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post #201 of 2928
Totally agree RathBandu. That giant robot mouse at the end FREAKED ME THE FUCK OUT as a child.

Christopher Lee is the direct descendent of Charlemange.
post #202 of 2928
Mickey Rouke played a soldier in The Thin Red Line, and was named in the thanks in the credits.

We really need a special edition directors cut of this film.
post #203 of 2928
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Originally Posted by wadew1
For a millisecond, John Leguizamo appears in Seagal's OUT FOR JUSTICE.
I didn't know that, Leguizamo is also one of Bill Saddler's henchmen in DIE HARD 2.

A few others that I either was recently suprised by or have been at one time in my life:

-Lee Tergensen, who played Beecher on "Oz," is one of the buddies always hanging around Wayne and Garth in both WAYNE'S WORLD films.

-Thomas Jane is one of the guys in prison with Nicolas Cage in FACE/OFF

-Somebody mentioned all the "Sopranos" actors that appear in GOODFELLAS, one that I just realized is that the woman who plays Lorraine Bracco's mom in GOODFELLAS also plays Edie Falco's mom on "The Sopranos."

-The same man who wrote the great movie THE HIDDEN also wrote SNOW DOGS.

-Viggo Mortensen is the main guy helping William Petersen hunt Estevez, Sutherland, and the rest in YOUNG GUNS 2.

-Michael Madsen is the jerky ballplayer that dies while crashing through the wall in THE NATURAL.

-Michael Douglas was a producer for STONE COLD.
post #204 of 2928
Bruce Willis voices the bad guy in Beavis & Butt-Head Do America, didn't know that. I'm just watching it now and checked IMDB.

Also, I didn't know Cronenberg was Canadian....
post #205 of 2928
Ron Jeremy is in Ghostbusters as an extra. You can see him outside the firehouse after it's exploded, in the shot where Dan Aykroyd & Ernie Hudson pull up in the Ecto-1.
post #206 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti
-Viggo Mortensen is the main guy helping William Petersen hunt Estevez, Sutherland, and the rest in YOUNG GUNS 2.
I recently noticed that Viggo had a small part in Harrison Ford's Witness as one of the Amish. He's seen a few times but as far as I can remember doesn't say much (I was flipping channels and missed most of it). He's there when Ford's character punches the local in the face.
post #207 of 2928
Liam Neeson and Jim Carrey are in 'Dirty Harry in the Dead Pool'. Carrey is actually credited as James Carrey. hehe
post #208 of 2928
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Originally Posted by OhioJones
I recently noticed that Viggo had a small part in Harrison Ford's Witness as one of the Amish. He's seen a few times but as far as I can remember doesn't say much (I was flipping channels and missed most of it). He's there when Ford's character punches the local in the face.
Is he the guy who drops all the milk bottles before gettting clocked by Danny Glover? That guy was cool.
"BOOOOOOOOK!"
post #209 of 2928
Viggo is also a baddie in Pale Rider. Along with Billy Drago.
post #210 of 2928
I listed this somewhere before but it will probably fascinate more people here:

The action star that George Clooney is advising at the very end of THREE KINGS is Brian Bosworth.
post #211 of 2928
David S. Ward, the autuer behing Major League and King Ralph, wrote The Sting.
post #212 of 2928
Soliant Green Is People!
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post #214 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Carl Cthulhu
Ian McDiarmid was also the priest who became charcoal in Dragonslayer.

Let us not forget that he was also a butler in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.



Some of these have been pretty obvious. Maybe someone should go deeper.

Lord Morley from The Private Eyes was also an evil apparition in The Sentinel.
Mrs. Deagal from Gremlins was in The Parent Trap remake, hooray!
post #215 of 2928
I could be wrong about this, but I think the guy who made the turtles and voices Ras on Batman: TAS also does the voice of the main villain in Baldur's Gate II.
post #216 of 2928
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Originally Posted by DerekT
You forgot about Phil Lamar is also from Mad TV and when they did the sketch Pulp Fiction/Forrest Gump sketch he had the same role he did in Pulp Fiction.
he's also the vampire villian in a video game calles metal gear solid 2:sons of libirty,had/has done voice over work on cartoons:baby blues,family guy,futurama,buzz lightyear,recess,weekenders,just to name a few, basically every u.s. made cartoon since 1995(but oddly enough not the simpsons)

mark hamill voice a bully on an episode of daria
the dad on the fresh prince of bel-air also is the voice of optimus prime in the cartoon "transformers"

