Well-known movies that famous people were in when they weren\'t famous
 

OK, some ground rules first:

This should not be a "breakout" movie that this person is known for - for example "Ed Burns in Brothers McMullen" does not qualify. Really, they should usually not even have a major part in the film.

Similar point, but even broader - even if they were famous then, it should not be well-known that this actor was in that movie. So films like The Outsiders, The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, etc. don't qualify even if some of those people weren't famous yet - everyone knows who was in those movies.

Very obscure movies don't count either - a part in some movie nobody has heard of doesn't count. Nobody cares that Brad Pitt was in Cutting Class.

OK, that said, what am I talking about then?

Basically, I am talking about famous actors having some minor role in a big movie. Then you see it again later after the person becomes famous and say, WTF, is that so-and-so?!?!?! Wow, I never realized HE was in that movie!

Here's a non-movie one to give you an idea. I'm watching an old Punk'd the other day and one of the actors playing a restaurant employee is BJ NOVAK FROM THE OFFICE, WTF!?!?! Hahaha, I guess work is work! Actually, I guess TV shows qualify for this too.

OK, so my first nomination for this thread.

David Caruso was in First Blood (Rambo). He played a young deputy. It was on cable last week and I had to do a double take - WTF, is that David Caruso!?!?!

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My nomination: Richard Dreyfuss in The Graduate. He was one of the other tenants in Benjamin's Berkeley apartment building.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger was a mute bodyguard in Altman's The Long Goodbye.
Cuba Gooding in Coming to America

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Nat Portman in 'Heat'

Awesome interplay with Pacino.

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IIR BJ Novak may have done some "writing" for Punked as well.

A classic one is Cliff Claven in Empire Strikes Back.

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Sam Jackson in Goodfellas. He's some young, forgettable gangster. I'm not sure if he even has a line of dialogue. But there he is.

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All,

Both of these are borderline, but a lot of people who know him from Swingers don't realize Jon Favreau was the big fat guy in PCU (is that a well-known movie? maybe not) and Rudy.

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Sam Jackson in Goodfellas. He's some young, forgettable gangster. I'm not sure if he even has a line of dialogue. But there he is.

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He f*cks up the getaway and they shoot him in the head while making coffee. He has a couple lines. His role in Jurassic Park wasn't too many steps above this, either.

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Kevin Bacon in Animal House
Nick Cage and Anthony Edwards in Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Renee Zellwigger in Dazed and Confused

For television- Leo Di Caprio in Growing Pains
George Cloony in Rosanne

Lea Thompson in Burger King commercials

That's it for now

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Danny Aiello in Godfather 2.

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woodguy,

The movie that you go, Oh, that's Brad Pitt, is Thelma and Louise.

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Will,

WTF, Samuel L in GoodFellas!?!?!?! I have seen that movie so many times! Whoa. He was in Coming to America, too!

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Jim Carrey in Once Bitten
Sylvester Stallone in some p0rno.

EDIT: Just realized you are looking for "WELL KNOWN" movies. Whoops.

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How about Courtney Cox Dancing in the Dark with Bruce Springsteen?

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The movie that you go, Oh, that's Brad Pitt, is Thelma and Louise.

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Got it.

A little high, so I don't read directions well.

Regards,
Woodguy

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wesley snipes in michael jackson's "bad" video.

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Matt Damon in School Ties.

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Jim Carey - 'peggy sue got married'

oh and again in 'dead pool'

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amp: Sorry, Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise DOES NOT COUNT.

woodguy: I SPECIFICALLY EXPLAINED WHY THE OUTSIDERS DOESN'T EVEN QUALIFY FOR THIS THREAD!

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ElD: Geez, sorry, I was trying to salvage woodguy's comments. Nazi.

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Charlize Theron in 2 Days in the Valley.

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Matthew McConnaughey Dazed and Confused.
Eric Stoltz Fast Times

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Sam Jackson in Goodfellas. He's some young, forgettable gangster. I'm not sure if he even has a line of dialogue. But there he is.

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"Slats" got drunk and failed to get rid of the getaway car.

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amp,

You suck at this game! Everyone who knows that video knows it's Courtney Cox. Hell, before Friends, that was one of her primary CLAIMS TO FAME!

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Sam Jackson in Goodfellas. He's some young, forgettable gangster. I'm not sure if he even has a line of dialogue. But there he is.

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"Slats" got drunk and failed to get rid of the getaway car.

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It was Stacks.

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F,

"Charlize Theron in 2 Days in the Valley."

HORRIBLE F'IN ANSWER, sorry.

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I really don't know if the guys were famous already back then, but I was amazed at the amount of actors I recognized in "The Bounty". The two most famous being Mel Gibson (ok, I guess after Mad Max he was fairly well known) and Anthony Hopkins (can't remember him in any major movie older than that).

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keifer sutherland played a small role in A Few Good Men.

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All,

Whoa. Now that I think of it, of course Samuel L was Stacks. Weird, I totally don't associate him with that movie.

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My nomination: Richard Dreyfuss in The Graduate. He was one of the other tenants in Benjamin's Berkeley apartment building.

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first thing I thought about

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Kevin Bacon in Animal House

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"Thank you sir,may I have another"?

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El D: Everybody sucks at this game. The Bounty?

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I was surprised to see Jack Black in Dead Man Walking.

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woodguy: I SPECIFICALLY EXPLAINED WHY THE OUTSIDERS DOESN'T EVEN QUALIFY FOR THIS THREAD!


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Hence the "stay gold" comment, and no disection of who was in it.

Regards,
Woodguy

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WDC (and a couple others),

Thanks for the outstanding answers and for being smart.

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Joaquin Phoenix in Parenthood?

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Alyssa Milano is Matrix's daughter in Commando.
Andrea Corr played Sharon Rabbitte in The Commitments.
There's an episode of MASH about a racist CO featuring a young Laurence Fishburne as one of his soldiers.

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Kevin Bacon in Friday the 13th


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F,

"Charlize Theron in 2 Days in the Valley."

HORRIBLE F'IN ANSWER, sorry.

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Oh, yeah. the motel scene, a goddess in white.

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