Tuesday, April 24, 2012

A Young (Fill in the blank - actor's name)

It is always surprising to see an early work by an actor you thought you knew.


Today, I watched  Weird Science, a classic John Hughes movie from 1985.  For those that don't know it, two geeky teenaged boys build their idea of a perfect woman, and in a typical 80's way she helps them overcome the high school bullies and go on to be popular themselves.


This was nothing new to me. We've all seen movies like this.  However, I pause and check after I thought I recognized a face.  Yup... that's a VERY young Bill Paxton playing the older brother of one of the boys.  


Now I feel old!

2 comments:

  1. How would I know Bill Paxton today?

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  2. Well, I looked at his filmography and I'm not sure you would. For me, it is Titanic (the guy in charge of the expedition), Big Love (the Showtime series about a polygamist family) and Apollo 13. I always thought he had a cute smile ;)

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