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Originally Posted by Aries Walker
It's easy to say that now, but in the mid-80's, he was the kid from Back to School, one of the peripherals orbiting around the Rob Lowe-Andrew McCarthy Brat Pack crowd. It wasn't until Chaplin that anyone took him seriously.
Harrison Ford had that moment, too. For a while there, he was an LA construction worker that had had a few minor roles once.
My point is that I think one good movie and a workout regime is a bit premature to label someone the Biggest Turnaround in Movie History.
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No, he hit the scene and people recognized his talent early. He hit a point where his personal life and trouble kept him from working literally. Studios could not get the required insurance policy because he was considered too high a risk, and subsequently stopped being able to get parts until he truly got his shit together. There was never a time when RDJ wasn't held in the opinion of that as a top flight actor and with box office cache.
Lorne Michaels pounced on him as a kid because he saw his star power, but SNL wasn't his scene and he quickly bounced.