What movie has the best cast in cinema history thread! (name the movie)

[scott1598]

In discussing "Cop Land" in DVD Talk someone had mentioned it had the best cast in movie history. I don't think so, I just think it was a couple Oscar caliber and mediocre players who gelled in an ensemble due to great script and direction.

But that lead to an interesting topic: what movie do you think has the best cast in movie history?

Name the movie and if you want list the cast.

[ArchibaldTuttle]

"A Bridge Too Far" has an awesome cast, didn't care for the movie though

imdb:

Dirk Bogarde .... Lt. Gen. Frederick 'Boy' Browning
James Caan .... SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Michael Caine .... Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur
Sean Connery .... Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart
Edward Fox .... Lt. Gen. Brian Horrocks
Elliott Gould .... Col. Robert Stout
Gene Hackman .... Maj. Gen. Stanislaw Sosabowski
Anthony Hopkins .... Lt. Col. John Frost
Hardy Krüger .... Maj. Gen. Ludwig
Ryan O'Neal .... Brig. Gen. James Gavin
Laurence Olivier .... Dr. Jan Spaander
Robert Redford .... Maj. Julian Cook
Maximilian Schell .... Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Bittrich
Liv Ullmann .... Kate Ter Horst
Denholm Elliott .... RAF meteorologist officer

[Shannon Nutt]

Some movies have great casts and turn out lousy. However, if you're referring to a movie that turned out well, you can't go wrong with THE GODFATHER:

Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
Robert Duvall
James Caan
Diane Keaton
John Cazale

[RyoHazuki]

True Romance

Sin City

[kevin75]

A Time To Kill and JFK come to mind for me.

[Stu 17]

Glenngary Glen Ross

Jack Lemmon .... Shelley (the machine) Levene
Al Pacino .... Ricky Roma
Ed Harris .... Dave Moss
Alan Arkin .... George Aaronow
Kevin Spacey .... John Williamson
Alec Baldwin .... Blake

[DVD Smurf]

Some suggestions:

Lord of the Rings: Trilogy (2001-2003)
Noel Appleby .... Everard Proudfoot
Sean Astin .... Sam Gamgee
Sala Baker .... Sauron
Sean Bean .... Boromir
Cate Blanchett .... Galadriel
Orlando Bloom .... Legolas Greenleaf
Billy Boyd .... Pippin
Marton Csokas .... Celeborn
Megan Edwards .... Mrs. Proudfoot
Michael Elsworth .... Gondorian Archivist
Mark Ferguson .... Gil-Galad
Ian Holm .... Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen .... Gandalf
Christopher Lee .... Saruman
Lawrence Makoare .... Lurtz
Brent McIntyre .... Witch-King
Peter McKenzie .... Elendil
Sarah McLeod .... Rosie Cotton
Dominic Monaghan .... Merry
Viggo Mortensen .... Aragorn
Ian Mune .... Bounder
Craig Parker .... Haldir
Cameron Rhodes .... Farmer Maggot
John Rhys-Davies .... Gimli
Martyn Sanderson .... Gate Keeper
Andy Serkis .... Gollum
Harry Sinclair .... Isildur
Liv Tyler .... Arwen
David Weatherley .... Barliman Butterbur
Hugo Weaving .... Elrond
Elijah Wood .... Frodo Baggins
among others...

Wild Bunch (1969)
William Holden .... Pike Bishop
Ernest Borgnine .... Dutch Engstrom
Robert Ryan .... Deke Thornton
Edmond O'Brien .... Freddie Sykes
Warren Oates .... Lyle Gorch
Jaime Sánchez .... Angel (as Jaime Sanchez)
Ben Johnson .... Tector Gorch
Emilio Fernández .... Gen. Mapache (as Emilio Fernandez)
Strother Martin .... Coffer
L.Q. Jones .... T.C
Albert Dekker .... Pat Harrigan
Bo Hopkins .... Crazy Lee
Dub Taylor .... Rev. Wainscoat
Paul Harper .... Ross
Jorge Russek .... Maj. Zamorra

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Peter Sellers .... Group Captain (G/C) Lionel Mandrake/President Merkin Muffley/Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott .... Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden .... Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn .... Col. 'Bat' Guano
Slim Pickens .... Maj. T.J. 'King' Kong
Peter Bull .... Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky
James Earl Jones .... Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed .... Miss Foreign Affairs
Jack Creley .... Mr. Staines
Frank Berry .... Lt. H.R. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil .... Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck .... Lt. W.D. Kivel (as Glen Beck)
Roy Stephens .... Frank
Shane Rimmer .... Capt. G.A. 'Ace' Owens
Hal Galili .... Burpelson AFB Defense Team member

[Rivero]

3 right off the top of my head, I'm sure many more will mention them, especially regarding their disappointment with the films despite their strengths:


Around the World in 80 Days- quite possibly the worst Best Picture winner ever. It's still duking it out with The Greatest Show on Earth for the title. Still, it's fun spotting all of the superstars.

Mars Attacks!- Nicholson, Brosnan, Close, De Vito, Bening, Short, Parker, Fox, Steiger, Portman, Black, Grier, Applegate, Jones. This cast is so great none of the first names are even needed, everyone knows exactly who these people are. Too bad Burton had to round up the greatest cast he will ever have for the laziest and most half-assed I'm-just-doin-this-shit-for-the-paycheck Film of his career.

True Romance- Pretty decent flick. Fantastic all-star cast. James Gandolfini. Patricia Arquette. Tom Sizemore. Chris Penn. Jack Black(again!). Samuel L. Jackson. Balki Bartokomous. Christopher Walken. Christian Slater. Brad Pitt. That funny white-guy that black filmmakers love to use.....Michael Rapaport. Val Kilmer. Gary Oldman. Dennis Hopper. The only thing cooler than this cast would be if Tarantino somehow jumped into a time-machine, bitch-slapped Tony Scott and took over the reins of this production with this cast and directed this movie with his own original script and original ending. All would be right with the world.

[Mondo Kane]

Heat had a personally satisfying one:

Al Pacino
Robert De Niro
Val Kilmer
Ashley Judd
Tom Sizemore
Jon Voight
Mykelti Williamson
Tom Noonan
Jeremy Piven
Natalie Portman
Henry Rollins
Ricky Harris (Stand up-comedian. Saw him live at Def Jam LA)
Amy Brenneman
Dennis Haysbert
Wes Studi
Tone Loc (One of the best voices ever)
Danny Trejo
Thomas Rosales Jr. (Familiar stunt man)
Ted Levine
Jerry Trimble (Kickboxer!)
William Fichtner
Hank Azaria

JFK is another favorite.

[PixyJunket]

Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown come to mind for me. Both had outstanding casts.

[matome]

<i>Heat</i>, as mentioned above.

