Discuss: The Pre-Stardom Horrors!
Our friends over at Moviefone got the always-fun idea of doing a piece on "pre-fame stars who appeared in horror flicks." But when I checked the feature out, I was happily surprised to note that their piece was a QUIZ and not a full article. Which means they just gave me a great idea to steal! (Thanks guys!) But definitely go enjoy the quiz first, because the following list might spoil some of the answers for you. Actually, it definitely will.Of course there are the biggies: Kevin Bacon in Friday the 13th, Johnny Depp in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night, Road Games, Terror Train, and Halloween 2. And who can forget Jennifer Aniston battling the loopy Leprechaun? And of course Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger in a Chainsaw sequel so bad they tried to get it impounded. But let's start out with the big horror franchises and see who else we can dig up.
Angela Bassett -- Critters 4 (1991)
Crispin Glover -- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Daphne Zuniga -- The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)
Daryl Hannah -- The Final Terror (1983)
Demi Moore -- Parasite (1982)
Dennis Quaid -- Jaws 3-D (1983)
Ed Harris -- Creepshow (1982)
George Clooney -- Return to Horror High (1987)
Hilary Swank -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Holly Hunter -- The Burning (1981)
Jennifer Aniston -- Leprechaun (1993)
Jennifer Connelly -- Creepers (1985)
Jennifer Jason Leigh -- Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
Johnny Depp -- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Josh Hartnett -- Halloween H20 (1998)
Katherine Heigl -- Bride of Chucky (1998)
Kevin Bacon -- Friday the 13th (1980)
Kevin Costner -- Shadows Run Black (1986)
Laurence Fishburne -- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Leonardo Dicaprio -- Critters 3 (1991)
Matthew McConaughey -- The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994)
Meg Ryan -- Amityville 3-D (1983)
Michael J. Fox -- Class of 1984 (1982)
Mickey Rourke -- Fade to Black (1980)
Patricia Arquette -- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Paul Rudd -- Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Rachel Ward -- Night School (1981)
Renee Zellweger -- The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994)
Sam Neill -- The Final Conflict (1981)
Tom Hanks -- He Knows You're Alone (1980)
Viggo Mortensen -- Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990)
Virginia Madsen -- Zombie High (1987)
But this list is nowhere near complete! Give me your picks and I'll put 'em into the master list.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-15-2008 @ 12:35PM
NP said...
Virginia Madsen also in Candyman. Good stuff.
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10-15-2008 @ 3:04PM
Patrick R said...
Jason Alexander - The Burning
Sigourney Weaver - Alien
Embeth Davidtz - Army of Darkness
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10-15-2008 @ 3:43PM
marc said...
Does it count if they are comedies that are so bad that they are scary? If so. Jim Carry in Once Bitten & Earth Girls Are Easy
How about 2 Actors from the show Charmed
Holly Marie Combs (Dr Giggles)
Brian Krause (Stephen Kings Sleepwalkers)
Oh and what about the great Pauly Shore (Phantom of the Mall)
Yes, Rob Estes (from the new 90210 and Melrose Place) was in that too.
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10-15-2008 @ 4:56PM
Smiggy said...
While we're on the subject of Charmed, there's always Rose McGowan in Scream.
Of course, I'm not too big on movie history from that time, so she may have already been pretty big.
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10-15-2008 @ 5:01PM
JackGonzo said...
Martiska Hargitay was in Ghoulies
Marshall Bell (character actor we all recognized) was in Elm Street 2
Dana Ashbrook Return of the Living Dead II
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10-15-2008 @ 5:06PM
Unk L said...
Mark Ruffalo in "Mirror Mirror 2"
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10-15-2008 @ 5:51PM
Michael Cooney said...
Shannon Elizabeth in "Jack Frost"
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10-15-2008 @ 6:13PM
mjp said...
Keifer Sutherland - Amazing Stories, Lost Boys, Stand By Me
Drew Barrymore - Firestarter
Brad Pitt - Freddy's Nightmares/Kalifornia
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10-16-2008 @ 9:20AM
classypine said...
how about brad pitt in cutting class?
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10-16-2008 @ 9:10AM
laura said...
Drew rose to stardom in ET. Firestarter came afterwords.
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10-16-2008 @ 9:23AM
Jillian said...
Brad Pitt was in this horrible movie called Cutting Class in which he and his girlfriend dealt with a high school serial killer.
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10-16-2008 @ 9:26AM
Jillian said...
Oh and Melinda Clarke who played Julie Cooper on The OC was in Return of the Living Dead III.
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