What are your favorite cameo appearances?
03-08-03, 12:38 PM
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Don't know if its been mentioned, but Matt Damon and Brad Pitt in Confessions of a Dangerous mind was great. Also, in Jay and Silent Bob Strike back, the whole "Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season" was great.
03-10-03, 06:45 PM
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Stan Lee looking like a flustered Old man in X-Men and Daredevil! 
03-11-03, 07:52 AM
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Memphis soul and blues legend Rufus Thomas in Mystery Train (in the train station asking for a light). It's just one of the warmest moments of the film. Jarmusch even uses one of his songs "Memphis Train" later in the film.
03-11-03, 09:39 AM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
Kylie Minouge and Ozzy Osbourne in Moulin Rouge.
Kylie Minouge and Ozzy Osbourne in Moulin Rouge.
really? i dont remember this at all?!?!? (someone has my copy and i cant verify!)
03-11-03, 11:23 AM
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I think my favorites have been mentioned; here are a few other cameos:
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross
Billy Crystal in The Princess Bride
Sting in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
James Van Der Beek in Scary Movie
Tim Robbins in High Fidelity
Frank Sinatra in Cannonball Run II
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross
Billy Crystal in The Princess Bride
Sting in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
James Van Der Beek in Scary Movie
Tim Robbins in High Fidelity
Frank Sinatra in Cannonball Run II
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03-11-03, 12:44 PM
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cameos are considered "surprise" walk-ons basically, right? so would alec baldwin in glengarry glen ross, charlton heston in any given sunday, charlie sheen in ferris beuller, etc. be considered cameos? i would think they were roles used to enhance/further a script. i'm not putting anyone down, i'm just curious.
i would think alec baldwin's presence in notting hill more of a cameo then his role in glengarry.
i would think alec baldwin's presence in notting hill more of a cameo then his role in glengarry.
03-11-03, 12:45 PM
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Originally posted by hgar78
cameos are considered "surprise" walk-ons basically, right? so would alec baldwin in glengarry glen ross, charlton heston in any given sunday, charlie sheen in ferris beuller, etc. be considered cameos? i would think they were roles used to enhance/further a script. i'm not putting anyone down, i'm just curious.
i would think alec baldwin's presence in notting hill more of a cameo then his role in glengarry.
cameos are considered "surprise" walk-ons basically, right? so would alec baldwin in glengarry glen ross, charlton heston in any given sunday, charlie sheen in ferris beuller, etc. be considered cameos? i would think they were roles used to enhance/further a script. i'm not putting anyone down, i'm just curious.
i would think alec baldwin's presence in notting hill more of a cameo then his role in glengarry.
03-11-03, 12:59 PM
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Originally posted by Buttmunker
As far as Alec Baldwin in "Glengarry Glen Ross," didn't he get a credit? And if he didn't, since when do cameo appearances make it to the cover art?
As far as Alec Baldwin in "Glengarry Glen Ross," didn't he get a credit? And if he didn't, since when do cameo appearances make it to the cover art?
03-11-03, 01:08 PM
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I included Baldwin because a Google search revealed numerous reviews/articles describing his as a cameo appearance in that film.
Example (from the DVD Angle review):
Every performance in Glengarry Glen Ross is a career high point – from Lemmon’s touchingly desperate Shelley Levene to Pacino’s cocky Ricky Roma – but, for my money, no one is as pitch-perfect as Alec Baldwin. As the bigwig sent from the real estate agency’s parent office to let Premiere Properties’ sad bunch of loser salesmen know that their jobs are on the line, Baldwin attacks his co-stars – and the screen itself – with a shark-like ferocity that’s imposingly terrifying. This speech arrives early in the film and sets in motion the film’s pressure-cooker plot, yet Foley and company, despite a series of brilliant moments, never quite achieve the same overpowering magnificence of Baldwin’s cold-hearted, gorgeously profane tirade. In this impressive Glengarry Glen Ross cameo, Alec Baldwin does the best work of his accomplished career.
Link: http://www.dvdangle.com/reviews/revi...882&beenHere=1
Example (from the DVD Angle review):
Every performance in Glengarry Glen Ross is a career high point – from Lemmon’s touchingly desperate Shelley Levene to Pacino’s cocky Ricky Roma – but, for my money, no one is as pitch-perfect as Alec Baldwin. As the bigwig sent from the real estate agency’s parent office to let Premiere Properties’ sad bunch of loser salesmen know that their jobs are on the line, Baldwin attacks his co-stars – and the screen itself – with a shark-like ferocity that’s imposingly terrifying. This speech arrives early in the film and sets in motion the film’s pressure-cooker plot, yet Foley and company, despite a series of brilliant moments, never quite achieve the same overpowering magnificence of Baldwin’s cold-hearted, gorgeously profane tirade. In this impressive Glengarry Glen Ross cameo, Alec Baldwin does the best work of his accomplished career.
Link: http://www.dvdangle.com/reviews/revi...882&beenHere=1
03-11-03, 02:17 PM
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I felt Baldwin's and Pacino's roles were the best parts of "Glengarry Glen Ross," and thought it was a huge snub that Baldwin did not pick up a supporting nomination, although Pacino did.
03-11-03, 02:27 PM
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Originally posted by hgar78
really? i dont remember this at all?!?!? (someone has my copy and i cant verify!)
really? i dont remember this at all?!?!? (someone has my copy and i cant verify!)
03-29-03, 06:06 AM
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Though not a "celeb".. I was totally freaked while watching FROM HELL when the Elephant Man crossed during a crowd scene. It was 100% unexpected and just made my jaw drop.
