Familiar Actors, Small Roles Trivia Quiz

Answer: Matt Damon

Matt Damon has said in an interview that he and Ben Affleck took the job as extras watching a ball game mainly to see a game at Fenway Park, in Boston. He also mentioned that the two of them, then in their teens, were able to talk to the film's star, Kevin Costner, and tell him of their dreams of acting.

Damon, and his buddy Affleck, have both gone on to bigger things, including a writing Oscar for 'Good Will Hunting' and various nominations for acting, writing and producing.

Answer: Dan Hedaya

The movie starred William Baldwin and Cindy Crawford in the main roles, while that of Walter Hollenbach was small enough to be uncredited. Dan Hedaya's face is recognizable in the role, however, from his appearances in films such as "The Usual Suspects" (1995) and "Clueless" (1995).

He has also appeared in guest roles in a number of TV shows, including one for which he was Emmy-nominated on "NYPD Blue".

Answer: Thora Birch

Thora Birch has been in many other movies such as 'Ghost World', 'Patriot Games' and 'Paradise'. She began her career as a child star of television commercials, before moving on to sitcoms and movies.
The stars of 'Anywhere But Here' were Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman.

Answer: Johnny Whitworth

Johnny Whitworth has been in other movies such as 'Empire Records' and 'The Rainmaker'. He also played Detective Jake Berkeley in twelve episodes over four seasons of 'CSI: Miami'.
'Can't Hardly Wait' was about a high school graduation party and one can but imagine the role someone called Gum Boy might have played.

Answer: Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine has also been in 'And the Band Played On' and 'Gross Anatomy', as well as the film alluded to in the question, 'Full Metal Jacket'. In 'Notting Hill', Julia Roberts played a movie star filming in London, who fell for a bookstore owner played by Hugh Grant.

Answer: Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin has also been in 'Malice', 'Working Girl' and 'Outside Providence' amongst many others. He was uncredited for his role in 'Notting Hill', although it played a significant part in the relationship between Anna and Will (Hugh Grant).

Answer: Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson has also been in 'Some Kind of Wonderful' and 'Fried Green Tomatoes'. In 'The Postman', she is seen unveiling a monument to her father (Kevin Costner) acknowledging his part in the rebirth of the nation following an apocalyptic event.

Answer: Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates has been in at least two movies based on Stephen King novels-- 'Misery' and 'Dolores Claiborne', and it was in the former that she played super fan Annie Wilkes who imprisoned her favourite author. She was one of many stars to play smallish roles in 'Dick Tracy', based on the long running newspaper funny pages character.

Answer: Keanu Reeves

The cast of 'Freaked' also included Mr T as a bearded lady and Randy Quaid as Elijah C. Skuggs. Keanu Reeves, who was raised in Canada, has also been in 'A Walk in the Clouds', 'Speed' and 'The Matrix'.

Answer: Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr. has also been in 'Snow Dogs', 'Outbreak', and 'Jerry Maguire', for which he won a supporting actor Oscar. In 'Blown Away', the class was learning about a nasty little item known as a bouncing Betty when these two seemed to find something funny, which did not amuse their instructor (Jeff Bridges).