Tell Us About A Director Cameo In A Movie That Most People Aren't Aware Of

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Have you ever watched a movie, and noticed something, or in this case someone, distracting and thought to yourself, "Wait. Is that the director?!"

Meme of Leo pointing from once upon a time in Hollywood
Meme of Leo pointing from once upon a time in Hollywood

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Well, recently, Reddit user u/TheChainLink2 had this epiphany when they noticed director John Landis's cameo in his 1981 film An American Werewolf in London:

"The man who gets hit by a car and thrown through a window in this shot is the film's writer and director John Landis making a cameo."

Screenshot from "An American Werewolf in London"
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So, that got me thinking. What's another fun director cameo in a movie you know of?

For example, many people know Alfred Hitchcock famously made cameos in nearly all of his feature films. Here he is in Rear Window:

Screenshot from "Rear Window"
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And there are also less subtle cameos by directors like Steven Spielberg in The Blues Brothers (which he did not direct, but cameo-loving John Landis did).

Steven Spielberg in "The Blues Brothers"
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Then, there are the not-so-popular cameos by M. Night Shyamalan, who should probably stick to directing rather than acting, as his turn in Signs exemplifies:

M. Night Shyamalan in "Signs"
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But I wanna know mooooooore.

"Tell me everything"
"Tell me everything"

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So, tell me, what's the best (or your favorite) director cameo in a movie? Whether it was their own film or someone else's, we want to know! Tell us in the comments below for a chance to be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post!