[rabbit77]

Originally posted by Stu 17
Glenngary Glen Ross

Jack Lemmon .... Shelley (the machine) Levene
Al Pacino .... Ricky Roma
Ed Harris .... Dave Moss
Alan Arkin .... George Aaronow
Kevin Spacey .... John Williamson
Alec Baldwin .... Blake

:up: :up:

[William Fuld]

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

[Giles]

curses you, William Fudd and only two mintues shy of your response... :)

[Charlie Goose]

The Poseidon Adventure
Oscar winners: Gene Hackman, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Albertson.
Worth mentioning: Leslie Nielsen & Roddy McDowall

[Goldberg74]

Either of the Ocean's Eleven movies.

Dick Tracy is another one under the "Great Cast/Bad Movie" category.

And I'd like to throw in the Toy Story movies for their great voice casting.

[slop101]

How about a film that actually uses it's good cast like it should - therefore, films like A Bridge Too Far and Poseidon Adventure are out.

My vote for a great ensemble cast where every actor is used well and appropriately, is Glenn Garry Glennross

[Rivero]

Originally posted by slop101
How about a film that actually uses it's good cast like it should - [/B]

Five words -

The Lord of the Rings

[Rizor]

1996's Hamlet has an impressive cast.

[Rival11]

Red Dragon:

Edward Norton
Harvey Keitel
Ralph Finnes
Anthony Hopkins

Jackie Brown:

Deniro
Jackson
Pam Grier
Keaton
Robert Forster
Birdget Fonda
Michael Bowen

Reservoir Dogs

Chris Penn
Harvey Keitel
Tim Roth
Michael Madsen
Steve Buscemi
Lawrence Tierney

[PopcornTreeCt]

Sin City

Bruce Willis
Johnny Depp
Clive Owen
Brittany Murphy
Jessica Alba
Benicio Del Toro
Mickey Rourke
Clive Owen
Nick Stahl
Elijah Wood
Josh Hartnett
Maria Bello
Kate Bosworth

Batman Begins

Christian Bale
Michael Caine
Gary Oldman
Tom Wilkinson
Ken Watanabe
Liam Neeson
Morgan Freeman
Katie Holmes

[AnonomusBob15]

Magnolia - Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Phillip Hoffman, Phillip Baker Hall, William H. M acy, Alfred Molina, Jason Robards

[sataniko]

Originally posted by Shannon Nutt
Some movies have great casts and turn out lousy. However, if you're referring to a movie that turned out well, you can't go wrong with THE GODFATHER:

Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
Robert Duvall
James Caan
Diane Keaton
John Cazale

:up:

[Mondo Kane]

Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
Sin City

Bruce Willis
Johnny Depp
Clive Owen
Brittany Murphy
Jessica Alba
Benicio Del Toro
Mickey Rourke
Clive Owen
Nick Stahl
Elijah Wood
Josh Hartnett
Maria Bello
Kate Bosworth


I think Rosario Dawson just signed up on it too. And don't leave out Rick Gomez. This guy's a cool actor.

[Kal-El]

I always thought A Few Good Men had a powerhouse cast:

Tom Cruise
Jack Nicholson
Demi Moore
Kiefer Sutherland
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Pollak
James Marshall
JT Walsh

[Charlie Goose]

Originally posted by slop101
How about a film that actually uses it's good cast like it should - therefore, films like A Bridge Too Far and Poseidon Adventure are out. [/B]
Ernest Borgnine shouting at the top of his lungs for two hours is misuse? Heresy!

"PREACHER!"

[brizz]

Cannonball Run....duh!

[talemyn]

Playing By Heart

Gillian Anderson
Ellen Burstyn
Sean Connery
Anthony Edwards
Angelina Jolie
Jay Mohr
Ryan Phillippe
Dennis Quaid
Gena Rowlands
Jon Stewart
Madeleine Stowe

Smaller roles . . .
Nastassja Kinski
Amanda Peet


Also happens to be a great movie . . . :up:

[B.A.]

Unforgiven - Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris.

The Royal Tenenbaums - Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Angelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller and the Wilson Brothers. :)

Traffic - Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Miquel Ferrer, etc., etc...

[dom56]

The Right Stuff

Ed Harris
Scott Glenn
Sam Shepard
Dennis Quaid
Fred Ward
Lance Henriksen
Barbara Hershey
Pamela Reed
Veronica Cartwright
Kim Stanley
Donald Moffat
Scott Wilson
Jeff Goldblum
Harry Shearer

L.A. Confidential

Russell Crowe
Guy Pearce
Kevin Spacey
James Cromwell
Danny DeVito
Kim Basinger - Oscar winner Best Supporting Actress
David Strathairn

[Rammsteinfan]

Goonies!!!! :D

Sean Astin
Josh Brolin
Jeff Cohen
Corey Feldman
Kerri Green
Martha Plimpton
Jonathan Ke Quan
John Matuszak
Robert Davi
Joe Pantoliano
Anne Ramsey


Flash Gordon

Sam J. Jones
Melody Anderson
Max von Sydow
Topol
Ornella Muti
Timothy Dalton
Brian Blessed
Peter Wyngarde

[will travel]

HOW THE WEST WAS WON:

James Stewart.
Debbie Reynolds.
Carrol Baker.
Anges Moorehead.
Karl Maldon.
Henry Fonda.
Gregery Peck.
Robert Peston.
Thelma Ritter.
Walter Brennen.
John Wayne.
Henry Morgan.
Russ Tamblyn.
George Peppard.
Eli Wallach.
Carolyn Jones.
Richard Widmark.
Lee J Cobb.
Spencer Tracy.
_________________________________________________

THE LONGEST DAY:

John Wayne.
Henry Fonda.
Robert Mitchuum.
Eddie Albert.
Reb Buttons.
Robert Wagner.
Richard Burton.
Sean Connery.
Gert Forbe.
Curt Jurdens.
Edmund O'Brien.
Robert Ryan.
Paul Anka.
Fabian.
Roddy McDowell.
Sturt Whitman.
Peter Lawford.

I am sure there are more actors that I can't think of right now.

[HotThang]

Carrie

Sissy Spacek
Piper Laurie
William Katt
Amy Irving
John Travolta (OK.. OK...but he is great in this role!)
Nancy Allen
Even P.J. Soles

Maybe not the perfect cast but they all fit their roles perfectly! I can't imagine Sissy as Chris (the role she originally was going to try out for!)

[B.A.]

Originally posted by Rammsteinfan
Goonies!!!! :D

Sean Astin
Josh Brolin
Jeff Cohen
Corey Feldman
Kerri Green
Martha Plimpton
Jonathan Ke Quan
John Matuszak
Robert Davi
Joe Pantoliano
Anne Ramsey
It doesn't even need to be mentioned, because everybody already knows that is one of the greatest casts ever put together.

