Time to rewind! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most surprising appearances from big-time celebrities in movies that you probably didn’t catch on your first watch. Our countdown includes cameos by Cate Blanchett, Lucy Lawless, Brad Pitt and more! What other sneaky celebrity movie cameos have you noticed? Let us know in the comments below.
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Brad Pitt - Deadpool 2 He taught us a valuable lesson...Never touch Powerlines. 😂
That was the silliest one to have here though, no one who watched the movie missed that.
I think it's great that in that Liar Liar scene, the people in front of him can't hold a straight face.
The drunk Santa Angel arrested in Hot Fuzz was Peter Jackson
Came here to say this.
I beg to differ in that many of us caught the Paul Rubens cameo as the Penguins father in batman returns
Yeah, he was hard to miss. And Peewee's Big Adventure is in my fourth favourite Tim Burton movie! (After Batman Returns, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands.)
@@drewlovelyhell4892that’s a good list
What about Frank Oz as the prison guard who gives Jake his belongings at the beginning of Blues Brothers
That's funny. He was also the cop who did the intake at the police station for Dan Ackroyd's character in "Trading Places".
@@dirkdiggler9482 as well as the test proctor in Spies Like Us.
Francis Oznowitz was also the surgeon in "Superman III" during the operation room power blackout.
As a South African, I can confirm that Rebecca pronounces 'Xhosa' better than most other white South Africans 😂 super impressive
that was the best xhosa pronunciation ive ever heard, especially from a white person.
What'ya Know? [Sarcasm]
Jirre meneer die boertjies kannie eens ordentlik ingils praat nie....
Lol😂
Matt Damon also appear in Thor Ragnarok, portray as Loki 😂
Wasn't Liam Hemsworth the one portraying Thor in that mini play too?
It wasn't Liam, but it was a Hemsworth brother
I think those are better known than DP2, just like Brad Pitt was better known for that film’s cameo!
And Sam Neil is Odin in the play, right? 😁😄
@@disneysparkle7783 I knew it was one of them.
Steven Spielberg not only directed John Belushi in “1941”, he directed Dan Aykroyd too……in the same movie. How could you miss that? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mike Myers in Bohemian Rhapsody as a music mogul even throwing in a bit of tongue and cheek reference to Wayne's World.
Plus Adam Lambert's cameo as Freddie's truck stop hookup
King Baldwin is an actual supporting role, it wasn't a cameo.
and you cant go wrong with Stan Lee and all of his Marvel Camios R.I.P
Mick Fleetwood played an alien in an episode of Star Trek - The Next Generation. He was in a fish looking suit, and was therefore of course totally unrecognisable.
he was also in Running Man as a rebel, named "Mick"
Didn't mention Peter Jackson was Santa, who stabs Nick Angel in the hand, in Hot Fuzz
The Kiwi of Lord of the Rings? Haven't seen in a long time.
What
That Fire Marshall Bill in Liar Liar is awesome, never saw that but one of my favorite actors, tv show and movie.
I don't understand why Paul Reubens is even included on this list. You claim nobody noticed the cameo but it wasn't hidden, we could all see that was Paul Reubens.
Me too.
Agreed. His wasn't a "cameo." That was a role in the movie.
To be fair, most people were unaware that was the always seen as PeeWee Herman at the time. Brad Pitt was by far more obvious than Matt Damon in DP2!
He was even credited for it in the opening credits
Same with Ron Jeremy. That wasn't a "cameo" he just happened to be there as an extra. He wasn't any kind of star at that point.
Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy in Coming to America; Kevin Bacon in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Planes trains and automobiles is such a GOOD MOVIE It makes me so sad I show It to people in 2024 and they’re like “yeah whatever”
You forgot Ron Perlman in Star Trek Nemesis as Reman Viceroy.
Robert Downey Jr. plays the dead body in The Nice Guys that is thrown over fence.
His best role.
25:46 - Jackson made cameos in all three LotR movies. Aside from the carrot-eating human in "Fellowship," he was a soldier on the wall in the Battle of Helm's Deep, and he was the guy shot by Legolas's errant warning shot thanks to Gimli's interference.
I'll do you one better. He cameo'd in all 6 of his Middle Earth movies. He even reprised Mr. Carrot-Eater for 'The Desolation of Smaug'.
Gene Hackman as the blind man in "Young Frankenstein"
What about Ryan Reynolds in Bullet Train as Carver?
ZZ Top in Back to the Future III.
Having Fire Marshall Bill cameo in Liar Liar is perfect
Those margaritas were probably $30 each, I’d grab them too.
In Spider-Man there was a cameo appearance by a future Oscar winner. Octavia Spencer.
It's probably not on the list, because it technically wasn't a cameo. It was a small bit part that she had in the beginning of her acting career.
In Spider-man, Flash was played by Joe Manganiello. Every time I watch the movie I forget that's him until seeing the end credits. He just looks so different.
Edward Norton's voice is so distinct it is easy to recognize even with whatever accent he attempted to disguise it with.
