Wait a minute, they star WHICH people?
by lee_eisenberg | created - 11 Jan 2013 | updated - 08 Apr 2014 | PublicThese movies have some REALLY jaw-dropping casts.
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1. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
R | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
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
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
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
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
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
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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