Best movie with complete unknowns?

scott1598 · 02-16-12, 06:40 PM

I know they are out there, but for the life of me can't think of any...

Jaymole · 02-16-12, 06:48 PM

Unknowns when the film came out, or complete unknowns even now?

Drexl · 02-16-12, 06:49 PM

Well, it just so happens that right now I'm seeing the cover art for City of God under "HD Reviews," and I think that's a great example.

RoadToPerdition · 02-16-12, 06:49 PM

Off the top of my head, Bubble was really good.

RoadToPerdition · 02-16-12, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Drexl

Well, it just so happens that right now I'm seeing the cover art for City of God under "HD Reviews," and I think that's a great example.

Good pick.

Jaymole · 02-16-12, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by RoadToPerdition

Good pick.

If we are going to include Foreign films, then there are too many to name.

scott1598 · 02-16-12, 06:51 PM

District 9

riotinmyskull · 02-16-12, 06:54 PM

primer?

Drexl · 02-16-12, 06:57 PM

Clerks?

majorjoe23 · 02-16-12, 07:02 PM

Dazed and Confused?

RoadToPerdition · 02-16-12, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaymole

If we are going to include Foreign films, then there are too many to name.

Yes, that is true. City of God is still a great movie.

PopcornTreeCt · 02-16-12, 07:16 PM

Killer of Sheep

Drexl · 02-16-12, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by majorjoe23

Dazed and Confused?

That one came to mind, but I think Milla Jovovich was somewhat known as a model at that point, and she had been in a few films.

Solid Snake PAC · 02-16-12, 08:33 PM

400 Blows...possibly? I'm not sure about the rest of the cast.

PopcornTreeCt · 02-16-12, 08:49 PM

Wasn't there some newer-ish movie with unknowns?

inri222 · 02-16-12, 08:55 PM

The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Umberto D.
Au Hasard Balthazar

inri222 · 02-16-12, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt

Wasn't there some newer-ish movie with unknowns?

Gomorrah

gp1086 · 02-16-12, 09:12 PM

Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Paranormal Activity series
The Descent
Cloverfield
Porky's

tommyp007 · 02-16-12, 09:40 PM

United 93

mndtrp · 02-16-12, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gp1086

Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Paranormal Activity series
The Descent
Cloverfield
Porky's

I would take this as a joke, but four of the five are valid answers.

gp1086 · 02-16-12, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mndtrp

I would take this as a joke, but four of the five are valid answers.

Threw in a wildcard. Thought it would be best if I put it first.

Charlie Goose · 02-16-12, 10:30 PM

Laws of Gravity - Edie Falco is a big name now, Peter Greene & Paul Schulze are somewhat famous, and Adam Trese is a semi-familiar face. Twenty years ago, they were total unknowns.

Gerry P. · 02-16-12, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC

400 Blows...possibly? I'm not sure about the rest of the cast.

The lead is Jean-Pierre Leaud, who was unknown at the time, but has been a star ever since.

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Originally Posted by inri222

The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Umberto D.
Au Hasard Balthazar

'Balthazar' star Anne Wiazemsky also had a pretty good career after her famous debut. She made a number of films with Godard and Pasolini (co-starring with Leaud in several), as well as Garrel, Techine.

FRwL · 02-17-12, 12:30 AM

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

Chadm · 02-17-12, 12:57 AM

George Washington
Eraserhead
Shadows
Kids
Gummo
Clerks
Slacker
Blair Witch Project
Freaks
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Heart of Glass
El Mariachi
Elephant
Metropolitan
Night of The Living Dead
Dawn of The Dead
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Evil Dead
Passion of Joan of Arc
Quiet City
Dance Party USA

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