10 Movies Where An Actor Dies BEFORE Their Opening Credit!

10. Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Branden Williams - Halloween H20

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is these days viewed as one of the finest actors on the planet. But back in 1998, it was a strange time in JGL's career.

Still riding the success of 3rd Rock from the Sun - which still had two seasons left to run - Gordon-Levitt was yet to become the powerhouse we see today, and his early venture into feature films found him turning up in an extremely brief role in Halloween H20.

Along with Branden Williams' Troy, Gordon-Levitt's Jimmy found himself falling foul of Michael Myers as H20 set its stall out.

As that picture opens, we're reintroduced to Marion Chambers (Nancy Stephens), a colleague of Sam Loomis' who had been seen previously in the first two Halloween films. With Loomis now dead, it's Marion who holds the files on Laurie Strode - which here means her house has been invaded by Myers.

Being the ever-helpful neighbours, Jimmy and Troy check Marion's house for any intruders, which results in the pair being offed by the Shape before Halloween H20's credits formally introduce us to Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Branden Williams.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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First Posted On: 21st Jun 2021

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