Favorite early films of successful actors and actresses.

[terrya]

What is a film by a big name/successful actor or actress, early in their career, that you really liked?

Yesterday, on the Sundance Channel, I saw "The Sum of Us", an early film of Russell Crowe's. He plays a gay man in this marvelous film and his relationship with his father, played by the terrific Jack Thompson. I adore this film...the chemistry between father and son, and the humanness of it. If that makes sense. :-)

[eyesroll]

1. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"

Leo DiCaprio captured his character well...too bad he went on to crap.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Feh. Probably Withnail and I, Shallow Grave or Repo Man.

[Kid_A]

3. Does "Pulp Fiction" count?

That was fairly early in Sam Jackson's career.

[livetohike]

4. "A Boy and His Dog"

with Don Johnson in the leading role. One of the best sci-fi films, imo.

[MissMillie]

5. To Kill a Mockingbird

Robert Duvall's debut

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Stage Door (1937) based on play by Edna Ferber & George S. Kaufman

Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Eve Arden, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller
worked beautifully together in a company with no stars so to speak.

[tridim]

7. 'The Jerk' and 'Top Secret'/'Real Genius'

With Steve Martin and Val Kilmer respectively.

[phillybri]

12. Real Genius is Kilmer's best pic...

One of the most underrated films of the 80's...

[AlCzervik]

13. The Jerk is my favorite Steve Martin movie

http://www.geocities.com/fozzy42/SoundClips/Movies/TheJerk/thurmas.wav

[Nomad559]

8. The Grapes of Wrath

Henry Fonda - Tom Joad

[Kire]

9. Giant & Easy Rider

Dennis Hopper

[Kire]

11. ...And Justice for All

Alison Janney

[Toby109]

14. Funny, I was thinking of Nicholson

for Easy Rider. But Hopper works too.
Bogart in The Roaring Twenties.

[Richardo]

10. "Mermaids". Christina Ricci stole the movie from Cher and Winona Ryder

All of 5 or 6 years old. :thumbsup:

[Rowdyboy]

15. Genevive Bujold in the King of Hearts

[bigwillq]

16. "Dead Calm"

Starring that Aussie beauty Nicole Kidman. Terrific movie.

[FredScuttle]

17. Fandango (1985)

Small indie starring a then-unknown Kevin Costner. Great, great movie

[Baja Margie]

18. I love Marlon Brando's

"One Eyed Jacks".





I love Marlon Brando.

[MrScorpio]

19. Full Metal Jacket

Vincent D'Onofrio's third
Matthew Modine's eighth
Adam Baldwin's eighth
R. Lee Ermey's forth
Arliss Howard's sixth
Ed O'Ross' ninth