The smallest star role

Little-known actors dream of big roles, but became famous, start to dream of a cameo - small but vivid scenes designed for the real stars. For the film a cameo celebrity - an excuse to lure more viewers to the star name, and for the stars themselves - proof of their own Olympic status and flattering to the fact that the fans are able to recognize them in any role. However, their is not always easy: look at these cameo - and make sure!

Glenn Close - "Captain Hook"

Gorgeous actress whose repertoire - and Gertrude in "Hamlet" by Franco Zeffirelli, and Eleanor of Aquitaine in the modern setting of the famous play "The Lion in Winter," not postesnyalasnapyali the wig, false mustache and sideburns, to play one of the pirates of the Hook gang in the film Steven Spielberg's "Hook." Even knowing this, know almost impossible actress in a cameo, so if you want to still see her, guided by solid bushy beard with gray hair.

Chris Martin - "Shaun of the Dead"

The famous singer and keyboardist of Coldplay, deciding to play in a movie, chose not only the very small role, but not the best film. The parody comedy "Shaun of the Dead" - frankly, not a blockbuster - it plays a zombie, whose main characters meet on the road and run away from him a minute later. But he has an excuse: Chris is friends with many years starred in the film Simon Pegg, and when he invited him to shoot Mr. Martin could not refuse a comrade.

Johnny Depp - "21 Jump Street"

At the end of 1980 hserial "21 Jump Street" brought fame little-known then young actor Johnny Depp. Well, the debt must be repaid, and in the remake of the series 2013 unrecognizable Depp appears in a cameo as a victim of the main villain, barely having time to exchange a few words with the young police officer in the performance of Channing Tatum, who went to that same role once played by Depp.

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Jimmy Buffett - "Jurassic World"

One of the most famous American country music performers will appear on the screen in "Jurassic World" just for a minute, as a colorful character who had managed, running away from a pterodactyl, intercept at a bar a couple of glasses of "Margarita". The funny thing is that the fee for the painting Buffett seems to be got by barter: in the introductory part of the film, among the many advertisements in the dinosaur park, intrusive advertising all climbs restaurant "Margarita" in the eyes, belonging to Mr. Buffett.

Chuck Norris - "Dodgeball"

At the climax of the comedy film "Dodgeball" Chuck Norris appears as himself - but not steep killers from the screen, but the judge in the game in the bouncer, who utters the decisive word in the fate of the hero team. Actually, this is practically the only word he says in the film. Why Chuck needed this strange role is unknown. But in the end, he - Chuck Norris, and therefore can do whatever it wants.

Robert Lawrence Stine - "Horror"

See this bloke clamped right? This is - a school teacher acting Mr. Black, an episodic character horror-comedy "Horror". However, he is better known as Robert Lawrence Stine, a famous writer, the American star of horror literature and - attention! - the author of a series of "horror", in which the eponymous film was made. Twisted bad, eh? Yavnoudalas joke!

Cate Blanchett - "Hot Fuzz"

Nasoyan stars love self-irony - to find where it is greater than in a typical British comedy, with its typical British humor! The creators of the action comedy "Hot Fuzz" have picked up a good joke for Cate Blanchett - recognized around the world beautiful blonde appears on screen in the role of an ex-girlfriend of the protagonist. The trick is that she works in the laboratory, and therefore all a few minutes of your screen time in front of the audience in a protective suit and mask in which it can not even find a professional film critic!

Peter Jackson - "Hot Fuzz"

The creators of the film "Hot Fuzz" is not finished their jokes with stars on Cate Blanchett. At the beginning of the movie on the screen for a few minutes there is none other than the legendary director of "The Lord of the Rings" Peter Jackson ... in the role of a drunk Santa Claus., Waving a penknife. Pay attention to it: the directors of such a level is not so often appear on the screen in the wrong pictures.

Balance is Morrisett

Comedy "Dogma" - a parade of stars, from Alan Rickman to Matt Damon. And they play a variety of representatives of the divine and the diabolical armies of solving their problems on Earth. Who could play the role of a supreme being, God in such a company? None other than as a singer Alanis Morriset, a girl with an angelic voice and a spark of the divine talent. Well, Alanis unexpected craving for cinema is easy to understand: who would not stay in the role of God at least a few minutes of screen time?

Michael Jackson - "Men in Black - 2"

Superstar appears on the screen for a few minutes - in the role of an undercover agent of the secret service for contacts with aliens, making a report on the work of aliens in Antarctica. Well, the "Oscar" for self-irony here would be quite appropriate.

Kurt Vonnegut - "Back to School"

Comedy 1986 "Back to school" about a millionaire, will go with his son to the university to help to cope with the vicissitudes of study, to put it mildly, does not apply to intellectual films. Jokes on the screen - completely below the belt. Nevertheless, at least in one of the episodes of the intellect surpasses - when the screen in a cameo by Kurt Vonnegut, helps the protagonist to write essays, appears on the screen ... Kurt Vonnegut himself. As a writer was persuaded to take part in such a vigorous project - a mystery.

Daniel Craig - "Star Wars: The Awakening forces"

You read that right: the imperial attack in shining armor, completely hiding the face and figure - Daniel Craig's own persona! Not only is that a couple of minutes he remained screen, he still does not speak barely a word! Well, Craig can be understood: in once, he got a chance to appear on the screen, without fear that the audience in the hall, as usual, start poking each other in the ribs and hot whisper: "Look, James Bond!"

Stan Lee - the inhabitant of the Marvel Universe

The former president of the publishing house Marvel Comics, and the father of comic books from Marvel, Stan Lee has yet to appear in small roles in all the films shot by comic book publishers. The "Torah", he played a patient at a mental hospital in "Iron Man" portrayed by Hugh Hefner, and in "The Avengers" - the hero of the interview that appears on the screen with just a few remarks. Sure, Stan Lee's a fun hobby!

Steven Seagal - "Executive Decision"

Short appearance of Steven Seagal in "Executive Decision" was a major disappointment for the public picture. When, after a hijacking aboard sent the OSD main fighter against terrorism, all the audience sighed with relief: now, then everything will end well for sure! I imagine everyone's surprise when the writers ruthlessly smashed up Segal just three minutes into the raid! However, Kurt Russell also coped well. However, the reasons for the appearance in the film Segal remained a mystery.

Quentin Tarantino - "Inglourious Basterds"

Tarantino appears on screen in almost every soy picture - here is the director hobby. But the most unusual cameo from him - perhaps, after all, in the movie "Inglourious Basterds." In it, he does not even appear in the entire frame. In the story of the painting, the SS Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) strangling the British spy Bridzhin von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger). But his hands in a scene of suffocation belong not to Walz, and Tarantino himself! Why not trust the director this scene and the actor chose to perform her own, is not known.

Eldar Ryazanov - "Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!"

It is known that Eldar Ryazanov was filmed in tiny roles in each of its picture. His appearance in "Twist of Fate" is perhaps the most well known: it plays an aircraft passenger, who is always trying to sleep halts drunken Zhenya Lukashin. But in the "Cars" Ryazanov himself played carotid Teter: it was he sweet slumber the entire movie on stuffed hippopotamus.

Leonid Gaidai - "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Occupation"

Leonid Gaidai - another Soviet film director, who loved celebrated in their own paintings. The hardest thing to notice it, perhaps, in his famous comedy "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Occupation". But it is there! Look closely: in the scene of the shooting of the film director Yakin (Michael Pugovkin) standing to the right of the illuminator shown in denim suit just a few seconds. We reviewed? So, this is Leonid Gaidai. Meet!