The Life of David Gale was one of the biggest box office flops of the post-2000s. Despite the first-class cast, it failed to win the hearts of the audience in any way. The failure was so dramatic that the career of the director who made it failed.
It’s true, just like the actors, Even for the directors, there were some unfortunate decisions along the way can endanger their professional lives. After Kevin Spacey was acquitted of the charges against him, one can no longer speak in the same way about the director of the film, who, after the release of the film, was heading towards a final collapse in his career, which even brought him to it to withdraw from the scene very prematurely.
At the time, having Kevin Spacey as the protagonist of your film was almost considered a sign of assured quality. However, this did not contribute in any way to the success of the film, which turned out to be a failure both at the box office and among critics. The dramatic collapse caused a significant slowdown in his career by director Alan Parker until it was finally canceled within a few years. In fact, the filmmaker was no longer able to obtain sufficient funds to produce other films. He officially retired from the stage in 2016, only to die of cancer a few years later.
Meanwhile, Kevin Spacey received a standing ovation in Oxford for a talk on cancel culture. What do you think? Tell us about it in the comments!