oh,(whispers)ian mckellen is gay
post #217 of 2928
Also, the father on 'Fresh Prince...' is the voice of Shredder in the Turtles cartoon.
post #218 of 2928
the planet in "planet of the apes" is earth...i get it."you maniacs,you blew it up,damn you,god damn you all to hell' makes sense now
post #219 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Duke, Raol
I could be wrong about this, but I think the guy who made the turtles and voices Ras on Batman: TAS also does the voice of the main villain in Baldur's Gate II.
yeah i think he is,he also voiced the half man-half mutant replacement of smythe on the 1990's spiderman cartoon also on the topic of the spiderman cartoon,madam web is stan lee's wife and martin landou was the original voice of the scorpion but quit in 1994,and was replaced by richard moll(bull on "night court")
post #220 of 2928
Michael Gough voiced the old skeleton in Corpse Bride, thus destroying my belief that he was dead...
post #221 of 2928
Both Bill Paxton and Lance Hendriksen have been killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator.
post #222 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Warez
Both Bill Paxton and Lance Hendriksen have been killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator.

That's the best one yet!
post #223 of 2928
There are three Sith Lords in Sleepy Hollow: Ray Park's the Headless Horseman, Christopher Lee's a judge, and Ian McDarmid's the town doctor.
post #224 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Timo
Chris Roberts, the creator of the Wing Commander games and the director of the awful movie based on those games now has a career as a producer. He has produced The Punisher and The Jacket and he has a bunch of films coming up including Nic Cage's Lord of War.

I was wondering what he was up to. I loved the games, but thankfully never saw the movie.
post #225 of 2928
Jeremy Piven is in HEAT. He's the doctor that fixes Val Kilmer up.
post #226 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Timo
The geeky tech guy in The Pretender and the badass with the two whips in Rundown are both played by Jon Gries.
Gries also plays everyone's favorite Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite. Dude, if some long-haired hippy fuck came out of my closet, I'd have to open fire on Lazlo's ass.
post #227 of 2928
Gries was also the "goofball" white guy at the radio station on the first couple years of "Martin." The show really went to hell when Garret Morris and him got the shaft.
post #228 of 2928
The lead characters in TROLL are named Harry Potter Jr. and Harry Potter Sr.
post #229 of 2928
I just realized that Jim Carrey was the star in the movie, Once Bitten.
post #230 of 2928
Sergio Leone was the first one offered to direct The Godfather, but turned it down because he was under the impression he would be getting financing for Once Upon a Time in America soon. He later regretted it, as America would not be able to get funding for another decade. As much as Coppola's films are masterpieces, my mind boggles to think what Leone's vision would've provided.
post #231 of 2928
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Originally Posted by g-dude
Sergio Leone was the first one offered to direct The Godfather, but turned it down because he was under the impression he would be getting financing for Once Upon a Time in America soon. He later regretted it, as America would not be able to get funding for another decade. As much as Coppola's films are masterpieces, my mind boggles to think what Leone's vision would've provided.
I was living a nice quiet life. Then you posted this. Fuck you G Dude. Fuck you.

Now I'll spend the next 3 days wondering what Godfather: Leone Style would've been like.

post #232 of 2928
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Originally Posted by dickybird
the dad on the fresh prince of bel-air also is the voice of optimus prime in the cartoon "transformers"
James Avery was not Optimus on the original cartoon. That was Peter Cullen who also voiced Ironhide (which meant he talked to himself) as well as Venjur on Dungeons & Dragons and a shload of other cartoon characters.

While we're on cartoon voices, Grandpa Huxtable was Panthro on Thundercats!

And finally, Jeff Bridges and Richard Dreyfus were once set to star in Total Recall. I nearly died when I heard Verhoeven say that on the commentary. Would have been a very different film, either choice.
post #233 of 2928
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Originally Posted by xbutterx
Not to mention he is the bar owner in Young Guns 2 and
his crowning achievement as Malick in Conan the Destroyer
Sorry, that would be his performance as Miller in Repo Man .

"Find one in every car. You'll see."

"There's this lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything... Suppose you're thinking about a plate of shrimp. Suddenly somebody'll say like, 'plate,' or 'shrimp,' or 'plate of shrimp'--out of the blue. No explanation. No point in looking for one neither."

