Apocalypse Now (1979)
Martin Sheen billed after Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall.
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Platoon (1986)
Charlie Sheen billed after after Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. -
Superman (1978)
Christopher Reeve billed third after Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman. -
Willow (1988)
Warwick Davis (Willow) billed after Val Kilmer. -
Superman II (1980)
Christopher Reeve billed second after Gene Hackman. -
Scream (1996)
Drew Barrymore got top billing and then is killed in the first scene. -
Crash (2004)
Though Sandra Bullock is well renowned for her role and is given top billing, she has only 5 minutes of screentime throughout the entirety of the film. -
Halloween (1978)
Donald Pleasance is barely in the movie, shows up every once in awhile. -
Blow-Up (1966)
David Hemmings third after Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles. -
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Tom Hanks aprox. 15 minutes in the film. -
Working Girl (1988)
Melanie Griffith billed third after Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. -
Left Behind (2014)
Cage has first billing, but he is barely in it at all. He features in the opening sequence. -
Goodfellas (1990)
Ray Liotta, stars and narrates the epic mob classic about working class hoods in the New York mob while Robert De Niro gets billed over him. -
Broadcast News (1987)
William Hurt and Albert Brooksbeat out the real star, Holly Hunter. -
Batman (1989)
Michael Keaton is billed after Jack Nicholson (The Joker). -
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
John Belushi receives front runner status as Bluto in this John Landis college party classic, even though Tim Matheson’s character Otter is the main Delta. -
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Jennifer Jason Leigh’s freshman Stacy Hamilton is the main character, but Sean Penn, receives first star billing... over several other cast members (including Judge Reinhold and Phoebe Cates) with more important roles. -
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
It takes at least twenty minutes for Dustin Hoffman’s character Ratso Rizzo to appear. The plot is about the tragic New York City life of Jon Voight’s character Joe Buck. -
Alien (1979)
Tom Skerritt gets first billing over Sigourney Weaver, who wound up in every sequel thereafter. -
Necromancy (1972)
Orson Welles lands the lead credit in this thriller about a beautiful young woman, played by Pamela Franklin. -
The Wrath of God (1972)
Ken Hutchison's character is the one everything, and everybody, centers around. The saddest part is Ken’s pretty far down on the opening credit list, with another actor's name above his. -
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
It's only after Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda and Jason Robard's name appear do we get Charles Bronson who, plays a mystery man named "Harmonica," the central character in this epic Western. -
Batman & Robin (1997)
George Clooney comes in second to Arnold Schwarzenegger.
