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Post by agustinaldo on Aug 29, 2008 6:44:37 GMT -5
Peter Jackson: his first three movies were Meet the Feebles, Bad Taste and Braindead (AKA Dead Alive). All three crappy, gore-filled, gross movies.
Kurt Russell: started in some crappy Disney pap before being cast as Snake Plissken.
Michael Keaton: started as Mr. Mom.
Vincent D'Onofrio: started as the "crazy guy" in Troma's The First Turn-On.
Barry Pepper and Roger Donaldson: both started their career with Battlefield Earth
George Clooney: started in Return of the Killer Tomatoes
Leonardo DiCaprio: started in Critters 3
Jennifer Anniston: started in Leprechaun
John Carpenter: started with Dark Star
Jon Favreau: before directing Iron Man, he made Elf and Zathura
David S. Goyer: first movie he directed was the abismally bad Blade: Trinity
Mark Steven Johnson: started with Jack Frost. And I mean the idiotic Michael Keaton one, not the cool horror one.
Marl A.Z. Dippe: the first and only movie he directed was Spawn
Jack Nicholson: started his career in Roger Corman movies
Adam West: as we all know, started his career with the campy 60s Batman.
Larry Hagman: the only movie he directed was Son of the Blob
Warwick Davies: started his career as Wicket the Ewok. By this I don't mean that Star Wars itself is embarassing, but starting your career as one of the crappiest things to ever happen to the saga HAS to be embarassing.
Ahmed Best: on the same page as Davies, started his career as Jar Jar frickin' Binks
Paris Hilton: the only movie she ever acted in was the House of Wax remake
Gene Simmons: one of the only movies he ever acted in was a horrible trainwreck called Never Too Young to Die
George Lazenby: his first and only role was playing the worst James Bond ever
Arnold Schwarzenegger: started with Hercules in New York
Leslie Nielsen: started his career in b-movies before becoming a comedian
Kevin Bacon: started his career with the only Friday the 13th movie that doesn't feature Jason at all
Thomas Jane: started with The Sweetest Thing
Shia LaBeouf and Francis Lawrence: both started their careers with that awful Constantine movie
Aaron Friedberg and David Seltzer: started their careers with Spy Hard, the poor man's Austin Powers
Mike Myers: for that matter, his first movie was the forgettable So I Married an Axe Murderer
Seth Green: in the worst possible case of starting one's career with embarassment, he started his career with Buffy.
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Aug 29, 2008 8:09:55 GMT -5
Jon Favreau: before directing Iron Man, he made Elf and ZathuraAnd before them, he made Swingers. You can't just list the bad ones, dude. Adam West: as we all know, started his career with the campy 60s Batman. ..."started"? Paris Hilton: the only movie she ever acted in was the House of Wax remake Oh, I'm pretty sure she was doing a lot of acting in that other movie she starred in. Seth Green: in the worst possible case of starting one's career with embarassment, he started his career with Buffy. Two years ago I would have agreed, but it turns out Buffy is really pretty good. (I know, right? Who knew?) Besides, Seth does Robot Chicken now, so all past sins are forgiven. -D |
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Post by StarOpal on Aug 29, 2008 8:20:36 GMT -5
Seriously, if you're going to bring up a Buffy, bring up the movie:
David Arquette
Ben Affleck
Thomas Jane
Hilary Swank
(Though I admit, in a deep dark part of my soul Buffy the Vampire Slayer [movie] will always hold a special place. But, hey, I was about seven, what did I know?)
EDIT: Oh, and Dead Alive? Weird, sick, and awesome. This is a movie that holds family history for me.
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Post by coccatino on Aug 29, 2008 8:26:48 GMT -5
Seth Green was a child actor who did a lot of stuff (albeit small stuff) prior to Buffy.
Kevin Bacon's first movie was actually a small role in the VERY respectable Animal House! Thank you, Sir, May I have another!
Furthermore- I'm going to argue a case for So I Married an Axe Murderer because it is effing hilarious.
And don't get me started on Adam West. Adam West is amazing. Yes- old Batman was mega campy. I do not care. I just do not care.
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Post by coccatino on Aug 29, 2008 8:29:31 GMT -5
Star- I'm totally with you on the Buffy movie. I own it on dvd.
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Post by StarOpal on Aug 29, 2008 8:35:04 GMT -5
Coccatino I think So I Married an Axe Murderer is hilarious too (to this day my family still quote the dad whenever we get together "Head!"), but Wayne's World came out the year before so it's not his first movie.
But I would like to add Steve McQueen's starring role in The Blob to the list (though, yea, I dig the campieness of the movie).
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Post by coccatino on Aug 29, 2008 9:09:51 GMT -5
Star- It's like an orange on a toothpick!
The movie theater in The Blob was 3 minutes away from my college- and it’s still open. We used to go there and watch old movies all of the time.
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Post by StarOpal on Aug 29, 2008 9:51:28 GMT -5
Coccatino, I envy you on the Blob theater thing.
Also, Shia LaBeouf was in Holes a couple of years before Constantine.
