Stars in Rewind: Sam Rockwell in High School
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Stars in Rewind
Twenty-two years ago, Sam Rockwell was a junior in high school. I wonder if his young teenage mind ever imagined that two decades later he'd be starring in a feature film as a choking con man/sex addict. Since the adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Choke is hitting theaters today, I thought we'd head back to Rockwell's real childhood.
There was no crazy mother kidnapping him and taking him on wild bus rides and dangerous adventures at the zoo. Instead, he was a student at San Francisco School of the Arts, busying himself with the school's improv group. About a minute in on the above video, you can see him sitting on a stage with one Ms. Margaret Cho. They do a little saucy improv before briefly talking about themselves. First there's Cho, hitting on areas she'd become famous for discussing, and then there's Rockwell. That guy oozed cool even back then.
From galaxy-wide adventures to the Old West, methinks Rockwell sought the adventure he said he was looking for.
[Thanks to Christopher Campbell for the heads up!]
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(Page 1)2. No mention of the narrator - the super hot Aisha Tyler?!
Posted at 9:15PM on Sep 26th 2008 by Miles
3. No mention that not just Aisha Tyler but 6 of those kids became famous. Pay attention Cinematical.
Posted at 9:38AM on Sep 27th 2008 by Harry Balzac
4. Glad to see that Margaret Cho was just as unfunny and annoying as a teenager.
Posted at 11:15AM on Sep 27th 2008 by Nick
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1. Sam was in an short after school special/teen warning film about drunk driving that I remember. He killed someone in a drunk driving accident and the judge sentenced him to write a check every week to the parents and it drove him crazy....as if killing someone wouldnt drive u crazy in the first place.....I think he ended up in jail some ending
Posted at 9:05PM on Sep 26th 2008 by JCJ