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00:00 "What? Ray Romano's bothering you?"
00:02 "Who? Ray who?"
00:03 "Ray Romano, the guy from Everybody Loves Raymond."
00:06 Welcome to MsMojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:10 for the most impactful cameos that didn't overstay their welcome.
00:15 "Are you Tony Stank?"
00:19 "Yes, this is Tony Stank."
00:22 Number 10, Keanu Reeves' "Always Be My Maybe"
00:27 "So where's your man?"
00:29 "Oh, there he is."
00:32 "Sit!"
00:33 There are only a few people that are as cool as Keanu Reeves,
00:43 and his unique charisma lays the groundwork for a perfect gag
00:47 in "Always Be My Maybe."
00:49 A seemingly normal double date becomes extraordinary
00:53 with his surprise cameo.
00:55 "The icky guy is Keanu Reeves."
00:59 Reeves steps out to reveal himself as the special guest
01:03 in one of the movie's best moments,
01:06 an entrance made even more memorable by the amusing use of slow motion.
01:11 Taking over the room, the performer only needs a look
01:15 and a few lines to make his presence known.
01:19 "Now I know what it feels like to be completely starstruck."
01:23 "The only stars that matter are the ones you look at when you dream."
01:28 An already chaotic night becomes even funnier and physical
01:33 thanks to Reeves' fantastic cameo.
01:36 Number 9, Matt Damon, "Euro Trip"
01:40 What if somebody like Matt Damon stole your girlfriend?
01:44 "Euro Trip" takes this concept to the extreme with a high-profile cameo.
01:49 "This one's for you, baby. Happy anniversary."
01:55 Taking time in between Bourne films, the actor briefly appears
01:59 as a character named Donnie.
02:01 In a major low point for the hero Scotty,
02:04 the protagonist has to hear about his ex's new romantic pursuits.
02:09 To make matters worse, he hears it in a song that Donnie shares
02:13 at a large party.
02:15 "Scotty doesn't know, Scotty doesn't know, Scotty doesn't know."
02:19 "Scotty doesn't know, don't trust Scotty, Scotty doesn't know."
02:24 It all feels like a fever dream that the Oscar winner handles
02:28 with fearless energy.
02:30 You could have cast any number of people in this evil part,
02:34 but using a Hollywood A-lister really hammers home the comedic point.
02:39 It wasn't the only time he made a memorable cameo either,
02:43 providing some gravitas to Thor Ragnarok.
02:47 "I'm sorry about that thing with the Tesseract."
02:50 "I just couldn't help myself."
02:51 "I know."
02:52 "I'm a trickster."
02:53 "This is so mischievous."
02:54 8. John Hurt – Spaceballs
02:57 It's not every day that you see an actor directly parody his previous work.
03:03 "I got it. We all Pluto."
03:06 "It was a Harry, how can you tell?"
03:08 "He said, 'From the box!'"
03:10 John Hurt steps out of his comfort zone in Spaceballs,
03:13 showing up for a bad meal at a space diner.
03:16 His character's fate mirrors Kane's death in Alien,
03:20 but it's a little less scary in Mel Brooks' film.
03:23 This accurate send-up of the frightening moment works because of Hurt's dedication.
03:29 "Oh no, not again."
03:37 There's also a song and dance number,
03:39 turning the whole sequence into a wonderfully absurd scene.
03:43 "Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my rye-cob girl."
03:51 Not many serious performers would make fun of themselves like this,
03:55 making the cameo all the more endearing.
03:59 7. Keith Richards – Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End
04:04 "How's mum?"
04:06 "She looks great."
04:14 You were probably as shocked as we were when we first saw this rocker in a Pirates movie.
04:19 During At World's End, Keith Richards makes an appearance as an important figure known as Captain Teague.
04:26 "You're in my way, boy."
04:36 He just so happens to be Jack Sparrow's father as well.
04:40 Richards' laid-back performance fits the universe perfectly.
04:44 While also being something of an inside joke,
04:47 Johnny Depp actually based various elements of Sparrow on the Rolling Stones guitarist.
04:53 "I thought, you know, who's the greatest rock and roll star of all time, the coolest?
04:57 And for me it was Keith Richards, hands down."
05:00 You couldn't ask for a better stunt casting than this one.
05:05 Watching as a legendary musician keeps the energy light,
05:09 his wardrobe doesn't look that different from an average night on stage either.
05:14 Number 6 - Bob Barker - Happy Gilmore
05:17 Most people are used to seeing this TV personality as the host of The Price Is Right.
05:23 "How you doing, Happy?"
05:25 "I'm Bob Barker."
05:26 "Wow, what an honour, nice to meet you."
05:28 Considering his place in game show history, Bob Barker might seem out of place in Happy Gilmore.
05:34 Luckily, he proves an inspired choice, exhibiting perfect comedic timing.
05:40 "Alright, Happy, nice and easy."
05:44 "That was not nice and easy."
05:52 Partnering up with Adam Sandler's character, the presenter joins in on a fight that's become iconic.
05:59 Barker proves he has a few boxing moves in him for this chaotic brawl.
