I've shared this with The Duke already via email; listed below, in no particular order are some of my favorite movie cameos (feel free to add):
1.) Seann William Scott - Old School - Character name: Peppers
The mullet, the denim cut off top, and an overbearing excitement on the possibility to use an extremely powerful tranq gun.
2.) Harland Williams - Dumb & Dumber - Character name: State Trooper
He's just trying to keep the streets clean and safe. His only mistake made is that he stumbled upon pulling over the wrong 1985 Sheep Dog at the wrong time.
3.) Will Ferrell - Wedding Crashers - Character name: Chazz Reinhold
The first sentence he speaks in this movie is, "what the fuck do you want?" while adorned with a kimono and nunchucks that he almost used on Owen Wilson is an instant classic. Also, the fact that, according to IMDB, his character is uncredited makes it even better because this cameo was a complete and pleasant surprise to all who watched the movie. Unless you don't like Will Ferrell in which case I would refer to you as a commie. Simple.
4.) Bill Murray - Zombieland - Character name: Himself
He was never good with practical jokes.
5.) Lance Armstrong - Dodgeball - Character name: Himself
Yeah he lied about doping and we've heard he may or may not be an incredible douche, but his condescending speech to Vince Vaughn was awesome: “Once I was thinkin’ about quitting, when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer – all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family I got back on the bike and won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I’m sure you have a good reason to quit. So what are you dying of?”
6.) Alice Cooper - Wayne's World - Character name: Himself
He's a Rock God. His mere presence and demeanor bring both Wayne and Garth to their knees declaring they're "not worthy." In reality, who is?
7.) Cam Neely - Dumb & Dumber - Character name: Sea Bass
He just has horrible luck in dealing with Lloyd and Harry. Somehow these 2 always end up with the upperhand and what Sea Bass boasts in brawn, he apparently lacks in brain. Seemingly less than Dunn and Christmas.
8.) Bob Barker - Happy Gilmore - Character name: Himself
Bob shows he can stick and move and it's the absolute best when he starts heckling Happy Gilmore about how bad his golf game is causing a kerfuffle to ensue.
9.) Kevin Hart - The 40-Year Old Virgin - Character name - Smart Tech Customer
This, in my opinion, is one of the best random scenes in a movie. His energy and their volatility towards each other is absolutely awesome. I laughed non-stop during this entire scene.
10.) Dan Marino - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - Character name: Himself
You're a Dolphins fan. A fan of this movie and this is one of the better cameos of an athlete in any movie. He has some good banter with Ace that is of solid quality.
10.)
Brett Favre in There's Something About Mary. It's a mystery who "Brett" is throughout the movie, until the final scene where "the corn-fed whiteboy" makes his cinematic debut. He probably sent mad dick-pics to Mary.
ReplyDeleteA more recent one that I find particularly hilarious is Ryan Reynolds in Ted. This movie is overall pretty much shit, but Reynolds plays David Putty's gay partner and I don't even think he says anything, which is pure comedic gold in my eyes.
I'll continue to add to this as I think of them. Awesome post though, Charlie.
Although this post is something I've already seen, I do enjoy it. I will assume that we're strictly talking comedy movies and this one pretty much hits the nail on the head. A lesser known movie cameo by Will Ferrell that absolutely kills me is in the movie "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard". For those of you that haven't seen it, see it. It's not regarded as a great movie, and you may not add this to your personal collection but it is well worth the time. As far as I'm concerned it all climaxes with the Will Ferrell scene. All movie you hear about this "McDermott" character and the tragedy that surrounds him in Albuquerque. The movie gets to a point where the main character, Jeremy Piven, has to come to terms with this tragedy in order to meet his goal which is the main plot of the movie. He finally opens up to his love interest about the tragedy. I'd explain this further, but fuck it, watch for yourself. Out of context, it might not resonate with you as it did with me, but fuck is it good for a cheap Will Ferrell laugh. Enjoy:
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