This is a REAL “True Hollywood Story” – tragic
This film is currently on the “Retro” cable channel – a great cult 70’s film that was poorly remade as most of them are:
One of the stars of this great action film has become a shocking “True Hollywood Tragedy” – it’s the story of Jan-Michael Vincent, who starred in the most iconic surfing movie ever – and is now an amputee!
This is a real tragic story of Hollywood – and a reminder of the downside of fame…one of Hollywood’s brightest young stars is now struggling to survive!
Here are words uttered by Vincent in the iconic surfing film “Big Wednesday.”
“I don’t wanna be a star. Have my picture in magazines, have a bunch of kids looking up to me. I’m a drunk, Bear, a screw up. I just surf cause its good to go out and ride with your friends. I don’t even have that anymore.”
Jan-Michael…
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I had no idea he was in such a bad way. As I get older, I forget how old the stars of my youth have become too. I really liked The Mechanic, but never rated Vincent as an actor at all. The remake of that film (with Jason Staham) wasn’t half bad either.
Regards, Pete.
Pete, so many of the stars of yesterday simply fade away – can’t get hired any more – however, right now in the US many are getting a second life on TV shows…thanks as always for your comment!
What a downer. I have no idea how he became “tragic” but I feel sad about his loss of leg and his mental frame of mind.
Cindy, he literally “had it all” and wasted it on a downward spiral, which is sadly not unusual in this business
It’s a slippery slope. I imagine how tempting it would be to make pacts with the Devil for fame and fortune. It’s a bizarre culture, for sure. Gilded.
I’ve worked here long enough to have seen many come and go…Tom Hanks once told me “never get too high so you never get too low…” I’m going to share that story soon – I ran programming at E! in the 90’s and got to hang out with a lot of stars…some great, some….
How fascinating! That’s amazing. I notice in previous comments you mention you edit and film. If it’s not too personal, what kind of work do you do in the industry?
Our company does non-fiction – reality TV – my wife is a master of female-empowered workplace docs-soaps…she is also the Executive Producer of Steve Harvey’s daytime talk show on NBC
Congratulations to you both!
That’s awesome John. Congratulations to you and your wife.
So sad. I remember him well. Crap actor but what a body!
He was one of the hottest “rising stars” of the 70’s…a sad story but sadly not unusual for this business – thanks of your comment!
ABs that stand right alongside the six packs of the kale generation. 🙂