1996 RAZZIE® Nominees & "Winners"

17th Annual RAZZIE® Awards (for 1996)

Presented at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Academy Room / March 23, 1997

Winners denoted in boldface type.

Worst Picture

• BARB WIRE (Gramercy Pictures) Produced by Mike Richardson, Todd Moyer and Brad Wyman.
• ED (Universal) Produced by Rosalie Swedlin.
• THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (New Line) Produced by Edward R. Pressman.
• STRIPTEASE (Castle Rock/Columbia) Produced by Mike Lobell.
• THE STUPIDS (New Line/Savoy) Produced by Leslie Belzberg.

Worst Actor

• (TIE) Tom Arnold, BIG BULLY (Warner Bros.), CARPOOL (Warner Bros.) and THE STUPIDS (New Line/Savoy)
• Keanu Reeves, CHAIN REACTION (20th Century-Fox)
• Adam Sandler, BULLETPROOF (Universal) and HAPPY GILMORE (Universal)
• (tie) Pauly Shore, BIO-DOME (MGM/UA)
• Sylvester Stallone, DAYLIGHT (Universal)

Worst Actress

• Whoopi Goldberg, BOGUS, EDDIE and THEODORE REX
• Melanie Griffith, TWO MUCH
• Pamela Anderson Lee, BARB WIRE
• Demi Moore, THE JUROR and STRIPTEASE
• Julia Roberts, MARY REILLY

Worst Screen Couple

• Beavis and Butt-Head, BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA
• Marlon Brando and That Darn Dwarf, ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
• Matt LeBlanc and Ed (The Mechanical Monkey) ED
• Pamela Anderson Lee's "Impressive Enhancements", BARB WIRE
• Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds, STRIPTEASE

Worst Supporting Actor

• Marlon Brando, ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
• Val Kilmer, GHOST AND THE DARKNESS and ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
• Steven Seagal, EXECUTIVE DECISION
• Burt Reynolds, STRIPTEASE
• Quentin Tarantino, FROM DUSK 'TILL DAWN

Worst Supporting Actress

• Faye Dunaway, THE CHAMBER and DUNSTON CHECKS IN
• Jami Gertz, TWISTER
• Melanie Griffith, MULHOLLAND FALLS
• Daryl Hannah, TWO MUCH
• Teri Hatcher, HEAVEN'S PRISONERS and 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY

The Joe Eszterhas Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million Award
(New Category)

• THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, Screenplay by Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker & Noni White
• INDEPENDENCE DAY, Written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich.
• MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, Based on The Television Series Created by Bruce Geller, Story by David Koepp and Steven Zaillian, Screenplay by Koepp and Robert Towne
• A TIME TO KILL, Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, Based on The Novel by John Grisham.
• TWISTER, Written by Michael Chrichton & Anne-Marie Martin.

Worst Director

• Andrew Bergman, STRIPTEASE
• John Frankenheimer, ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
• Stephen Frears, MARY REILLY
• John Landis, THE STUPIDS
• Briant Levant, JINGLE ALL THE WAY

Worst Screenplay

• BARB WIRE, Screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken, Story by Chaiken, Based Upon The Characters Appearing in The Dark Horse Comic.
• ED, Screenplay by David Mickey Evans, Story by Ken Richards and Janus Cercone.
• ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, Screenplay by Richard Stanley and Ron Hutchinson, Based on The Novel by H.G. Wells.
• STRIPTEASE, Screenplay by Andrew Bergman, Based on The Book by Carl Hiaasen.
• THE STUPIDS, Written by Brent Forrester, Based on Characters Created by James Marshall and Harry Allard.

Worst New Star

• Beavis and Butt-Head, BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA
• Ellen deGeneres, MR. WRONG
• 'Friends' Cast Members Turned Movie-Star-Wanna-Be's (Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer)
• Pamela Anderson Lee, BARB WIRE
• The New "Serious" Sharon Stone DIABOLIQUE and LAST DANCE

Worst "Original" Song

• "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy (Whose Kitty Cat Are You?)" from STRIPTEASE, Written by Marvin Montgomery.
• "Welcome to Planet Boom! (a.k.a. This Boom's for You)" from BARB WIRE, Written by Tommy Lee.
• "Whenever There is Love (Love Theme from DAYLIGHT) from DAYLIGHT, Written by Bruce Roberts and Sam Roman.

BREAKDOWN of NOMINATIONS and "WINS"

• STRIPTEASE - 7 Nominations, 6 Wins
• ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU - 6 Nominations, 1 Win
• BARB WIRE - 6 Nominations, 1 Win
• THE STUPIDS - 4 Nominations, 1 Win
• ED - 4 Nominations, Zip!
• TWISTER - 2 Nominations, 1 Win
• BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA, DAYLIGHT, MARY REILLY, and TWO MUCH - 2 Each, but no wins
• BIG BULLY, CARPOOL, BIO-DOME, and MULHOLLAND FALLS - 1 Nomination, 1 Win (100%!)

©1997, Golden Raspberry Award Foundation and John Wilson