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

Tom Hanks

You might know him as the loveable lead in all of your favorite rom-coms, but believe it or not, Tom Hanks' debut film role was actually a small part in the 1980 slasher flick He Knows You're Alone. Despite the size of his role, Hanks was reportedly so good at his job that the writer decided to ax the death scene they had planned for him. Who knew that within the same decade, he would become an Oscar-nominated actor?

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The More You Know

  • Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume—cape and all.
  • The Dark Knight made more money in its first six days in the US than Batman Begins made in its entire domestic run.
  • The Lion King was originally known as King of the Jungle until someone at Disney finally remembered that lions don’t actually live in jungles.
  • The first film kiss happened in 1896
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