Best old unknown ensemble cast turned into stars?
03-24-06, 09:12 PM
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I'm surprise no one has mentioned:
Patrick Stewart
Liam Neeson
Gabriel Bryne
Helen Mirren
all starring in Excalibur.
Patrick Stewart
Liam Neeson
Gabriel Bryne
Helen Mirren
all starring in Excalibur.
03-25-06, 12:11 AM
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I think most of the cast of American Pie movies were unknown before it was a hit:
Jason Biggs
Chris Klein
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Chris Owen
Seann William Scott
Alyson Hannigan
Mena Suvari
Tara Reid
Natasha Lyonne
Shannon Elizabeth
Eugene Levy
All had done some stuff, but launched after American Pie
Jason Biggs
Chris Klein
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Chris Owen
Seann William Scott
Alyson Hannigan
Mena Suvari
Tara Reid
Natasha Lyonne
Shannon Elizabeth
Eugene Levy
All had done some stuff, but launched after American Pie
03-25-06, 02:40 AM
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School Ties (1992)
Brendan Fraser
Matt Damon
Chris O'Donnell
Ben Affleck
Reality Bites had lots of cameos:
Empire Records, etc.
Brendan Fraser
Matt Damon
Chris O'Donnell
Ben Affleck
Reality Bites had lots of cameos:
Empire Records, etc.
03-25-06, 04:23 AM
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Because I'm:
a) not a film buff, and
b) too lazy to check everything personally against IMDB
this thread means less to me than it could if each film had a context-setting release date next to it.
YMMV.
OB"unknownensemble"
The Ladykillers (1955)
Alec Guinness
Cecil Parker
Herbert Lom
Peter Sellers
Danny Green
Jack Warner
Katie Johnson
Philip Stainton
Frankie Howerd
Maybe some of that ensemble were less "unknown" than others at the time. Included among those that were uncredited are:
Kenneth Connor
Stratford Johns
Sam Kydd
All of whom became more familiar on British tv a decade or two later.
a) not a film buff, and
b) too lazy to check everything personally against IMDB
this thread means less to me than it could if each film had a context-setting release date next to it.
YMMV.
OB"unknownensemble"
The Ladykillers (1955)
Alec Guinness
Cecil Parker
Herbert Lom
Peter Sellers
Danny Green
Jack Warner
Katie Johnson
Philip Stainton
Frankie Howerd
Maybe some of that ensemble were less "unknown" than others at the time. Included among those that were uncredited are:Kenneth Connor
Stratford Johns
Sam Kydd
All of whom became more familiar on British tv a decade or two later.
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03-27-06, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Kal-El
A Few Good Men could be added to the list as well.
03-27-06, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
Star Wars?........ plus wasn;t it really Geroge Lucas' coming out party
Originally Posted by joliom
I can't believe no one's mentioned American Graffiti yet.
03-29-06, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Perkinsun Dzees
I think the hands down winner is Police Academy 2:
Steve Guttenberg .... Officer Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith .... Officer Moses Hightower
David Graf .... Officer Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow .... Officer Larvell Jones
Colleen Camp .... Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland
Howard Hesseman .... Capt. Peter 'Pete' Lassard
Bob Goldthwait .... Zed
Julie Brown .... Chloe
Tim Kazurinsky .... Sweetchuck
Steve Guttenberg .... Officer Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith .... Officer Moses Hightower
David Graf .... Officer Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow .... Officer Larvell Jones
Colleen Camp .... Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland
Howard Hesseman .... Capt. Peter 'Pete' Lassard
Bob Goldthwait .... Zed
Julie Brown .... Chloe
Tim Kazurinsky .... Sweetchuck