[shill66]

Hell Drivers (1957)

Stanley Baker
Peggy Cummins
Patrick McGoohan
Herbert Lom
William Hartnell
Wilfrid Lawson
Sid James
Jill Ireland
Alfie Bass
Gordon Jackson
David McCallum
Sean Connery

[cleaver]

Originally posted by will travel
THE LONGEST DAY:

John Wayne.
Henry Fonda.
Robert Mitchuum.
Eddie Albert.
Reb Buttons.
Robert Wagner.
Richard Burton.
Sean Connery.
Gert Forbe.
Curt Jurdens.
Edmund O'Brien.
Robert Ryan.
Paul Anka.
Fabian.
Roddy McDowell.
Sturt Whitman.
Peter Lawford.


:thumbsup:

[JasonF]

Originally posted by Shannon Nutt
Some movies have great casts and turn out lousy. However, if you're referring to a movie that turned out well, you can't go wrong with THE GODFATHER:

Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
Robert Duvall
James Caan
Diane Keaton
John Cazale

Depending on how generous you want to be with who is considered a cast member, I'd put Godfather II ahead of the Godfather -- you lose Brando but gain DeNiro. Assuming, of course, Jimmy Caan's one scene qualifies him as a cast member of Godfather II.

While it can't compare in absolute numbers, in terms of per capita star power, you can't beat Sleuth. There are six people listed in the opening credits. Two of them are Micahel Caine and Lawrence Olivier
and the other four are made up names to disguise the fact that Olivier and Caine are playing all the parts in the movie.

Plus, it was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

[DigIt]

Originally posted by JasonF
While it can't compare in absolute numbers, in terms of per capita star power, you can't beat Sleuth. There are six people listed in the opening credits. Two of them are Micahel Caine and Lawrence Olivier I think you've hit on something. Sleuth = 100% great cast and therefore has the best cast in history.

[wendersfan]

The Maltese Falcon

Humphrey Bogart
Mary Astor
Sidney Greenstreet
Peter Lorre
Ward Bond
Elisha Cook, Jr.

and a cameo from Walter Huston.

[Cusm]

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Sean Penn
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Judge Reinhold
Phoebe Cates
Ray Walston
Forest Whitaker
Eric Stoltz
Nicolas Cage
Anthony Edwards

[brizz]

The Outsiders:

C. Thomas Howell
Matt Dillon
Ralph Macchio
Patrick Swayze
Rob Lowe
Emilio Estevez
Tom Cruise
Diane Lane
Leif Garrett
Tom Waits

[Quake1028]

Casablanca:

Humphrey Bogart .... Rick Blaine
Ingrid Bergman .... Ilsa Lund Laszlo/Kid
Paul Henreid .... Victor Laszlo
Claude Rains .... Capt. Louis Renault
Conrad Veidt .... Maj. Heinrich Strasser
Sydney Greenstreet .... Signor Ferrari
Peter Lorre .... Guillermo Ugarte
S.Z. Sakall .... Carl (as S.K. Sakall)
Madeleine LeBeau .... Yvonne
Dooley Wilson .... Sam

Outsiders is a great choice :up:.

[inri222]

Apocalypse Now

Marlon Brando .... Colonel Kurtz
Robert Duvall .... Lt. Col. Kilgore
Martin Sheen .... Captain Willard
Frederic Forrest .... Chef
Albert Hall .... Chief
Sam Bottoms .... Lance
Laurence Fishburne .... Clean
Dennis Hopper .... Photo Journalist
G.D. Spradlin .... General
Harrison Ford .... Colonel
Jerry Ziesmer .... Civilian
Scott Glenn .... Colby
Colleen Camp .... Playmate
Linda Carpenter .... Playmate
Bill Graham .... Agent
Roman Coppola .... Francis de Marais (Redux version only)
Gian-Carlo Coppola .... Gilles de Marais (Redux version only)
Francis Ford Coppola .... Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
R. Lee Ermey .... Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Vittorio Storaro .... TV Photographer (uncredited)

[AnonomusBob15]

I second Apocalypse Now.

[Quake1028]

Saving Private Ryan had a pretty good cast:

Tom Hanks .... Capt. John Miller
Edward Burns .... Pvt. Richard Reiben
Tom Sizemore .... Sgt. Michael Horvath
Matt Damon .... Pvt. James Ryan
Jeremy Davies .... Cpl. Timothy E. Upham, Interpreter
Adam Goldberg .... Pvt. Stanley Mellish
Barry Pepper .... Pvt. Daniel Jackson (sniper)
Giovanni Ribisi .... Pvt. Irwin Wade, Medic
Vin Diesel .... Pvt. Adrian Caparzo
Ted Danson .... Capt. Fred Hamill
Max Martini .... Cpl. Fred Henderson (as Maximilian Martini)
Dylan Bruno .... Pvt. Alan Toynbe
Joerg Stadler .... Steamboat Willie
Paul Giamatti .... SSgt. William Hill
Dennis Farina .... Lt. Col. Walter Anderson

Thin Red Line is no slouch either:

Sean Penn .... Sgt. Welsh
Adrien Brody .... Cpl. Fife
James Caviezel .... Pvt. Witt (as Jim Caviezel)
Ben Chaplin .... Pvt. Bell
George Clooney .... Capt. Bosche
John Cusack .... Capt. Gaff
Woody Harrelson .... Sgt. Keck
Elias Koteas .... Capt. Staros
Jared Leto .... Lt. Whyte
Dash Mihok .... Pvt. Doll
Tim Blake Nelson .... Pvt. Tills
Nick Nolte .... Lt. Col. Tall
John C. Reilly .... Sgt. Storm
Larry Romano .... Pvt. Mazzi
John Savage .... Sgt. McCron

[Mountain Biker]

I'll second Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Outsiders and add:

The Long Riders:

David Carradine .... Cole Younger
Keith Carradine .... Jim Younger
Robert Carradine .... Bob Younger
James Keach .... Jesse James
Stacy Keach .... Frank James
Dennis Quaid .... Ed Miller
Randy Quaid .... Clell Miller
Christopher Guest
Nicholas Guest
Pamela Reed
James Remar

[scott1598]

"Backdraft"

Robert De Niro, Kurt Russell, Donald Sutherland, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Jennifer Jason Leigh, J. T. Walsh, William Baldwin

not too shabby.

[RyoHazuki]

Prince of Egypt

Val Kilmer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ralph Fiennes
Jeff Goldblum
Patrick Stewart
Steve Martin
Martin Short
Helen Mirren
Sandra Bullock
Danny Glover

and according to imdb

Mel Brooks

[SilverScreen]

Quake1028 already gave my #1 "Casablanca". There is one movie that isn't as well known as the movies listed and has an amazing cast:

"Kelly's Heroes"

Clint Eastwood
Telly Savalas
Don Rickles
Carroll O'Connor
Donald Sutherland
Gavin MacLeod
Harry Dean Stanton

[costanza187]

Thats true that sometimes great casts can turn out a bad movie...

but stuff like Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs they are everything you hoped they would be

[JoeyOhhhh]

I'll throw Nixon onto this list.

