Most of you know Fred Thompson, was a senator from 94-2003, and still made a lot of movies. He had graduated law school in 1967 for pete's sake.
He was assistant U.S. attorney from 1969 to 1972, minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee in its investigation of the Watergate scandal (1973–1974).
In the 1980s, Thompson worked as an attorney, with law offices in Nashville and Washington, DC, handling personal injury claims and defending people accused of white collar crimes. He also accepted appointments as special counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1980–1981), special counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee (1982), and member of the Appellate Court Nominating Commission for the State of Tennessee (1985–1987).
His clients included Japan's Toyota Motors Corporation.
Robert Duvall needs nothing from me to introduce him with, but younger people are probably more familiar with his similar role in Gone In 60 Seconds.
I had no recollection that Cary (Princess Bride) Elwes was the 2nd string driver character for Tom Cruise's character.
Nicole Kidman was Cruise's fiance at the time.
And Michael Freaking Rooker... I knew when I saw him in Walking Dead in 2010 that I knew him from somewhere, but had no recollection of where I remembered him from. Hell, younger people might only know him from Guardians of the Galaxy 2014, or Walking Dead. Damn, he's done a LOT of TV shows! He's been in a lot of cool movies too.
And John C Reilly, damn, he had a role as a regular mechanic guy... with out any comedy. I had no idea he ever worked straight.
And Margo Martindale! I think I only saw her for a moment, early in the movie at the practice race.... but ain't she a favorite of yours too?
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