10 A-List Actors Who Did Z-Grade Horror Films

10. Michelle Rodriguez - The Breed

To escape the stress of being a thirty-something college student, 5 friends throw a party at an isolated cabin on a remote island, unaware it’s home to a pack of genetically engineered super dogs that view humans as easy prey. Sound trite? Then consider the characters: there’s a Token Black Guy (gee, do you think he’ll be the first to go?), a whiny blond, a feisty brunette and a two brothers who argue a lot.

Fortunately, the feisty brunette is played by Michelle Rodriguez, so viewer interest is maintained no matter how plodding and predictable the narrative becomes. Cast in her customary kick ass role, Ms Rodriguez becomes a female Rambo once the dogs attack, devising eleventh hour escape plans and improvising homemade booby traps. What was her character a student of, again?

“Presented” by Wes Craven, The Breed throws in every cliché you can think of, from the power going out (hope there’s nothing lurking in the basement) to a stranger who delivers a Dire Warning to our heroes. And of course there’s an endless supply of “comic relief”, which causes characters to respond with “Woo!” or “That’s what I’m talking about!” It’s like Scream never happened.