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

[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.