What Music Movie Went Completely Wrong?
Glitter (2001): Mariah Carey's vanity film

A semi-autobiographical movie about Mariah Carey. Critics universally panned it for seeming to be a vanity film intended only to enhance Carey's singing career. Carey had pushed for the project as early as 1997, but it finally came out on 2001.

The reviews "Glitter" received were devastating and the movie did very poorly in theaters. In most countries it wasn't even released. In the USA it premiered only in 1,196 theaters and was the 11th highest-grossing movie over the weekend with $5M. One reviewer said "Only Mariah Carey could mess up a film about Mariah Carey."

It was originally scheduled to open over Labor Day weekend, but the film was pushed back three weeks when Mariah checked into a hospital for emotional stress. The accompanying soundtrack, Glitter, became Carey's worst showing on the charts, and the lowest selling of her career to date. The record label Virgin/EMI later ended their record deal with Carey, giving her a $28 million pay-off.

Although the film has been generally panned, it has made a cultural impact and reached infamous levels of notoriety. New slang has been invented with a negative connotation of "pulling a Glitter" to indicate performing horribly.