Edward Norton does indeed have a distinctive voice that's often recognizable, regardless of the accent or character he's portraying.
Hi @WatchMojo . I was going to comment on this video, but it isn't coming up as an option.
Not really. If you just showed me the clip from the film I wouldn’t make that association
Amazing video Rebecca from watch mojo of celebrities hidden cameos in movies,fantastic job.
Ellen Pompeo 👩✈️ "Catch Me If You Can"
Edward Norton in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN isn't a 'cameo'; KIng Basil was an important, albeit secondary character; one just couldn't see who it was
Mat Damon eurotrip 😂
Eurotrip had sooooo many cameos. Love that movie
Pretty sure Princes William & Harry have also been inside storm trooper uniforms as well.
Unfortunately, the scene they appear in with Tom Hardy, who also portrayed a stormtrooper, was cut from The Last Jedi. It's included in the bonus features of the home media release.
Sir Sean Connery made a hidden cameo appearance in the first DragonHeart film (He was the dragon). And he also made a surprise appearance at the tail-end of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991.
How could you forget about Wolverine in X-Men: First Class!? Also as a thank you to Brad for DP2, Ryan Reynolds had a cameo in Bullet Train.
Not hidden, though.
Old A-team in the new movie. Not so much hidden but half of the original A-team shows up in the 2010 movie. Dwight Schultz (80s Murdock) can be seen briefly as a scientist observing Murdock (Sharlto Copley) undergoing shock therapy. Dirk Benedict (80s Face) gets a pretty on-the-nose question from Face (Bradley Cooper) right before he steps into the tanning booth.
Ron Jeremy getting made fun of on Boondock Saints “Caught your act at the velvet room. Loved it when you busted into Viva Las Vegas.” 😂
i always thought it was Loki talking at the beginning of Infinity War💀
If you put Hot Fuzz and Peter Jackson on the list, you could have used him as a segway to the Colbert cameo, since Jackson was the guy that stabbed Simon Pegg in the hand in the initial montage
My late husband was floored when I recognized Edward Norton in Kingdom of Heaven. LOL
In a deleted scene in “The Last Jedi” Tom Hardy disguised himself as Stormtrooper 926, who came across Finn as he infiltrated the Supremacy.
Elizabeth Taylor made a cameo appearance in *_"Anne of the Thousand Days"_* *(1969).* She appears as a masked courtesan who interrupts Queen Catherine's prayers about an hour into the film.
I had no idea about Fire Marshall Bill... hilarious!
Other sneaky cameos I can think of are -Jamie Lee Curtis in Escape From New York(1981) the narrator in the beginning. -George Lucas in Hook(1991) the man kissing the woman on bridge. -Stephen King & Wes Craven in Diary Of The Dead(2007) as voices on radio. -Adrienne Barbeau in The Thing(1982) voice of chess computer. -Christian Slater in Star Trek 6(1991)the ensign standing in the shade of the captain’s door. -Sofia Coppola in Star Wars episode 1(1999) as a handmaiden. -writers John Skipp and Greg Spector in Night Of The Living Dead(1990)as zombies held back by the torch. -Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween 3 Season Of The Witch(1982) as voice on the town intercom. Nancy Loomis also from Halloween 1&2 plays a brief character of the ex-wife credited under her real name Nancy Kyes.
In Hook, the woman George Lucas is kissing is none other than Carrie Fisher.
@@joshuathomas456 yes you’re correct. I forgot that. Thank you.
Pee Wee was also in Blues Brothers as a waiter serving them.
Stephen Colbert in The Hobbit.
The Indians Jones scene was like all the people who made the film 😂 They were like “Now that we’ve MADE this film we should be IN this film! And no one will ever know!”
What about Ben Browder’s (Farscape) cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Very good list. 🎉
I recently noticed Viola Davis in "Ocean's Eleven"; she's on the parole board questioning Danny Ocean just before he's released.
Charlie Sheen in Ferris Bueller
Actress Gwendolyn Christie had an unknown cameo role in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)" as Captain Phasma--you couldn't miss her she was very tall and covered from head to toe in a red costume. Great video. Thanks!♥
Thanks for the info!
Did anyone recognize Gary Oldman in Hannibal??
Thomas Brodie Sangster is also a Star Wars cameo actor. He plays some officer in The Force Awakens who has like one line 😂
Daniel Craig unrecognisable in Star Wars episode seven the force awakens that is out the back of a rancor. Being a James Bond fan I recognised that voice in one second flat.
"Out the back of a Rancor"?
Drew Carry was in Anchorman during the brawl scene along with Ben Stiller
I love this amazing videos.
King Baldwin IV is one of the most underrated movie characters ever. He completely stole the show
Lucy Lawless actually has two cameos in Spider-Man. in addition to the one you mentioned, she is also one of the ladies yelling at Peter as he enters the ring to fight Bonesaw.
Always wondered who the margarita guy was, Jimmy Buffet just being epic.
