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Terry Crews is known for many things. The muscular actor has starred in everything from the hit sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris” to major action films like the “Expendables” franchise, and he even showed off his comedic chops by playing President Camacho in the cult classic “Idiocracy.” Despite all the success Crews enjoyed in Hollywood, his career got off to a rocky start. Specifically, his first film – the 2000 sci-fi action film “The 6th Day” – was a huge failure.
The film is set in the near future where livestock, fish and other animals can be cloned. Human cloning, however, is illegal, which is why Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is shocked to come home one day and discover that a clone has replaced him. He must then save himself from assassins seeking to destroy him in order to protect their secret.
On the one hand, “The 6th Day” had a lot to offer on paper. Schwarzenegger was coming off a huge run of success in the ’80s and ’90s when he starred in the film, having earned up to $25 million per film at his peak. But starting in the 21st century, hits were no longer as surefire — or as important — as they once were for the “Terminator” star. Meanwhile, behind the camera was Roger Spottiswoode, who was out director of the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”.
The film’s cast also included Robert Duvall (“The Godfather”) and Michael Rooker (“Days of Thunder”), with Crews playing Vincent, an assassin who works for a shady CEO named Michael Drucker (Tony Goldwyn). What could go wrong? Turns out it’s a lot. “The 6th Day” generally received unfavorable reviews, resulting in a box office bomb for Sony Pictures.
Terry Crews has had a prolific career
Schwarzenegger might have hoped ‘The 6th Day’ would reinvent him as an actorbut it didn’t work. The film only grossed $96 million at the box office during its initial release, compared to a very large budget of $82 million. In 2002, Variety reported that the film ultimately grossed $116 million, but Schwarzenegger still left his agents at the William Morris Agency. It wasn’t long before he temporarily left Hollywood, at least for a while, to become governor of California.
Still, Scwarzenegger still received $25 million for his participation in “The 6th Day.” The same certainly can’t be said for Crews (or anyone else in the cast for that matter). For a promising actor, starring in a film with one of the biggest stars in the world is a big chance. When it doesn’t work, it can be hard. Fortunately, this was just a small bump in the road for Crews, who would go on to have a long and successful career.
Crews now has over 100 acting credits under his belt spanning 25 years. On the film side, he has starred in films like “White Chicks”, “The Longest Yard”, “Get Smart”, “Scary Movie 5”, “Sorry to Bother You”, “Deadpool 2” and “The Killer’s Game”. He arguably had even more success on television, playing Terry Jeffords in over 150 episodes (spread over eight seasons) of the beloved sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Crews has also appeared in over 80 episodes of “Are We There Yet?” ” and “Everybody Hates Chris,” as well as a handful of episodes of “Arrested Development” and “The Newsroom.” Needless to say, he found his way very well, despite a failed commercial start.
