Though Kevin Garnett and Julia Fox had never starred in a movie before "Uncut Gems," they both were huge scene stealers.Garnett revealed that Spike Lee wanted him for the role of Jesus Shuttlesworth in his movie "He Got Game" before casting Ray Allen.
There's "Atlanta" star LaKeith Stanfield as Demany, who works with Sandler's Howard Ratner character to get famous people into his store. Idina Menzel takes a break from playing Elsa from the "Frozen" movies to star as Ratner's fed-up wife, Dinah. Sports talk radio legend Mike Francesa plays Ratner's foul-mouthed bookie, Anthony. And even The Weeknd shows up to play himself.
Both Garnett and Fox give fantastic performances, especially since neither had ever acted in a movie before.