It’s been five months since Severance’s devastating Season 2 finale aired on the 2025 TV schedule, and I still get excited at the mention of an ORTBO (it happens more often than you’d think in my house) or when I recall Mr. Milchick’s marching band performance. As big of a fan as I am, I still wouldn’t have expected the Apple TV+ series to come into play during a screening of Zoolander, another of Ben Stiller’s best creations, and yet here we are, being gifted the musical mash-up I never knew we needed.

On August 16, a showing of the 2001 comedy Zoolander was held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Ben Stiller made a surprise appearance as the titular character — a wildly exaggerated version of himself — to introduce the movie. That wasn’t the only bombshell of the evening, however, as the USC marching band then paraded onto the stage led by none other than Tramell Tillman. Check out the wild moment on Instagram:

Praise Kier, indeed! As cool as it was to see Tramell Tillman channeling his terrifying Mr. Milchick persona, the ridiculously good-looking actor Ben Stiller (as Derek Zoolander) was hoping for something more in line with the theme of the evening, saying (per Variety):

The Emmy-nominated Tramell Tillman immediately blew his whistle, with the band striking up the Powerman 5000 song “Relax,” which is featured in the movie. This appeased both the filmmaker and the crowd, who cheered as the band ran offstage and the movie began.

Despite Ben Stiller’s contribution to both Severance and Zoolander, I think it’s pretty safe to say that nobody would have ever expected a collaboration of the musical type between the two. This guy’s just full of surprises, though, because I certainly didn’t expect the Severance Season 2 finale to feature such an intricate number.

After the infamous Music Dance Experience in Severance Season 1 was one of the best music moments of that year, it was only natural that Ben Stiller and company would up the ante in Season 2. They did it in a big way, with Milchick first trading barbs with an animatronic Kier Eagan before going full band leader with a spirited performance to celebrate Mark S.’s completion of the Cold Harbor file.

If there was any question as to how good Severance’s second season was, just look at the record 27 Emmy nominations received by the show and its cast. At least we’ll have the awards show to look forward to as we deal with the long wait between Severance seasons.

We don’t yet know what Severance Season 3 will be about, but it will undoubtedly address the infuriating decision made by Mark (Adam Scott) at the end of the finale. In the meantime, at least we can continue to rewatch the first two seasons with our Apple TV+ subscriptions, and you never know when Tramell Tillman and the USC marching band will show up. Zoolander, meanwhile, is available to stream with a Netflix subscription or Paramount+ subscription.

It is never not a blast to see celebrities make funny cameos in movies or TV shows, or even appear in starring roles, as themselves, especially as a version of themselves that bears little resemblance to their actual personality. Take a look at some of the funniest examples of actors and other artists poking fun at themselves in a hilarious onscreen performance.

Michael Cera (This Is The End)

Each member of the cast of 2013's This Is the End is a celebrity playing an exaggerated version of themselves, but the absolutely wildest of the bunch is Michael Cera. The actor plays dramatically against type as a destructive force of chaos at James Franco's house party... before destructive forces of chaos begin descending upon the entire Earth in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's blistering apocalyptic satire.

Kate Winslet (Extras)

Co-creator and star Ricky Gervais' Hollywood satire, Extras, boasted a gut-busting rotation of celebrity guest stars playing the most ridiculously antithetical versions of themselves, one of the most memorable being Kate Winslet. Years before she took home an Academy Award for The Reader, the English actor appeared in an episode in which she openly obsesses over finding the role that will win her an Oscar.

Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

Seinfeld cast member Jason Alexander eventually realized that his hopelessly neurotic character, George Costanza, was the fictional alter ego of co-creator Larry David. However, none of George's self-destructive and alienating flaws on the beloved TV sitcom could compare to David's self-parodic portrayal of himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm, on which the comedian would seemingly go out of his way to offend friends, family members, and just about anyone he came into contact with.

Bill Murray (Zombieland)

Out of all the amazing, random Bill Murray cameos to choose from, the most iconic would have to be his appearance in 2009's Zombieland when our four protagonists (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin) stumble upon him while taking refuge in his mansion. It is actually not too much of a stretch to believe that this is how the comedy legend might live during the zombie apocalypse, from dressing himself up as one of the undead to blend in, to citing Garfield as his one regret before succumbing to an accidental shotgun blast.

Bob Barker (Happy Gilmore)

After decades of maintaining a sunny demeanor as the host of The Price is Right, it was shocking to see Bob Barker appear as anything but in his iconic cameo in 1995's Happy Gilmore. Adam Sandler's title character gets fed up with Barker's incessant criticism of his golfing skills, driving him to show him that "the price is wrong," only to discover that the older man has some real fight in him.

Stephen Hawking (The Simpsons)

Influential theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking played himself on The Simpsons on multiple occasions. One of the funnier instances comes from the Season 10 episode, "They Saved Lisa's Brain," in which he clocks Seymour Skinner in the face with a spring-loaded boxing glove built into his wheelchair.

Prince (New Girl)

As New Girl creator Liz Meriwether recalled in an article for Vulture (via Slate), Prince loved the quirky sitcom, which is why he agreed to guest star in an episode that, essentially, portrays him as some sort of mysterious magical guide. Quite frankly, it is hard to think of this portrayal as much of an exaggeration from the late, great pop star's true, legendary persona.

David Hasselhoff (The Spongebob Squarepants Movie)

Even though most young audience members seeing The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004 likely were not familiar with David Hasselhoff, it still makes perfect sense that the former Baywatch star would come to SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) and Patrick's (Bill Fagerbakke) rescue near the end. The actor uses his body as a motorboat to transport the duo back to Bikini Bottom, which was achieved in part with the use of a frighteningly realistic, double-sized replica, which he later brought home with him.

