Kim Basinger became one of the 1980s’ biggest movie stars before the Boxing Helena dispute led to bankruptcy, millions in losses, and an eventual Oscar-winning Hollywood comeback.
The 1980s were ruthless to teen idols. One year, they were on magazine covers, bedroom walls, soundtracks, sitcoms, and movie posters. The next, they'd completely disappeared.
Stories about child actresses seldom have happy endings, and Linda Darnell’s case is no different. Darnell grew up adored by Hollywood but soon learned its many dangers.
It’s pretty close to impossible to find a hero more beloved than Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard. But things were often different behind the scenes. Willis was notoriously hard to work with, and there’s a long list of folks who would rather not repeat the process. On the other hand, Willis proved to be a regular pussycat when it came to his family life.
Madonna’s $5 million Pepsi deal collapsed after the controversial “Like a Prayer” video sparked backlash, but the song still soared to No. 1 and became one of her biggest hits.