[Tarantino]

Con Air...

Nicolas Cage .... Cameron Poe
John Cusack .... U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin
Monica Potter .... Tricia Poe
Danny Trejo .... Johnny 'Johnny-23' Baca
Steve Buscemi .... Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene
David Chappelle .... Joe 'Pinball' Parker
Ving Rhames .... Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones
John Malkovich .... Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom

[moocher]

"Jesus of Nazareth"

Robert Powell .... Jesus Christ
Anne Bancroft .... Mary Magdalene
Ernest Borgnine .... The Centurion
Claudia Cardinale .... The Adulteress
Valentina Cortese .... Herodias
James Farentino .... Simon Peter
James Earl Jones .... Balthazar
Stacy Keach .... Barabbas
Tony Lo Bianco .... Quintilius
James Mason .... Joseph of Arimathea
Ian McShane .... Judas Iscariot
Laurence Olivier .... Nicodemus
Donald Pleasence .... Melchior
Christopher Plummer .... Herod Antipas
Anthony Quinn .... Caiaphas
Fernando Rey .... Gaspar
Ralph Richardson .... Simeon
Rod Steiger .... Pontius Pilate
Peter Ustinov .... Herod the Great
Michael York .... John the Baptist
Olivia Hussey .... Virgin Mary
Cyril Cusack .... Yehuda the Rabbi
Ian Holm .... Zerah

[Giantrobo]

I vote for the LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY.

[asianxcore]

--PLATOON--
Tom Berenger
Willam Dafoe
Charlie Sheen
Forest Whitaker
Johnny Depp (small part)
John C. McGinely

--TRUE ROMANCE--
Christian Slater
Patricia Arquette
Dennis Hopper
Val Kilmer
Gary Oldman
Brad Pitt
Christopher Walken
Bronson Pinchot
Michael Rappaport
James Gandolfini
Samuel L. Jackson
Tom Sizemore

--JACKIE BROWN--
Pam Grier
Samuel L. Jackson
Robert Forester
Bridget Fonda
Rober Deniro
Michael Keaton
Chris Tucker
Sid Haig

[SomeVoices]

Originally posted by Quake1028
Thin Red Line is no slouch either:

Sean Penn .... Sgt. Welsh
Adrien Brody .... Cpl. Fife
James Caviezel .... Pvt. Witt (as Jim Caviezel)
Ben Chaplin .... Pvt. Bell
George Clooney .... Capt. Bosche
John Cusack .... Capt. Gaff
Woody Harrelson .... Sgt. Keck
Elias Koteas .... Capt. Staros
Jared Leto .... Lt. Whyte
Dash Mihok .... Pvt. Doll
Tim Blake Nelson .... Pvt. Tills
Nick Nolte .... Lt. Col. Tall
John C. Reilly .... Sgt. Storm
Larry Romano .... Pvt. Mazzi
John Savage .... Sgt. McCron

This was going to be my suggestion.

[criptik28]

Off the top of my head, I'd say The Thin Red Line had a ton of good actors.

[dsw13]

Originally posted by Shannon Nutt
Some movies have great casts and turn out lousy. However, if you're referring to a movie that turned out well, you can't go wrong with THE GODFATHER:

Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
Robert Duvall
James Caan
Diane Keaton
John Cazale


Originally posted by JasonF
Depending on how generous you want to be with who is considered a cast member, I'd put Godfather II ahead of the Godfather -- you lose Brando but gain DeNiro. Assuming, of course, Jimmy Caan's one scene qualifies him as a cast member of Godfather II.

You're selling "The Godfather" short. I'll take Abe Vigoda over a hack like DeNiro any day of the week. ;)

[JasonF]

Originally posted by dsw13
You're selling "The Godfather" short. I'll take Abe Vigoda over a hack like DeNiro any day of the week. ;)

Bah! Michael Gazzo can kick Abe Vigoda and Richard Castellano's asses with one hand tied behind his back. And don't get me started on Bruno Kirby!

More seriously, I should have mentioned that Godfather II also includes Lee Strasberg.

[baracine]

The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964):

Ingrid Bergman
Rex Harrison
Shirley MacLaine
Jeanne Moreau
George C. Scott
Omar Sharif
Alain Delon
Art Carney
Joyce Grenfell
Edmund Purdom
Moira Lister
Isa Miranda
Grégoire Aslan

... like so many international coproductions of the 50's and 60's.

[baracine]

Last Action Hero (1993)


Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Arnold Schwarzenegger .... Jack Slater/Himself
F. Murray Abraham .... John Practice
Austin O'Brien .... Danny Madigan
Art Carney .... Frank
Charles Dance .... Benedict
Frank McRae .... Lieutenant Dekker
Tom Noonan .... Ripper/Himself
Robert Prosky .... Nick
Anthony Quinn .... Tony Vivaldi
Mercedes Ruehl .... Irene Madigan
Ian McKellen .... Death
Professor Toru Tanaka .... Tough Asian Man
Joan Plowright .... Teacher
Jason Kelly .... Lt. Governor
Noah Emmerich .... Rookie
Tina Turner .... The Mayor
Billy D. Lucas .... S.W.A.T. Cop
Ryan Todd .... Andrew Slater
Apollo Dukakis .... Polonius
Patrick Flanagan .... Punk
Donald C. Llorens .... Monoghan
Michael Chieffo .... Monroe
Mike Muscat .... Cop #1 in L.A. Station
John Finnegan .... Watch Commander
Bobbie Brown .... Video Babe
Angie Everhart .... Video Babe
Bridgette Wilson .... Whitney/Meredith
Jeffrey Braer .... Skeezy
Sven-Ole Thorsen .... Gunman
Anthony Peck .... Cop at Ex-Wife's House
Paul Gonzales .... Cop #2 in L.A. Station
Anna Navarro .... Cop #3 in L.A. Station
Dex Elliot Sanders .... Mitchell
Nick Dimitri .... Funeral Doctor
Rick Ducommun .... Ripper's Agent
Wendle Josepher .... Candy Girl
Michael V. Gazzo .... Torelli
Lee Reherman .... Krause
R.C. Bates .... Rabbi
Colleen Camp .... Ratcliff
Donna Borghoff .... Tammy, Hell's Kitchen Hooker
John McTiernan Sr. .... Cigar Stand Man
Tiffany Puhy .... Autograph Seeker
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Keith Barish .... Cameo Appearance
James Belushi .... Cameo Appearance
Chevy Chase .... Cameo Appearance
Karen Duffy .... Cameo Appearance
Larry Ferguson .... Cameo Appearance
Leeza Gibbons .... Cameo Appearance
M.C. Hammer .... Cameo Appearance (as Hammer)
Little Richard .... Cameo Appearance
Robert Patrick .... Cameo Appearance as T-1000
Maria Shriver .... Cameo Appearance
Sharon Stone .... Catherine Tramell
Jean-Claude Van Damme .... Cameo Appearance
Melvin Van Peebles .... Cameo Appearance
Damon Wayans .... Cameo Appearance
Kim Anderson .... (uncredited)
Chris Connelly .... Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Neriah Davis .... (uncredited)
Danny DeVito .... Whiskers (uncredited) (voice)
Peter Kent .... Maitre D' (uncredited)
Frank Patton .... Cop Touched by Death (uncredited)
Nick Pernice .... Policeman (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr. .... Henchman (uncredited)
Symba Smith .... Model (uncredited)
Michael Straka .... Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Kevin Ula Christie .... L.A. Station Sergeant (uncredited)
Persia White .... Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

85 % of the characters appearing in the first 15 minutes are Oscar winners (not counting Laurence Olivier on film).

