Movie Miscasts: Che 9

When you think of Jack Palance (if you think of Jack Palance), you tend to think of his roles in City Slickers and Sudden Fear, and that's a good thing, because the last thing in the world this Oscar-winner would want to be remembered for is his performance as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in Che! The only thing remotely Cuban about Palance's portrayal were the cigars he smoked on screen, and even those tended to evoke memories of Groucho Marx rather than of history's most charismatic Marxist. Yes, Castro may have struggled against his country's corrupt Batista regime, but it's nothing compared to how audiences struggled to stay awake during this colossal waste of celluloid.