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Spotting now famous actors in old films
Madamfluff
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I recorded an old Rutger Hauer film called Blind Fury which was released in 1989, it used to be one of my favourite films (mainly because I have a thing about Rutger).
I saw it at the pictures and got it on video and must have seen it a dozen times.
There was secondary character who I must admit I didnt take much notice of, today me and the old man watched the recording and when this character came on we both said 'thats John Locke' and indeed it was Terry O'Quinn
from Lost, who is just as famous as Rutger now (probably even more so)
Normally if I see a familar face and think that looks like whatsit from thingybob I have to google the cast list to find out who it is, but we recognised Terry O'Quinn immediatly - hasn't changed much.
How many now famous actors have you spotted in old films and do you always recognise them
I saw it at the pictures and got it on video and must have seen it a dozen times.
There was secondary character who I must admit I didnt take much notice of, today me and the old man watched the recording and when this character came on we both said 'thats John Locke' and indeed it was Terry O'Quinn
from Lost, who is just as famous as Rutger now (probably even more so)
Normally if I see a familar face and think that looks like whatsit from thingybob I have to google the cast list to find out who it is, but we recognised Terry O'Quinn immediatly - hasn't changed much.
How many now famous actors have you spotted in old films and do you always recognise them
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You notice it when watching a lot of the episodes in one go.
I watched this film on ITV1 once and I could spot a lot people who are famous now (or kind of famous) and these included:
Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Sting, Ray Winstone, Mark Wingett, Toyah Willcox, John Altman, Phil Davis and Kate Williams.
Gillian Taylforth (the late Kathy Beale) doing her best movie scream.
Derek Thompson (Charlie Fairhead) chewing the scenery in his death scene
and Pierce Brosnan as a decidedly sleazy IRA rent boy assassin.
all of whom were outclassed of course by P.H. Moriarty's deliciously straightfaced portrayal of Razors.
Going with the not so famous I remember spotting some TV actors as kids, plus some big names in Bugsy Malone.
Obviously, Jdie Foster and Scott Baio. Also, Dave Quinnan out of The Bill, Bonnie Bloody Langford, Mark Curry & Katherine Aponowicz. I'm struggling after that.
None other than a very young Kate Winslet showed up.
He was brilliant in the stepfather,i only saw it recently,the 2nd was alright 2 although a bit cheaper lol Di Caprio was in Critters 3,his first film i think also jenifer aniston was in leprechaun.
My favourite is still Kevin Spacey in See No Evil Hear No Evil
Back to the Future managed to include Billy Zane, whilst II added a rediculously young Elijah Wood playing a video game.
Oh and when I caught a bit of Hot Shots the other day (:o) it amusingly had Jon Cryer staring alongside Charlie Sheen (both of course now in 2 1/2 men).
Those are quite easy to spot , but whilst I had Idle Hands in my collection and had watched it loads I didn't realise the main female lead was Jessica Alba until years later. Oddly it was made around the same time as Dark Angel but I didn't recognise her at all.
She's even better in 'Porky's'.
Who was also in Terminator 2
Regards
Mark
Youtube is your friend...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ar4x-hXIic
An almost unrecognisably slender Robbie Coltrane in "Death Watch" aka "La Mort en Direct".
Oh, and Kiera Knightley was in 'Star Wars - The Phantom Menace'.