06:03 Just when you think it's over, the scuffle continues in hilarious fashion.
06:09 This cameo might just be the best part of the entire movie.
06:13 "I think you've had enough."
06:15 "No."
06:17 "Now you've had enough."
06:21 Number 5 - Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder
06:25 You might have not even realised that Tom Cruise was in this movie at all.
06:29 "And who here is a key grip?"
06:31 "You."
06:33 "You."
06:34 "Hit that director in the face."
06:37 The star completely becomes Les Grossman in one of his funniest performances,
06:42 shedding his usual persona to become a total villain.
06:46 Leaning into the absurd script, the actor relishes every line as the over-the-top executive.
06:52 "The universe is talking to us right now. You just gotta listen."
06:58 Cruise drops some choice insults and swears that might as well be modern Shakespeare.
07:06 To top it all off, the character even dances in his final moments on screen.
07:11 "Still stacking black, still action-packed, and dope, I keep it flippin' like acrobat."
07:17 It's extra special to see him in this kind of role, considering he doesn't do comedy very often.
07:23 Number 4 - Chris Farley - Billy Madison
07:27 "Hey!"
07:30 "Hey, you threw that."
07:32 For fans of SNL in the 1990s, Chris Farley embodied the best of physical comedy.
07:38 He also made classic appearances in movies like Billy Madison.
07:42 "Here we go again, another treat from the road. Grand! Great banana. Trick of the day, boy."
07:49 Playing a crazed bus driver, the performer couldn't be more entertaining in his limited screen time.
07:56 His character seems to go through almost every emotion while taking kids on a field trip.
08:02 Chief among them is anger, a state of mind that Farley perfectly captures like a method actor.
08:08 You don't know whether to laugh or cry at certain points due to the intensity of his performance.
08:15 Whether he's joking with Adam Sandler or yelling at children, Farley has all the skills you could want from a comedy legend.
08:23 "Everybody on? Good. Great. Grand. Wonderful. No yelling on the bus!"
08:30 Number 3 - Christopher Walken - Pulp Fiction
08:33 Nobody delivers a line quite like Christopher Walken.
08:37 "Hello, little man. Boy, I sure heard a bunch about you."
08:42 For this one-scene cameo, the actor gives the young Butch an unusual gift.
08:47 Thanks to Quentin Tarantino's dialogue, Walken shines in an incredibly funny monologue about a gold watch.
08:55 "It was bought in an old general store in Knoxville, Tennessee. Made by the first company to make wristwatches."
09:03 It could have been a glorified flashback, but this moment takes a particular performer to really nail.
09:10 In a film of career-defining performances, Pulp Fiction works so well that it lets somebody like this guy come in and steal the show.
09:20 "Five long years he wore this watch up his ass. Then he died of dysentery. He gave me the watch.
09:27 I hid this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass two years."
09:31 We don't know if we would take the watch, but we'd definitely listen to him tell stories all day.
09:38 Number 2 - Bill Murray - Zombieland
09:41 Already an amusing take on the zombie genre, this movie gets supercharged by an iconic cameo.
09:48 The survivors hold up in Bill Murray's mansion, but they don't realize that the comedian is still there.
09:55 "I didn't know that it was you, you."
09:58 "Are you? What's with the getup?"
10:01 "Oh, I do it to blend in. You know, zombies don't mess with other zombies."
10:05 The funny man has been living it up in the post-apocalypse.
10:09 It's a hilarious surprise that allows for Murray to make fun of himself and add a few priceless jokes.
10:16 "Don't cross the street!"
10:18 "I don't want to cross!"
10:20 "Don't cross the street!"
10:22 Just when he couldn't be any better, the actor even has a darkly funny death scene.
10:30 In his last moments, the legend mentions a few of his regrets that work like the perfect punchline to this appearance.
10:38 "So do you have any regrets?"
10:40 "Garfield, maybe."
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11:02 Number 1. Stan Lee - Marvel Cinematic Universe
11:07 The filmmakers behind the MCU saluted one of the most important figures in comics by putting him in movies.
11:15 Appearing in everything from Captain America to The Incredible Hulk, Stan Lee brightens up any superhero adventure.
11:24 "That man drank one of those guarana sodas. Guess it had a little more kick than he was looking for."
11:30 "Wow."
11:33 His natural gift for comedy works in an eclectic array of films.
11:38 From being mistaken for Hugh Hefner to driving a bus, Lee seemingly fits into any situation.
11:45 He can even steal the show while chatting up a woman in Guardians of the Galaxy.
11:50 "There's smiles over here. Where's your wife, old man? What a class A pervert."
11:56 It's nearly impossible to narrow down his cameos to just one.
12:01 On top of his Marvel roles, he also makes his mark in comedies such as The Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement.
12:10 "I'm sorry. My uncle learned his English watching the old Three Stooges movies. Sorry."
12:17 Did we forget another amazing cameo? Let us know in the comments below.
12:22 "They look happy. I guess as far as couples go. You know, it reminds me of an issue of Spider-Man I did."
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