Paul Reubens, although he wasn’t a “celebrity” at the time can be on there for a true cameo. He plays the sommelier in “The Blues Brothers” when Belushi and Ackroyd (Jake and Elwood) visit a fancy restaurant.
21:55 It didn't take more than 5 seconds to figure out that Dan Aykroyd was in the Indiana movie. He's been in many movies so his voice is legendary. It's SO easy to hear after about one line...
I haven’t seen one from number 24 and one from 23. I did know however some of the cameos like Edward Norton in Kingdom Of Heaven,Dan Ackroyd In Temple Of Doom, Cate Blanchett in Hot Fuzz, Nathan Fillion In Guardians Of The Galaxy, Glenn Close in Hook, maybe Bill Murray in Dumb and Dumber Too,Wes Craven in Scream, Steven Spielberg in The Blues Brothers Paul Reubens in Batman Returns Steve Buscemi in Pulp Fiction and Daniel Craig in The Force Awakens. More recently I knew that cameo in Ghostbusters.
Malcolm Mcdowell made a cameo in the movie Cellphone.
Tom Cruise: Tropic Thunder???????
Finally a WM list I was compelled to watched the whole thing instead of skipping towards the end 😅
Joe Cornish in that same hot Fuzz scene and the Last Jedi.
I literally watched Infinity War like five days ago! 😂😂 Oh my gosh! I can’t believe it was Kenneth Branagh! I’ve seen that movie about 100 times and never knew that!
No idea that was Bradley Cooper in 10 Cloverfield Lane. I’ve only seen that movie once but I still had no idea that was him 😂
We really owe Paul Ruebens for giving us Tim Burton films!
Now i didn't know the cameos
I have to watch kingdom of heaven again! Loved Baldwin II!
Kenneth Branagh in Infinity War, Joe Russo in endgame. It's so cool to have previous directors acting in newer MCU films. Even if Joe Russo was acting twice in four of his movies.
Vin Diesel as Groot.
I don't even know half of these people
Brad Pitt was gonna play Cable but instead he He got Shocked by cables LOL
Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg as Photo Booth Zombies in "Land of the dead" Scott H. Reiniger, Ken Foree & Tom Savini from the original 1978 "Dawn of the dead" in the 2004 Remake
I noticed Lucy Lawless IMMEDIATELY! I was watching in theaters and immediately yelled out “HEY.......... THAT’S LUCY LAWLESS!” I heard a few people in the theater say “HOLY SHIT............ that is her!”
In the kids movie The never ending story there are many cameos including Ewoks Mickey Mouse and many more
Was Edward Norton doing the Marlon Brando accent?
Christopher Guest as the first customer in Little Shop of Horrors to spot Baby Audrey II in the floral shop window
You missed Prince William and Harry as stormtroopers, I can't remember which one, but they've been in one of the recent films.
This is just 30 random cameos. Very few of them are super memorable. A couple examples are Charlton Heston in Wayne's World 2, Martin Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux and Stan Lee in Mallrats.
It's literally sounds exactly like Edward Norton, but if Edward Norton were doing an impression of Marlon Brando
Forgot when Heath Ledger had a cameo in The Dark Night. You’re usually ontop of things like that. 😂
What about tarantino and Mike myers in inglorious basterds or Chris Martin in shaun of the dead or Peter Jackson in hot fuzz?
Joe Pilato from Day Of The Dead is also in the same Pulp Fiction scene...
Peter Jackson in LOTR
Huey Lewis in Back to the Future, as the battle of the bands judge, disqualifying Marty, when Marty's playing the chords to Power of Love.
My favorite is John C Reilly as Sasquatch in Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny.
Another classic cameo is Martin Sheen in "Hot Shots! Part Deux"
George Lucas and Carrie Fisher in Hook
Speaking of "Hot Fuzz" and "The Hobbit", the belligerent Santa who stabs Sergeant Angel through his hand in "Hot Fuzz" is the latter's director Peter Jackson.
Presumably Alfred Hitchcock and Stan Lee weren't mentioned because they deserve their own lists, but it's surprising you didn't mention Elon Musk in Iron Man, especially when starting off with Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos.
Those two weren't hidden cameos. Stan Lee's cameos were mostly blatant.
Every cameo in Austin powers 3 👏🏻
What about Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder? I think that met the criteria.
Tom Cruise's appearance as Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder wasn't exactly hidden. Rather, it was a surprising transformation that caught many viewers off guard due to Cruise's unrecognizable appearance and the departure from his usual roles. Despite not being hidden, his cameo certainly added a memorable and unexpected element to the movie.
You could also say the Ant Man cameo wasn't "hidden" lol
Edward Norton sounded like he was impersonating Brando's voice.
Paul Reubens was also a waiter in Blue Brothers
0:35 dem good ole days
25:46 I'm pretty sure that Peter Jackson has cameos in all/most of his films. He was certainly in all three LOTR movies.
Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! 1:05 I have watched that movie so many times, and never noticed he appeared in the movie.
It's amazing how even after multiple viewings, we can still discover new details in our favorite movies.
14:17 This is the coolest in my opinion, due to the significance.