Every movie buff loves a great cameo.
A well-placed cameo can even be the highlight of an already great film. Who doesn't love turning to their movie-watching partner and whisper-shouting, "GADZOOKS! THAT'S (insert person you recognize)!" We've compiled the 10 best movie cameos of all time (in no particular order). Check them out and then go impress your friends with your crazy movie knowledge.
Ben Stiller in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Dreamworks Pictures
Anchorman had a ton of great cameos, but none of them beat Ben Stiller as Arturo Mendez of the Spanish Language News Team. Just breathe in that mustache.
▲David Bowie in Zoolander
Paramount Pictures
What movie about insane fashion would be complete without mention of David Bowie? We're talking about Ziggy Stardust here, after all. So getting the real David Bowie to moderate the walk-off? Next level.
▲Bill Murray in Zombieland
Sony Pictures
Bill Murray showing up as himself pretending to be a zombie and then getting bitten and actually turning into a zombie was easily the funniest part of Zombieland.
▲Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction
Miramax Films
Christopher Walken monologues about shoving a watch up his butt. What more could anyone ask for?
▲Neil Patrick Harris in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
New Line Cinema
It's always great to know that a celebrity you like can laugh at themselves. So when Neil Patrick Harris shows up in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle as an insane, drugged out version of himself, he won all the cool points.
▲Sigourney Weaver in The Cabin in the Woods
Lionsgate
What better way to end a meta-horror masterpiece like The Cabin in the Woods than by featuring the actress behind one of the most revolutionary horror movie protagonists in history (Ellen Ripley from Alien) as the big bad?
▲Orson Welles in The Muppets Movie
Associated Film Distribution
Making Orson Welles, arguably the most influential figure in the entire history of movies, the head of "World Wide Studios" was a stroke of genius. Apparently Welles was a pretty big Muppet fan, too.
▲Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder
Paramount Pictures
Tom Cruise literally disappeared beneath the guise of aptly named movie studio executive, Les Grossman, in Tropic Thunder. He was legitimately less recognizable than Robert Downey Junior was as a white guy playing a black guy. That's saying something.
▲Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross
New Line Cinema
Even people who haven't seen Glengarry Glen Ross are usually familiar with Alec Baldwin's stellar "Always Be Closing" monologue. Baldwin might have only been in one single scene, but he stole the entire movie.
▲Takashi Miike in Hostel
Lionsgate
"Who's Takashi Miike? I've never heard of him," you're probably thinking. Shut up and learn something.
Takashi Miike is the super-talented Japanese director behind transgressive horror films like Audition and Ichi the Killer. It's no surprise that a horror buff like Eli Roth would look up to him, but seeing him grace the screen in Hostel was easily the coolest movie cameo I've ever experienced. This one actually will impress your friends.
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