Strange movie coincidences?

[Trevor]

I was watching Alan J Pakula's Comes A Horseman a while back and it has a few strange coincidences and connections with the TV series Dallasin it: firstly it was released in 1978, Jason Robards' character is named Ewing and Jim Davis who played Jock Ewing is in the cast.

Any others?

[claws]

Christopher Walken played a teacher in David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone (1983) talking to his class about the legend of Sleepy Hollow. In 1999 Walken actually played the Hessian Horseman in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow.

[The Burgomaster]

Ray Milland played a Caucasian alcoholic in THE LOST WEEKEND.  He played a Caucasian racist in THE THING WITH TWO HEADS.  He played a Caucasian patriarch in FROGS.  Seems like he always plays a Caucasian.

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

Keanu Reeves ALWAYS plays a numb mumbling guy in all his movies.

[Derf]

Keanu Reeves ALWAYS plays a numb mumbling guy in all his movies.

Not in Freaked. There, he is Ortiz, the Dog Boy!  (Sorry. I actually kinda like the guy.)

[Chainsawmidget]

Keanu Reeves ALWAYS plays a numb mumbling guy in all his movies.

Dude, that is a most totally heinous observation! 

[Trevor]

Ray Milland played a Caucasian alcoholic in THE LOST WEEKEND.  He played a Caucasian racist in THE THING WITH TWO HEADS.  He played a Caucasian patriarch in FROGS.  Seems like he always plays a Caucasian.

He also played a Caucasian mine owner in Gold. 

[RCMerchant]

Both Lon Chaney Sr. and Lon Chaney Jr. died of throat cancer.

Both Bela Lugosi and Peter Lorre were methadone addicts-and both were Hungarian.

[Flick James]

I posted a topic about my example a long time a year or two ago, maybe more.

The original Phantasm (1979) has a scene where the main character visits a medium/fortune teller and is offered a black box in which he places is hand. As it grips his hand and causes pain, he is told not to fear, and as he controls his fear the box relaxes its grip and he is able to pull it out.

The novel Dune, and the film, both have a similar moment, a box that the central character has to put his hand into and control his fear/pain. Phantasm came out before the film Dune, but after the novel. I've often wondered if Don Coscarelli got the idea from the novel.

[claws]

In Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" music video you can make out a poster of the Reese Witherspoon movie "Pleasantville" (1998) when they dance at a movie theater. One year later Reese Witherspoon is listening to "Praise You" while driving her car in "Cruel Intentions" (1999).

[Cthulhu]

All Steve Buscemi characters are played by the same actor.

[major jay]

PLANET OF THE APES and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Both have scenes in space, apes, evolutionary plot points, great soundtracks and were released a month apart from each other.

[Trevor]

All Steve Buscemi characters are played by the same actor.

[zombie no.one]

apparently Bruce Willis's character in 12 MONKEYS says the line "All I see is dead people", 4 years before he was in SIXTH SENSE. Someone might need to confirm that though...

there's the BACK TO THE FUTURE coincidence of the actor Michael Fox starring in the actual sci-fi show Marty's dad is obsessed with in the film, and one episode from 1955 was about people from the future coming to live in the present day

[Flick James]

In the movie Say Anything, John Cusack's character is driving around town and there is a shot where he is driving by a movie theater that shows another Cusack movie, Tapeheads, on the marquee. I doubt it's a coincidence though.