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

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

While technically Halloween H20: 20 Years Later wasn't his first role, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's performance earned him enough attention to jumpstart a lucrative acting career. Gordon-Levitt plays Jimmy Howell, Laurie Strode's teenage neighbor and an unfortunate victim of Michael Myers. It wasn't long before Gordon-Levitt was moving on to bigger roles in films like 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Mysterious Skin (2004).

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The More You Know

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  • The beer used while filming of the Hobbit was custom made by New Zealand brewers. It was a 1% dark stout called "Sobering Thought".
  • The skeletons in "Poltergeist" are not props. They are real human skeletons.
  • For 'Fight Club' (1999), Brad Pitt had pieces of his front teeth chipped off to play Tyler Durden. He also took soap-making classes, boxing, taekwondo, and grappling lessons with Edward Norton to prepare for the role.
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