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Is that Gwyneth Paltrow at the beginning?


In the beginning of the movie Ben Stiller is talking about his possible parents, and random people are walking towards the camera one at a time. That last of these, the one that hangs in front of the camera for a while, really looks like Gwyneth Paltrow.

Is it her, or am I wrong?

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I thought the exact thing! I watched it twice in the last week. I still think it is her...however...it is not listed in her IMDb movie listing. And by 1996, when this movie was made, she already had starred in Seven (Se7en). So I doubt she would take this uncredited, super minor, part as an extra. Although, perhaps its an inside joke...anyone know?

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That's a big NO!

nobody lives forever...

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I just watched it last night on Netflix Instant, and rechecked it just now. Not Gwyneth in the top hat (although it does look a bit like her).

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I don't know about Gwyneth P - but there was a guy at the beginning - during the montage of possible Dads - that's messing around in a garbage can - then he screams at passersby . . . he looks just like Larry David.

Actually a cross between Larry David and a silver werewolf.

LMBO. I love Larry D BTW.

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The woman with the top hat is clearly too old to be Gwyneth Paltrow. The shirtless man looks very little like Larry David.

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Anyone else catch Richard Jenkins as one of the possible fathers at the start of the movie?

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Haha, yes!

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Good eye!

Gwyneth Paltrow, Larry David and Richard Jenkins all make appearances in this film.

Did you spot Tom Cruise and Barbara Stanwyck?










Perhaps the OP just wants to reach out for some sense of community.

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