what does it mean with an "and " in a movie cast, like ".. and Robert De Niro"? sometimes he plays a big role!

Question

for example, in the movie cast for "pulp fiction"...it said "John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson....."AND Bruce Willis", where Bruce Willis played an important role as well, does it mean he was not originally cast?

Answer 1

It's called 'billing' .... there's top billing, middle billing, low end billing ... top billing is the guy with the best agent .... the most important billing is before the title .... the 'and' designates top billing as well, but usually denotes a cameo or is a secondary but equally important star who requested seperate billing from the top names, or it was the only place left!... but it can result from a number of different things in the negotiation process ... yes they negotiate thier billing! as well as everything else

Answer 2

If a movie has multiple stars, you have folks who get top billing. But then you've also got major stars who are not quite the feature actor/actress in the movie but play an important role. They get the "and..." treatment. Your Pulp Fiction example is perfect.

I agree with Jeremy D's assessment that the beginning and end of the credits are most important.

Answer 3

They usually use 'and' when the star is at the end.

The two best spots are at the beginning and the end of the credits. That's why most of the time movies will say...

"A (directors name) film"

and end with

"Directed by (directors name)

Answer 4

It means that he is a part of the movie..its just a natural grammatical listing. Like Apples, Oranges, and Grapefruit.

Answer 5

I agree wtih hatingmsn. it's just an "and" dude.