Zach Galifianakis (Between Two Ferns)

Zach Galifianakis has a great reputation as a wonderful talk show guest, despite his alter ego on Between Two Ferns being an absolute disaster as a talk show host. After years of mercilessly roasting celebrities to their faces on Funny or Die's web series, it inspired a mockumentary-style Netflix original movie in which the Hangover star also got to be the butt of the joke.

Neil Patrick Harris (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle)

You might as well call Neil Patrick Harris' performance in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle his audition to play Barney Stinson, considering his highly fictionalized alter ego has much more in common with his role in the How I Met Your Mother cast. The Emmy winner goes further with the uproarious portrayal in the sequels, which reveal the actor is only pretending to be gay to better his career.

Nicolas Cage (The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent)

I can understand why Nicolas Cage was initially reluctant to play himself in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, especially for the pretty far-out ways the Academy Award winner pokes fun at himself and his unique career in the film. Then again, it does paint him in a largely positive light and even allows him to be the hero of its irreverent, comedic action plot in the end.

David Bowie (Zoolander)

Admittedly, David Bowie's cameo in Zoolander is relatively tame when compared to his out-of-this-world stage presence. However, the idea of the rock 'n roll legend randomly appearing out of nowhere to help judge an impromptu "Walk Off" between Ben Stiller's eponymous male model and his rival, Hansel (Owen Wilson), is still pretty ridiculous.

James Marsden (Jury Duty)

It takes a special kind of performance as one's self to receive an Emmy nomination for it, and that is what James Marsden achieved with Jury Duty. In the Amazon Prime original reality show, a gentleman named Ronald Gladden is called into serve on a trial he does not know is an elaborate prank on him, involving a cast of actors that includes the X-Men and Sonic the Hedgehog actor as a more vain portrait of himself.

Debra Messing (Bros)

Will & Grace star Debra Messing poked fun at her status as an icon in the gay community with her cameo in the LGBTQIA+ rom-com, Bros. The Emmy winner feels compelled to remind Bobby (Billy Eichner) that she is "NOT GRACE" when he asks her for romantic advice when all she wanted to do was tour his museum.

Keanu Reeves (Always Be My Maybe)

In addition to leading classic action movies like Speed and John Wick, Keanu Reeves has become a cameo king with funny, random appearances, such as in Netflix's 2019 comedy Always Be My Maybe. Marcus (Randall Park) is shocked to discover that his childhood friend, Sasha's (Ali Wong), new boyfriend is the actor, who partially improvised his portrayal as a pretentious weirdo who wears glasses without lenses and asks for a meal inspired by "the concept of time" at a restaurant.

John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich)

John Malkovich's performance in director Spike Jonze's inventive fantasy comedy, Being John Malkovich, is a special case of an actor playing an exaggerated version of himself because he is technically playing multiple roles. One famous scene sees the two-time Oscar nominee entering a portal that leads to his own mind, but places him in a nightmarish world filled with people who have his face and can only speak his last name.

LeBron James (Trainwreck)

LeBron James has made a decent living outside of his professional basketball career by playing fictionalized versions of himself in the likes of Space Jam: A New Legacy and the 2023 House Party remake. However, the movie that started it all was 2015's Trainwreck, which portrays him as the best friend of a doctor (played by Bill Hader) who specializes in treating star athletes.

Olivia Newton-John (Glee)

One of the most memorable guest appearances on Glee was the late Olivia Newton-John. The Grease star showed up on the coming-of-age musical-dramedy a couple of times, in which she is portrayed as extremely rude and "hopelessly devoted" to herself.

Bruce Campbell (My Name Is Bruce)

No matter what role he plays, it is hard to see Bruce Campbell as anything other than the hero of the Evil Dead movies, Ash Williams. The Scream King leans into that reputation in the 2007 horror-comedy movie, My Name Is Bruce (which he also directs), as a hard-drinking, washed-up version of himself who becomes the last hope to save a small Oregon town from a malevolent demon.

Jessica Biel (BoJack Horseman)

Netflix's animated Hollywood satire, BoJack Horseman, is especially famous for its uproarious celebrity cameos, one of the funniest being Jessica Biel. Not only does the former 7th Heaven cast member boldly call out her own career low points, but is also portrayed as the spouse of Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins), whom she leaves for her real-life husband, Justin Timberlake.

Eminem (The Interview)

Earlier in his career, Eminem was criticized for lyrics that were interpreted as homophobic, which he pokes fun at in a hilarious way in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's The Interview. Arguably the funniest scene in the 2014 comedy sees the Grammy-winning rap artist speaking to talk show host Dave Skylark (James Franco), to whom he very nonchalantly reveals that he is a closeted gay man.

Kelly Ripa (Broad City)

TV personality Kelly Ripa brilliantly mocks her clean image with her cameo on Comedy Central's Broad City. During a visit to the beloved daytime talk show host's apartment, Abbi (co-creator Abbi Jacobson) discovers that she can be a pretty hard partier, especially when cracks open a jar of moonshine.

Ryan Reynolds (Family Guy)

Many celebrities have stopped by to voice appropriately cartoonish versions of themselves on Family Guy, including Ryan Reynolds, who clearly had a lot of fun with his guest spot. He moves in across the street from the Griffins and appears to take an intense liking to Peter (Seth MacFarlane), who begins to suspect that the actor has a crush on him.

Cher (Will & Grace)

In Season 3 of Will & Grace, Jack (Sean Hayes) becomes uncomfortably attached to a doll modeled after Cher, treating it as if it were the real multi-talented icon, much to the chagrin of his friends. When the real Cher appears to voice her concerns about his obsession, Jack mistakes her for a very convincing drag queen.

