It’s fascinating to observe the various failures and successes that actors can have on their way to stardom. When it comes to embarrassing moments, even Leonardo DiCaprio has his share. However, the good news is that this film did not set the tone for the rest of his acting career.
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Leonardo Dicaprio Maintains a Diverse Acting Resume
He has had a long and fruitful acting career that has included a wide range of roles and genres. According to IMDb, the Los Angeles native began his career as a cast member of Growing Pains. The role of Luke Brower in the 1985 ABC sitcom was brief, but it brought DiCaprio some notoriety.
DiCaprio began acting in films in the early ’90s. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1997) was his most notable film role (1995). His career took off in 1996 when he starred in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet with Claire Danes, a role that helped him establish himself.
Leonardo DiCaprio made his film debut in Titanic, which went on to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Before slowing down and taking on roles in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) and The Beach (2001), James Cameron made his name with his epic romance-meets-disaster film (2000).
With Catch Me If You Can and Gangs of New York, DiCaprio’s career took off in 2002. Among his later projects were The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010), Inception (2009), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2011) (2013).
Throughout his career, Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for numerous awards. With his portrayal of Hugh Glass in The Revenant, he finally received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (2015). All of this success has contributed to the A-list star’s $260 million fortune.
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Leonardo Dicaprio’s Debut Was a Low-budget Horror Film
DiCaprio’s feature film debut was in Critters 3, which was released in 1991. After the events of Critters 2: The Main Course, the low-budget comedy horror film takes place. An LA apartment tower landlord’s stepson, DiCaprio portrays Josh in the film.
Even though they’ve been exterminated, the remaining creatures manage to lay eggs under a vehicle that takes them to their new home. On the roof, they hatch and wreak havoc, forcing the lone survivor to flee. In the opinion of Looper, DiCaprio’s film debut is all Critter 3 has going for it.
A cult following was developed for the first two films “despite being a derivative Gremlins knock-off,” according to the Rotten Tomatoes audience score. Rotten Tomatoes called it a “direct-to-video disappointment” with an audience rating of just 23% even though the first two films were a commercial success.
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According to one review, “Suffers from an anemic, episodic plot, weak special effects, and most damning, membership in a virtually worthless film genre — little monster comedies.” In addition to the fact that it was Leonardo DiCaprio’s film debut, “there isn’t much to recommend this subpar entry,” a second reviewer wrote.
