10 Weirdest Movie Appearances By Musicians

9. Tom Jones - "Mars Attacks!"

Marsattacks21 The wacky worlds of Tim Burton - from Beetlejuice to Edward Scissorhands €“ are often stuffed with weird and wonderful characters from all walks of life, and his 1996 feature €œMars Attacks!€ focused on creatures from another world altogether. A sci-fi spoof with a nasty streak, €œMars Attacks!€ acts as a homage to the cheesy cinema of Ed Wood, and invites an all-star cast to get involved in the mix. There are a whole host of madcap moments involving the famous cast, ranging from Jack Nicholson repeatedly screaming €œShut up!€, Pierce Brosnan€™s head rolling around in a jar, and Sarah Jessica Parker as half-human, half-dog. But perhaps the weirdest moment arrives in a scene at the casino, where Tom Jones inexplicably appears as himself performing on stage, before being driven away by attacking aliens. It€™s odd enough seeing a Welsh singer in a Hollywood movie, but the sight of skeletal-faced aliens - with voices that sound like a cross between a sick duck and baby dinosaur - chasing Tom Jones around a casino is quite simply bizarre. It€™s a cameo strange enough to freeze a frown to your face. Bonkers. Even for Burton.
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