Culturally illiterate? You tell me.

[sauergeek]

I saw my third movie this year: Batman Begins (no, I had not seen it before). Of the cast on screen, I recognized exactly one actor: Morgan Freeman. So, for my entertainment (and possibly yours), I list the places, if any, I have seen or heard the other first-billed actors.


Christian Bale: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V. Voice actor: Howl's Moving Castle.

Michael Caine: The Italian Job (original).

Liam Neeson: Star Wars ep. 1, Schindler's List, Krull.

Katie Holmes: [nothing]

Gary Oldman: [nothing]

Cillian Murphy: [nothing]

Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty.

Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner.

Ken Watanabe: Tampopo.

Mark Boone, Jr.: [nothing]

Linus Roache: [nothing]

Morgan Freeman: Amistad, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Again, note that the only one I recognized on sight was Morgan Freeman. Once I had names, the only one I could associate with any movie was Rutger Hauer. (No, I did not recall which movies I had seen Morgan Freeman in.)

EDIT: Turns out I have seen both versions of The Italian Job, so corrected the entry for Michael Caine.

Comments

[qbaz.livejournal.com]

... I envy you having the opportunity to discover Gary Oldman's catalog for the first time. "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead," "The Dark Knight," and "The 5th Element" (though not if Nathan convinces you otherwise) are all worth seeing just for Oldman alone.

[pir.livejournal.com]

Not to mention The Professional/Leon.

[qbaz.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. (Jean Reno and Natalie Portman aren't bad there, either.)

Oldman's chosen some clunker roles, too, of course (*cof* Air Force One *cof*) but in most of his parts, he's a joy to watch.

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

I full-stop do not believe you've never seen Michael Caine in anything prior to Batman Begins. That verges on physically impossible: the man has been in 30% of all movies made since 1965.

[sauergeek.livejournal.com]

The ones in his credit list that tripped me up, and the explanation behind each:

Austin Powers in Goldmember: I have only seen the first two Austin Powers movies, and had to verify which one this was. It's #3.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: I remember seeing a trailer for this one, and thinking it might be fun, but on reading the plot summary realized I never actually saw it.

The Eagle Has Landed: Briefly confused this one with "Where Eagles Dare", which he was not in.

The Italian Job: Turns out I've seen both the remake and the original, so I will correct this. The bus scene I remember does not appear in the remake.

[andrewfeland.livejournal.com]

Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley in "Without a Clue". Not to be missed.

[andrewfeland.livejournal.com]

That was Liam Neeson in Krull? And you haven't seen Darkman?

I'll add my voice to the people telling you to go watch Gary Oldman movies. I think you've pretty much seen the best Rutger Hauer has to offer, but Split Second is great for a laugh and a beer. Wait for the young partner to crack, it's a hoot.

Christian Bale was also the young boy in Empire of the Sun, which is quite a film.

[dariusk.livejournal.com]

Did you see Newsies? Mr. Bale was in that!