Carl Weathers (Arrested Development)

Some of Arrested Development's remarkably clever meta humor involved hilarious cameos by celebrities as themselves, most notably Carl Weathers. The Rocky and Predator star's appearances on the cult favorite sitcom saw him dropping clues of being extremely thrifty, to the point that he would save the meat on a mostly eaten rib to make stew.

Dave Grohl (Studio 666)

Each member of Foo Fighters willfully takes aim at themselves in the 2022 musical horror-comedy movie, Studio 666, but frontman Dave Grohl especially goes wild here. He becomes a threat to his bandmates after becoming possessed by a spirit that haunts the California house where they choose to record their tenth album.

Matt LeBlanc (Episodes)

One of Matt LeBlanc's most successful gigs after leaving the Friends cast was playing a very personal role on Showtime's Episodes. The actor earned a Golden Globe for portraying himself as likable but overbearing, as the married creators of a new TV show that he is cast in discover.

Shaun White (Friends With Benefits)

Olympic Gold Medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White seems like a fun, down-to-earth dude, which makes his cameo in Friends with Benefits as anything but that so memorably funny. Because of his interest in Jamie (Mila Kunis), White takes an immediate and very intense dislike toward her platonic, occasional lover, Dylan (Justin Timberlake), threatening him at every turn.

James Van Der Beek (Don’t Trust The B– in Apartment 23)

James Van Der Beek's first major return to TV after leading the Dawson’s Creek cast was a main role on Don’t Trust the B– in Apartment 23 as... James Van Der Beek. The actor's absurd portrayal of the famous best friend to Krysten Ritter’s Chloe is miles away from his true self, but it did somehow predict that he would later appear on Dancing with the Stars.

Ryan Seacrest (Knocked Up)

The timeline of Ryan Seacrest's hosting gigs is so prolific and extensive, he is almost (if not more) famous than many of the people he has interviewed over the years. He acknowledges this in his cameo in Knocked Up, in which the then-E! News presenter portrays himself as comically vain, ill-tempered, and foul-mouthed, which are not good qualities on camera.

Tom Brady (Living With Yourself)

The Netflix sci-fi comedy series, Living with Yourself, stars Paul Rudd as Miles Elliott, who discovers that a life-changing wellness spa has cloned him into a better version of himself when he comes face-to-face with his "flawed" double. In the first episode, Miles sees the New England Patriots quarterback walking out of the spa before revealing he has visited it six previous times, which also happened to be his number of Super Bowl wins at the time.

Al Pacino (Jack And Jill)

If there is one good thing about 2011's Jack and Jill, which stars Adam Sandler as both a family man and his obnoxious twin sister, it is Al Pacino's performance as himself. In the comedy, the Oscar winner expresses affection for Jill, which leads him to star in a "Dunkaccino" ad that he believes should be destroyed moments after watching it.

You can tell a lot about people’s answer for their favorite movie, and the 2025 movie schedule is bound to produce a handful that folks claim as their own. So hearing that Ben Stiller revealed that former first lady Laura Bush revealed 2001’s Zoolander as her own is a pretty amusing story.

However, I’m not sure if that’s wilder than the further piece of information the co-writer/director/star of that franchise gave as a response. As he appeared on The Today Show to promote Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Severance, Stiller was given this Bush family secret from someone who would know first hand: Today host/Laura Bush’s daughter Jenna Bush Hager:

To be able to tell someone you or someone close to you are fans of their work is an honor, so hearing this story is pretty heartwarming. It must also be pretty rewarding for Ben Stiller, as this anecdote should only boost Zoolander’s status as a cult classic. While the 2001 comedy tanked at the box office, everyone seems to have slowly come around to it being one of Ben Stiller’s best movies. That is except for Mrs, Bush, who was apparently an early adopter.

Of course, now I’m wondering if Stiller somehow knew this information previously. I only say that because while he seems to be pleasantly surprised, the actor behind Derek Zoolander had this piece of Zoolander 2 trivia up his sleeve for this occasion:

On one hand, having Laura Bush appear in this legacy-quel could have been one of the best celebrity movie cameos to have ever landed. However, between that proposed cameo was supposed to see Laura Bush involved in an orgy, and Zoolander 2’s surprisingly “good” flopping at the 2016 box office, Mr. Stiller’s remarks seem to back this call on multiple levels.

I mean it was sequel one of the entries on our list of sequels we wish were never made. I'd be inclined to ask Mrs. Bush what she has to say on the matter though, as Jenna Bush Hager added these further details to her story:

I still can’t pick which half of this beautifully strange knowledge I’m more blown away by, so I’m going to need a little while. And before anyone asks, according to The Wrap, President George W. Bush’s favorite films in the White House ranged from Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers to the classic tearjerker Field of Dreams. The more you know, I suppose.

Those of you looking to return to the world of ridiculously good looking satire can stream Zoolander with an active Paramount+ subscription. Meanwhile, Ben Stiller has two sports comedies on the docket for 2025, as he’ll be in The Dink and Happy Gilmore 2 - both of which do not have release dates at the time of this writing.

Have you ever looked back at some of the most famous movie quotes and wondered how the screenwriter could have come up with that? Well, believe it or not, some of those memorable lines (and even some iconic moments in their entirety) were not part of the script and were invented on set and even on the spot while the camera rolled, either out of incident or by some instance of spontaneous creativity. The following are some of the most legendary examples of improvised moments from the movies.

