text: why did jason patric's and johnathan schaech's careers stall out?   jason patric -  according to what i read on wilki below, getting in trouble with the law may be the reason his stalled.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jason_patric  in 2004, patric was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in austin, texas and was involved in a physical confrontation with the arresting officer. patric claimed the charges were false and that the officer assaulted him. the prosecuting attorney's office later dropped the charges, which included assault on a police officer. he subsequently sued the arresting officer for violating his civil rights, but the officer was acquitted by a federal jury.  johnathon schaech - although his acting career seems to have been put on hold, he has started a film company called chesapeake, so he hasn't exactly "stalled out".  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/johnathon_schaech