That year, Costner starred in the science-fiction action film Waterworld, a movie that wasn’t bad but so ludicrously expensive that its modest box office haul disrupted Costner’s momentum. A string of escapist blockbusters and adult thrillers followed: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and JFK, both in 1991, and The Bodyguard - responsible for many karaoke nights thanks to the might of Whitney Houston - in 1992.īut by 1995, the wind had shifted direction. His starring role in Field of Dreams, a sentimental celebration of not simply baseball but American tradition, cast in amber his image as the ultimate movie dad.īy the next year, Costner was on top of the film industry as the director and star of Dances With Wolves, which earned him two Oscars. In 1995, Kevin Costner was Hollywood’s crown prince, ruling the late ‘80s and ‘90s. How does a movie “fail,” anyhow? At what point do all the factors of filmmaking - like budget, vision, execution, and public interest - give way to the more subjective idea of merit?Įven if it’s poorly reviewed, does a movie “fail” if it leaves behind a legacy? Can a movie really be a “failure” if it’s still entertaining and more engrossing today than it was when it was first released?
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