What movies have the greatest casts?

[TXCyclones]

Kelly's Heros - Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Caroll O'Conner, Don Rickles, Gavin MacLeod, Harry Dean Stanton, Len Lesser.

 

[VeloClone]

Apocalypse Now
Martin Sheen
Robert Duval
Harrison Ford
Marlon Brando
Many others

Notably: Dennis Hopper, Lawrence Fishburne and Scott Glenn.

 

[VeloClone]

Field of Dreams
Costner
Ray Liota
James Earl Jones
Amy Madigan
Burt Lancaster
Ed Harris was The Voice (just learned this haha)

Also known as Amy Madigan's husband.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

And there’s even more in The Marvels. IYKYK.

”Memories, all alone in the moon-light …”

Haven't seen it yet.

 

[ISUcyclones11]

You could do this with just about any Nolan movie after Insomnia.

Even that has a good cast. Maybe the most underrated movie of all time.

Robin Williams in a non-comedic role is incredible

 

[VeloClone]

Even that has a good cast. Maybe the most underrated movie of all time.

Robin Williams in a non-comedic role is incredible

Yeah, everyone laughed at the idea of Robin Williams in a dark role...and then they saw the movie.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Both versions of True Grit were stacked...

True Grit (1969)
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John Wayne
Glen Campbell
Kim Darby
Robert Duvall
Dennis Hopper

Even more so with the newer version...

True Grit (2010)
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Jeff Bridges
Hailee Steinfeld
Matt Damon
Josh Brolin
Barry Pepper
Domhnall Gleeson
J.K. Simmons

 

[JP4CY]

Watching Mississippi Burning tonight on TCM.
I have never seen it before but kind of "knew of it."
Gene Hackman
Willem Defoe
Frances McDormand
R Lee Ermey
Michael Rooker
Tobin Bell (weird to see him not in Saw movies)
Kevin Dunn
Frankie Faison
Pruitt Taylor Vince

 

[Angie]

Isn’t he like the only one with an Oscar?

I think also the only one with sexual assault settlements!

A few random ones I thought of in addition to those mentioned, not all of which are necessarily the best movies:

Caddyshack - Murray, Chase, Knight, Dangerfield. Not the best actors, and some arguable life choices, but all hilarious.

Mars Attacks - Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Martin Short, Danny DeVito, SJP, Michael J Fox, Natalie Portman, Pam Grier, Jack Black

Anchorman 1 and 2 - when you factor in the rival news anchors in each, those are some pretty kickass casts

Lincoln - Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Fields, James Spader, Jeremy Strong, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, Adam Driver (awful lot of Oscars and Emmys in that cast)

 

[JP4CY]

I think also the only one with sexual assault settlements!

A few random ones I thought of in addition to those mentioned, not all of which are necessarily the best movies:

Caddyshack - Murray, Chase, Knight, Dangerfield. Not the best actors, and some arguable life choices, but all hilarious.

Mars Attacks - Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Martin Short, Danny DeVito, SJP, Michael J Fox, Natalie Portman, Pam Grier, Jack Black

Anchorman 1 and 2 - when you factor in the rival news anchors in each, those are some pretty kickass casts

Lincoln - Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Fields, James Spader, Jeremy Strong, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, Adam Driver (awful lot of Oscars and Emmys in that cast)

Wow, forgot about that Mars Attacks cast.

 

[Angie]

Wow, forgot about that Mars Attacks cast.

It was pretty amazing! As was Galaxy Quest.

 

[Dale]

Robert Altman's The Player was mentioned briefly earlier, but it bears repeating what an incredible cast this had, including 14 Oscar winners and 14 additional actors who were Oscar nominees:

Oscar winners:

• Jack Lemmon
• Sydney Pollack
• Susan Sarandon
• Julia Roberts
• Rod Steiger
• Anjelica Huston
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Cher
• Tim Robbins
• Louise Fletcher
• James Coburn
• Joel Grey
• Marlee Matlin
• Harry Belafonte (honorary Oscar)

Oscar nominees:

• Nick Nolte
• Buck Henry
• Peter Falk
• Gary Busey
• Greta Scacchi
• Teri Garr
• Elliott Gould
• Karen Black
• Dean Stockwell
• Jeff Goldblum
• Sally Kellerman
• Sally Kirkland
• Burt Reynolds
• Lily Tomlin

And also Peter Gallagher, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lyle Lovett (famous for other things), Jeremy Piven, Steve Allen, John Cusack, Dennis Franz, David Alan Grier, Kathy Ireland, Andie MacDowell, Malcolm McDowell, Bruce Willis, etc. Basically anyone who was anyone in the '80s or early '90s.

 

[HoopsTournament]

At first I read the title as "best cats." I was a bit disappointed in "casts," but there've been some solid arguments here.

Best Cats is The Marvels

 

[HoopsTournament]

I can’t believe no one mentioned Airplane!

While Robert Hays and Julie Haggarty weren’t huge names, the supporting cast was full of them:

Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Lloyd Bridges
Leslie Nielsen
Peter Graves
Robert Stack
Barbara Billingsly
Ethel Merman
Jimmie Walker

 

[JP4CY]

Upcoming "Unfrosted" movie:



Jerry Seinfeld
Melissa McCarthy
James Marsden
Hugh Grant
Rachael Harris
Dan Levy
Christian Slater
Max Greenfield
Fred Armisen
Amy Schumer
Jack McBrayer
Jim Gaffigan
Bobby Moynihan

 

[JP4CY]

Basketball break, watching 1979 Muppet movie with kiddo.
VERY IMPRESSIVE cast:

• Jim Henson
• Frank Oz
• Jerry Nelson
• Richard Hunt
• Dave Goelz
• Charles Durning
• Austin Pendleton
• Edgar Bergen
• Milton Berle
• Mel Brooks
• James Coburn
• Dom DeLuise
• Elliott Gould
• Bob Hope
• Madeline Kahn
• Carol Kane
• Cloris Leachman
• Steve Martin
• Richard Pryor
• Telly Savalas
• Orson Welles
• Paul Williams

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

D Day movie called The Longest Day?

 

[madguy30]

Basketball break, watching 1979 Muppet movie with kiddo.
VERY IMPRESSIVE cast:

• Jim Henson
• Frank Oz
• Jerry Nelson
• Richard Hunt
• Dave Goelz
• Charles Durning
• Austin Pendleton
• Edgar Bergen
• Milton Berle
• Mel Brooks
• James Coburn
• Dom DeLuise
• Elliott Gould
• Bob Hope
• Madeline Kahn
• Carol Kane
• Cloris Leachman
• Steve Martin
• Richard Pryor
• Telly Savalas
• Orson Welles
• Paul Williams

The Muppets did it right.

 

[CySmurf]

Would be interested to hear some opinons. Might turn this into a poll later on.


JFK..... Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Ed Asner, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Vincent D'Oronfino, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Brian Doyle-Murray, Michael Rooker, Donald Sutherland, etc.

The Outsiders..... Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Diane Lane.

The Godfather..... Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, James Caan, Robert DuVall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire.

The Firm..... Any movie that has Gary Busey and Wilford Brimley both, must be on this list. Also has Tom Cruise (not a fan), Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter and Hal Holbrook.

Pulp Fiction...... John "Butt Smurf" Travolta, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel.

Mars Attacks Jack Nicholson (in a dual role), Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Pam Grier, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, and Sylvia Sidney

 

[Nolaeer]

many of the best ones have already been mentioned.
respectfully, Red Dawn, Sleepers, Silverado.