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Movies With Most Pre-Stars?

posted 5 years ago by BillHicksFan (10153)
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"The Outsiders" (1982) had almost every star..

-Patrick Swayze
-Rob Lowe
-Tom Cruise
-Ralph Macchio
-Matt Dillon
-Emilio Estevez
-Leif Garrett (he was made for dancing)
-C. Thomas Howell - the lead actor in the movie, but had the least success compared to those above.

[–] TexasJack (12515) 5 years ago

American Graffiti (1973)

Richard Dreyfuss
Ron Howard
Cindy Williams
Mackenzie Phillips
Harrison Ford
Suzanne Somers

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

Don't know half of those

[–] vranger (444) 5 years ago

Your ignorance of film/TV doesn't negate his list.

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

Clearly you don't understand what a star is.

[–] BigWorm (683) 5 years ago

Yes, s/he does. As all of those were/are stars.

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

Haha those 3 women were never stars. Name the famous movies they were in after american graffiti.

[–] BigWorm (683) 5 years ago

pre stars not pre movie stars. Cindy williams was a household name from happy days and laverne and shirley. Suzanne somers was a household name from her time on threes company. And last but not least, Mackenzie philips was known for one day at time. So not movie stars, but stars none the less.

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

So, no movies.

[–] BigWorm (683) 5 years ago

"dont know half of these"

"Clearly you don't understand what a star is."

"Haha those 3 women were never stars."

If not being "movie" stars was your point, I wonder why it took you so long to get there?

As I already said, not movie stars. But they were stars at one point.

[–] sslssg (28362) 5 years ago

To say that Suzanne Somers was not a star is pretty ignorant. Also, the OP states and others have pointed out to you "pre-stars", not pre-movie stars.

I'm not sure how old you are, but all three of these women were pretty famous in the late 70s - 80's.

[–] vranger (444) 5 years ago

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[–] nyctc7 (41451) 5 years ago

Gee, and I thought Taps was a big deal because it had unknowns Sean Penn and Tom Cruise.

[–] sslssg (28362) 5 years ago

Rumble Fish (1983) - I don't know how famous any of them were at the time, but it was my first time seeing some of the cast, and I think I only watched it because I knew Matt Dillion from the Outsiders.

Mickey Rourke
Diane Lane
Nicolas Cage
Vincent Spano
Chris Penn
Laurence Fishburne

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I can't speak for movies, but if you ever wonder about the same thing on TV, there is a show that I believe had the most "pre-stars"... Miami Vice.

Seems like every episode of that show from the 80s had somebody who went on to be a star in the 90s.

[–] BillHicksFan (10153) 5 years ago

"Wanted: Dead or Alive" had at least 20 who went from TV to Film... Not all were as big as Steve McQueen, but they quite a lot.

[–] Stratego (29315) 5 years ago

I was thinking of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but I could only come up with 6 names.

[–] TexasJack (12515) 5 years ago

6 isn't enough?

[–] Stratego (29315) 5 years ago

The OP's got 8. And probably bigger names as well.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (72379) 5 years ago

What about St. Elmo's Fire or were they all pretty established by then?

[–] Stratego (29315) 5 years ago

I would say a lot of them were established already.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (72379) 5 years ago

By 85 I suppose so
I think the OP chose the ultimate pre-stars ensemble film with The Outsiders...good movie too!

[–] nyctc7 (41451) 5 years ago

Yah, I think The Outsiders is the one. American Graffiti a close second.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Red Dawn (1984)
Swayze
Sheen
C T Howell
Lea Thompson
Jennifer Grey
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