original.
Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the archangel michael living with an old woman find that its true. Michael, 1996 ephron wrote the screenplay for this gem, featuring john travolta in large wings and overalls sans shirt. I love this movie more and more every time i watch it and its mainly because of the completely winning performance from john travolta. The following is the filmography of american actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer. With john travolta, andie macdowell, william hurt, bob hoskins. Criminal activities starring john travolta, michael. Apr 12, 2018 vertical entertainment and sunrider productions will release the film. John travolta s gotti biopic earns rare 0% rating on rotten tomatoes. John travolta s performances in this and battlefield earth won him the golden raspberry award for worst actor. The film was released in the united states on february 5, 2010.
After starting his career on the tv show welcome back, kotter 1975, john travolta s film career took off in the late 1970s with starring roles in saturday night fever 1977, which earned him an oscar nomination for best actor in a leading role. The movie has an alist cast, as clearly none of the scandals that sometimes plague travolta in the press has affected his role in hollywood. A beautiful film about life and death with the angel, michael, excellently played by john travolta, walking on the earth with a mission which he does so with humour and empathy. Aug 30, 2019 the horror thriller film the fanatic starring john travolta and directed by fred durst has a 19% score on rotten tomatoes. Michael the movie on vhs tape starring john travolta, andie mcdowell and william hurt hes and angel. The cast also includes andie macdowell, william hurt, bob hoskins, joey lauren adams, and robert pastorelli as people who cross michael s path. Today i remembered the 1996 film michael, starring john travolta. Sep 07, 2016 1996 fantasy film starring john travolta. John travolta, andie macdowell, william hurt, bob hoskins. The cast includes andie macdowell, william hurt, joey lauren adams and robert pastorelli as people who cross michael s path. John travolta as michael the angel in question, well, really does move a tide to make one want to believe. The best rated item with john travolta on netflix is pulp fiction and appeared on screen in 1994.
Michael osullivan of the washington post said, although travolta gets top billing. Michael 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We were seriously saddened to hear about nora ephrons premature death to cancer last night. Travolta first became well known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever and grease. Michael 1996 official trailer john travolta, andie macdowell movie hd. The cast also includes andie macdowell, william hurt, bob hoskins, joey lauren adams, and robert pastorelli as people who cross michaels path. Biopic starring john travolta as the notorious mobster finds new distributor. Gotti a mob biopic starring john travolta was abruptly dropped by distributor lionsgate yesterday, and that sudden move has now been explained. John travolta filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting.
Its worth the price to see john travolta leading the pack in chain of fools. John travoltas gotti gets zero percent rotten tomatoes. The movie evokes michael as a character of whimsical, petulant, brilliant, perplexing charm. An american actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. John travoltas film choices have become increasingly, lets sayinteresting. Written by john lennon and paul mccartney used by permission of emi blackwood music inc. All of those films that travolta rejected ended up going to richard gere. John travolta full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. John dancing to arethas chainchainchain michael such silly fun. Travolta is going strong still in the movie business, with the starring role in gotti, as john gotti, head of the gambino crime family. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Aug 01, 2017 charlie gillespie has been cast in cigarette fka speed kills, the upcoming biopic starring john travolta as don aronow, the speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire who created the. Ephron handles this starstudded cast in a way which brings the audience in to embrace the characters. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Mar 07, 2018 its a littleknown fact that limp bizkit frontman fred durst has added directing to his skill set in recent years. The film was written and directed by desmond nakano. Traditionally, angels are supposed to have snowy wings, spotless flowing robes and be bathed in heavenly light, but not michael john travolta. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the archangel michael living with an old woman. Travolta plays the angel as a tourist who has grown fond of earth during many previous visits and regrets that this one is his last blast. Lucky numbers is a 2000 black comedy film directed by nora ephron. The best movies starring john travolta page 2 flickchart. John travolta did a great job as being the angel michael. Feb 21, 2020 john travolta and olivia newton john werent the original choices to star in grease before the actors were cast as danny and sandy, several wellknown names were at the top of the list. The film stars john travolta as the archangel michael, who is sent to earth to do various tasks, including mending some wounded hearts. Vartan malt bob hoskins, the editor, has just heard the story of an old woman living with an actual angel somewhere in rural iowa.
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