Waterworld (1995)
Estimated Budget: $175 million
Gross: $264 million
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn
The classic example of a vanity project gone awry, and the unchecked ego of star power. The successes of The Body Guard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Dances With Wolves had rendered Kevin Costner unstoppable. The budget on this “Mad Max on the Water” film ballooned many times over but no one could reign Costner in.
