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  • Laura Linney described 1995’s Congo<\/em>, which was her debut film, as a “delightmare.”<\/li>\n
  • Based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton, the film landed seven nominations at the Golden Raspberry Awards.<\/li>\n
  • The film also featured Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Tim Curry, Bruce Campbell, and Delroy Lindo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Laura Linney<\/a> has starred in her fair share of award-winning projects, but she’s not without a few rotten tomatoes.\n<\/p>\n

    The Golden Globe winner reflected on her past roles with The Independent<\/em><\/a>, including her debut role in 1995’s Congo <\/em>that nabbed seven nominations (including Worst Picture) at the Golden Raspberry Awards, which honor the worst of cinematic failures.\n<\/p>\n

    Despite the film’s negative reception, the American Classic <\/em>star shared admiration for the action film that follows an expedition team that encounters a violent gorilla species deep in the African jungle.\n<\/p>\n

    “Congo<\/em>\u2019s one of the great bad movies of our time!” she shared. “It\u2019s a great one. It\u2019s a delightmare. That\u2019s what I call it.”\n<\/p>\n

    Laura Linney in 1995’s ‘Congo’.<\/span>
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    Paramount Pictures \/ Courtesy Everett<\/p>\n

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    Directed by Frank Marshall and based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton, the film also starred Dylan Walsh<\/a>, Ernie Hudson<\/a>, Tim Curry<\/a>, Bruce Campbell<\/a>, and Delroy Lindo<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    The Frasier <\/em>actress admitted she hasn’t watched the film “in so long” but might rewatch to have a glimpse of her younger self. “I\u2019ll go back to it when I\u2019m really old and want to feel good about myself, and be like, \u2018Oh God, I was young. I was sweet \u2014 look at that. And look at my arms!\u2019 I\u2019ll do that,” she said.<\/p>\n

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    Linney also detailed her time playing Wendy Byrde on Ozark<\/em><\/a>, for which she received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.\n<\/p>\n

    “It was very special,” Linney said of her time on the Netflix series and working with costar Jason Bateman<\/a>, who played her husband Marty Byrde, a financial advisor who begins to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel.\n<\/p>\n

    “He understands filmmaking to his bone, in his marrow,” Linney said of the Zootopia<\/em> star who also helped direct the series. “He loves being behind the camera far more than he likes being in front of it.”<\/p>\n