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26 Times Creators Couldn't Help But Cameo In Their Own Work

By:: Brian C. Miller; Cracked Writers

August 01, 2021

26 Times Creators Couldn't Help But Cameo In Their Own Work

Let's be real: If you were directing a Star Wars or Lord of the Rings movie, wouldn't you look for an opportunity to hop into a shot for a handful of frames? The creators and crew of these famous movies couldn't help themselves either, and here's where you can find them.

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EDGAR WRIGHT MAKES A BLURRY APPEARANCE IN HOT FUZZ. CRACKED.co COM Wright can briefly be seen pushing a ladder in front of Sergeant Angel. He chose to cameo as a shelf-stacker because that was his actual job when he was younger. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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ZACK SNYDER IS IN ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE. OPE GRACKED COM The director can be spotted inside the coffee shop Lois Lane is exiting. The location is the actual coffee shop Snyder frequented while storyboarding the film. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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WES CRAVEN MAKES A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK APPEARANCE IN SCREAM. CRACKED.co Craven appears as a highschool janitor dressed like Freddy Kruger- the villain of his other horror classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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TAIKA WAITITI PLAYED KORG IN THOR: RAGNOROK. CRACKED.COM The director provided the voice and mocap for everyone's favorite rock creature. He based his performance on New Zealand's super nice Polynesian bouncers. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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TODD PHILLIPS ATTENDS AN ORGY IN OLD SCHOOL. CRACKED.co COM The future Academy Award-nominated director appears as the guy looking for a gangbang at the beginning of his breakout movie. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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PETER JACKSON CAMEOS IN ALL OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIES. CRACKED.co COM Jackson appeared as a villager in The Fellowship of the Ring, a Rohirrim Warrior in The Two Towers, and a Corsair killed by Legolas in Return of the King. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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RIAN JOHNSON'S HAND IS IN THE LAST JEDI. CRACKED.COM The gloved hand grabbing Han Solo's dice at the end of the movie doesn't actually belong to Mark Hamill - it's the hand of the director, Rian Johnson. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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DAVID F. SANDBERG MADE SEVERAL SHAZAM! CAMEOS. Birthday little CRACKED.co .COM Sandberg provided the mocap for the three Crocodile Men Billy and his friends encounter in the Rock of Eternity. He also voiced the boyfriend of Billy's mother and the telepathic alien worm Mister Mind. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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FRANCIS FORD-COPPOLA PLAYED A DIRECTOR IN APOCALYPSE NOW. CRACKED COM Coppola appears as a TV news director yelling at Willard to not look at the camera as he's moving through a war-torn coastal village. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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JOE RUSSO IS IN SEVERAL OF HIS MCU MOVIES. CRACKED.COM Russo played a doctor in The Winter Soldier, a corpse in Civil War, and one of the survivors attending Captain America's meeting group in Endgame. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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MARTIN SCORSESE GETS A RIDE FROM TRAVIS IN TAXI DRIVER. CRACKED.co .COM Scorsese plays the disturbed passenger who plans on killing his wife with a .44 Magnum - the same weapon Travis buys later in the movie. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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MICHAEL BAY PLAYED A SCIENTIST IN ARMAGGEDON. CRACKED.co COM Bay makes an appearance as a background NASA scientist that's helping Bruce Willis destroy a meteor. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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GEORGE LUCAS MAKES A BRIEF CAMEO IN REVENGE OF THE SITH. CRACKED.COM The director made his first Star Wars cameo in the last Star Wars movie he directed. Lucas blue himself to portray Baron Papanoida - a blue-skinned politician attending the opera. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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J.J. ABRAMS VOICED D-0 IN THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. CRACKED.co .COM According to writer Chris Terrio, Abrams only intended to use his own voice as a placeholder. Terrio loved how well Abrams's voice fit the character so he convinced him not to change it. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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CLINT EASTWOOD'S OLD TV SHOW PLAYS IN JERSEY BOYS. CRACKED.COM The director's younger self can be seen in the movie while an episode of Rawhide plays on TV. That was my way of having a Hitchcock moment without actually having to do anything, said Eastwood. — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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Marvel comic book artist Jack Kirby draws in an episode of The Incredible Hulk. Kirby helped create the Hulk, SO it only makes sense for him to BE in No Escape as a police sketch artist illustrating a witness' description of a man (David Banner) who helped save his life. Fun fact: Kirby's cameo predates Stan Lee's first live-action cameo (jury member in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk) by ten years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Directors That Cameod In Their Own Movies

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The composer of Tomorrowland's score is operating the It's a Small World ride during the 1964 World's Fair scene. Most people who visit the famous attraction end up leaving with a headache after hearing the same lyrics ad nauseam, but Michael Giacchino isn't one of them. In fact, he's a fan and friend of the song's creator, Richard Sherman, and his cameo is a way to show appreciation for the songwriter he admires. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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26 Times Creators Couldn't Help But Cameo In Their Own Work — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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Bill Lawrence brings Scrubs to an end, literally. GOODBYE JCY + D. The creator of the hospital sitcom shows up at the very end of My Finale as a janitor, tearing down the banner that says Goodbye J.D. In that moment, Lawerence puts a bow on his longest-running series. *Never mind the ninth season/spin-off. We don't talk about that. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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William Peter Blatty is a concerned film produce in The Exorcist. Blatty, the author of the novel the film is based on, plays a produce working on the movie set Regan's mom is starring in. He tries to get the director's attention and asks, Is this scene really essential, Burke? In real life, the film's director (William Friedkin) wanted to make a film that was slightly critical of the Catholic church, while Blatty wanted to show reverence for his religion. The final product ended up striking a nice balance between the two. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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Stan Lee's cameo in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a nod to an old comic. During Reed Richards and Sue Storm's wedding, the Marvel comics co-creator shows up, and is quickly asked to leave. The same moment happens in Fantastic Four Annual No. 3 (1965) when two mysterious men get turned away at the entrance to the same wedding. HOW ABOUT WE'LL THAT?? SHOW EM JACK! IMAGINE LET'S GET BACK BULLPEN TO THE As they walk THEM AND START away, we WRITING KEEPIN' THE NEXT find out that they're US OUT, ISH STAN! Stan Lee and Jack — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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26 Times Creators Couldn't Help But Cameo In Their Own Work — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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26 Times Creators Couldn't Help But Cameo In Their Own Work — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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Peter Jackson secretly pays homage to the original King Kong. Jackson directed the 2005 remake of the classic monster movie, and chose to be one of the airplane gunners who takes down the big gorilla. It's the same part co-director Ernest B. Schoedsack played in the 1933 version. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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Nic Pizzolatto tells his characters what to say in True Detective. ME KISS IM AN ASSHOLE The creator of the HBO crime anthology series is a bartender who gets questioned by Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) in Who Goes There. Hart asks him Why do you make me say this shit, man? Pizzolatto single-handedly wrote all the episodes for the first season, SO anything he says goes. (i.e. I was just a regular type dude... with a big ass dick.) CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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The weirdest and most reclusive Simpsons writer is a patient at Calmwood Mental Hospital. John Swartzwelder, the writer responsible for some of the greatest and strangest Simpsons episodes, pops up in Hurricane Neddy. When the Simpsons go to meet Ned Flanders in the psychiatric ward, Swartzwelder is shown as they walk by. FREE *When Flanders comes JOHN back home, SWARTZWELDER a Free John Swartzwelder sign can be seen in the crowd. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Creators Who Had Brilliant Cameos in Their Own Work

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