Horror movies are not exactly known for being cinematic masterpieces that attract the highest quality thespians.
But for many extremely well-known actors and actresses, their big break came in a scary movie. One of these actors is Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, who starred in 1994’s “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” (alongside Renee Zellweger!).
In 2011, Matthew McConaughey recalled his time playing the villain in the horror movie “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.” “It was carnie, man, we were shooting in 115-degree weather, myself, Renee Zellweger, 16-hour days,” the Texas native said on “George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.” “It was a lot of fun. It was like ‘anything goes.'”[/nextpage][nextpage]
Amy Adams
The second movie Amy Adams appeared in was the comedy-horror film “Psycho Beach Party” in 2000. While the movie is a far cry from her more recent Oscar-nominated work in “American Hustle” and “The Master,” she remembers her early days fondly. “I love ‘Psycho Beach Party’ — I got to do an homage to Ann-Margret in it,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2006.[/nextpage][nextpage]
Leonardo DiCaprio
In 1991, Leonardo DiCaprio got his big break when his first movie, “Critters 3,” debuted. While Leo only appeared in one of four “Critters” movies, his choice paid off. Robert De Niro reportedly spotted him in the flick, which led to Leo being cast in “This Boy’s Life,” which had a far more successful debut in 1993.[/nextpage][nextpage]
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks‘ long, illustrious career in Hollywood started with the 1980 slasher movie “He Knows You’re Alone.”
“I didn’t even know the process of being cast. I was in New York and I was just an actor who was trying to bounce around, and I went to some audition and it was by Lansbury-Beruh [Productions] — they were the guys that were producing, among other things, ‘Godspell.’ I went up to their office and they had all these posters for Broadway shows and I thought, ‘Wow. These are really big heavy hitters,'” Tom Hanks recalled to BuzzFeed of his “He Knows You’re Alone” casting experience. “I did this kind of general audition and they said, ‘OK, you’ll be in the movie. We don’t know who you’re going to play, but you’ll be in the movie.’ And I said, ‘Is that how it works? Just like that?’ I ended up having two days on it — we shot it out in the wintertime in Staten Island — and we were all in one Winnebago and stuff like that.”[/nextpage][nextpage]
Jennifer Aniston
Before “Friends,” Jennifer Aniston starred in 1993’s “Leprechaun,” her first movie.
The horror movie “Leprechaun” has spawned many sequels, but it’s not a film Jennifer Aniston is proud of. In 2014, she told a story on “The Graham Norton Show” about how then-fiance Justin Theroux had discovered the flick when they were in the early stages of dating. “He was flipping through the channels and he stumbled upon that. And that was our next two hours much to my embarrassment,” she admitted.
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