15 Iconic Movies That Their Creators Expected To Bomb Horribly
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Movies are one of America's favorite pastimes. They can be used to entertain, educate and inform us about the world around us. Some movies are so iconic that they become a part of our shared cultural experience. We love to watch them, discuss them, and re-watch them. Some movies are so iconic that they transcend generations and become ingrained in our cultural consciousness.
But it's hard to believe that people actually make a living as movie creators. With the expected box office bombs every season, it is clear that these career choices are not only risky but they could also lead to complete and utter failure. It's unfortunate, but it looks like the end is near for those in this industry - at least, according to analysts. So if you're thinking about making movies for a living, you may want to reconsider...unless you're okay with starting from scratch again.
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![George Lucas, along with most Fox execs, was sure Star Wars would bomb. He was so sure of that, he even talked in pre-release interviews about going back to experimental cinema once he wrapped up Star Wars. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/5/796705.jpg)
![Bob Odenkirk didn't think a show about Saul Goodman would be interesting. To him, Saul was just a con man. Who cares? But Vince Gilligan saw a lot of potential and, obviously, got Odenkirk on board. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/6/796706.jpg)
![For Liam Neeson, Taken was just a chance to have a lot of fun on set. He thought it'd go straight to video after a few weeks in cinemas he mostly did it so he could do fight scenes and weapons training. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/4/796704.jpg)
![Michael Biehn thought The Terminator really had nothing to offer him. His reaction to the script was Who the fuck is Jim Cameron? I've never heard of him, but his agent persuaded him to give it another chance. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/0/796700.jpg)
![Paul Verhoeven thought RoboCop was just some American nonsense. That was his reaction to the script, and he threw it away luckily, his wife Martine took it back and told him it deserves a second look. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/3/796703.jpg)
![Keira Knightley wasn't too gung-ho about Pirates of the Caribbean. When it was just the next project lined up for her, she called it some pirate thing - probably a disaster in conversation on the Love Actually set. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/9/796699.jpg)
![Anthony Mackie was very iffy about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. He wasn't sure a TV show could pull off what the MCU movies did, and was afraid he'd be associated with the first Marvel franchise that bombed. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/1/796701.jpg)
![Scarlett Johansson really wasn't sure The Avengers would actually work. When she heard about the scene with everyone in superhero costumes, it didn't sound too good, and she was like What is this? What is this? CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/2/796702.jpg)
![Stranger Things was going to absolutely flop, David Harbour thought. Four episodes or so into the Season 1 shoot, he was thinking Yeah, no one's going to watch this he was sure he wasn't good, and the show wasn't good. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/8/796698.jpg)
![The people behind The Walking Dead didn't think it would amount to much. When they were shooting the pilot, everyone thought it wouldn't take off and that there was just an outside chance it'd be greenlit. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/7/796697.jpg)
![Richard Dreyfuss thought Jaws would basically be nothing special. Other people involved in the movie thought it was amazing, but Dreyfuss was all like What are you talking about? It's just a little movie. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/6/796696.jpg)
![Romy and Michele's High School Reunion wasn't going to be a hit. At least, creator Robin Schiff thought so - she thought the reviews would be so awful, she made plans to leave town on its opening weekend. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/5/796695.jpg)
![James Cameron himself thought that Titanic would be an absolute flop. The movie went way over budget, and everyone involved thought they'd just end up losing money on it Cameron definitely included. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/4/796694.jpg)
![Larry David thought Seinfeld would be a total dud when the pilot wrapped up. When he said goodbye to Jerry Seinfeld after filming ended, he was thinking that he probably wouldn't see him for the next few years. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/3/796693.jpg)
![Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo thought the movie would be a failure. Those were his exact words when he saw it in the theatre, he left ASAP and went home to tell his wife the whole thing was a failure. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/2/796692.jpg)