# Old movies that are a cavalcade of future stars and character actors

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**Created:** [April 23, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-that-are-a-cavalcade-of-future-stars-and-character-actors/401289 "2007-04-23T09:34:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-that-are-a-cavalcade-of-future-stars-and-character-actors/401289/21 "2007-04-24T17:41:33Z")

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**Animal House**!!

John Belushi  
Tim Matheson  
Tom Hulce  
Stephen Furst  
Bruce McGill  
Mark Metcalf  
Karen Allen  
Kevin Bacon  
(John Vernon and Donald Sutherland were already famous)

**Revenge of the Nerds** is also one of my favorites for this.  
Robert Carradine  
Anthony Edwards  
Timothy Busfield  
Curtis Armstrong  
Ted McGinley  
James Cromwell  
John Goodman  
Bernie Casey–already famous

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