Did you know that the lady chatting up Barbie in the film’s trailer is Barbara Handler, daughter of famed doll designer Ruth Handler? Several films contain this sympathetic wink; Here are 8 of them found in movies from here and elsewhere.
Patrick Senecal in In front of the front door
The film of the same name, starring Patrick Huard and Michel Côté, was based on his novel On the Threshold. Much like Alfred Hitchcock, horror author Patrick Senécal enjoyed his stormy performance. He is one of the patients in the hospital (there are even small replicas of him) and becomes one of the corpses in the same hospital at the end of the film.
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Rock Demers in the cinema stories for everyone
The Quebec producer, who died in 2021, has enjoyed appearing in several of his teenage films in the Tales for All franchise over the years. Likewise, comedian Vincent Bolduc (who is the only person to have starred in four films in the popular franchise) also has a cameo in the new Tales for All family movie out this year, Coco Farm.
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Refuses Arcand to participate Barbarian invasions And The Dark Times
Filmmaker Denys Arcand indulged in brief roles in his films Les Invasions Barbares (he plays ‘The Union Member’) and The Dark Ages, starring Marc Labrèche, Diane Kruger and Sylvie Léonard.
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Quentin Tarantino in several of his productions including pulp Fiction And Kill Bill Volume 1.
Director Quentin Tarantino is known for landing small roles in almost all of his films. In his 1994 cult film Pulp Fiction, he plays Jimmie Dimmick, Bonnie’s husband who helps Vincent and Jules dispose of Marvin’s body. In Kill Bill Volume 1 he is part of the famous Bride’s Revenge scene played by Uma Thurman. He plays a member of the Crazy 88 gang and gets his throat cut by the angry woman.
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Peter Jackson in the movies Lord of the rings And The Hobbit
Peter Jackson is also known for his multiple and brief appearances (usually less than 2 seconds!) in his own films. Some of his family members (including his children Katie and Billy) and friends also got mini-roles. Jackson becomes Albert Dreary in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. To be clear, his character had to smoke a pipe, but since he felt nauseous after a few takes, he traded it for a carrot. In The Hobbit, he returns to that role, holding… an Easter egg!
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Stan Lee in Marvel films before his death
Before his death in 2018, the father of several superheroes – especially those related to Marvel Comics – had numerous appearances in films, series and video games. In the long list we find Iron Man 1, 2 and 3, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and several Spider-Man.
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Martin Scorsese in taxi driver
The director offered himself two minor characters in his legendary 1976 film, Taxi Driver, in young Robert De Niro. If the first is tiny in appearance, the second is richer. He becomes a taxi customer and asks the driver to stop in front of a building to watch his unfaithful wife. He then delivers a lengthy racist and misogynistic monologue in which he explains how he’s going to kill her with a .44 Magnum, giving the main character the idea of getting one later in the story.
Elon Musk inside iron man 2
In 2010, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk was featured in Iron Man 2 playing himself. We see him shaking hands with characters played by Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in an upscale restaurant. Iron Man praises him for his Marlin engines and Musk is quick to tell him about his electric jets.
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Special mention: Bulle Tifo-Curzi
Actor couple Marie Tifo and Pierre Curzi’s dog, Bulle, plays in the film A Review. Patrice Robitaille portrays a philosophy professor grappling with a professional dilemma and seeking advice from his mentor, played by Pierre Curzi. The animal – a cream colored poodle/golden retriever mix – walks alongside its handler in the park scenes. Fun fact: in the credits at the end of the movie we can see the name Bulle Tifo-Curzi.
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