There are few actors who take their first steps in front of the camera with films that they are still extremely proud of years later – even the biggest Hollywood stars have some cinematic skeletons in their closet that they would like to banish from their filmography. Leonardo DiCaprio even went to court to ensure that his youthful sin “Don’s Plum” was made accessible to as few people as possible. And also “Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner wanted to take a radical step so that his debut film would be forgotten…
Before finding greater fame with films like ‘American Flyers’ and ‘Silverado’ (and eventually entering Hollywood’s A-league with Brian De Palme’s gangster film ‘The Untouchables’), Costner starred in a film from the infamous independent production company Troma Entertainment with : In “Hot Beach USA” (also known as “Malibu Hot Summer” and “Sizzle Beach”) Costner plays the inexperienced stable owner John Logan, who meets three young women on the beach of Malibu who entangle him in all kinds of amorous adventures .
Kevin Costner wanted to burn the film’s negatives
Believed to have been filmed in the ’70s but not released until 1981, Costner quickly became ashamed of his involvement in erotic comedy – according to a report from even so much that He attempted to purchase the rights to the film in order to burn the original negatives on a special barbecue to prevent the material from being further distributed.
Moreover, Eric Louzil, the producer of the raunchy work, is even said to have planned to reuse the sex scenes with Costner for a film called “Silent Fury” in order to capitalize on the fame of the future “Dances with Wolves” star . . That didn’t work, but Costner also failed to get the film rights.
However, too many people probably haven’t seen ‘Hot Beach USA’: the film remains a curious footnote in the 68-year-old’s CV, of which there is at least a cheap DVD release in Germany advertising Kevin Costner in the to offer his most revealing role:
But when you think of Kevin Costner today, the first things that come to mind are his roles in sports films, westerns and thrillers – so the forgetting all happened naturally, without Costner having to actively help!
He played his last film role to date in the highly watchable thriller drama ‘Let Him Go’ (2020), and although he has turned his back on the hit Paramount series ‘Yellowstone’, the first part of the ambitious Western opens on August 22. Epic ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ in German cinemas, in which Costner both plays the leading role and sat in the director’s chair.