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

Jon Stewart

One year before Jon Stewart took over The Daily Show, Jon Stewart debuted on the big screen in the sci-fi horror film The Faculty (1998). Stewart played Edward Furlong, a high school science teacher who meets a gruesome at the hands of his student. Rotten Tomatoes hailed the film a "rip-off of other sci-fi thrillers."

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The More You Know

  • In the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, no two female characters ever speak to each other.
  • Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
  • In Saving Private Ryan, all of the main cast were given basic military training except Matt Damon, in the hope that the cast would build a resentment towards him necessary for the role.
  • Hattie McDaniels was the first Black actor to win an Oscar
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