Everyone knows Brad Pitt. This actor and producer is without a doubt one of the biggest stars in the movie industry and a very influential figure worldwide. Throughout his more than 35-year career, Pitt has been acclaimed for many of the roles he has taken on, including two Oscars and two Golden Globe Awards. Pitt took his first steps in the industry in 1987, making his acting debut in uncredited roles in the films No way out And No man's landand that same year he also ventured into television, with a small part in the soap opera An other world. From then on, he became more and more famous for his roles and established himself as a great performer with productions such as Se7en And 12 monkeys.
Over the years, Pitt spearheaded major blockbusters that have become cinema classics, such as Fight club, Ocean's Eleven, And The curious case of Benjamin Button, among many others. Furthermore, since 2002, he has been working as a producer through Plan B Entertainment, a production company that produces projects likeTroy, Moonlight, And Shame, to name a few. To this day, Pitt remains one of the most renowned actors in the industry and is still working non-stop: in 2022 he could be seen in The Lost City, bullet train, And Babylon, and has also produced a number of other blockbusters. Here's a look back at some of his early films when he was just starting his career.
10 Skip class
Skip class is a 1989 slasher film that gave Pitt one of his first opportunities to shine as a leading actor. Directed by Rospo Pallenberg in his directorial debut, and starring Pitt alongside Donovan Leitch and Jill Schoelen, this production stars Paula, a young student and cheerleader who is torn between two pretenders: Dwight, the school's bad boy, and Brian, a disturbed young man. who has just been released from a mental institution following the mysterious death of his father.
When a series of bloody murders begin to haunt the school, Paula begins to suspect that one of her two suitors could be the killer. the students. Unfortunately, this production failed to impress critics and received very poor reviews.
9 Johnny suede
Johnny suede marked Tom DiCillo's directorial debut and won Best Picture at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 1991, foreshadowing a promising future for Pitt, the protagonist. In this production, he plays Johnny, a young man desperate to become a star like his idol Ricky Nelson. He imitates him in everything from his clothes to his massive haircut, but is missing one item to complete the look: a pair of black suede shoes.
One lucky night, Johnny comes across his dream pair of shoes, and from that moment on his life changes completely. In this new phase, he meets Yvonne, a woman who forces him to rethink many important aspects of his life. The cast of this production also includes Catherine Keener, Calvin Levels, Nick Cave and Michael Luciano.
8 The dark side of the sun
The dark side of the sun is a 1988 American-Yugoslav film directed by Božidar Nikolić in which Pitt received his first credited role, in addition to starring. It features appearances by Guy Boyd and Milena Dravic, and introduces Rick, a young man suffering from a strange skin disease that prevents him from exposing himself to any kind of light, especially sunlight.
Since first becoming aware of his condition, Rick has been looking for ways to heal himself, but none of the treatments he tried had any effect. Tired of living an unhappy life and after one last failed treatment, he decides to stop trying and focus on enjoying his life.
7 About the tracks
In 1991, Rick Schroder and Pitt starred About the tracks, a film written and directed by Sandy Tung also starring Carrie Snodfgress, David Anthony Marshall and Thomas Mikal Ford. This production follows Joe Maloney, a young track and field star who works hard to earn a scholarship to a prestigious university. However, his attempts to pursue a bright future may be thwarted when his troubled brother Billy is released from juvenile detention and returns to the family home, leading to a fierce rivalry between the two to win the scholarship and a successful to secure the future. About the tracks received rave reviews upon release, mainly due to the performances of the cast and script.
6 Happy together
Pitt has a small supporting role in the 1989 romantic comedy Happy together, directed by Mel Damski and starring Patrick Dempsey and Helen Slater. It follows Christopher, a very serious young man who intends to succeed in college. However, it all goes downhill when he discovers that through an unfortunate mistake, his roommate is Alex, a young lady who is the complete opposite of him.
Unlike Christopher, Alex has no interest in studying and focuses on going out and having fun. Neither likes the idea of sharing a room, and they see the other as a burden, but fate gets in the way and soon the students discover their blossoming feelings for each other as they work their way through their disagreements.
5 California
Brian Kessler is a recently graduated journalist who wants to work on a book about American serial killers. Together with his photographer girlfriend, he goes on a road trip to California to visit several famous crime scenes, and to cut costs they travel with Early Grayce and his childhood girlfriend Adele. Halfway through, Brian and his girlfriend realize that they don't have to go far to face dangerous and ruthless criminals.
Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny and Michelle Forbes star California, a 1993 film that marked Dominic Sena's directorial debut. This production, which turned into a box office flop, received mixed reviews but earned three Saturn Award nominations for the cast's performance.
4 Legends of Autumn
Legends of Autumn is a 1994 Edward Zwick film that earned Pitt his first Golden Globe nomination. He stars alongside Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Henry Thomas and Julia Ormond. Based on the 1979 novel by Jim Harrison, this production introduces Colonel William Ludlow, a retired soldier who lives on a farm in Montana with his three children. The life of this family is completely changed by the First World War and the arrival of Susannah, Samuel Ludlow's fiancée, who stirs feelings in his siblings.
Legends of Autumn received rave reviews and was later nominated for three Oscars, winning in the Best Cinematography category. It also became a box office hit, grossing $160 million worldwide.
3 A river flows through it
A river flows through it is yet another movie starring Brad Pitt that won an Oscar for Best Cinematography and received nominations in two additional categories and other awards. Based on Norman Maclean's novel of the same name, this 1992 production directed by Robert Redford stars Craig Sheffer, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn and Emily Lloyd, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Van Gravage in small cameos. It follows the lives and transition to adulthood of Norman and Paul, two brothers from a small town in Montana who are completely different except for their passion for fishing and their love of the river where they learned it.
2 Thelma & Louise
The 1991 movie Thelma & Louise has become an all-time classic, with box-office success and critical acclaim leading to several Oscar nominations and the award for Best Original Screenplay. In this Ridley Scott film, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon play Thelma and Louise, two best friends with unhappy and boring lives who decide to take a weekend getaway to a mountain cabin. Unfortunately, their plans take a turn for the worse midway through the journey after one of them is sexually assaulted and her attacker is dead, forcing them to change their schedule and run away. In this production, Pitt plays JD, an attractive and mysterious young man whom the main characters pick up midway through the route.
1 True love
Rounding out this list is True love, a 1993 film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Pitt and Christopher Walken. The film, which became a cult classic after a poor performance at the box office, features Clarence Worley, a young man who falls in love with a female escort named Alabama, and eventually marries her a day after they first meet.
As a result of the infatuation and willing to do everything in his power to pursue his love with this young woman, Clarence kills Alabama's pimp and accidentally steals a huge stash of drugs from the man, making him the main target of the becomes mafia and endangers his life. . In this film, Pitt plays Floyd, a friend of Clarence and Dick's roommate.
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