Film Debuts
- Ben Affleck
- Jason Alexander - The Burning
- Kim Basinger - Hard Country
- James Belushi - Thief
- Gabriel Byrne - Excalibur
- James Cameron
- Kevin Costner
- Tom Cruise - Endless Love
- Jeff Daniels - Ragtime
- Dennis Farina - Thief
- Jami Gertz - Endless Love
- Glenne Headly - Four Friends
- Holly Hunter - The Burning
- Ciarán Hinds - Excalibur
- Alfred Molina - Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Demi Moore - Choices
- Sean Penn - Taps
- Amanda Plummer - Cattle Annie and Little Britches
- Geoffrey Rush - Hoodwink
- Meg Ryan - Rich And Famous
- Madeleine Stowe
- Henry Thomas - Raggedy Man
- Kathleen Turner - Body Heat
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