Highly billed parts that are merely glorified cameos
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Batman Returns-Vincent Schiavelli
Speed-Glenn Plummer
Both guys recieve high billing in the opening credits and aren't in the movie for no more than a full minute.
Speed-Glenn Plummer
Both guys recieve high billing in the opening credits and aren't in the movie for no more than a full minute.
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I think a lot of these being mentioned are not cameos.
Looking at Wiki, a cameo can be loosely defined as:
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross was mentioned - I don't see how that can be see as a cameo. Sure he's only in the one scene, but it's a crucial scene and it sets the table for the rest of the story. It's not like Baldwin only had a few lines - it is one of the most memorable monologues of the past 25 years.
Further, I'm pretty sure he was nominated for an Oscar for it, and I don't think they typically give awards for a cameo.
To me, a cameo is something like Danny Glover in Maverick or Lou Ferrigno in the Hulk movies.
That said, I don't think a cameo is ever really "highly-billed", so I think the thread is more about actors getting marquee billing for a smaller than expected role.
Looking at Wiki, a cameo can be loosely defined as:
A brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, typically unnamed or appearing as themselves. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake), or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the show or movie playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo as well.
Further, I'm pretty sure he was nominated for an Oscar for it, and I don't think they typically give awards for a cameo.
To me, a cameo is something like Danny Glover in Maverick or Lou Ferrigno in the Hulk movies.
That said, I don't think a cameo is ever really "highly-billed", so I think the thread is more about actors getting marquee billing for a smaller than expected role.
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This one actually pissed me off:
Alan Rickman in "Bottle Shock".
I mean he was in it, but it seemed like more of a "book end" type situation.
Alan Rickman in "Bottle Shock".
I mean he was in it, but it seemed like more of a "book end" type situation.
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Not highly billed, but Mel Gibson's cameo in "Fathers Day" was just awful. What an awful movie. Just wanted to point out how awful it was. Billy Crystal and Robin Williams...awful. What bullshit "actors."
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Tippi Hedren in Birdemic. She gets third billing in the credits. She appears on a TV in the background of one scene.
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"Interstate 60" had a ton of cameos, even though James Marsden and Amy Smart were the main characters. Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox, Kurt Russell, Chris Cooper, Amy Jo Johnson, Ann Margret...
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Totally correct, and completely well-done. It's a shame now that every knows Neve Campbell is the main star of the Scream series. I saw the original when it was still in theaters, and was led to believe (via the previews) that Barrymore was the star of the movie. It made the opening scene all the more shocking.
Too bad the rest of the movie didn't quite live up to that opening scene.
Too bad the rest of the movie didn't quite live up to that opening scene.
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Not exactly a case of misleading billing but certainly a similar case where there was a something of a meta red herring.
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Yul Brynner in Futureworld. 4th billed - box around his name credit - yet he appears near the end, in a dream sequence, for a couple of minutes.
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Did some checking and that art was used in asian markets. That poster was never actually used or distributed in the U.S. to market the movie. Much like the pulled Aliens poster with Sigourney Weaver. She wouldn't let it be used because she thought it made her look like Michael Jackson. Some were printed for U.S. and never distributed, became collector items. The art was still used in some foreign markets.
Bottom line: if you lived in Thailand and went to see Seagal, you got ripped off. If you lived in the U.S., the only way to know he was in the movie was to see it or by word of mouth.
According to imdb Seagal's face was added to the theatrical/video posters in Germany because of his popularity there.
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I think you're remembering incorrectly, rw.
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The role switch is news to me. As far as I recall, Seagal was always intended to die during the first act. The issue was with how he was to die. Originally the idea was to have Seagal's head explode due to the decompression (or whatever the technical term is) when the sleeve between the stealth jet and the 747 was being ripped. While the movie was already in production, Seagal refused to film the death scene until it was changed because he claimed it'd hurt his fans. He actually held up production for like a day or two. Finally, the director agreed to the version that was eventually shot.
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Yeah, Seagal in Executive Decision qualifies. He's specificaly mentioned in trailer voice over. I'll call that billing.