Random movie "aha" moment (1 Viewer)

[nirad3]

First time I saw him was here.

Nice find!

 

[playin4beer]

Watching the original "Total Recall" last night for the thousandth time ...  

I just got done binge watching "Breaking Bad" a few weeks ago..  Tony the one eyed mutant in Total Recall is DEA Agent Hank Schrader in Breaking Bad...

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Watching the original "Total Recall" last night for the thousandth time ...  

I just got done binge watching "Breaking Bad" a few weeks ago..  Tony the one eyed mutant in Total Recall is DEA Agent Hank Schrader in Breaking Bad...

His name is ASAC Schrader and you can go...

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Captain Marvel previously played the au pair who banged Rafi on The League.

 

[The Kansas Comet]

TV series Jessica Jones. Just now found out that Rebecca deMornay plays Trish's mom. 

eta, she's 60.

Another Jessica Jones one - the actor who played Benny the traitorous mutant in Total Recall plays Justis Ambrose in Season 2 of Jessica Jones.  

 

[Don Quixote]

Watching “Anatomy of a Murder” with Jimmy Stewart. I thought the defendant looked familiar (he had a long, distinguished career), but realized that the role that I recognized him for was as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The bit part of the reporter in The Dark Knight is played by THE Anthony Michael Hall.

 

[coyote5]

Watching “Anatomy of a Murder” with Jimmy Stewart. I thought the defendant looked familiar (he had a long, distinguished career), but realized that the role that I recognized him for was as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski.

You mean Brad Wesley...

 

[D in the D]

Just learned today that Suzanne Hanrahan from Slap Shot is the mother in A Christmas Story

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Just learned today that Suzanne Hanrahan from Slap Shot is the mother in A Christmas Story

Yeah, I was a little freaked out when I noticed that a few years ago.  She had some pretty decent boobs.  Makes watching A Christmas Story a little weird now.

 

[Shrugs]

Was showing a woman Dirty Rotten Scoundrels last weekend. Michael Caine’s butler is Emperor Palpatine!

 

[TheFanatic]

The fat guy from This Is Us is Tazer Face? 

 

[Mr. Mojo]

The Nazi that Harrison Ford argues with in Force 10 from Navarrone is the Nazi that Harrison Ford argues with in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 

Yes and in both cases he dies in a moving vehicle. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Holy crap, talk about being typecast.

 

[[scooter]]

Holy crap, talk about being typecast.

Michael Byrne also played a Nazi in "Rogue Male" (1976), "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976), "The Scarlet And The Black" (1983), and "The Plot To Kill Hitler" (1990).

 

[Hastur]

The bounty hunting droid, IG-11(in The Mandalorian), had a cameo in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back".

 

[Lehigh98]

I've seen "Groundhog Day" like maybe 50 times. The lanky kid who marries the girl at the end, who Phil gives the Wrestlemania tickets to, looked kinda familiar. Turns out it's Michael Shannon, best known for Boardwalk Empire.

Came in to post this when I was watching GD for the 1st time with my kids and 100th time myself...

Fred Kleiser grows up to be General Zod

 

[roadkill1292]

The guy who tries to rob the convenience store where Judge Reinhold is working (and Sean Penn "patronizing") at the end of Fast Times at Ridgemont High is James Russo, the evil sheriff in Open Range and a thousand other roles.

 

[SWC]

Another Jessica Jones one - the actor who played Benny the traitorous mutant in Total Recall plays Justis Ambrose in Season 2 of Jessica Jones.  

another one for me was that jessica jones is also the girl in breaking bad take that to the bank brohans 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

The guy who tries to rob the convenience store where Judge Reinhold is working (and Sean Penn "patronizing") at the end of Fast Times at Ridgemont High is James Russo, the evil sheriff in Open Range and a thousand other roles.

Yes, the rapist FF trapped in her fireplace.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091024/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_174

 

[[scooter]]

The guy who tries to rob the convenience store where Judge Reinhold is working (and Sean Penn "patronizing") at the end of Fast Times at Ridgemont High is James Russo, the evil sheriff in Open Range and a thousand other roles.

Mikey from "Beverly Hills Cop".

 

[nirad3]

The bounty hunting droid, IG-11(in The Mandalorian), had a cameo in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back".

Actually, the droid in Empire was IG-88. 

 

[Hastur]

Actually, the droid in Empire was IG-88. 

Yeah, I looked it up and noticed that.  So, not entirely true.  However, I wasn't even aware of bounty hunter droids until I watched the first episode of The Mandalorian.  I haven't really watched any Star Wars outside of the main movies or read any of the books. 

 

[zamboni]

The guy who tries to rob the convenience store where Judge Reinhold is working (and Sean Penn "patronizing") at the end of Fast Times at Ridgemont High is James Russo, the evil sheriff in Open Range and a thousand other roles.

Also Bugsy in Once Upon A Time In America.

 

[gump]

Watching Trading Places yesterday...there were a ton of aha’s of course...but it took me a while to figure out where I recognized Louis’ friend Andrew from...finally recognized the smirk belonging to Frank Cosgrove.

