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

Angela Bassett

Surprisingly, Leonardo DiCaprio wasn't the only one whose career was jumpstarted by the Critters franchise. Angela Bassett played a pilot named Fran in Critters 4 (1992), which began where DiCaprio's Critters 3 left off. In all likelihood, Bassett's career was kickstarted by her performance in Boyz n the Hood (1991) rather than a Critters sequel that took place in space.

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