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Discuss: The Pre-Stardom Horrors!
Filed under: Horror », Fandom »
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.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise are Overpaid
Filed under: Box Office », Tom Cruise », Nicole Kidman »
In the last few years, Nicole Kidman has starred in a number of movies that underperformed at the box office, but last year's disappointing grosses for After Kidman, Forbes names Jennifer Garner, whose '07 films The Kingdom and Catch and Release did poorly enough that the runaway success of Juno couldn't help her ranking. On average her films grossed $3.60 for every $1 she took home. In third place, not surprisingly, is Kidman's ex, Tom Cruise, who bombed big time with Lions for Lambs last year. Others making the list of most overpaid actors include Nicolas Cage, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Jim Carrey, Cate Blanchett and Will Ferrell. Meanwhile, Russell Crowe, who topped the list last year, is considered more fairly paid this year thanks to the success of American Gangster.
Such fluctuations in actors' bankability only continues the debate regarding the importance of movie stars these days. Certainly all the names on Forbes' list are big names who occasionally headline blockbuster hits, but are they actually significant to moviegoers' attraction to a movie? Apparently not.
So, which actor do you think is most in need of a major reality check before his or her next major paycheck?
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