Bruce Campbell has gained a cult following thanks to his horror films such as the “Evil Dead” trilogy. He’s also appeared in a lot of other more mainstream movies. Here is a list of some of his most memorable cameo appearances.
- Intolerable Cruelty
The Coen brothers have done a lot of popular films such as “No Country For Old Men” but “Intolerable Cruelty” often gets overlooked. In this romantic comedy about divorce, Campbell appears as a soap opera actor on television.
- Escape From L.A.
“Escape From L.A.” definitely was not as good as “Escape From New York” but it did do one thing right and that was casting Campbell as a sinister plastic surgeon. It’s hard to even recognise him thanks to the creepy make-up effects.
- Spider-Man
Sam Raimi and Campbell worked together on the “Evil Dead” films and were good friends so Raimi would often let Campbell appear in his other films. Campbell appeared in all three of Raimi’s “Spider-Man” movies. In the first one, he plays the ring announcer during the wrestling match.
- Darkman
This is another Sam Raimi movie. Raimi originally wanted to cast Campbell as Darkman but the studio wouldn’t allow it so he had to settle for Liam Neeson (“Schindler’s List”). However, Raimi managed to squeeze Campbell into the film by having him appear right at the end as the last disguise used by Darkman.
- Congo
Probably my personal favourite of all Campbell’s cameos is his brief appearance at the beginning of “Congo”. In a very memorable moment, Campbell gets attacked by an unseen monster. It’s very reminiscent of his work in the “Evil Dead” movies and helps provide yet another reason to check out “Congo”.