Simon Sez (1999)
Dennis Rodman made his acting debut in the 1999 movie, Simon Sez.
Rodman’s outlandish personality and antics were more of an main attraction for this movie than his acting ability. Sure the former Chicago Bull dominated on the basketball court, but that charisma used to dazzle audiences did translate on-screen. The AV Club’s Nathan Rabin had this to say regarding Rodman’s performance, “Dennis Rodman may be a great rebounder, but as a pop-culture icon, he’s a one-trick pony.”
Given how unique Dennis Rodman is in his real life, people appreciate him for shock value. Unfortunately for him, people were almost shocked by how bad this film turned out. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times held back no punches as he had this to say about the film. “Movies and Rodman would seem to be made for each other, but the pictures will have to start getting better than this one.” It was reported this film received a budget of $10 million, Sadly, the only grossed $292,152 at the box office.