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

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck is one of the most celebrated actors of the modern era, but he wasn't exactly at the top of his game in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). "Apparently, I'm so bad in that movie," Ben said, looking back on the role of Basketball Player #10. "I had one line. It was 'Take it,' I think."

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The More You Know

  • While Titanic holds the record for consecutive weeks at the top spot (15), E.T. beats it by one in total weeks at Number One.
  • Keanu Reeves used his profit from The Matrix to buy a motorcycle for all of the movie's stuntmen.
  • The real Frank Abagnale Jr. appears in Catch Me If You Can as the French policeman who arrests Leo.
  • For Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers was paid $1 million, 55 percent of the film’s budget.
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