Odd cameos in films that are often missed

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  1. Timeless Classics

    Timeless Classics Senior Member Thread Starter

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    i didn't realize Dan Aykroyd had a brief appearance in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom until recently, despite seeing it numerous times. That was a bit odd and can't believe I miss d that all these years. Any other film cameos that you think are often missed or not well known?
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  2. Big Jimbo

    Big Jimbo Forum Resident

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    I remember one of my friends spotting Penny Marshall in “1941”. He missed catching James Caan.
     
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  3. Joel Cairo

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    Jack Benny in "Casablanca".

    - Kevin
     
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  4. Quadboy

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    Frank Marshall
    The executive producer of the 4 films Frank Marshall [no other acting credits?] appears in the 4 films.
     
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  5. Oatsdad

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    Seems like Daniel Craig in "Force Awakens" is easily missed! :cool:
     
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  6. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

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    Wow - you never noticed until your umpteenth screening? :yikes:

    Aykroyd's presence was always completely obvious, IMO - and a distraction, as that cameo threatened to take the viewer out of the movie...
     
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  7. AirJordanFan93

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    I learned about his cameo on the original Blues Brothers DVD were it was listed in his filmography though it still took me years to figure out what scene he was in.
     
  8. Pinknik

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    I didn't notice until today, when someone told me about it on the Steve Hoffman forum. Though it is my least favorite of the original three and I've probably only seen it maybe, 2-3 times.
     
  9. Pinknik

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    The Exorcist III (1990), of all things, has a handful:

    Samuel L. Jackson in a dream sequence
    Larry King and C. Everett Koop in a restaurant
    Patrick Ewing as the angel of death
    Colleen Dewhurst uncredited as the voice of Satan
    Fabio as an uncredited angel
    Hoyas Coach John Thompson walking across the street
     
  10. Wiserforthetime

    Wiserforthetime Forum Resident

    William Holden in "Escape To Athena"
    Dean Martin in "Who's Got The Action" & "Birds Do It"
    Kevin McCarthy reprising his "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" role in both the 1970's remake as well as "Looney Tunes Back In Action"
    Just to name a few.
     
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  11. Sylvester Stallone bumps into John Travolta (Tony Manero) on the street in Staying Alive.
     
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  12. jjhunsecker

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    James Caan as a sailor with a hooker in "Irma La Douce" (though to be fair , this was at the start of his career, so one could just consider this a tiny role for barely known actor at the time who later became hugely famous , like Ted Knight in "Psycho" and Judd Hirsch in "Serpico")
     
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  13. john hp

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    Has this ever been confirmed?
     
  14. Veggie Boy

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    Ron Howard played an aggressive busker playing sax to Henry Winkler in Night Shift.



    Clint Howard played a frat boy for a party at the morgue in the same movie.
     
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  15. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

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    I remain shocked anyone who knew Aykroyd didn't recognize him immediately in "Temple of Doom"! :eek:
     
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  16. '05Train

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    As did Kevin Costner.
     
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  17. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

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    There's a difference between "cameo" and "bit part". Costner's was a bit part - ya gotta be well-known to do a cameo and he was a nobody! :D
     
  18. '05Train

    '05Train Crashin' & Flyin' & Livin' & Dyin'

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    Ha! Absolutely. I think that might have been his first role.
     
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  19. Wildest cat from montana

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    Richard Dreyfuss in ' The Graduate '
    " Should I call the cops ? "
     
  20. finslaw

    finslaw muzak to my ears

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    Drew Barrymore makes a short appearance in the Nosferatu section of Waxwork II
    Glenn Close as a pirate in Hook
    Adam Lambert as a "sexy" trucker in Bohemian Rhapsody
    Lee Majors gets his head lopped off at the very beginning of Strait-Jacket, that that was just an early bit part.
     
  21. Wildest cat from montana

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    It's well known that Alfred Hitchcock made a cameo appearance in many of his films.
    My favourite one is in ' Lifeboat ' where he is shown on a weight loss ad in a newspaper. They couldn't very well show him on the boat !
     
  22. Wiserforthetime

    Wiserforthetime Forum Resident

    Shirley MacLaine & Red Skelton in "Ocean's 11"
    Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra in "The Road To Hong Kong"
    John Wayne in "I Married A Woman"
    William Castle & Tony Curtis in "Rosemary's Baby"
    Jack Lemmon in his own film "Kotch"
     
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  23. Mylene

    Mylene Senior Member

    Humphrey Bogart in The Love Lottery
     
  24. guppy270

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    Ackroyd again, in Casper (as a Ghostbuster)
     
  25. Wildest cat from montana

    Wildest cat from montana Humble Reader

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    I didn't know this.
    What scene is he in?
     

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