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TheWickerFan 06-29-2010 04:20 AM

Top Early Horror Roles
 
These are actors that went on to make it big who had roles in horror films early in their careers:

Johnny Depp (Nightmare On Elm Street - 1984)
Brad Pitt (Cutting Class - 1989)
Jack Nicholson (Little Shop Of Horrors - 1960)
Clint Eastwood (Revenge Of The Creature - 1955)
John Travolta (Carrie - 1976)
Meg Ryan (Amityville 3-D - 1983)
Demi Moore (Parasite - 1982)
Jennifer Connelly (Phenomena - 1985)

There must be tons of others. Who did I miss?

newb 06-29-2010 05:29 AM

Jennifer Aniston -- Leprechaun [1993]

Jason Alexander--The Burning [1981]

Steve McQueen--The Blob [1958]

TheWickerFan 06-29-2010 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by newb (Post 865655)
Jennifer Aniston -- Leprechaun [1993]

Jason Alexander--The Burning [1981]

Steve McQueen--The Blob [1958]

I LOVED Steve McQueen in The Blob!

Didn't know about the others. Jason Alexander with hair!http://www.horrorphile.net/images/th...r-stevens1.jpg

neverending 06-29-2010 07:25 AM

Holly Hunter was also in The Burning.

TheWickerFan 06-29-2010 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by neverending (Post 865670)
Holly Hunter was also in The Burning.

Never would have recognized her.http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aY8_c0etO6.../burning03.jpg

newb 06-29-2010 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWickerFan (Post 865672)

that's not her

_____V_____ 06-29-2010 07:53 AM

Leonardo DiCaprio in Critters 3

George Clooney in Return to Horror High & Return of the Killer Tomatoes

Laurence Fishburne in NOES 3

Ben Affleck in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Tom Hanks in He Knows You're Alone

Viggo Mortensen in Leatherface: TCM III

Brooke Shields in Alice Sweet Alice

Eva Mendes in Children of the Corn V

Sharon Stone in Deadly Blessing


...bet I am missing plenty more.

_____V_____ 06-29-2010 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWickerFan (Post 865652)
These are actors that went on to make it big who had roles in horror films early in their careers:

Clint Eastwood (Revenge Of The Creature - 1955)

Clint Eastwood was also in a brief role as a pilot in Tarantula.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qeg1OcClj7.../s400/tar7.jpg

http://www.thingsinmovies.com/wp-con...t-eastwood.jpg

newb 06-29-2010 08:13 AM

John Ritter--The Other [1972]

newb 06-29-2010 08:51 AM

James Arness--The Thing From Another World [1951]


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