Before They Were Stars: A-Listers Who Survived Their Horror-Movie Past

Amy Adams in 'Psycho Beach Party' (2000)

In this parody of 1950s psychodramas, Amy Adams plays Marvel Ann, the mortified girlfriend of Starcat (Nicholas Brendon) who loses her bikini bottoms on Malibu Beach.

Brad Pitt in 'Cutting Class' (1989)

Bad-boy basketball star Brad Pitt is a suspect in a string of mysterious murders at the local high school that leaves one teacher dead in the copy room.

George Clooney in 'Return of the Killer Tomatoes' (1988)

A suave, mullet-sporting George Clooney plays the roommate of a pizza delivery boy who becomes inadvertently involved in a diabolical plan to transform tomatoes into human replicas.

Jennifer Aniston in 'Leprechaun' (1993)

An evil, murderous Leprechaun bent on reclaiming his precious pot of gold terrorizes a spoiled teenager portrayed by Jennifer Aniston after her family accidentally frees him from their basement.

John Travolta in 'Carrie' (1976)

Carrie, a teen outcast with telekinetic powers, is asked to the prom by the boyfriend of one of her tormentors, only to be cruelly pranked by a group that includes John Travolta's Billy Nolan, which prompts the girl to exact revenge on her classmates in the Stephen King adaptation.

Johnny Depp in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)

The iconic Freddy Krueger pulls Johnny Depp (Glen Lantz) into his bed before spewing him out in a geyser of blood in Depp’s feature film debut, A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Katherine Heigl in 'Valentine' (2001)

Thirteen years after cruelly rejecting David Boreanaz (Jeremy Melton) at a junior high school dance, Katherine Heigl (Shelly Fisher) is confronted with her past when the outcast Melton comes back for revenge.

Kevin Bacon 'Friday the 13th' (1980)

As a storm rages outside, camp counselors Kevin Bacon (Jack Burrell) and Jeannine Taylor (Marcie Cunningham) seek shelter in their cabin and make love. But Bacon's fun comes to an abrupt end when an arrow impales his throat from under the bed.

Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Critters 3' (1991)

A group of demonic alien furballs attempt to eat everyone in a Los Angeles apartment building, including a young Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays the stepson of the building's landlord.

Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger in 'Texas Chainsaw: The Next Generation' (1995)

On her prom night, Renee Zellweger (Jenny) stumbles upon a secluded farmhouse where she is then pursued by the cannibalistic, chain saw-wielding Leatherface and his brother Vilmer, played by a young Matthew McConaughey. "You and I are gonna have some fun," whispers McConaughey.

Sam Rockwell in 'Clownhouse' (1989)

The fear of clowns is revisited in this carnival-themed horror film, which stars Sam Rockwell in his debut role as the older brother of a boy who suffers from coulrophobia, and is later targeted by three escaped mental patients who have donned clown suits.

Tom Hanks in 'He Knows You're Alone' (1980)

In his film debut, Tom Hanks plays a pompous psych major who survives when a bride killer targets one of his friends, a bride-to-be who thinks she's being stalked.