What happened to Michael Paré? He was poised to be the next James Dean just like Brendan Fraser
Streets of Fire bombed - While it didn’t damage Diane Lane’s career, it may have wrecked Pare’s. It was a high profile leading role, and it just didn’t do that well. If it had, then Pare would have been a bigger star in the 1980s and even now.share
The Philadelphia Experiment bombed - Again, another chance for him to shine and it didn’t happen.
Eddie and The Cruisers #1 did well. Eddie and The Cruisers #2 bombed - Pare could have made a slight “comeback” if the second film did well. It didn’t.
Starhunter was never a hit in the United States - If the sci fi television series Starhunter (featuring Pare) had been a major success, he would have become better known. It wasn’t.
He’s been taking dozens of roles in what is essentially schlock - While there were some “gems” in the mix (Bone Tomahawk, The Infiltrator, etc) most of his films in the last 25 years have been varying degrees of terrible. Although he has been working steadily as an actor, he missed the “star” train along time ago.