Hollywood A-Listers Who Got Their Big Break in Horror Films

George Clooney

While some might think George Clooney's career began with ER, they are sorely mistaken. Before he was Dr. Doug Ross, Clooney starred in two low-budget '80s slasher flicks: Return to Horror High (1987) and Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988). Film critic Steve Miller wrote of Return to Horror High, "The narrative threads of this low-budget spoof of slasher films are more tangled than the cocaine-fueled fever dreams of Quentin Tarantino."

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The More You Know

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every one of the 700 words he said in, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
  • In 2002, Steven Spielberg finally finished college after a 33-year hiatus. He turned in Schindler’s List for his student film requirement.
  • It took only 8 days to film "The Blair Witch Project".
  • Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role in Die Hard.
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