"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."
post #234 of 2928
- Ron Livingston voices the video clerk in the Family Guy DTDVD film.....I had to rewind and rewatch that after listening to the commentary and it still dosn't sound like him.
post #235 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Mutant X
Actually, the name of the band was BAD 4 GOOD. Steve Vai was the band's mentor, as he produced and co-wrote much of the debut album. After the album failed to become a hit, the band had a slight change in their line up and renamed themselves Lucy's Milk. They too eventually broke up and following the break up, Brooks Wackerman(their drummer) joined Bad Religion and Suicidal Tendencies.

I was a big fan as a kid. A guilty pleasure if you will.
My mistake. I was looking at one of those Musician Trading Cards things that came out in 1991/1992. It said Tuff Enuff on that, but his IMDB page says Bad 4 Good.
post #236 of 2928
Another few things that I realized:

1) The Weinstein Brothers were responsible for bringing "David the Gnome" to America.
2) Howard Hughes was a big fan of "Diamonds are Forever".
3) Jim Steranko, Michael Bay and Frank Welker all worked on "Raiders of the Lost Ark"


Also, I've had people telling me that Steve Martin is in "The Chinese Connection".
post #237 of 2928
The spitting fucking image of Warren Oates, down to the voice, stars in Heat. He's in the scene where Pacino and company are staking out Deniro's crew at night, and Mikelti says "Not until my boss says so." The guy he's talking to...I could've sworn it was him if he hadn't already passed away.
post #238 of 2928
The scene of Obi-Wan shutting off his lightsaber, as Jango escapes Kamino in AOC, echos the scene in TPM where Darth Maul stands, saber drawn as the Queen's ship escapes Tatooine.

Took me years to catch this.
post #239 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Barkatthemoon
The scene of Obi-Wan shutting off his lightsaber, as Jango escapes Kamino in AOC, echos the scene in TPM where Darth Maul stands, saber drawn as the Queen's ship escapes Tatooine.

Took me years to catch this.
Speaking of echoes, the whole thing about Anakin at the end of the duel echoes the end of the Obi-Wan vs. Maul Duel......so not only is immortality beyond the Siths grasp...so is jumping clean over people.

But this was probably well known to SW fans....

The real thing I came into this thread to share was that Alun Armstrong is a gavel thumping man of the law in Sleepy Hollow [which i'm watching right now] and Oliver Twist [which I watched yesterday]. Guess if you're good at it, why stop....
post #240 of 2928
Last night, while cruising YouTube, I found out that Michael Bay directed the video for "I'll Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)." And watching it, it makes total sense--Michael Bay is just the man you want directing a Meat Loaf video.
post #241 of 2928
Jeremy Piven plays the partying Frat leader in PCU...

...and the crusty Dean in OLD SCHOOL.
post #242 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Rath/Brendan
Also, the following people made cameo or unbilled appearances in the TV miniseries of Stephen King's "The Stand":

John "Joe Bob Briggs" Bloom (also in Casino)
Kathy Bates
Ed Harris
Sam Raimi
John Landis

Molly Ringwald's pregnancy in that movie lasted a whopping four months, and the baby survives.
post #243 of 2928
Joss Whedon was one of the writers of Toy Story.

Eric Clapton did the music for Lethal Weapn.
post #244 of 2928
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti
Gries was also the "goofball" white guy at the radio station on the first couple years of "Martin." The show really went to hell when Garret Morris and him got the shaft.
Lazlo from Real Genius & Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite is also the Wolfman from Monster Squad...
post #245 of 2928
Awesome thread! Here's my contribution...

I wonder if Dave Davis could've predicted this one?

There's a little red head girl who sells out John Conner to the T1000 in the beginning of T2:

"I think he's at the galleria" (this picture's not from the movie, it's the only one I could find of her around that age)


That little girl is none other than the wonderfully busty Nikki Cox on Las Vegas
post #246 of 2928
It took me three viewings of MILLER'S CROSSING before I realized that the Dane and Mink were lovers.
post #247 of 2928
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Originally Posted by soybomb42
Joss Whedon was one of the writers of Toy Story.

Eric Clapton did the music for Lethal Weapn.
Eric Clapton also did the music for "Rush."
post #248 of 2928
No, that's Geddy Lee you're thinking about.
post #249 of 2928
If that was humor, you're in danger of falling into Darkmite/Temos territory.

If that wasn't humor, he means the film "Rush", not the band Rush.
post #250 of 2928
Looking back, you're right, but it was so easy.
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