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Before They Were Stars: Bryan Cranston Does Voices on “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”
If you watched Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, you might remember that the real name of the Blue Ranger was Billy Cranston. Well, guess what? That was actually a deliberate tribute to the world’s most famous Cranston. Early in his acting … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sam Raimi in “Attack of the Helping Hand”
Yesterday, we did a Shouts from the Back Row podcast about the career of Sam Raimi. I’ve previously posted some of the short films Raimi directed during his youth (including the one that inspired The Evil Dead), but here’s one … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Alyson Hannigan Farts in a McDonald’s Commercial
This one time… at school… back in 1989… I was about 15 years old… and I was wearing this pink sweater… and I did this McDonald’s commercial about “embarrassing moments”… and then I let out this loud fart in the … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Robin Overreacts at Cracked.com
Here is a quick plug for my ninth feature-length article at Cracked.com: “The 5 Most Ridiculous Movie Character Overreactions”. What is the single most stupid and reckless thing that John McClane does in the entire Die Hard series (aside from … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jason Alexander in a Sony Watchman Commercial
If you watch any commercial from the 1980s on Youtube, there’s probably about a 50 % chance that you’ll see a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander in it sporting a full head of hair. I’ve already featured him in an old Levi’s … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Halle Berry in “They Came from Outer Space”
As someone who once wrote an entire Cracked article about horrible sitcoms, I’m always happy to uncover and post these bizarre obscurities. In 1990, a syndicated sitcom was produced called They Came from Outer Space, which told the story of … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Redbelt (2008)
I think one of the best descriptions I ve heard about David Mamet is that he’s as anti-Hollywood as a director can get while still working in the movie business. Quite simply, a lot of the film he’s directed probably … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: J.K. Simmons Sings in “Life is a Low Budget Musical”
This footage is poor quality, but quite frankly, I’m surprised it still even exists at all. J.K. Simmons originally studied acting at the University of Montana and in 1979, he performed in this Montana-based musical stage production called Life is … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Brad Pitt on “Head of the Class”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3hIB6FcXn4 During the late eighties/early nineties, I used to watch a sitcom called Head of the Class, which revolved around a class of gifted high school students and became a little silly once the cast members started turning 30. Anyway, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 5-Year Old Javier Bardem on “El Picaro”
Having been born into a family of actors, Javier Bardem spent much of his youth hanging around film sets and at the age of five, he got himself a small role in a Spanish TV series called El Picaro (a.k.a. … Continue reading
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