[Amator]

Agree strongly with Dr. Strangelove

American Beauty

Kevin Spacey .... Lester Burnham
Annette Bening .... Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch .... Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley .... Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari .... Angela Hayes
Chris Cooper .... Col. Frank Fitts, USMC
Scott Bakula .... Jim Olmeyer

And since no one has listed the cast of Pulp Fiction yet:

Tim Roth .... Pumpkin (Ringo)
Amanda Plummer .... Honey Bunny (Yolanda)
John Travolta .... Vincent Vega
Samuel L. Jackson .... Jules Winnfield
Frank Whaley .... Brett
Bruce Willis .... Butch Coolidge
Ving Rhames .... Marsellus Wallace
Rosanna Arquette .... Jody
Eric Stoltz .... Lance
Uma Thurman .... Mia Wallace
Steve Buscemi .... Buddy Holly
Christopher Walken .... Capt. Koons
Maria de Medeiros .... Fabienne
Quentin Tarantino .... Jimmie Dimmick
Harvey Keitel .... Winston 'The Wolf' Wolfe

also don't forget:

The Usual Suspects

Stephen Baldwin .... Michael McManus
Gabriel Byrne .... Dean Keaton
Benicio Del Toro .... Fred Fenster
Kevin Pollak .... Todd Hockney
Kevin Spacey .... Roger 'Verbal' Kint
Chazz Palminteri .... Dave Kujan, US Customs
Pete Postlethwaite .... Kobayashi
Suzy Amis .... Edie Finneran
Giancarlo Esposito .... Jack Baer, FBI
Dan Hedaya .... Sgt. Geoffrey 'Jeff' Rabin

Braveheart

Mel Gibson .... William Wallace
Brian Cox .... Argyle Wallace
Patrick McGoohan .... Longshanks - King Edward I
Peter Hanly .... Edward, Prince of Wales
Sophie Marceau .... Princess Isabelle
Angus MacFadyen .... Robert the Bruce
Catherine McCormack .... Murron MacClannough
Brendan Gleeson .... Hamish Campbell
David O'Hara .... Stephen

[Tarantino]

We're forgetting one of my favorite movies ever...Boogie Nights...

Luis Guzmán .... Maurice T. Rodriguez
Burt Reynolds .... Jack Horner
Julianne Moore .... Amber Waves
John C. Reilly .... Reed Rothchild
Don Cheadle .... Buck Swope
Heather Graham .... Rollergirl/Brandy
Mark Wahlberg .... Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler
William H. Macy .... Little Bill
Philip Seymour Hoffman .... Scotty J.
Philip Baker Hall .... Floyd Gondolli
Thomas Jane .... Todd Parker
Alfred Molina .... Rahad Jackson

[King Jaspo]

Towering Inferno, The (1974)

Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
William Holden
Faye Dunaway
Fred Astaire
Susan Blakely
Richard Chamberlain
Jennifer Jones
O.J. Simpson
Robert Vaughn
Robert Wagner
Susan Flannery
Sheila Allen
Norman Burton
Jack Collins
Don Gordon
Felton Perry
Gregory Sierra
Ernie F. Orsatti
Dabney Coleman

and so many more ;-P

[scott1598]

shouldn't there be some more pre-60's classics on this list?

[baracine]

Originally posted by scott1598
shouldn't there be some more pre-60's classics on this list?

Throught you'd never ask:

Marie Antoinette (1938) (not available on DVD):


Norma Shearer .... Marie 'Toinon' Antoinette
Tyrone Power .... Count Axel de Fersen
John Barrymore .... King Louis XV
Robert Morley .... King Louis XVI
Anita Louise .... Princess Therese DeLamballe
Joseph Schildkraut .... Duke Phillipe d'Orleans
Gladys George .... Madame Du Barry
Henry Stephenson .... Count de Mercey
Cora Witherspoon .... Countess De Noailles
Barnett Parker .... Prince De Rohan
Reginald Gardiner .... Compte Charles D'Artois
Henry Daniell .... LaMotte
Leonard Penn .... Toulan, Guardsman Helping the Royals to Escape
Albert Dekker .... Comte de Provence (as Albert Van Dekker)
Alma Kruger .... Empress Marie Theresa
Joseph Calleia .... Drouet
George Meeker .... Robespierre
Scotty Beckett .... The Young Dauphin
Marilyn Knowlden .... Princess Thérèse
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Father Luke's Choristers .... Singers at wedding
Father Lani's Chorus .... Singers at wedding
Erville Alderson .... Passport Official (uncredited)
Richard Alexander .... Man With Pike (uncredited)
King Baggot .... Undtermined Role (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette .... Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Robert Barrat .... Citizen-Officer (uncredited)
Thomas Braidon .... Lackey (uncredited)
Al Bridge .... Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Peter Bull .... Gamin (uncredited)
John Burton .... Lafayette (uncredited)
Mae Busch .... Mme. La Motte (uncredited)
John Butler .... Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Frank Campeau .... Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Lane Chandler .... Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy .... Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Ocean Claypool .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Roger Converse .... Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Harry Cording .... Executioner (uncredited)
Earl Covert .... Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Wade Crosby .... Danton (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham .... Mme. 'Feldy' De Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva .... Toulon (uncredited)
Dennis D'Auburn .... Beauregard (uncredited)
Harry Davenport .... Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier .... Archbishop (uncredited)
Guy D'Ennery .... Minister at King's Council (uncredited)
Vernon Downing .... Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey .... Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Frank Elliott .... King's Chamberlain (uncredited)
Billy Engle .... Man with Goblet (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle .... Old Aristocrat at Opera (uncredited)
Ann Evers .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Barry Fitzgerald .... Peddler (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald .... First Councilor (uncredited)
Jack George .... Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon .... Dowager (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant .... Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Ben Hall .... Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr. .... National Guardsman (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert .... Herald (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill .... Major Domo (uncredited)
George Houston .... Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
Esther Howard .... Streetwalker (uncredited)
Mary Howard .... Olivia (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley .... Man in Opera Gallery (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey .... Mme. DePolignac (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten .... Monsieur Boehmer, the Jeweler (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet .... Keeper of the Seal (uncredited)
Edward Keane .... General (uncredited)
Victor Kilian .... Guard in Louis's Cell (uncredited)
Claude King .... Choisell (uncredited)
George Kirby .... Priest (uncredited)
Henry Kolker .... Court Aide (uncredited)
Howard Lang .... Franz (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee .... Coach Driver (uncredited)
Harts Lind .... Nurse (uncredited)
Jacques Lory .... French Peasant (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr. .... Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)
Horace McMahon .... Rabblerouser (uncredited)
John Merton .... Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)
Helene Millard .... Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Frances Millen .... Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
M. Morova .... Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Corbet Morris .... LaRue (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie .... Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)
Bea Nigro .... Woman at the Opera (uncredited)
Mimi Olivera .... Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen .... Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
Rafaela Ottiano .... Louise, Marie's Maid (uncredited)
Claire Owen .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Inez Palange .... Fish Wife (uncredited)
Billy Platt .... Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Guy Bates Post .... Convention President (uncredited)
Alonzo Price .... Second Guardsman (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson .... Goguelot (uncredited)
'Little Billy' Rhodes .... Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt .... Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Lionel Royce .... Guillaume (uncredited)
Tom Rutherford .... St. Clair (uncredited)
Brent Sargent .... St. Pre (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon .... Mrs. Tilson, Setting the Table for Four (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson .... Sauce (uncredited)
William Steele .... Footman (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale .... National Guardsman Bringing Toy Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs .... Second Councilor (uncredited)
Frank Arthur Swales .... Chimney Sweep (uncredited)
Phillip Terry .... Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury .... Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle .... Bit Part (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz .... Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz .... King's Confessor (uncredited)
Charles Waldron .... Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)
Walter Walker .... Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Luana Walters .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Anthony Warde .... Marat (uncredited)
Lyons Wickland .... Laclos (uncredited)
Tudor Williams .... Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe .... Herbert, the Jailer (uncredited)
George Zucco .... Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited)