"I'm Walkin' Here!" (Midnight Cowboy)

There is some debate regarding if the most oft-quoted moment from the X-rated Best Picture Oscar winner, 1969’s Midnight Cowboy, was really off the top of Ratso actor Dustin Hoffman’s head. However, the Academy Award winner claimed to The National Post that, on the first take, a cab pulled out right in front of him, to which he responded with genuine frustration, “I’m walkin’ here!” while managing to stay in character.

"Here's Johnny!" (The Shining)

Despite being one of the most iconic moments from one of the best horror movies of all time, Jack Torrance screaming “Here’s Johnny!” after axing his way through a bathroom door feels slightly out of place in 1980’s The Shining. That is because, according to The Independent, Jack Nicholson ad-libbed the line, which Stanley Kubrick initially did not realize was a reference to Ed McMahon’s catchphrase from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

"Alright Alright Alright" (Dazed And Confused)

A phrase that will forever be associated with Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey is also on the funniest lines from 1994’s Dazed and Confused: “Alright alright alright.” He explained to Kelly Ripa and guest host Christian Slater on Live! that the first words he ever spoke on film were a spur-of-the-moment way of expressing “confirmation” for the three most important things in David Wooderson’s life: his car, rock ’n roll, and illicit substances.  

Edward Closes The Jewelry Box On Vivian (Pretty Woman)

The signature moment from 1990’s Pretty Woman when Edward (Richard Gere) snaps a jewelry box lid on Vivian’s (Julia Roberts) hand was nothing more than a prank on the then 22-year-old actor in an effort to “wake her up a little. Director Garry Marshall revealed this to ET, who agree that it is the moment America “fell in love” with the future Academy Award winner and makes it thankful the blooper made the final cut.

Aragorn's Furious Cry (The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers)

In 2002’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) sounds like he is in genuine pain when he, after witnessing a pile of dead orcs, kicks a helmet and lets out a bloodcurdling yelp. That is because, as Peter Jackson revealed on a making-of featurette, when the actor’s foot hit the solid metal helmet on the fifth take, he broke two of his toes, resulting in the impassioned scream.

Ryan's Last Memory Of His Brothers (Saving Private Ryan)

In Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) learns that the titular soldier he and his crew have been tasked with rescuing is not the most noble gentleman when he recalls the last time he saw his brothers alive. According to Peter Bart’s book, The Gross, Matt Damon came up with the darkly comic story involving a young woman knocked unconscious and a barn nearly burnt to the ground the day it was shot.  

"Are You Talkin' To Me?" (Taxi Driver)

Not only was Robert De Niro’s legendary “Are you talkin’ to me?” speech from 1975’s Taxi Driver not in Paul Schrader’s script, but the entire scene almost did not happen because the film was behind schedule. Director Martin Scorsese told Stephen Colbert on Late Show that, in the moment, he had convinced his producers to let him keep shooting the ad-lib to its completed form.

"I Don't Want To Go!" (Avengers: Infinity War)

Tom Holland revealed in a video for GQ that a technique he uses to cry on command is repeating a tonally appropriate phrase in his head until the tears well up. The phrase he chose for the scene before Peter Parker turns to dust in Avengers: Infinity War was, "I don't want to go!" which he, instead, decided to say out loud to Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, perfecting the devastating moment from the 2018 Marvel flick.

Andy's Chest Wax (The 40-Year-Old Virgin)

One of the most unsettling behind-the-scenes facts of all time is that Steve Carell requested that Andy’s famous chest waxing scene in 2005’s The 40-Year-Old Virgin be real and shot in one take, as he recalled in a BBC Radio 1 interview. While many of the things that he says were previously written — including “Kelly Clarkson!” which came courtesy of Seth Rogen — each of Carell’s painful reactions are genuine

The Most Annoying Sound In The World (Dumb and Dumber)

Many of Jim Carrey’s best quotes came right off the top of his head, including one of the funniest moments from 1994’s Dumb and Dumber. Jeff Daniels confirmed in a video for GQ that he was surprised when his co-star blurted out “the most annoying sound in the world” in the middle of a take. 

Lecter Mocks Starling's Accent (The Silence Of The Lambs)

When discussing ad-libs from 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, most people reference Hannibal Lecter's iconic hiss, but that allegedly improvised choice is not the only moment of that kind from Clarice Starling's first meeting with the psychopath. Jodie Foster revealed in her MasterClass episode that Anthony Hopkins came up with the idea to mock her character's accent off the cuff, which initially frustrated the actor, but ultimately added a fascinating layer of manipulation to the role.

Most Of Sgt. Harman's Dialogue (Full Metal Jacket)

While R. Lee Ermey did not exactly come up with his lines as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman on camera, much of his dialogue from Full Metal Jacket was created off the top of his head beforehand. The former Marine revealed in an interview with The History Channel that he would improvise lines reminiscent of his days in the service in front of a tape recorder and the "juiciest" lines were added to the Oscar-nominated script.

Peter Hugs Tony (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

What makes Tony Stark and Peter Parker some of the funniest MCU characters is the brilliant way Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. manage to play off each other in the moment, such as one memorable moment from 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. Holland told Kevin McCarthy from Fox 5 in Washington DC that he thought it would be funny if the teen otherwise known as Spider-Man hugged the man otherwise known as Iron Man as he was opening a car door for him, and he turned out to be right.

Buddy's Excitement About Santa (Elf)

Elf might not have become one of the funniest Christmas movies ever if not for Will Ferrell’s commitment to the role of Buddy and his off-the-cuff comedic talent. According to a video by Rotten Tomatoes, the North Pole-raised human’s irritatingly loud reaction to learning “Santa” is visiting Gimbel’s came out of the former SNL star’s belief that his response would have to be the most “jubilant” possible.

