10 Most Insane Cameos In Recent Movies
The wildest and most unexpected cameos from the newest movies.
Who among us doesn't love a cameo? It's almost always great fun to see an actor unexpectedly show up in a movie totally out of nowhere, especially if they're a beloved performer whose presence alone elevates basically anything they appear in.
Sometimes these cameos are so wild, even unexpected, that they become a talking point in of themselves, perhaps to the extent that they actually distract audiences from the rest of the movie.
Whether for better or worse, though, in recent times these are the 10 most bizarre, wild, unhinged, and surprising cameos to grace screens both big and small.
From fan-serving, show-stealing cameos to directors killing themselves in their own movies, to beloved actors showing up for shockingly brief, seconds-long roles, these actors all came in and out in a flash, but left quite the impression.
Cameos can serve a narrative function, can tug on the audience's heartstrings, or they can simply leave viewers dissociating from the experience of watching the film itself, noting how odd it is that this actor showed up here.
And so, whether these cameos worked for you or not, you probably won't forget them any time soon...
10. Idina Menzel & Kristen Chenowith - Wicked
It wasn't exactly a huge surprise that Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth showed up in Wicked - having originated the roles of Elphaba and Glinda on the Broadway stage.
In fact, it was really just a case of fans waiting to see where they'd show up.
And ultimately, Menzel and Chenoweth appeared as the leading members of the Emerald City Players, just as Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) make it to Emerald City in search of the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum).
Elphaba and Glinda are welcomed to Emerald City with the song "One Short Day" from the Emerald City Players' production of "Wiz-O-Mania", and as the leaders of the troupe, Menzel and Chenoweth take center stage to belt out the tune.
On one hand it's shameless fan service, but on the other, it's basically the perfectly meta way for the duo to make a cameo that nods to their own legacies.
Director Jon M. Chu originally planned to include the pair in far more subtle, non-musical roles, but ultimately felt they needed a scene to showcase their singing chops, and wasn't that the right choice or what?