By: Josh Stern
10. ADAM SANDLER – THE ANIMAL
There’s a long tradition of having Rob Schneider appear in many of Sandler’s movies as Townie, the random person that shouts out “you can do it!” at some point in the movie. In THE ANIMAL, Sandler finally returned the favour by playing the exact same part.
9. TOPHER GRACE – OCEANS 12
Reprising his cameo from the first OCEAN’S film, Grace appears as a spoiled version of himself, who has lost his grip with Hollywood. Reality and fiction continued to be blurred when he says, “I practically phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie,” talking about IN GOOD COMPANY, which was released later that year.
8. WILL SMITH – JERSEY GIRL
Towards the end of the movie, Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) goes through an identity crisis. Smith, who plays himself, bumps into Trinke and gives him some much-needed advice. This is the only cameo Smith has ever done, and he helps create one of the most heart-warming scenes of the movie.
7. DAVID HASSELHOFF – THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE
The Hoff has learned to laugh at himself and wonderfully parodied his BAYWATCH character in this movie. When SpongeBob and Patrick get stuck on an island, Hasselhoff gets creative when he comes in for the save.
6. JAY AND SILENT BOB – SCREAM 3
The SCREAM movies were known for their pop culture references, and they did it best when they had Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) appear on the fictional lot where they were filming STAB 3. Smith repaid the favour by having director Wes Craven appear in JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK.
5. CLIVE OWEN – THE PINK PANTHER
Back before Daniel Craig was cast as the new James Bond, there were rumours that Owen was up for the role. Poking fun at this, Owen appeared as the James Bond-like Agent 006, who helps Inspector Clouseau stop the Gas-Masked Bandits.
4. KEITH RICHARDS – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
It took some scrambling, but director Gore Verbinski kept rearranging the filming schedule to allow Richards the opportunity to play Captain Teague, Jack Sparrow’s father and keeper of the Pirate Codex. The cameo was especially fitting because Johnny Depp reportedly modeled the character of Sparrow on Richards.
3. BOB BARKER – HAPPY GILMORE
There’s no question that after 12 years, Bob Barker’s scene is still one of the most memorable. During a golf tournament gone wrong, Barker and Adam Sandler’s character duke it out. The scene even won the duo Best Fight at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.
2. VINCE VAUGHN, LUKE WILSON, TIM ROBBINS & BEN STILLER
ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY
At least one member of the Frat Pack always shows up in another member’s movie, but in ANCHORMAN, there was a full out brawl. These actors appear alongside Will Ferrell and Steve Carell in an alleyway fight to decide which newscast team really is the best.
1. TOM CRUISE, GWYNETH PALTROW, KEVIN SPACEY, DANNY DEVITO, JOHN TRAVOLTA & STEVEN SPIELBERG
AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER
There’s just no topping this opening sequence. Spielberg appears as the director of a movie within this movie, alongside Cruise as Austin, DeVito as Mini-Me and Travolta as Goldmember. These actors generally stay away from cameos, so having them all in one scene was a treat.