"He Stole My Line" (Good Will Hunting)

Will’s (Matt Damon) final message to Sean (Robin Williams) in 1997’s Good Will Hunting, which mentions having to “see about a girl,” is a callback to a story his therapist told him earlier, which he points out by saying, “He stole my line.” Damon revealed in a video for Vanity Fair that the late comedian’s final quote in the movie was not in his and Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning screenplay, but he knew the moment he heard it that nothing could have ended the film better.

“Leave The Gun. Take The Cannoli” (The Godfather)

A look back on many of the most iconic lines from Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather by THR reveals that one quotable moment was not originally written the way it was said in the final product. Richard Castellano, as Peter Clemenza, was only supposed to say, “Leave the gun,” but Ardell Sheridan (his real-life and onscreen wife) recommended he add, “Take the cannoli,” in reference to an earlier scene when her character asks him to bring dessert.

"I Love Lamp" (Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy)

When Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) points out that Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) is "just saying things [he's] looking at," that was, indeed, exactly what Carell was doing. According to Page Six, he did not have any lines for the scene in 2004’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, so director Adam McKay instructed him to just say whatever came to mind.

"You Can't Handle The Truth!" (A Few Good Men)

Do you think you can handle the truth about the most celebrated line from 1992 A Few Good Men? According to Judith Humphrey’s book, Impromptu: Leading in the Moment, Col. Nathan Jessup’s (Jack Nicholson) final stinger in his courtroom face-off with Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) was originally written by Aaron Sorkin as “You already have the truth,” but the Academy Award winner changed it on the spot.

The Pecan Pie Scene (When Harry Met Sally...)

In the 1989 romantic-comedy movie classic, When Harry Met Sally…, Harry’s random decision to have him and Sally speak in a strange accent and converse about having pecan pie was really as spontaneous as it feels. As Billy Crystal shared on The View (via Business Insider), he provided no warning about the bit to Meg Ryan, whose look to the side at one point was to director Rob Reiner, who silently instructed her to go along with it. 

Joker Applauds Gordon's Promotion (The Dark Knight)

Despite what rumors have suggested, Heath Ledger’s playful reaction to the delayed hospital explosion in 2008’s The Dark Knight was not improvised. However, Christopher Nolan told BBC Radio 1 that the late Oscar winner did come up with a lot of memorable moments on set, including when Joker sarcastically claps after Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) is appointed Commissioner.

The Laugh-Filled Police Line-Up Scene (The Usual Suspects)

Have you ever wondered why 1995’s The Usual Suspects cast starts to randomly break into laughter while grouped together in a police station line-up? Kevin Pollack revealed on a DVD extra that, which you do not hear in the final cut, Benicio del Toro started breaking wind and did so enough times to send his co-stars reeling.

"My Mom And Dad Are Gonna Be So Mad At Me!" (Scream)

As he revealed in a joint EW interview with him and Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard ad-libbed several of Stu Macher’s lines from the climax of Scream. This includes his especially iconic response to learning that Sidney (Neve Campbell) called the police and him and Billy (Ulrich).

“You Hit Me In The Ear!" (Fight Club)

Apparently, the first time the Narrator throws a punch at Tyler Durden in 1999’s Fight Club was really as painful as it looks, as Edward Norton told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. Director David Fincher instructed him to hit Brad Pitt for real and he ended up hitting his co-star in the ear, leading to Pitt's genuine reaction.

Luther Taunts The Warriors (The Warriors)

For the final scene of the 1979 thriller, The Warriors, director Walter Hill wanted to add more to the scene and asked David Patrick Kelly, as Luther, to help add something to spice things up. The actor recalled to Book and Film Globe how he decided to put three glass bottles on his fingers, clink them, together, and come up with his iconic chant, “Warriors, come out to play!” on the fly.

“You Serious? I Just Told You That A Moment Ago" (Zoolander)

In a hilarious moment from Zoolander, the dim-witted title character (played by star and director Ben Stiller) has to ask disgraced hand model, J.P. Prewitt (David Duchovny) why male models are used in assassination plots twice. In an oral history about the 2001 comedy by Vanity Fair, Duchovny recalls improvising his character’s somewhat irritated response to Derek Zoolander’s repeated question.

"... Cinderella Story..." (Caddyshack)

One of the funniest quotes from Caddyshack is an extensive monologue by Bill Murray as greenskeeper Carl Speckler, narrating his own pro golf fantasy. According to Golf.com, no dialogue was actually written for the now iconic scene that was ad-libbed by the former SNL star on camera.

"I'm The King Of The World!" (Titanic)

Easily the most oft-quoted moment from Titanic is when Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) shouts “I’m the king of the world” — a line that was “made up on the spot.” Director James Cameron revealed in an interview with BBC Radio 1 that, after trying several other lines, he fed the now iconic quote to the future Oscar-winning actor through a walkie-talkie, instructing him to really sell it.

Mr. Blonde's Dance (Reservoir Dogs)

One of the things that makes the torture scene from 1992’s Reservoir Dogs so unsettling is the way Vic “Mr. Blonde” Vega (Michael Madsen) taunts Officer Marvin Nash (Kirk Baltz) with a dance to “Stuck in the Middle with You.” According to THR, Madsen invented his playful moves to the Stealers Wheel song in the moment.

“Molly, You In Danger, Girl" (Ghost)

In a funny scene from the 1990 romantic horror thriller, Ghost, Sam (Patrick Swayze) asks medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) to tell his lover, Molly (Demi Moore), what he says word-for-word, including “Molly, you’re in danger.” According to Variety, it was Goldberg’s idea for her to instead say, “Molly, you in danger, girl.”

Most Of The Dinner Scene (Mrs. Doubtfire)

Chris Columbus revealed to Yahoo! that the majority of what Robin Williams said during the climactic restaurant scene in Mrs. Doubtfire was off the cuff. The director even admitted that he would put multiple cameras on the actor just to keep up with his rapid-fire process.

