Anybody notice that this movie has at least, by my count, 4 actors who also had small roles on Seinfeld?
In Rising Sun, I noticed Crazy Joe DiVola, Mr. Kruger, the Korean woman from the nail salon that George's Dad had an affair with, and the weird TV Guide-obsessed subway guy who fell in love with Elaine.
What's the connection between this movie and Seinfeld?
Freakin everyone was in Seinfeld, including a high number of then current and future stars.
Because of the nature of the show, there was a constant flow of new characters, which they needed in order to write the main ones into all kinds of different new situations. And they certainly had the budget to pay for them.
Another factor is we've all watched the episodes over and over, so what would have been a forgettable face in another tv show becomes recognizable.
And still another possibility is these faces aren't just memorable because of the number of times you've seen the episodes, but also because the show was a phenomenon in terms of its ability to stick with you. There was just something about how Larry David wrote it that made each scenario harder to forget than scenarios in other shows.