These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

21 Jump Street

The version of 21 Jump Street you probably know and love stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as two undercover cops trying to bust a drug ring in a high school. However, Johnny Depp actually did it first. 21 Jump Street was one of those shows that had nearly every famous actor on it before they made it big, and Depp owes a lot of his career to the cop show.

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The More You Know

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  • Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they’re called “trailers.”
  • Steven Spielberg pops up for a cameo in Vanilla Sky wearing a Pre-Crime baseball cap.
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