1997 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
The 20th Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1998 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1997. This was the first year that the ballots would be open to the public, which is why percentages of votes for each candidate were listed besides most categories. To celebrate the 20th award ballot, the Lifetime Non-Achievement Award was given out to Chevy Chase and a multitude of other categories, including Worst On-Screen Couple and Worst Director, were introduced. Founder Ray Wright listed Batman and Robin and Crash among his five worst movies of the 1990s, which also included It's Pat, Pokemon: The First Movie, and Nothing but Trouble. While Batman and Robin was a preliminary target and took home several awards, Crash was largely ignored aside from the Founders Award because it was a low-key indie film.[1][2] The founders also admitted that if they had expanded the Worst Picture ballot to 10 nominees, they would have included B.A.P.S., Excess Baggage, Flubber, Jungle 2 Jungle, and McHale's Navy. [3]
| 20th Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1998 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Batman & Robin |
| Most awards | Batman & Robin (4) |
| Most nominations | Batman & Robin (5) |
Listed as follows are the different categories with their respective winners and nominees, including Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (30 total). All winners are highlighted.
Winners and Nominees
Worst Picture
| Film[4] | Production company(s) | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Batman & Robin | Warner Bros. | 43% |
| The Fifth Element | Sony | 12% |
| Lost Highway | Universal Pictures, October Films | 8% |
| The Postman | Warner Bros. | 18% |
| Starship Troopers | Sony | 19% |
Dishonourable Mentions
- Alien Resurrection (20th Century)
- An American Werewolf in Paris (Hollywood)
- Anaconda (Sony)
- B.A.P.S. (New Line)
- Bean (Gramercy)
- Booty Call (Sony)
- Con Air (Touchstone)
- Double Team (Sony)
- Excess Baggage (Sony)
- Face/Off (Paramount)
- Father's Day (Warner Bros.)
- Fire Down Below (Warner Bros.)
- Flubber (Disney)
- For Richer or Poorer (Universal)
- Free Willy 3 (Warner Bros.)
- Gone Fishin' (Hollywood)
- Home Alone 3 (20th Century)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony)
- Jungle 2 Jungle (Disney)
- McHale's Navy (Universal)
- Mr. Magoo (Disney)
- The Pest (Sony)
- RocketMan (Disney)
- A Smile Like Yours (Paramount)
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (20th Century)
- Steel (Warner Bros.)
- 'Til There Was You (Paramount)
- Turbulence (MGM)
- U Turn (Sony)
- Vegas Vacation (Warner Bros.)
Other Categories
Worst Director
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Joel Schumacher for Batman & Robin | 33% |
| Luc Besson for The Fifth Element | 7% |
| Kevin Costner for The Postman | 22% |
| Jan de Bont for Speed 2: Cruise Control | 29% |
| David Lynch for Lost Highway | 9% |
Worst Actor
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Tom Arnold for McHale's Navy | 37% |
| John Leguizamo for The Pest | 17% |
| Joe Pesci for Gone Fishin' | 12% |
| Steven Seagal for Fire Down Below | 24% |
| John Travolta for Mad City | 10% |
Worst Actress
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Alicia Silverstone for Excess Baggage | 30% |
| Halle Berry for B.A.P.S. | 28% |
| Lauren Holly for Turbulence | 18% |
| Bette Midler for That Old Feeling | 13% |
| Sigourney Weaver for Alien Resurrection | 11% |
Worst Supporting Actor
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Jon Voight for Anaconda | 31% |
| Robert Downey Jr. for Hugo Pool | 17% |
| Roddy McDowall for The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | 20% |
| Dean Stockwell for McHale's Navy | 10% |
| Chris Tucker for The Fifth Element | 22% |
Worst Supporting Actress
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Alicia Silverstone for Batman & Robin | 45% |
| Milla Jovovich for The Fifth Element | 19% |
| Frances McDormand for Paradise Road | 15% |
| Sarah Jessica Parker for 'Til There Was You | 7% |
| Winona Ryder for Alien Resurrection | 14% |
Worst Sequel
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Speed 2: Cruise Control (20th Century) | 31% |
| Alien Resurrection (20th Century) | 10% |
| An American Werewolf in Paris (Hollywood) | 14% |
| Batman & Robin (Warner Bros.) | 23% |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Universal) | 22% |
Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing Over $100M Worldwide Using Hollywood Math
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Batman & Robin (Warner Bros.), written by Akiva Goldsman; based on characters created by DC Comics | 27% |
| Flubber (Disney), written by John Hughes; based on A Situation of Gravity / The Absent-Minded Professor | 17% |
| George of the Jungle (Disney), story by Dana Olsen; screenplay by Olsen and Audrey Wells; based on the TV series George of the Jungle | 21% |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Universal), written by David Koepp; based on Michael Crichton's novel The Lost World | 12% |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control (20th Century), story by Jan de Bont and Randall McCormick; screenplay by McCormick and Jeff Nathanson; based on characters created by Graham Yost | 23% |
Worst Resurrection of a TV Show
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| McHale's Navy (Universal) | 43% |
| Bean (Gramercy) | 19% |
| Mr. Magoo (Disney) | 38% |
Worst On-Screen Couple
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman in Double Team | 46% |
| Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley in For Richer or Poorer | 12% |
| Bette Midler and Dennis Farina in That Old Feeling | 8% |
| Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro in Excess Baggage | 18% |
| Mark Wahlberg and his fake 13-inch appendage in Boogie Nights | 16% |
The Sequel Nobody Was Clamoring For
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Free Willy 3: The Rescue (Warner Bros.) | 39% |
| Alien Resurrection (20th Century) | 6% |
| Home Alone 3 (20th Century) | 24% |
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (Sony) | 21% |
| Vegas Vacation (Warner Bros.) | 10% |
Most Annoying Fake Accent
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Jon Voight for Anaconda and Most Wanted | 31% |
| Richard Gere in The Jackal | 19% |
| Frances McDormand in Paradise Road | 10% |
| Viggo Mortensen in G.I. Jane | 13% |
| Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own and Seven Years in Tibet | 27% |
Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (MGM, Orion) | 26% |
| Father's Day (Warner Bros.) | 25% |
| Gone Fishin' (Hollywood) | 16% |
| Mr. Magoo (Disney) | 19% |
| RocketMan (Disney) | 14% |
Most Unwelcome Direct-to-Video Release
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Pamela Anderson Lee's Homemade Porno Video | 35% |
| Another 9 1/2 Weeks | 24% |
| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | 10% |
| Ernest Goes to Africa | 16% |
| The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | 15% |
Lifetime Non-Achievement Award - The Hall of Shame
| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 37% |
| Mel Brooks | 13% |
| Whoopi Goldberg | 26% |
| Burt Reynolds | 24% |
The Founders Award - What Were They Thinking and Why?
Films with multiple nominations
The following thirteen films received multiple nominations:
Films with multiple wins
The following three films received multiple awards:
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | Batman & Robin |
| 2 | Anaconda |
| McHale's Navy |
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References
- "Q & A with the Stinkers". The Stinkers. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- Thompson, Gary (February 28, 1998). "Group Recognzes Stinkers". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- "Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Press Release 2-1-98". thestinkers.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070103154753/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1997/1997st.htm
- "1997's Biggest Studio Disgraces". The Stinkers. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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