“One of the worst pictures I did”: Michael Caine Doesn’t Regret Starring in His Worst-rated Film After It Paid Him a Whopping $1 Million For Just Two Weeks Work
- Michael Caine names the worst movie he has appeared; Jaws: The Revenge but does not regret.
- Sir Michael Caine announced non-fiction book; Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life.
- Journalist Matt d'Ancona says Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life is full of Michael Caine’s wit and wisdom
Regarded as a British film icon, Sir Michael Caine’s career spans over eight decades, and he is known for his distinctive cockney accent. The retired actor has appeared in more than one hundred and sixty movies and is one of the five male actors who have earned a nomination for acting at the Academy Award in five different decades.
Sir Caine has appeared in movies including The Italian Job, The Quiet American, California Suite, Inception, Interstellar, and more. He is without a doubt one of the most respected actors in the industry who shared that despite appearing in a movie he describes as ‘worst’, he does not regret it.
Sir Michael Caine describes 1987’s Jaws: The Revenge as the ‘worst movie’
Directed by Joseph Sargent, the 1987 horror film Jaws: The Revenge is the fourth and final movie in the Jaws franchise and stars Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Karen Young, and Sir Michael Caine. The movie that followed the events of Jaws 2 and retroactively ignored the events of Jaws 3 was the lowest-grossing movie of the franchise.
Upon its release, it was criticized for a weak storyline, poor acting, and bad effects. The movie won the Worst Visual Effects award at the 8th Golden Raspberry Awards. It holds a 2% critic score and a 15% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sir Michael Caine, appeared as Hoagie Newcombe, a charter pilot in the movie. Newcombe becomes a love interest to Lorraine Gary’s character Ellen Brody and helps the leading lady to fight the shark in the climax. The actor was not pleased with his work but did not regret taking up the role and he has explained why.
In an interview with RareMedia, Sir Michael Caine was asked about buying his mother a house, and he explained,
It was incredible for me for my mother to have a house because we grew up in council houses. What I did was, one of the worst pictures I did was a picture I think was called Jaws: The Revenge. I had a little part in that, and I was paid a million dollars for two weeks of work.
Michael Caine noted that with the money he got for playing Hoagie Newcombe, he bought a house for his mother. He added that someone told him that they had watched Jaws: The Revenge, and it stinks, to which he replied by saying that he had not seen it, but he had seen the house he bought his mother, and it’s marvelous.
Sir Michael Caine announces non-fiction book; Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life
The retired actor announced on August 5th, 2024, that he is ready to share the lessons he has learned throughout his life and career with the world in his upcoming non-fiction book Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life. It is going to be a follow-up to his 2018 memoir, Blowing the Bloody Doors Off. The actor shared a statement with People,
I’m always asked questions—by fans, by other actors and friends, by my grandchildren. They want to know how I’ve lasted so long—how I handle fame—why I chose to do some of my films—which films and actors I like best, and so forth. They also want to know what makes me tick, what makes me get up in the morning in my 90s, and whether I’ll ever retire. (The answer to that one is NO!)
Sir Michael Caine shared that he has seen the new generation grow up, including his grandchildren, and face the world with all the challenges and problems. He wishes for them to find his book comforting and be able to answer all the questions they have to stay optimistic and show that anyone can blow the bloody doors off.
Journalist Matt d’Ancona, who has collaborated with the actor on the project, stated that some of the most enjoyable conversations of his life have been with the actor. He described the now-retired actor as a brilliant storyteller, along with being a man who has been there and seen all. The journalist noted that the book is full of Caine’s wit and wisdom from a life rich in incident and anecdote.
Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life will be released in March 2025.
