Wait a minute, they star WHICH people?

by lee_eisenberg | created - 11 Jan 2013 | updated - 08 Apr 2014 | Public

These movies have some REALLY jaw-dropping casts.

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1. The Boys from Brazil (1978)

R | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

40 Metascore

A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer

Votes: 30,582 | Gross: $19.00M

Although they don't share any scenes - except by phone calls - "The Boys from Brazil" has the only actor ever named a lord (Laurence Olivier) and the guy from the "Police Academy" movies (Steve Guttenberg).

2. Johnny Suede (1991)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

53 Metascore

A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.

Director: Tom DiCillo | Stars: Brad Pitt, Richard Boes, Cheryl Costa, Michael Luciano

Votes: 4,448 | Gross: $0.09M

Among the co-stars are Tina Louise and Samuel L. Jackson (although they don't share any scenes). Yes, the gorgeous movie star stranded on an uncharted island appears in a movie with the guy who said "mother***kin' snakes on a mother***kin' plane".

3. Hurry Sundown (1967)

Approved | 146 min | Drama

Drama of a ruthless Southern opportunist who tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Diahann Carroll

Votes: 1,386 | Gross: $9.00M

One of Otto Preminger's less renowned movies has a courtoom scene that looks more like a TVLand reunion: the judge is Burgess Meredith (Penguin on "Batman"), his wife is Madeleine Sherwood (Reverend Mother on "The Flying Nun"), the defense attorney is Jim Backus (Mr. Howell on "Gilligan's Island") and the prosecuting attorney is Robert Reed (the "Brady Bunch" dad). That in addition to Jane Fonda, Michael Caine, Faye Dunaway, John Philip Law.

4. I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

When Amy turns an ancient Aztec priest's cloak into a dress, she discovers it's cursed and whoever wears it comes under its evil influence.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Mädchen Amick, Corey Parker, Daisy Hall, R. Lee Ermey

Votes: 907

An evil cloak? Who'd notice that when you've got a cast consisting of Norman Bates, Lovey Howell, ET's mom and Sgt. Hartman?

5. California Suite (1978)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine

Votes: 8,108

There was one thing that truly disappointed me about this movie: co-stars Richard Pryor and Maggie Smith never got to share any scenes. Could there be a funnier conversation than those two trying to understand each other?

6. Day of the Animals (1977)

PG | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A battle for survival ensues after a group of hikers encounters a chemically imbalanced forest.

Director: William Girdler | Stars: Christopher George, Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel

Votes: 3,181

The most famous scene is Leslie Nielsen wrestling a grizzly, but we also have Michael Ansara (Barbara Eden's former husband) and Andrew Stevens (Stella Stevens's son).

7. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

G | 260 min | Biography, Drama, History

An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Directors: George Stevens, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Michael Anderson Jr.

Votes: 11,931 | Gross: $15.47M

OK, so Jesus is played by that guy from the Ingmar Bergman movies, but look who else is here: Kojak, one of the men from UNCLE, Mr. Tibbs, Lolita's mom, Cornelius the ape, Barbara Eden's first husband, and the white-bread singer-turned-Birther.

8. The Ten Commandments (1956)

G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson

Votes: 77,886 | Gross: $93.74M

You thought that it was just a biblical story? Ha! You got the NRA's ex-president, the king of Siam, Little Caesar, Dr. Phibes and Lily Munster.

9. Flowers in the Attic (1987)

PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

25 Metascore

Children are hidden away under an attic by their conspiring mother and grandmother.

Director: Jeffrey Bloom | Stars: Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson, Jeb Stuart Adams

Votes: 11,270 | Gross: $15.15M

The most obvious thing is that Louise Fletcher reprises her role as Nurse Ratched (with a little bit of Carrie's mom), but we also have Victoria Tennant (Steve Martin's ex-wife and his co-star in "All of Me" and "LA Story") and Kristy Swanson (the original Buffy).

10. Toys (1992)

PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

40 Metascore

When Lieutenant General Leland Zevo (Sir Michael Gambon) inherits a toymaking company and begins making war toys, his employees band together to stop him before he ruins the name of Zevo Toys forever.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright

Votes: 33,637 | Gross: $21.45M

Aside from Adrian Cronauer, we have Cosmo Brown, Albus Dumbledore, Django, a rapper, Forrest Gump's lover, Mr. Dawes, and Lisa Simpson.

11. Any Given Sunday (1999)

R | 162 min | Drama, Sport

52 Metascore

A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods

Votes: 125,905 | Gross: $75.53M

The gangster, the model, Django, a rapper, the NRA's ex-president, and the '60s sexpot in a movie about the dark side of pro football? Sounds like a brain freeze.

12. Psycho (1998)

R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

47 Metascore

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen

Votes: 50,712 | Gross: $21.46M

OK, everyone already knew what the plot was. The cast, however, has Ellen DeGeneres's former partner, the Frat Packer, Aragorn, Todd Haynes's muse, Jerry Lundegaard, a Red Hot Chili Pepper, a miscellaneous supporting player, Paul Thomas Anderson's frequent cast member, Ron Howard's dad, another miscellaneous star, Tom Hanks's wife, and...OK, so I don't know whether Robert Forster is best known for "Medium Cool" or "Jackie Brown". Long story short, we should remember the unusual cast, not the fact that they remade "Psycho".



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