Resume: Brendan Fraser

 

Brendan Fraser has been working on a bit of a renaissance in recent years/seasons in and out of Last Resort Films, starting with his acclaimed debut in Season 11. Now he's set to put his name cache to the test as the leading man in the latest film in the Crow anthology film series. Let's take a look at his Resume....















Season 11

Buried Child

Director: Clint Eastwood

Writer: Chad Taylor

Budget: $40,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $91,201,331

Foreign Box Office: $62,492,755

Total Profit: $53,800,393

Brendan Fraser made his LRF debut with a big bang as the mentally slow eldest son in Clint Eastwood's Buried Child. In addition to the film winning Best Picture, Fraser managed to take home the film's lone acting GRA for Best Supporting Actor.



Season 15

A Reputation

Director: Noah Baumbach

Writer: Mo Buck

Budget: $52,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $73,897,112

Foreign Box Office: $15,579,540

Total Profit: -$18,905,314

Fraser was back just a few seasons later with another major supporting role in a potential prestige picture, A Reputation. The film was acclaimed by critics, but flopped at the box office. Fraser won another GRA trophy, this time as part of the award-winning Best Ensemble Cast.



Season 23

Uncharted 4

Director: Brad Peyton

Writer: APJ

Budget: $235,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $179,224,103

Foreign Box Office: $396,558,400

Total Profit: $83,505,115

Up next for Fraser was another supporting role, this time as the roguish older brother of Ryan Reynold's Nathan Drake in the fourth Uncharted film. Like the preceding three films in the franchise, Uncharted 4 was a box office hit. Fraser's role was pointed out as a highlight by critics.



Season 25

Troll Mountain

Director: George Martin

Writer: Sammy-Jo Ellis

Budget: $235,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $179,224,103

Foreign Box Office: $396,558,400

Total Profit: $83,505,115

Fraser returned in Season 25 with a voice/motion-capture role as the Troll King in George Miller's fantasy adventure. The film flopped at the box office despite its solid reviews.

Tinseltown

Director: Sam Mendes

Writer: Andrew Doster

Budget: $50,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $67,943,998

Foreign Box Office: $40,234,005

Total Profit: $1,000,046

Fraser continued his busy Season 25 with a supporting role in the classic Hollywood set Tinseltown. He plays the driver/bodyguard of silent film star Mabel Normand. The film received solid reviews and Fraser won another GRA for Best Ensemble Cast.

Up Next:

Following The Crow: Midnight Garden, Brendan Fraser has yet to officially line up his next LRF role.

Review:

• Highest Grossing Film: Uncharted 4 ($575,782,503)
• Most Profitable Film: Uncharted 4 ($83,505,115)
• Most Awarded Film: Buried Child (3 Wins + 7 Nominations)
• Best Reviewed Film: Buried Child (Metascore: 84)