[eedoon]

I would second The Right Stuff. Also Casablanca and The Godfather.

[baracine]

Mystic River came out on DVD yesterday. It has an outstanding cast of knowns and unknowns and it is a magnificient directorial job by Clint Eastwood. Any film with Laura Linney in it is bound to be above average.

Too bad that, on a moral level, it turns out to be the usual piece of crap gloryfying the criminal/organized crime/good old boys/guns and violence frame of mind of every second US film produced in the last 30 years and the victory of the "strong" (those who abuse) over the "weak" (those who are abused), with maybe a little extra amoral fascist machismo thrown in for good measure.:D

[kcbrett5]

Originally posted by baracine
Throught you'd never ask:

Marie Antoinette (1938) (not available on DVD):


Norma Shearer .... Marie 'Toinon' Antoinette
Tyrone Power .... Count Axel de Fersen
John Barrymore .... King Louis XV
Robert Morley .... King Louis XVI
Anita Louise .... Princess Therese DeLamballe
Joseph Schildkraut .... Duke Phillipe d'Orleans
Gladys George .... Madame Du Barry
Henry Stephenson .... Count de Mercey
Cora Witherspoon .... Countess De Noailles
Barnett Parker .... Prince De Rohan
Reginald Gardiner .... Compte Charles D'Artois
Henry Daniell .... LaMotte
Leonard Penn .... Toulan, Guardsman Helping the Royals to Escape
Albert Dekker .... Comte de Provence (as Albert Van Dekker)
Alma Kruger .... Empress Marie Theresa
Joseph Calleia .... Drouet
George Meeker .... Robespierre
Scotty Beckett .... The Young Dauphin
Marilyn Knowlden .... Princess Thérèse
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Father Luke's Choristers .... Singers at wedding
Father Lani's Chorus .... Singers at wedding
Erville Alderson .... Passport Official (uncredited)
Richard Alexander .... Man With Pike (uncredited)
King Baggot .... Undtermined Role (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette .... Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Robert Barrat .... Citizen-Officer (uncredited)
Thomas Braidon .... Lackey (uncredited)
Al Bridge .... Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Peter Bull .... Gamin (uncredited)
John Burton .... Lafayette (uncredited)
Mae Busch .... Mme. La Motte (uncredited)
John Butler .... Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Frank Campeau .... Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Lane Chandler .... Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy .... Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Ocean Claypool .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Roger Converse .... Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Harry Cording .... Executioner (uncredited)
Earl Covert .... Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Wade Crosby .... Danton (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham .... Mme. 'Feldy' De Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva .... Toulon (uncredited)
Dennis D'Auburn .... Beauregard (uncredited)
Harry Davenport .... Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier .... Archbishop (uncredited)
Guy D'Ennery .... Minister at King's Council (uncredited)
Vernon Downing .... Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey .... Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Frank Elliott .... King's Chamberlain (uncredited)
Billy Engle .... Man with Goblet (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle .... Old Aristocrat at Opera (uncredited)
Ann Evers .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Barry Fitzgerald .... Peddler (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald .... First Councilor (uncredited)
Jack George .... Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon .... Dowager (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant .... Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Ben Hall .... Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr. .... National Guardsman (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert .... Herald (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill .... Major Domo (uncredited)
George Houston .... Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
Esther Howard .... Streetwalker (uncredited)
Mary Howard .... Olivia (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley .... Man in Opera Gallery (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey .... Mme. DePolignac (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten .... Monsieur Boehmer, the Jeweler (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet .... Keeper of the Seal (uncredited)
Edward Keane .... General (uncredited)
Victor Kilian .... Guard in Louis's Cell (uncredited)
Claude King .... Choisell (uncredited)
George Kirby .... Priest (uncredited)
Henry Kolker .... Court Aide (uncredited)
Howard Lang .... Franz (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee .... Coach Driver (uncredited)
Harts Lind .... Nurse (uncredited)
Jacques Lory .... French Peasant (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr. .... Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)
Horace McMahon .... Rabblerouser (uncredited)
John Merton .... Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)
Helene Millard .... Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Frances Millen .... Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
M. Morova .... Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Corbet Morris .... LaRue (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie .... Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)
Bea Nigro .... Woman at the Opera (uncredited)
Mimi Olivera .... Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen .... Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
Rafaela Ottiano .... Louise, Marie's Maid (uncredited)
Claire Owen .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Inez Palange .... Fish Wife (uncredited)
Billy Platt .... Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Guy Bates Post .... Convention President (uncredited)
Alonzo Price .... Second Guardsman (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson .... Goguelot (uncredited)
'Little Billy' Rhodes .... Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt .... Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Lionel Royce .... Guillaume (uncredited)
Tom Rutherford .... St. Clair (uncredited)
Brent Sargent .... St. Pre (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon .... Mrs. Tilson, Setting the Table for Four (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson .... Sauce (uncredited)
William Steele .... Footman (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale .... National Guardsman Bringing Toy Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs .... Second Councilor (uncredited)
Frank Arthur Swales .... Chimney Sweep (uncredited)
Phillip Terry .... Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury .... Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle .... Bit Part (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz .... Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz .... King's Confessor (uncredited)
Charles Waldron .... Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)
Walter Walker .... Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Luana Walters .... Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Anthony Warde .... Marat (uncredited)
Lyons Wickland .... Laclos (uncredited)
Tudor Williams .... Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe .... Herbert, the Jailer (uncredited)
George Zucco .... Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited)

Great? You have listed 30 people who are uncredited and nobody has ever heard of. I don't think you have to list every single name in the movie. Just the major stars would suffice for the future.

