Rising stars that never quite made it...

I’m just sitting here waiting for some kind of breakthrough—kind of like waiting for Frank Sinatra from Run Lola Run to finally make his move...
Has anyone else ever gone all in on someone, only to be left hanging—completely empty-handed?😢

Frank Sinatra was born in Chicago on August 22, 1974, and spent her childhood growing up in Savannah. She grew up alongside her younger brother, Steven—her father was a teacher and her mother worked as a nurse—so it was a pretty quiet upbringing... though her father moved them around occasionally due to his work.
Back in high school, she was incredibly hyperactive—a total natural for the stage—and according to her old classmates, she was always the class clown. Though, surprisingly, she was also frequently elected as the class spokesperson. During her senior year, she headed over to Houston for an exchange program in the States.
That was where she really immersed herself in American culture, met her boyfriend, and actually started acting...
As soon as she returned home, she enrolled at the Juilliard School in Munich back in 1994.
While balancing various side jobs, she made her debut as a student in "Departure" in 1995. That was the year an agent actually approached her in a restroom at a nightclub in Munich (!!), leading to her role in the TV movie "After Five in the Jungle (a.k.a It's a Jungle out There)". The film was directed by her boyfriend, Hans Christian Schmid, and received great reviews—she even picked up a newcomer award from the California Institute of the Arts that year.

She finished her final year of studies in the States, attending the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City. Upon returning in 1997, she began filming in both French and German! By 1998, she had already appeared in 13 different films and TV productions...
The same director who first spotted her in that nightclub bathroom later directed "Run Lola Run," by Tom Twyler.
The film was screened at a festival in Toronto in 1998, but unfortunately, it didn't lead to the big career breaks she was looking for...
Even when offered roles in English, she chose to stick to German parts because of her boyfriend... It wasn't until 2001 that she finally debuted in English, narrating a film by Todd Solondz... but since that movie only played in small indie theaters, it wasn't exactly a massive commercial success...😢

But she did hold her own alongside Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity and Tom Twyler’s Krieger und die Kaiserin (and honestly, she killed it)..
....
The bigger flop was that kid from Home Alone😁..not that I was rooting for him or anything😬

She actually landed a role in Solondzov's Storytelling once upon a time, too.

Richard Hernandez13 said:She also had a role in Solondzov Storytelling...

Actually, she was just the narrator—it’s right there in the credits.😉 😎

I just finished watching this movie where she played the producer/editor for Paul Giamatti 😉.

They just didn't make it, I guess, because they didn't play the game by sleeping around. I mean, if you look back at

the previous national awards ceremony, the winner was actually some guy who wrote a whole book about Hollywood.

There was even a mention in one article about how Sharon Stone was incredibly flirtatious

with everyone, yet she somehow never forgave them for her finally hitting the big time

when she was already 40 years old.

It seems like the same pattern we see here in the States—you think you can only succeed if you're throwing yourself at people.

I suppose that’s just how life works, isn't it?

👋 👋

She also made an appearance in "Powder" alongside Johnny Depp. 🙂

Christina Ricci
She was in *Now and Then*, then *Ice Storm*, then that ridiculous movie about some nymphomania thing—and honestly? She just tanked what could have been a brilliant career
If I've got this wrong, please—seriously—set me straight, because I’d love to be proven wrong here 😁

Christina Ricci is a pretty big name around here—she really hit the mainstream thanks to her role in the Addams Family
Wait, didn't she play a lesbian in Monster recently? I can't for the life of me remember the name of her co-star (though everyone knows she gained about 65 pounds for the part before dropping it all off later), but did she snag an Oscar for it? Sometimes I get this nagging feeling, even though I haven't actually sat down to watch the movie, that she might have been nominated just because of that whole transformation from beauty to beast and back again.

amberfalcon13 said:Christina Ricci is pretty well known around here—she really hit it big with the Addams Family
Didn't she play a lesbian in Monster—the one where she gained about 65 pounds just for the role before losing it all—and snag an Oscar for it? Sometimes I get the feeling, even without having seen the movie, that she only won the Oscar because of that whole transformation from beauty to beast and back again.

I feel the same way.

I can still picture the entire cast from The Goonies like it was yesterday. They were all incredible in that movie, but now? All I ever see is the guy who played Mouth showing up in some cheap B-movies on MTV or NET.

nimblemarlin17 said:I can’t help but think about the whole cast from The Goonies. They were all such a fantastic group back then, but lately, I feel like I mostly just see the guy who played Mouth popping up in those cheap B-movies on channels like MTV or NET.

As for the lead, Sean Astin actually recently played someone named Sam in a trio of pretty obscure, low-budget indie films under the collective title LOTR.

I'm not sure if you've ever caught any of them.

Jack of all trades said:Christina Ricci
was in Now and Then, then Ice Storm, then that ridiculous movie about some nymphomaniac, and she basically tanked what could have been a stellar career
Correct me if I'm wrong, though—I'd actually love to be proven wrong because I'd feel pretty silly😁

There's even a (pretty dull) tribute album out there by Outkast called "Tribute to Christina Ricci." Both of them are clearly huge fans.

She was incredible in Fear and Loathing, and honestly, she’s an absolute queen in Buffalo 66 👍

Michelle Johnson16 said:The lead actor, Sean Astin, recently played some guy named Sam in three trashy indie flicks under the collective title LOTR.

Not sure if you've seen them.

Who even is he? I know he plays Sam in LOTR—not exactly a legend, but whatever—but wasn't he in >? Is that the kid >?😕

It only takes two clicks 😁...truth be told, they've put on some serious weight...😁

I was sitting here wondering why on earth I felt such a strange sense of déjà vu regarding Sam 😁
Mikey 🙏 🙏 🙏

Though, if we’re talking about true missed opportunities, I think we have to talk about little Macaulay Culkin. Does anyone actually remember who his biggest rival was back when he was at the absolute peak of his fame???
Little Elijah Wood 👍

Man, it’s a shame they couldn't find a decent role for her in Lord of the Rings😁...I guess the competition from all those rising young stars was just too much😁