"Move The Leg" (Captain America: Civil War)

As co-director Anthony Russo revealed on the commentary track for 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland forgot his blocking during a scene when Peter Parker and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) discuss his double-life as Spider-Man. This prompted the Iron Man actor to instruct Holland to give him room to sit on the bed but stay in character while doing it.

Calvin Candie's Bleeding Hand (Django Unchained)

One of the most infamous behind-the-scenes facts about Django Unchained is that Leonardo DiCaprio, as Calvin Candie, actually cut his hand during his racist monologue at the dinner table. However, Broomhilda actor Kerry Washington clarified on The Drew Barrymore Show that the blood he smears on her face was not his own, but faux blood that they decided to incorporate into the scene after the fact.

It just goes to show you that some of the most magical moments in moviemaking are not the ones you plan in advance.

When you’re a comedy firestarter like actor Will Ferrell, you tend to land a lot of iconic quotes throughout your career. As a Saturday Night Live mainstay turned cinematic superstar, there’s nothing the man hasn’t said, and a lot of it is absolute gold. So to celebrate that fact, we’re about to run through 32 of the best moments from the funniest Will Ferrell movies and TV appearances the man has gifted the world.

“You stay classy, San Diego!” - Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

How do you not start with the line, and perhaps the role, that made Will Ferrell box office gold? The legendary sign off for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’s iconic news anchor, it’s probably the first thing you thought of when reading the name of this rundown. Which just goes to show that 60% of the time, it works every time.

“Get off the shed!” - Saturday Night Live

While any variant of SNL’s “Get Off the Shed” sketches works like a charm, perhaps the best example of this line really playing is in the “Birthday Party” installment. Hearing Frank Henderson (Will Ferrell) and his wife Gail (Christine Baranski) both one-upping each other with horrific threats to their off-screen children is pure unhinged fun.

"You’re my boy, Blue!"- Old School

Oh, Frank the Tank. Old School’s mild-mannered husband turned total frat boy went on quite the journey. And one of the people that made it all worthwhile in the end was Joseph “Blue” Pulaski (Patrick Cranshaw). A spirited pledge in the burgeoning fraternity at the heart of the movie, Will Ferrell’s character would even tearfully reprise this catchphrase, after singing “Dust in the Wind” at his funeral.

"Ergo! Vis-a-vis! Concordantly!" - The 2003 MTV Movie Awards

Will Ferrell’s best moments don’t always come from an expected source. The 2003 MTV Movie Awards had the best example of such a surprise, as Ferrell’s send-up of The Matrix Trilogy’s Architect had him angrily spouting words that felt right at home in the philosophical action/adventure. Which, of course, was good for some prime laughs.

“If you ain’t first, you’re last.” - Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

How iconic is Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby? It’s so memorable that it’s not only a Christopher Nolan “remote drop” favorite, but the man actually threw out this exact line during an interview on The Rich Eisen Show. When the director of Oppenheimer can quote your comedic opus, that is a sign that you’ve made it.

“Augh! Make it stop! Make it stop, Jimmy!” - Saturday Night Live

Jim Carrey’s 1996 hosting gig on Saturday Night Live gave the world the beauty that is “Jimmy Tango’s Fat Busters.” This hysterical cry for help came after Will Ferrell’s infomercial participant tried to mess with the maestro; and lost in memorably horrific fashion.

“Did we just become best friends?” - Step Brothers

Step Brothers is so insanely quotable there’s a wide range of everything from lines you can quote in public to those moments you’d be best to reference among the adults in the room. The realization that Brennan (Will Ferrell) and Dale (John C. Reilly) have gone from enemies to pals definitely fits into the safer side of the spectrum, while being just as funny as the R-rated stuff.

“I am a strong man! Anyone in this office, take a run at me!” - Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live’s “Evil Boss” sketch is another case of a basic setup going wonderfully right. With Will Ferrell’s increasingly psychotic Mr. Tarkanian bullying his staff to no end, watching Pierce Brosnan’s job candidate trying to make sense of what’s going on is a delight. And a moment that seals the deal is when Tarkanian issues this direct challenge, leading to a very Anchorman-style instance of comedic violence.

“You sit on a throne of lies. You're a fake. You stink. You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa." - Elf

As much as Ferrell loves to play self-assured blowhards like Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, the comedy vet can also do cute and cuddly rather well. Walking the line between both of those impulses is this quote from Elf, where Ferrell’s character Buddy challenges a mall Santa (Artie Lange) for pretending to be the man himself.

“If Bruce Dickinson wants more cowbell, we should probably give him more cowbell.” - Saturday Night Live

When Christopher Walken’s record exec asked for “More Cowbell” on Saturday Night Live, it felt like the beginning of a new era. The fictionalized account of creating the Blue Oyster Cult hit, “Don’t Fear The Reaper,” repeatedly allowed Ferrell’s faux band member, Gene Frenkle, to get crazier and more intense with his playing of that instrument.

“Hansel. So hot right now. Hansel.” - Zoolander

The villainous Mugato may be a man of evil aspirations, and sometimes few words, but wow does he make them work. Zoolander saw Will Ferrell’s evil fashion designer make the sort of clique-y speak of the catwalk a punchline that all of us could get behind, even with an unnecessary repetition of the very name on everyone’s lips.

“Before we begin the Double Jeopardy round, I’d like to ask our contestants again to please refrain from using ethnic slurs.” - Saturday Night Live

One of Ferrell’s most memorable SNL sketches has to be the fictional rounds of Celebrity Jeopardy, hosted by himself as the late Alex Trebek. With French Stewart (Jimmy Fallon), Burt Reynolds (Norm Macdonald), and frequent archnemesis Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) competing in this round, we’ll let you guess who this warning specifically applied to.

