Impossible Actors Would Like You To Forget About

Yes, that's Jean Reno — deadly French assassin from the original "Mission: Impossible" and the 1994 action thriller "The Professional" — in a goofy wig, mustache, and lab coat. Before Reno starred in some of the best American action movies Hollywood had to offer in the '90s, he'd already had a long career in his native France. Since the 1970s, he starred in hit dramas, suspenseful thrillers, and action comedies, and while plenty proved to be quality films in their own right, there's at least one that stands out as memorable for all the wrong reasons: the 1980 comedy "Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel?" ("Do You Want a Nobel Baby?").

In the film, Reno plays the small role of Bernier, a doctor working at a hospital with some rather suspect practices. Run by shady businessman Victor Delacroix (Jean Pierre Marielle), who has had the brilliant idea to market men's semen to women, they've abducted a number of different men for their qualities with the hopes of combining their genes for artificial insemination. 

Perhaps if this had been some sort of dystopian sci-fi drama, or a dark thriller, the premise could have worked, but as a comical farce it falls flat on its mustached face. Given the respect he's since garnered, both in France and in Hollywood — and around the rest of the world — Reno would probably like us to forget he was ever a part of this one.