9 Famous Actors With Incredibly Embarrassing Film Debuts

5. Jennifer Aniston - Leprechaun

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The Movie: After someone steals his pot of gold, a disgruntled leprechaun begins trying to exact his revenge on the man who stole it. The evil creature cares not for those who get in his way. Because he will have his revenge and take back his gold. Leprechaun is one of those movies that became a cult classic because people love watching horror movies that are so bad they're good.

The Role: If you don't count her blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in the E.T. knockoff Mac & Me, then Jennifer Aniston's first movie role is Tory Reding, the unwitting recipient of some very bad luck and the wrath of a vengeful little monster. In preparing for her role as a rich, ultra-snotty woman in New York who relies on her daddy to solve all of her problems, Aniston plays the role of a rich, ultra-snotty teenager in North Dakota who relies on her daddy to solve all of her problems.

It's almost impossible to tell the difference in her acting from Leprechaun and the first episode of Friends, except that one of them has her being chased around by a disgusting little elf. (And the other is Leprechaun. Boom! In your face, Ross.)

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