Bradley Cooper
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Aside from Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper was also making his first R-rated film debut in Wet Hot American Summer. He was by Amy’s side for most of her scenes but will be remembered for his highly sensual make-out scene in the woodshed with Michael Ian Black.
Cooper has been a nominee for many awards, like seven Academy Awards and a Tony Award. He won a Grammy and a BAFTA award. He was also included in Forbes Celebrity 100 two times and Time’s list of 100 most influential people in the world for 2015. His movies have grossed over $7.8 billion globally, and he has been listed as one of the world’s highest-paid actors for three years.
Nicolas Cage
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Sean Penn was not the only star to make his R-rated debut in director Amy Heckerling’s teen flick classic. Cage was barely in the film, but he manages to bring it the only way Nicolas Cage can. Cage has been awarded a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his classic performance as an alcoholic Hollywood writer in the film Leaving Las Vegas.
He has also ventured into film directing and has been nominated for a Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival for the movie Sonny. Cage also owns the film production company Saturn Films, which has produced the likes of The Life of David Gale and Shadow of the Vampire. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998 with a Star for motion pictures which can be seen at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.
Jessica Alba
Idle Hands (1999) Alba was a relatively unknown TV actress who broke into feature films with a horror role which a lot of young actresses do at the beginning of their careers. She stood out in her role in Idle Hands, her first R-rated film. The story revolves around the life of a lazy teenager whose hand becomes possessed and goes on a killing rampage, even after being cut off from his arm.
Alba is an actress and businesswoman. She started her movie and TV appearances when she was 13 in The Secret World of Alex Mack and Camp Nowhere. She became popular at age 19 as a lead actress in the TV series Dark Angel where she received a Golden Globe nomination. She became an established Hollywood actress after her big-screen breakthrough in the movie Honey in 2003.
Scarlett Johansson
Just Cause (1995) Before her popular role as Black Widow in Marvel’s Avengers series of films, a 10-year-old Scarlett made her R-rated film debut in 1995 in the thriller Just Cause with veteran actors Sean Connery and Ed Harris. She gets kidnapped near the end of the movie and was going to loos her life but was saved in the end. Scarlett must have enjoyed R-rated films because her next two roles were rated R as well ( If Lucy Fell, Manny, and Lo).
Many forget that Scarlett is not only an actress but a singer as well. She is one of the world’s highest-paid actresses and has her own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She always wanted to be an actress as she appeared on stage in an Off-Broadway play as a young child. She debuted in the comedy fantasy film North and got nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Manny and Lo.
Michelle Pfeiffer
The Hollywood Knights (1980) Pfeiffer was only 21 when she was chosen to star as a high schooler in the 1980 frat house comedy, The Hollywood Knights. It was her first feature film that also had an R-rating. She played a small role as Tony Danza’s girl named Suzie Q.
The story of the film takes place on Halloween night when members of a drag racing club known as the Hollywood Knights learn that their favorite Beverly Hills hangout, Tubby’s Diner, is being demolished to give way for the construction of an office building. The club’s leader vows to fight for the diner while the police try to do their job and shut the diner down. The film is known to be a rip-off of American Graffiti but is also noted for the debut performances of many famous actors.