10 Actors Who Aren't Afraid To Mock Themselves
10. Al Pacino's Dunkaccino Commercial - Jack And Jill
Al Pacino's late-period career choices have been more than a little dubious. For every The Irishman, there's a Righteous Kill. However, one of Al's more questionable movie roles was appearing as himself in the notorious Adam Sandler-in-drag movie Jack and Jill, in which he also sent up these same dodgy career choices.
This fictional version of Al is being courted by Sandler's commercial director Jack, who wants him to star in a Dunkin' Donuts commercial. Pacino refuses the role, considering himself to still be an artist despite his star being on the wain. His mind changes however, when he meets Jack's sister Jill (also Sandler) and falls head over heels for her. His courting of Jill is Pacino in full flow, hamming it up in full "Great Ass" mode.
The story builds to a genuinely hilarious scene in which Pacino records the Dunkaccino commercial. Pacino plays it straight and for all of Jack and Jill's flaws it's a brilliant satire of Art vs. Commerce. It's so funny that the scene has been stripped off any context and meme'd into oblivion on social media. It says a lot for Pacino's career choices that some people believe it to be a genuine advert. However, Al Pacino's self-awareness is on full display throughout Sandler's film, and he's clearly having a ball taking the piss out of himself.