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

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston wasn't always known as Rachel Green on Friends. Aniston credits Leprechaun (1993) with her introduction to showbusiness, but it wasn't easy for the actress to look back at her debut role without cringing. "I watched it like, 8 years ago with our mutual friend Justin Theroux for [expletive] and giggles," she explained. “We were dating. It was one of those things when I tried to get that remote out of his hand and there was just no having it. He was like, 'No, no, no, no, this is happening.'"

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The More You Know

  • Robert Ludlum, the creator of the Jason Bourne series, died while the first Bourne film was in post-production.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger practiced with guns every day for a month to prepare for The Terminator.
  • Shooting for No Country For Old Men was interrupted for a day due to a smoke cloud from the set of There Will Be Blood, which was also filming in the area.
  • Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.
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