 

[The General]

Watching “The Money Pit” (don’t ask me why) and a very young Bunk from “The Wire” has a few lines. He’s unrecognizable, but that voice.

Watching “Blackhawk Down” and everyone is in this movie but Phil Dunphy “Modern Family” pops up playing some badass Marine

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I only have this one because I recognized his name in the credits.

Jack Black in Demolition Man.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Just watched Star Trek:  The Search for Spock.  Mr R realized that the helmsman on the Excelsior is Miguel Ferrer.  Never noticed before.

 

[Joe Summer]

Did Mr. R notice the cadet played by Phil Morris (aka Jackie Chiles from "Seinfeld")?

BTW, Phil's association with Star Trek goes way back – as a child, he had appeared as one of the freaky Children-Of-The-Corn in the original Trek episode "Miri."
 

 

[RJS113]

Usual Suspects is one of my favorite movies. I’ve seen it several times, but never realized the detective was Gus from Breaking Bad until my girlfriend pointed it out last week. 

 

[zamboni]

Usual Suspects is one of my favorite movies. I’ve seen it several times, but never realized the detective was Gus from Breaking Bad until my girlfriend pointed it out last week. 

May have said this earlier in the thread, but Giancarlo Esposito has an extensive pre-BB resume.

He had an earlier fiery death at the beginning of his acting career in Taps (scene starts at 1:49:35).

 

[D-Day]

May have said this earlier in the thread, but Giancarlo Esposito has an extensive pre-BB resume.

He had an earlier fiery death at the beginning of his acting career in Taps (scene starts at 1:49:35).

He also shot Malcolm X

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Did Mr. R notice the cadet played by Phil Morris (aka Jackie Chiles from "Seinfeld")?

No chance.  Neither of us like that show at all.  Yes, I know we're the odd ones out.

 

[gump]

He also shot Malcolm X

And was in jail with Eddie in the previously mentioned Trading Places.

 

[That one guy]

Not really an a-ha moment, just decided after the 500th time watching Frozen 2 with kiddo to pull up the google and find out who some of these voices are.  Kristoff is none other than Agent Holden Ford from Mindhunter

 

[TheWinz]

Billy Madison and Bobby Boucher are played by the same actor!

 

[El Floppo]

Didn't realize he's also King George in Hamilton

Made it really hard to watch mindhunter for us 

 

[Hastur]

I'm watching 'Godless' on Netflix, and see Thomas Brodie-Sangster.  First time I've noticed him outside of Queens Gambit(he played Benny Watts).  Hmm, I think, I wonder what else he's been in? 

Wow, he's been the voice of Ferb(Phineas and Ferb) since the beginning!  Mind....blown.

 

[nirad3]

fun thread

 

[dhockster]

So I just started watching Bosch and am in season 1. The serial killer who escapes goes to his Mom's house, and the mom looks familiar. Pretty quickly I realize she played Lambert in Alien (Veronica Cartwright). Of course, she also played the young daughter in Hitchcock's "The Birds" which is another good random movie "aha" moment.

 

[The General]

Miami Vice is one giant aha moment

The talent that rolled through that show is amazing. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Miami Vice is one giant aha moment

The talent that rolled through that show is amazing. 

The shot of Willie Nelson roughing up Steve Buscemi is awesome.

 

[The Iguana]

My wife and I fired up Night at the Museum via disney+ and greeted with the surprise that 'Freddie Mercury' plays the pharaoh. 

 

[belljr]

Watching Porky's .... The stripper that they play the prank on the guys out in the woods is the mom from Webster 

 

[otb_lifer]

Watching Porky's .... The stripper that they play the prank on the guys out in the woods is the stepmom from Webster 

troof. 

 

[otb_lifer]

Being adopted doesn't make you a step parent

this is a good nugget. 

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Watching Porky's .... The stripper that they play the prank on the guys out in the woods is the mom from Webster 

And the sheriff was the dad, and they were married in real life. 

 

[belljr]

And the sheriff was the step-dad, and they were married in real life. 

Yeah I remembered Alex Karras (sp?)

 

[supermike80]

Solid work here; I love Running Scared. Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal had great chemistry in that flick.Gotta love Dan Hedaya as Captain Logan too.

LOL  You are the detectives...go, and DETECT!!

Great movie.

 

[supermike80]

This isn't an "a-ha" in terms of casting but one of plot.

Watching Fargo again last night I realized that the plan went wrong from the very first.

Carl Showalter: Shep said you'd be here at 7:30. What gives, man?
Jerry Lundegaard: Shep said 8:30.
Carl Showalter: We've been sitting here an hour. He's
[motioning to Gaer]
Carl Showalter: peed three times already.
Jerry Lundegaard: I'm sure sorry. Shep told me 8:30. It was a mix-up, I guess.

Also, the guy the indian from the maintenance department set Lundegaard up with was NOT Showalter, it was Grimshoe(the blond crazy guy)