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Cameos (in others' films) |
(alphabetical, by film title) Part 1 | Part 2 Greatest Film Director Cameos (in others' films) (chronological) Part 1 | Part 2 |
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are the films that "The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 100 Greatest Films. |
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| Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981) | BIT PART: Robert Altman as a hotel manager | |
| Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and
the Temple of Doom (1984) and Hook (1991) |
BIT PART: George Lucas as a Missionary BIT PART: George Lucas as a Man Kissing on a Bridge |
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| John Landis' Into the Night (1985) | CAMEOS: David Cronenberg as Group Supervisor, John Landis as Savak, Paul Mazursky as Bud Herman, Roger Vadim as Monsieur Melville, Lawrence Kasdan as Detective # 2, Jonathan Demme as Federal Agent, Amy Heckerling as Ship's Waitress | |
| John Landis' Spies Like Us (1985) | CAMEOS: Joel Coen, Martin Brest and Sam Raimi as drive-in security guards, Frank Oz as a Test Monitor, Terry Gilliam as Dr. Imhaus (pictured), Costa-Gavras as Tadzhik Highway Patrol, and Michael Apted as Ace Tomato Agent |
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| Jonathan Demme's Something Wild (1986) |
CAMEO: John Sayles as a Motorcycle Cop CAMEO: John Waters as a Used Gar Guy (pictured) |
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| James L. Brooks' Broadcast News (1987) | SUPPORTING: Albert Brooks as nerdy reporter Aaron Altman smitten with news producer Jane Craig (Oscar-nominated Holly Hunter) |
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| Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990) | SUPPORTING: Martin Scorsese in a fifth dream sequence as Vincent Van Gogh in a painting titled The Crows |
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| The Coen Brothers' Miller's Crossing
(1990) and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) |
CAMEO: Sam Raimi as a Snickering Gunman CAMEO: Sam Raimi as Hudsucker Brainstormer (pictured) |
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| Clive Barker's Nightbreed (1990) | SUPPORTING: David Cronenberg as sinister therapist Dr. Decker |
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| Paul Mazursky's Scenes From a Mall (1990) | LEAD: Woody Allen as Nick Fifer |
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| Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992) |
SUPPORTING: Sydney Pollack as upper middle-class husband Jack |
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| John Landis' Innocent Blood (1992) |
Landis had multiple directors appear in this film: CAMEOS: Dario Argento as a creepy Paramedic, Frank Oz as a Medical Examiner or Pathologist, Michael Ritchie as a Night Watchman, and Sam Raimi as a Roma Meats Man or Butcher |
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| John Landis' Beverly Hills Cop 3: (1994) | CAMEOS: George Lucas as a Disappointed Man in an Amusement Park, Martha Coolidge as a Security Woman, Joe Dante as a Jailer, Arthur Hiller as a Bar Patron, Barbet Schroeder as a Man in Porsche, and John Singleton as a Fireman |  George Lucas |
| Steve James' Hoop Dreams (1994) | CAMEO: Spike Lee as Himself | |
| Giuseppe Tornatore's A Pure Formality (1994) | SUPPORTING: Roman Polanski as Gerard Depardieu's interrogator - the Inspector |
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| Robert Redford's Quiz Show (1994) |
BIT PART: Barry Levinson as Dave Garroway CAMEO: Martin Scorsese as Martin Rittenhome (pictured) |
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| Rory Kelly's Sleep With Me (1994) | BIT PART: Quentin Tarantino as Sid, and his famous lengthy dialogue with Duane (Todd Field) about the homosexual context behind Top Gun (1986) | 
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| Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995) | CAMEO: Roger Corman as Congressman | |
| Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995) | CAMEO: David Cronenberg as the Man at the Lake who accosted Suzanne Stone Maretto (Nicole Kidman) in her car. |
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| Robert Rodriguez' From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) |
SUPPORTING: Quentin Tarantino as deranged criminal Richard Gecko SUPPORTING: George Clooney as brother Seth |
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| James L. Brooks' As Good As It Gets (1997) | CAMEO: Lawrence Kasdan as Dr. Green | |
| Don McKellar's Last Night (1998) | SUPPORTING: David Cronenberg as Duncan, husband of Sandra (Sandra Oh) and devoted gas company employee |
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| Vincent Ward's What Dreams May Come (1998) | BIT PART: German director Werner Herzog as one of the faces in the Sea of Faces, claiming to be Chris Nielsen's (Robin Williams) father |
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| Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999) | SUPPORTING: Sydney Pollack as host socialite Victor Ziegler whose naked lady for the party's evening, Mandy (Julienne Davis) experienced an accidental overdose |
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| Albert Brooks' The Muse (1999) | BIT PART: Director Martin Scorsese playing Himself as a manic client of the Muse (Sharon Stone) | |
| Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown (1999) | BIT PART: John Waters as resort manager Mr. Haynes. | 
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| David O. Russell's Three Kings (1999) | SUPPORTING: Spike Jonze as Gulf War private Conrad Vig |
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| Wes Craven's Scream 3 (2000) | CAMEOS: Roger Corman as a Studio Executive, and Kevin Smith as Silent Bob | |
| Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks (2000) | SUPPORTING: Elaine May as dimwitted Mae Sloane |
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| Patrice Leconte's The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000, Fr.) | LEAD: Emir Kusturica as condemned man Neel |
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| Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending (2001) | CAMEO: Mark Rydell as obsequious agent Al Hack |
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| Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) | CAMEO: Steven Spielberg hugging David Aames (Tom Cruise) at his birthday party, and telling him "Happy Birthday, you son of a bitch." | 
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| Richard Linklater's Waking Life (2001) | CAMEO: Steven Soderbergh (as Himself) telling a story about directors Louis Malle and Billy Wilder during a TV interview |
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| Spike Jonze's Adaptation (2002) | BIT PART: Curtis Hanson as Susan Orlean's (Meryl Streep) husband | |
| Jay Roach's Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) | CAMEOS: Steven Spielberg (as Himself) and Danny DeVito (as Mini-Me) |  
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| Roger Michell's Changing Lanes (2002) | BIT PART: Sydney Pollack as Stephen Delano, Gavin Banek's (Ben Affleck) no-nonsense boss |
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| Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal (2002) | CAMEO: David Fincher (back to camera) as Film Director, directing Brad Pitt (playing Himself) in a fictional cop action film Rendezvous |
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| Jeff Tremaine's Jackass: The Movie (2002) | CAMEO: Spike Jonze as Himself | |
| James Isaac's Friday the 13th, Jason X (2002) | SUPPORTING: David Cronenberg played the role of Dr. Wimmer, a scientist in charge of the Crystal Lake research project, who died when reanimated Jason Voorhees threw a spear into his midsection. |
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| Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002) | CAMEO: Cameron Crowe as Bus Passenger | |
| Stuart Baird's Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) | CAMEO: Bryan Singer as a Bridge Officer Branson |
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| Don Mancini's Seed of Chucky (2004) | CAMEO: John Waters as paparazzo and sleazy tabloid reporter Pete Peters who was killed with acid poured on his head |
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Introduction: There are
numerous on-screen appearances of directors who crossed over and took
the route toward directing: actors who became directors (Ron Howard,
Penny Marshall), actors who also direct (Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford),
director-actor auteurs (Woody Allen, Spike Lee), and various other combinations.
Many established directors have made memorable appearances (cameos or
bit parts and sometimes more extensive supporting or lead appearances)
as actors in films not directed by themselves. Herein are a few
examples (in chronological order). 