12 Film Cameos That Were Cut From Theatrical Release

1. Harrison Ford - ET: Extra Terrestrial

harrisonford After successfully retrieving The Ark of the Covenant from the Nazis, Ford decided to settle into a more understated role in Steven Spielberg€™s film ET, playing a principal who is lecturing to Elliott after frogs are released into the classroom. After Elliott is brought into the principals office by a pair of nurses, Ford begins his speech on how €œTomorrow€™s the first day of the rest of your life€ & that Elliott has €œHis whole life ahead of him€. It does seem an awkwardly cast role from the charismatic pomp that typified Ford through his as Indiana Jones and Han Solo. Despite not seeing Ford€™s face from the rather ominous behind the shoulder camera angle, the voice is immediately apparent, a cause that may have prompted Spielberg to cut the scene entirely. While the scene was indeed cut as it may confuse viewers as to why Indiana Jones shows up, it does remain in the deleted scenes and can be seen below.
 
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