[baracine]

Originally posted by kcbrett5
Great? You have listed 30 people who are uncredited and nobody has ever heard of. I don't think you have to list every single name in the movie. Just the major stars would suffice for the future.
Many of the bit parts (uncredited) of this film were played by great character actors (Moroni Olsen, George Zucco) without whose faces Hollywood movies could never have been successful or convincing. Others, like Ruth Hussey (The Philadelphia Story, The Uninvited), became stars in their own right.

[moocher]

Originally posted by baracine
Last Action Hero (1993)

85 % of the characters appearing in the first 15 minutes are Oscar winners (not counting Laurence Olivier on film).

Yes, but the problem here is that most of the "cast" listed had only bit parts/cameos. I think the OP was talking about the cast as in "major players". I wouldn't think cameos should count or you could add many lousy movies like this one to this list.

[baracine]

Originally posted by moocher
[About "Last Action Hero"]Yes, but the problem here is that most of the "cast" listed had only bit parts/cameos. I think the OP was talking about the cast as in "major players". I wouldn't think cameos should count or you could add many lousy movies like this one to this list.

I'm deeply hurt by that statement. I thought Last Action Hero (besides having a dynamite cast) was a thoughtful and quite funny at times deconstruction of the action hero movie genre and clichés, with many rewarding moments. The reason it didn't make any money or win acclaim is that the viewing public wasn't ready for such a sincere stab at its own inconsistencies and superficiality.

[sundog]

Originally posted by baracine
. . . Last Action Hero (besides having a dynamite cast) was a thoughtful and quite funny at times deconstruction of the action hero movie genre and clichés, with many rewarding moments. The reason it didn't make any money or win acclaim is that the viewing public wasn't ready for such a sincere stab at its own inconsistencies and superficiality.

When the stabs are just as superficial it makes the deconstruction rather fleeting, no? Really, Keaton's Sherlock Jr. does more in this vain, and that was in the infancy of the art-form! Hell, even Purple Rose of Cairo has a better grasp on the disparities between film- and real-worlds. Last Action Hero just plays them off for snickers and winks.

Sorry, don't want to turn this thread off topic but I wanted to respond.

As for one of the best casts in cinema history:

Rio Bravo (1958)
John Wayne
Dean Martin
Walter Brennen
Ricky Nelson
Angie Dickinson

Remember, quantity doesn't equal quality.

[Torchur317]

--PLATOON--
Tom Berenger
Willam Dafoe
Charlie Sheen
Forest Whitaker
Johnny Depp (small part)
John C. McGinely
You forgot....

Francesco Quinn
Kevin Dillon
Keith David
Tony Todd
Richard Edson

Great thread btw....

[Mabuse]

Thanks for clearing that up. It had been bugging me for 5 years.

[Torchur317]

No problem.... ;)

[Tarantino]

<b>He's Just Not That Into You</b> has an impressive cast of women, I'd say.

Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Connelly
Scarlett Johanssen
Drew Barrymore
Ben Affleck

= J

[Drexl]

I'd have to disagree on that one.

[xage]

Delgo

The Animated Film is jampacked with it cast unfortunately the film is unheared of...

[jjcool]

Copland had a tremendous cast, but it was a horrible movie.

[scott1598]

Copland had a tremendous cast, but it was a horrible movie.

says you.

[Torchur317]

Cop Land was top notch!!!!!

[RagingBull80]

You forgot....
Richard Edson...
Thank you, I was going to add him to the list.

[jjcool]

says you.

ummm, yeah. I just said it. :confused:
Repeated:
Copland had a great cast but was a terrible film.

[Torchur317]

I disagree with that 100%....

Repeated:

Cop Land was top notch!!!!!

[KillerCannibal]

The Thing.

[jjcool]

I disagree with that 100%....

Repeated:

Cop Land was top notch!!!!!

Says you. :shrug:

[llandros]

House of the Spirits had a good cast but not a great movie....
Meryl Streep
Glenn Close
Jeremy Irons
Winona Ryder
Antonio Banderas
Vanessa Redgrave
Maria Conchita Alonso
Armin Mueller-Stahl

Steel Magnolias had a very good cast as well
Sally Field
Shirley Maclaine
Dolly Parton
Olympia Dukakis
Julia Roberts
Daryll Hannah
Tom Skerritt
Sam Shepherd
Dylon McDermott

JFK as well
Kevin Costner
Tommy Lee Jones
Kevin Bacon
Gary Oldman
Michael Rooker
Jack Lemmon
Laurie Metcalf
Sissy Spacek
Joe Pesci
John Cany
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Jay O. Sanders
Walter Matthau
Sally Kirkland
Donald Sutherland
Edward Asner
Brian Doyle-Murray
Vincent D'Onofrio
Wayne Knight
Lolira Davidovich
Frank Whaley
John Larroquette

[riley_dude]

The Big Chill

[Torchur317]

What about Short Cuts (1993)?

Andie MacDowell
Bruce Davison
Jack Lemmon
Julianne Moore
Matthew Modine
Anne Archer
Fred Ward
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Chris Penn
Peter Gallagher
Michael Beach
Frances McDormand
Lily Tomlin
Robert Downey Jr.
Madeleine Stowe
Tim Robbins
Lili Taylor

[mcnabb]

I checked through the thead and didn't see anyone mention Michael Mann's Heat from 1995:

Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Val Kilmer
Tom Sizemore
Jon Voight
Natalie Portman

[Torchur317]

I checked through the thead and didn't see anyone mention Michael Mann's Heat from 1995:
Heat had a personally satisfying one:

Al Pacino
Robert De Niro
Val Kilmer
Ashley Judd
Tom Sizemore
Jon Voight
Mykelti Williamson
Tom Noonan
Jeremy Piven
Natalie Portman
Henry Rollins
Ricky Harris (Stand up-comedian. Saw him live at Def Jam LA)
Amy Brenneman
Dennis Haysbert
Wes Studi
Tone Loc (One of the best voices ever)
Danny Trejo
Thomas Rosales Jr. (Familiar stunt man)
Ted Levine
Jerry Trimble (Kickboxer!)
William Fichtner
Hank Azaria

[Kurtie Dee]

What about Short Cuts (1993)?

