When he won two Oscars and was nominated for Best Actor with Dances With Wolves, it was Kevin Costner has been working as an actor for almost 10 years. He had recently become a global star with films like The Untouchables and Field of Dreams. From the 90s to today he made films with worldwide success. His However, the first role did not receive much attention.
Kevin Costner’s first film role was an erotic comedy, which he was later ashamed of
The first time Kevin Costner stood in front of the camera, he had to let his guard down. In Sizzle Beach, Costner played the young stable owner John Logan. When three young girls spend their summer on Malibu Beach, one of them meets John when she wants to ride horses. However, she finds John will soon become much more interesting.
The film, like A Pitch Black Night, was produced by Eric Louzil. And although Costner has starred in both, he often keeps quiet about his involvement. In fact, his performance in Sizzle Beach is particularly special He was so embarrassed that he wanted to make the film disappear. This was reported, among other things, in an old newspaper article in the New York Daily News from 1993. Accordingly, Costner wanted to buy the rights to the film a few years after filming. That was in 1986, while he was filming The Untouchables. At the time, his career was just taking off and he didn’t want an erotic film like Sizzle Beach to tarnish his image. In fact, the film was only supposed to be released during this time. The distributor Troma, who now owned the rights, had the marketing even uses Costner’s name want to build. Therefore, he could not acquire the rights to the film.
You could see that he later kept quiet about his connection to the film his 2015 visit to The Ellen Show see. There he gave Night Shift with Michael Keaton as his first film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPtAlB5UjPE&ab_channel=TheEllenShow
Although Sizzle Beach was eventually released, it did not spark a scandal that would have seriously damaged Costner’s career. If you want to see Sizzle Beach, you’ll have to get the DVD. It is currently not offered on streaming services.