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Post by Head Mutant on Aug 29, 2008 10:45:03 GMT -5
George Clooney: started in Return of the Killer TomatoesJon Favreau: before directing Iron Man, he made Elf and ZathuraParis Hilton: the only movie she ever acted in was the House of Wax remake Kevin Bacon: started his career with the only Friday the 13th movie that doesn't feature Jason at all Mike Myers: for that matter, his first movie was the forgettable So I Married an Axe MurdererA few notes: George Clooney had a role in Return to Horror High before ROTKT. Many people would say that Favreau's Elf had a quite un-shameful box office take. Paris Hilton has been in other films, including "The Hottie and the Nottie". Kevin Bacon -- that movie was a classic, and one of the most memorable slasher film deaths in the 80's. Mike Myers starred in Wayne's World in 1992. So I Married An Axe Murderer was 1993. |
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Post by orangejesus on Aug 29, 2008 21:30:16 GMT -5
Also, isn't worth mentioning that both So, I Married an Axe Murderer and Return of the Killer Tomatoes kick some major boo-tay in the being awesome department?
Also, I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure that Seth Green had a small cut scene in the BtVS movie. I can't remember where I heard that though.
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Aug 29, 2008 21:42:01 GMT -5
Barry Pepper and Roger Donaldson: both started their career with Battlefield Earth I'm pretty sure Barry Pepper had some bit roles and one recurring role prior to 1998, when he broke out into the mainstream with a small movie called Saving Private Ryan. Then he stared in Enemy of the State and The Green Mile, all after one another. Three of the highest grossing movies of 1998 and 1999, THEN Battlefield Earth. I hardly consider that his starting point. I didn't think anyone would. Not Pvt. Jackson. As for Roger, I'm surprised you didn't go the easy path with No Way Out. Paris Hilton: the only movie she ever acted in was the House of Wax remake. Paris Hilton has a film career? Beyond "DAAAAAADDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, I WANNA BE IN A MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE."? George Lazenby: his first and only role was playing the worst James Bond ever I'll admit it, I'm a Lazenby defender. However, I don't really have to defend him because you contradict yourself. You say these are shameful STARTs, and then say this was his 'first and only' role. No problem is unsolvable in all conceivable circumstances except a paradox. Thanks, Multivac! Leslie Nielsen: started his career in b-movies before becoming a comedian. I would HARDLY call 'Forbidden Planet' a B-movie or a horrible start. It's a classic. Kevin Bacon: started his career with the only Friday the 13th movie that doesn't feature Jason at all. Although this isn't Kevin Bacon's first role (Animal House gets the gold), I will agree I hate that movie. I've heard it endlessly defended by slasher freaks who find Shakespeare in 80s horror flicks. I like Jason. I think he has an interesting style. Any movie without the mask isn't worth it. PILLOW CASE? I'm supposed to be afraid of a pillow case head guy. Nuh uh. Aaron Friedberg and David Seltzer: started their careers with Spy Hard, the poor man's Austin Powers. That's just simply wrong, 50 points off for that statement. Even if Friedberg and Seltzer had careers I seriously doubt they ever contributed to any movie they worked on. Pop quiz: How many OTHER movies can you think of that had a writing team of either "Five guys" or "Two of the five guys from ______". Borg identification numbers don't apply. There's a lotta "who?"s on this list and in two years these guys will be the number one and two biggest "who?"s of all time. |
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Post by james42 on Aug 30, 2008 8:54:48 GMT -5
Peter Jackson--Any movie that includes a preacher that jumps infront of zombies and cries, "I kick ass for the LORD!!!" is NOTHING to be ashamed of. Dead Alive is an all-time classic. Michael Keaton--Good God, man, he was already well-established by the time Mr. Mom came out. Night Shift really catapulted him into popularity with his slightly psychotic comedic character. ? ? ? Wanted Dead or Alive with Rutger Hauer? ? ? I loved that movie (at least, when I was twelve...never seen it since). And what about Kiss Meets the Phantoms of the Park?  Classic. Agree with a previous comment that you can't call Forbidden Planet a B-movie (even though I admit it feels like one to me) because that was HUGE at the time. But, do you mean started his MOVIE career? Because Leslie Neilson had a pretty respectable resume as a television actor before then. Oh, and I must support my fellow SIMAAM supporters. So I Married an Ax Murder is a great movie. Alan Arkin is brilliant, and I love the low-key, quirky humor. Myers portrayal of the father is frickin' hilarious! But, perhaps it fits on the list because Myers himself is ashamed of the movie and has publicly declared that. Makes me mad personally because I wonder if he only says that based off the box office. |
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Aug 30, 2008 9:37:24 GMT -5
But, do you mean started his MOVIE career? Because Leslie Neilson had a pretty respectable resume as a television actor before then. As far as that goes, I've noticed quite a few people on here who had television careers before the movies mentioned on the list. For instance, Shia Lebouf was in Even Stevens, a Disney series, years before I ever saw him pop up anywhere else. There's more, but I have to go to work. |
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Post by mrhat2nd on Sept 11, 2008 8:51:07 GMT -5
Warwick Davies: started his career as Wicket the Ewok. By this I don't mean that Star Wars itself is embarassing, but starting your career as one of the crappiest things to ever happen to the saga HAS to be embarassing.
Good sir I beg to disagree, Jar-Jar Binks holds that distinction
End of line.
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Post by sandrine on Sept 11, 2008 13:10:02 GMT -5
Shia LaBeouf and Francis Lawrence: both started their careers with that awful Constantine movie
Didn't Shia LaBeouf have a five-line role in I, Robot before that? And he was in Holes, too, which I'm pretty sure came before Constantine - boy, do I know he was in Holes. I sat through it four times on a six-hour flight because the other movie was Titanic. |
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