(He appeared in the extended version of “Bad,” directed by Martin Scorsese, playing a rival gang leader who MJ inexplicably dances into submission.) Opting out of a role in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, Snipes went for his first big mainstream role - again as a star athlete - as the speedy, base-stealing Willie Mays Hayes in 1989’s Major League. One year and one line of dialogue in a Michael Jackson music video later, Snipes was attracting even more attention from Hollywood. Later that year Snipes did push-ups opposite Heroes’ Adrian Pasdar as an aspiring boxer in Streets of Gold, which was also the directorial debut of future studio exec Joe Roth. His first role, as an unruly football player opposite comedic mainstay Goldie Hawn in 1986’s Wildcats, was also the first of three on-screen pairings with up-and-coming Cheers star Woody Harrelson. He also benefitted from working closely with up and coming talent, a future studio head, and an Oscar-winning director right from the start. Wesley Snipes first burst onto the scene in with a pair of sports flicks that, while poorly received, showcased his natural athleticism and charisma - strengths that Snipes would depend on throughout his career. What are you waiting for? Begin your journey down memory lane with the Tomatometer as your guide… The complete Tomatometer history of Wesley Snipes.
WESLEY SNIPES UNSTOPPABLE MOVIE SERIES
(“See how far you’ve plunged? Get that Celebrity Tomatometer back in Fresh territory!”)Īnd so, with his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion looming, and an all new film hitting the home video market (the direct-to-DVD Art of War 2: Betrayal), we’re kicking off our What The Hell Happened To…? series with a look at the past, present, and future of actor, fifth degree black belt, and enemy of the 16th Amendment, Wesley Snipes. In the first part of a new Rotten Tomatoes feature, we examine the career ups and downs of our favorite fallen celebrities - as charted by the Tomatometer, of course, and with only the best of intentions in mind.
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