Movies with non-actors

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Hey all, just looking for examples or discussion about movies that have non-actors in them. A great example is R L Ermey from Full Metal Jacket. Or another one is the long haired boyfriend (I think his name was Rainy) from into the wild. I was watching Moneyball the other day, and there's some old man that plays one of the recruiters, and he just seemed so real and natural that I want to believe he isn't an actor either. Any other great examples?
 
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End of Watch has a lot of real gangbangers in it. I was working at a prop house when they filmed the alley shootout scene and I almost got to go to the set that day. My coworker (young hispanic ex-gangbanger guy) got to go and he said those guys were legit.

Act of Valor has a lot of real seals in it. Their acting mostly sucks.

Not a movie, but Game of Thrones had a ton of porn stars in it. Does that count?
 
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Shortbus has a couple, if I remember right, as well as unsimulated sex. I think that the relationship counselor in it is a radio host in Canada or something.
 
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End of Watch has a lot of real gangbangers in it. I was working at a prop house when they filmed the alley shootout scene and I almost got to go to the set that day. My coworker (young hispanic ex-gangbanger guy) got to go and he said those guys were legit.
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This is an amazing movie and didn't get anywhere near the recognition it deserves.
 
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This is an amazing movie and didn't get anywhere near the recognition it deserves.
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That's one of my dad's favorite movies.

I've said this before on this forum, but I made Jake Gyllenhaal 's driver's license in that movie. You can see it when his girlfriend is going through his wallet while he's asleep. I fucked up the corner on the first one I made, so I had to make another. I saved the fucked up one and still have it somewhere.
 
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Not a movie, but The Wire had a fair amount of irl gang members as characters, e.g. Snoop.
 
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That's one of my dad's favorite movies.

I've said this before on this forum, but I made Jake Gyllenhaal 's driver's license in that movie. You can see it when his girlfriend is going through his wallet while he's asleep. I fucked up the corner on the first one I made, so I had to make another. I saved the fucked up one and still have it somewhere.
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So whats your involvement in the movie business?
 
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Do you ever read the replica prop forum? Some of the stuff there was amazing. I bought a handful of things for my movie room. Do you have any pics of cool shit you made? I'd love to see it!
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Nah, it was never really a hobby. Just an awesome gig.

I have a box of some props left, still. Some stuff with Cedric the entertaining, Duece Bigelow fella, Argo & rock of ages. Dont remember what else. Remind me in a couple hours and I'll take pics.

Edit- oh, I have a comic from the walking dead, but I dont know if that's a real comic or a prop.
 
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I know the main guys in The Raid were there as they were experts in that martial arts style.
 
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I made some posts while they were filming here, but there will be some non actors in Top Gun 2 (likely pilots).
 
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Falxy-US said:
Hey all, just looking for examples or discussion about movies that have non-actors in them. A great example is R L Ermey from Full Metal Jacket. Or another one is the long haired boyfriend (I think his name was Rainy) from into the wild. I was watching Moneyball the other day, and there's some old man that plays one of the recruiters, and he just seemed so real and natural that I want to believe he isn't an actor either. Any other great examples?
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Range 15. Pretty much the entire main cast are non-actors, but they got some serious cameos from real actors in bit parts.
 
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