Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Ryan Reynolds in The Amityville Horror

The 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror gave way to some serious superstition. A number of bizarre occurrences slowed production, such as a dead fisherman that washed up on shore right as the cast and crew were about to begin filming. Just before the press tour kicked off, Ronald DeFeo Jr., the inspiration for Reynolds' character George Lutz, passed away.

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The More You Know

  • Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
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  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • The film rating system began in 1968
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