Andie MacDowell
Bruce Davison
Jack Lemmon
Julianne Moore
Matthew Modine
Anne Archer
Fred Ward
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Chris Penn
Peter Gallagher
Michael Beach
Frances McDormand
Lily Tomlin
Robert Downey Jr.
Madeleine Stowe
Tim Robbins
Lili Taylor

seconded, seems like it took too long for Altman to make it to the list! Pret a Porter is packed too.

[Hokeyboy]

Can't believe nobody's mentioned Heat... -ohbfrank-


Anyway, my vote goes for my favorite movie, BRAZIL. Not only a great cast, but a great cast creating great *characters* that amount to more than just glorified cameos:

Jonathan Pryce
Michael Palin
Ian Holm
Bob Hoskins
Katherine Helmond
Charles McKeown
Ian Richardson
Peter Vaughan
Jim Broadbent
EDIT: And Robert DeNiro, of course.

I don't think I've ever enjoyed Ian Holm more.

[Torchur317]

BRAZIL more than just glorified cameos

How can you mention Brazil & great cast in the same sentence without Robert De Niro?
Cameo or not,anything with him in the cast should be listed....

[Hokeyboy]

How can you mention Brazil & great cast in the same sentence without Robert De Niro?
Cameo or not,anything with him in the cast should be listed....
You know, I totally thought I had listed his performance, as it *should* be ranked high with the others. Will amend that now, thanks for pointing it out.

[chris_sc77]

Good picks so far.
Some more I'd like to add:


Hamlet (1996) : Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Judi Dench, Gérard Depardieu, John Gielgud, Rosemary Harris, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon, John Mills, Rufus Sewell, Timothy Spall, Robin Williams, Kate Winslet


Paris, je t'aime (2006) : Steve Buscemi, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Barbet Schroeder, Miranda Richardson, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Nick Nolte, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bob Hoskins, Olga Kurylenko, Elijah Wood, Emily Mortimer, Alexander Payne, Rufus Sewell, Natalie Portman, Gérard Depardieu, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Gaspard Ulliel

New York, I Love You (2008) : Kevin Bacon, Jacinda Barrett, Justin Bartha, Rachel Bilson, Orlando Bloom, James Caan, Hayden Christensen, Julie Christie, Bradley Cooper, Chris Cooper, Drea de Matteo, Andy Garcia, Ethan Hawke, John Hurt, Shia LaBeouf, Cloris Leachman, Natalie Portman, Maggie Q, Christina Ricci, Olivia Thirlby, Goran Visnjic, Eli Wallach, Robin Wright Penn, Burt Young

[inri222]

Sleepers

Robert De Niro
Dustin Hoffman
Brad Pitt
Kevin Bacon
Jason Patric
Billy Crudup
Bruno Kirby
Minnie Driver
Vittorio Gassman
Brad Renfro
Joseph Perrino

Dick Tracy

Warren Beatty
Al Pacino
Dustin Hoffman
James Caan
William Forsythe
Glenne Headly
Kathy Bates
Seymour Cassel
Charles Durning
R.G. Armstrong
Allen Garfield
Dick Van Dyke
Michael J. Pollard
Estelle Parsons
Henry Silva
Paul Sorvino
Madonna
Mandy Patinkin
Mary Woronov
Frank Campanella
Catherine O'Hara
Tom Signorelli

[Moonstone]

The Hunt for Red October

Sean Connery
Alec Baldwin
James Earl Jones
Scott Glenn
Sam Neill
Richard Jordan
Courtney B. Vance
Stellan Skarsgard
Joss Ackland
Tim Curry
Fred Dalton Thompson
Daniel Davis
Jeffrey Jones

[Ash Ketchum]

It's the quality, not the quantity:

THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967)
Lee Marvin
Charles Bronson
Ernest Borgnine
Robert Ryan
Jim Brown
George Kennedy
Ralph Meeker
Richard Jaeckel
Telly Savalas
John Cassavetes
Donald Sutherland
Clint Walker
Robert Webber

[devilshalo]

It's the quality, not the quantity:

The the answer should be JAWS.

Roy Scheider
Robert Shaw
Richard Dreyfuss

;)

[jeffkjoe]

Force 10 from Navarone had:

Han Solo
Capt. Quint
Apollo Creed
Agent Triple X
and
Jaws from The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker

[gglass4269]

If we're talking about straight up talent going up on the screen, in my opinion you CANNOT beat One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

[Rad14]

Some more Oldies but Goodies! :)

Judgement at Nuremberg
Spencer Tracy
Burt Lancaster
Richard Widmark
Marlene Dietrich
Judy Garland
Montgomery Clift
Maximillian Schell

The Battle of Britain
Michael Caine
Trevor Howard
Curt Jurgens
Ian McShane
Kenneth More
Laurence Olivier
Christopher Plummer
Michael Redgrave
Ralph Richardson
Robert Shaw
Susannah York

Lawrence of Arabia
Alec Guinness
Anthony Quinn
Jack Hawkins
Jose Ferrer
Anthony Quayle
Claude Rains
Arthur Kennedy
Omar Sharif
Peter O'Toole

The Ten Commandments 1956
Charlton Heston
Yul Brynner
Anne Baxter
Edward G. Robinson
Yvonne De Carlo
Debra Paget
John Derek
Cedric Hardwicke
Judith Anderson
Vincent Price
John Carradine

The Eagle has Landed
Michael Caine
Donald Sutherland
Robert Duvall
Jenny Agutter
Donald Pleasence
Anthony Quayle
Larry Hagman

[MR Round]

Sin City

[BigDave]

Lonesome Dove 1989, TV mini-series
Robert Duvall
Tommy Lee Jones
Danny Glover
Diane Lane
Robert Urich
D.B. Sweeney
Rick Schroder
Anjelica Huston

[scott1598]

The Player ...isn't too bad. a lot of bit players that you always like in anything they do, not to mention all the "big star" cameos.

Tim Robbins
Greta Scacchi
Fred Ward
Whoopi Goldberg
Peter Gallagher
Brion James
Cynthia Stevenson
Vincent D'Onofrio
Dean Stockwell
Richard E. Grant
Sydney Pollack
Lyle Lovett

[Ash Ketchum]

[QUOTE=Rad14;9316921]Some more Oldies but Goodies! :)



The Ten Commandments 1956
Charlton Heston
Yul Brynner
Anne Baxter
Edward G. Robinson
Yvonne De Carlo
Debra Paget
John Derek
Cedric Hardwicke
Judith Anderson
Vincent Price
John Carradine


And let's not forget Woody Strode and Mike Connors (billed as Touch Connors).

[JarJar Fett]

Hurly Burly (1998)

Sean Penn
Kevin Spacey
Robin Wright Penn
Chazz Palminteri
Gary Shandling
Anna Paquin
Meg Ryan


Didn't care much for the movie, but the cast was great.

Also, has anyone mentioned Heat (1995) yet? I remember there being a few good actors in that one.