“Women are at the foundation of this company! There was a female CEO in the 90s and then another one... at some point. So that's two right there!” - Barbie

As the fictional CEO of Mattel in director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Will Ferrell got to deliver some of the sharper gags pointed towards the iconic toy’s actual corporate backers. Delivered with a dry and knowing wit, Ferrell took business fact and turned it into a moment where we could all laugh, even if it was tinged a bit with stinging truth.

“Hey! Would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs?” - Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live loves to find those impressionistic sweet spots that cast members like Will Ferrell can really dig into. So when it came to the sketch series “Space: The Infinite Frontier,” Ferrell’s mimicry of the late baseball broadcaster Harry Caray made hay out of such an opportunity. Landing an all-timer non-sequitur with guest Dr. Kent Wahler (Jeff Goldblum), Ferrell’s Harry asked this question that still has us wondering whenever we’re at our favorite barbeque joint.

“Ma! The Meatloaf!” - Wedding Crashers

Cameos are some of the best sources for memorable moments and lines in movies like Wedding Crashers. Considering this is the line most shouted at Will Ferrell by fans, that case becomes all the stronger in this particular scene. Also, the way that the man shouts for meatloaf is quite worthy of the attention it’s gotten.

“The bottom line is, can you go to bed at night knowing the decisions you have made. And I know I can. Partly because I'm a really good sleeper.” - You’re Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush

For years, Ferrell made people laugh with his impression of President George W. Bush on SNL. So it kind of felt natural for the man to bid a fond farewell to doing that impression with the play/HBO special You’re Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush. As one would have expected, gems of satirical leadership like this one were present throughout, turning the show into a must see during its 2009 run.

"Oh, gosh. Those piercing eyes, like a velociraptor." - Daddy's Home 2

There are probably other descriptions of Mel Gibson’s eyes floating around on the internet today. However, none of them will beat the one that Will Ferrell’s Brad Whitaker utters when staring straight into them in Daddy’s Home 2. It was so memorable it actually made the second Daddy’s Home 2 trailer, which makes a lot of sense, as it’s one of the best gags of the film.

“Strategery.” - Saturday Night Live

It’s one word that was so iconic that according to an interview with Today, Ferrell had apparently tricked President Bush into thinking he’d coined the term “strategery.” Where that memorable invention actually originated was in the 2000 SNL sketch, “First Presidential Debate: Al Gore and George W. Bush.”

“No one knows what it means, but it's provocative...it gets the people going!” - Blades Of Glory

One of the keys to the Will Ferrell brand of comedic nonsense is displayed squarely in this quote from the ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory. As Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) is grilled by enemy turned partner Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) for why he’d choose “My Humps” as music for a skating routine, all he has to offer in his defense is this line, and this line only.

“Proud day for you and your family.” - Saturday Night Live

In his long running impression of the late Alex Trebek on SNL, Will Ferrell’s Celebrity Jeopardy! ringleader endured quite a bit of tomfoolery and plain ignorance from his contestants. In the match where Hilary Swank (Jimmy Fallon), Keanu Reeves (Tobey Maguire), and Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) matched half-wits with the host, this dig was thrown at the former face of the James Bond movies after making a particularly crude joke in Final Jeopardy.

“SANTA! Oh my God! Santa, here?! I know him! I know him!” - Elf

Ferrell’s cute and cuddly side really fueled his portrayal of Buddy the Elf in Jon Favreau’s comedy classic, Elf. Arguably one of the best Christmas movies of all time, his excitement for the arrival of his North Pole boss is still shouted loud for all to hear whenever the calendar gets close to the holiday season.

“The Fuhrer wasn't a mousy little mama's boy! The Fuhrer was BUTCH!” - The Producers

What’s harder than stepping into the legendary role of Franz Liebkind in a musical remake of Mel Brooks’ The Producers? Try having to do so with the added pressure of singing and dancing. Will Ferrell aced every aspect of playing this demented Nazi playwright, dropping fantastic lines such as this while wowing the crowd with his vocal abilities.

“I’m in a glass case of emotion!” - Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

Nonsense, when delivered in the right tone, can start to make sense. Such is the nature of this Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy line, in which Will Ferrell gets to make noises that are so indescribable, they would count as entries on this list. That is, if there was any decipherable dialogue to speak of in those wails.

“I may already be dead, just not typed.” - Stranger Than Fiction

Testing his mettle as a romantic lead and comedic straight man, Marc Forster’s Stranger Than Fiction had Will Ferrell occupying a rather unique position. His protagonist, Harold Crick, a book character who randomly learns from his author (Emma Thompson) that he’s going to die, uses this adorable shorthand explanation to state his existential crisis; and the resulting delivery is funny but also a bit depressing.

“Shake and Bake!” - Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are one of the most legendary comedy teams in the modern world, even with a dud like Holmes & Watson on their collective resume. Talladega Nights nailed that into everyone’s minds with its success following Step Brothers, thanks to using the power of the racing duo of Cal Naughton Jr. (Reilly) and Ricky Bobby (Ferrell), whom you might know as “Shake and Bake!”

“Oh cinnamon and gravy.” - Saturday Night Live

Prepare yourself for an SNL sketch that pretty much broke its entire cast. With 2001’s “Gus Chiggins, Old Prospector,” Ferrell played a kooky old prospector hired to help our troops find Osama bin Laden. Seemingly lost for several years, the act was put on the official SNL YouTube page, and has become a fan favorite.

