20 times actors were drastically underpaid for iconic roles

20) George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck

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George Clooney received a paltry $120,000 for directing, co-writing, and acting in Good Night and Good Luck (2005), an exercise in passion shooting on a $7.5 million budget. Low-feeling was the trade for George, who wanted his film to be historically accurate and had complete control over its creative freedom. It did go on to pick up six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture, proving that far more than dollars and cents could motivate George Clooney.

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