“Let's not downplay the fact that that is Stonewall Jackson’s ghost right there.” - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

For a news anchor who’s supposedly clueless, Ron Burgundy does seem to have a good grip on highlighting properly absurd happenings. Case in point: before the newscaster brawl in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Ron points out the fact that Confederate general Stonewall Jackson (John C. Reilly) is part of the History Network faction. Sometimes Ron’s perception of events comes in handy after all.

“My Wife! Can’t! Have! Chick-on!” - Saturday Night Live

Will Ferrell’s SNL legacy isn’t only made up of his time as a cast member. In 2018’s farce “Reality Stars,” host Ferrell and then-cast member Cecily Strong play a vain pair of reality TV stars who return to their old neighborhood. Apparently, in the years since their departure, chicken has become a bit of a no-no.

“You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate a whole wheel of cheese? How’d you do that? I’m not mad. That’s amazing.” - Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

Find yourself a friendship as pure as that of Ron Burgundy and Baxter, his noble canine friend. While the audience only hears barks, Anchorman’s protagonist understands the language of his best companion, and translates it into delirious clarity.

“Look, I couldn’t think of anything good. The truth is, we’ve misplaced your baby.” - Saturday Night Live

Part of the reason that the sketch “Dr. Beaman's Office: Test Results” works so well is that Ferrell’s delivery throughout is A+. But what really makes such an innocuous line a golden moment is how he, along with co-stars Molly Shannon and Chris Parnell, break so hard as it’s being deployed.

"We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup." - Elf

In reality, the four food groups that Elf’s North Pole helpers adhere to are a one way ticket to a doctor’s office. However, holiday magic seems to have kept Buddy alive and well after decades of playing it their way. This cutely hysterical punchline lands like a charm, as Ferrell delivers it with such reality.

“Our friend Barbara Her-nan-dez, is the top female archer in the Northeast Division.” - Saturday Night Live

A concept as simple as “The Love-ahs with Barbara and Dave” is one of the historically consistent sources of SNL excitement. Focused on Rachel Dratch and Will Ferrell’s absurdly comedic married couple, the enunciation in these sketches is what’s key to dialogue like this and something that sticks out.

Behold the talents of Will Ferrell and his comedy chops. Throughout the spectrum of subtle to insane, he's certainly hit every area on the map. And thanks to that dedication, we have the moments listed above to cherish forever as we wait to see what's next.

'I Caught This Guy And I Was Gonna Unleash Him.' - You’re Cordially Invited

For someone who can appreciate a good rom-com, I’m not a die-hard fan of the genre, which is why I really appreciate the charms of Amazon-MGM Studios’ You’re Cordially Invited. Mixing Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon as potential lovers, but with an antagonistic relationship that feels more like the one in Step Brothers. Seeing Mr. Ferrell grappling with an alligator and yelling this line of dialogue in the trailer should leave anyone absolutely sold.

“Cam Brady ‘012!’ - The Campaign

Not enough people have seen director Jay Roach’s political satire The Campaign. You could easily test this fact by yelling this quote in a room and seeing who responds. Chances are, whoever actually responds to this call is a comedy connoisseur as well as a huge Will Ferrell fan.

“Half Caff? We’re gonna have a half caff.” - Kicking And Screaming

If one were to meet Will Ferrell in the wild, they’d probably want to surprise him with a deep cut that most people wouldn’t remember. Somehow, the 2005 comedy Kicking & Screaming isn’t one of those deep cut moments anymore. While most will go with a “breakfast of champions” reference, you can use this comedic coffee order as a way of standing out from the crowd.

“I'll tell ya what I did as a little kid: I went to school, I made my bed, and at age 11, I audited my parents. And believe me, there were some discrepancies, and I was grounded.” - The Other Guys

Det. Allen Gamble is not your average cop. No, seriously, this Will Ferrell character has “overcorrection” written all over him. Going from a self serious child, to a pimp named “Gator,” and then swinging all the way back around to one of The Other Guys’ law enforcement officers is a pretty weird full circle arc. But this is a Ferrell role, so would you expect anything less?

Everyone gets excited when a big-name star randomly appears in a movie for a cameo. Sometimes they are only there for a couple of lines, sometimes they get a little more. Sometimes they are playing themselves, or versions of themselves, and sometimes they are playing an actual character. The moment is always fleeting and wonderful regardless of the time on screen and whoever they are playing. Here's a list of some of the most amazing examples of celebrity cameos. Warning, this story does have spoilers. 

Bob Barker - Happy Gilmore

Happy Gilmore will forever be one of Adam Sandler's best movies, but the whole thing is almost stolen by one short appearance by the late, great Bob Barker, former host of The Price Is Right. For poor Happy, the price is wrong.

Neil Patrick Harris - Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle

In Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Neil Patrick Harris plays an unbelievably funny exaggerated version of himself. He might just be the funniest part of the movie and while it's obvious he's playing himself as a character, the audience can't help but believe it, if just for the moments he's on screen. The cameo was so successful that Harris returned for the sequels. 

Bill Murray - Zombieland

Bill Murray's cameo towards the end of Zombieland is perfect. Not only does he play a zombie version of himself, but audiences are treated to a quick snippet of the Ghostbusters theme song. It's truly brilliant. 

Channing Tatum - This Is The End

Pretty much the whole cast of This Is The End feels like stars doing cameos. All the actors are playing ridiculous versions of themselves and there are a lot of stars. To pick one though, is easy. Channing Tatum as a prisoner at the end is just fantastic. He's got about one line, and for most of the scene, he's wearing a wrestling mask. You have to love any star willing to do what Tatum did here. 

Luke Hemsworth - Thor: Ragnarok

The first cameo audiences spot in the play-inside-the-movie in Thor: Ragnarok is, of course, Matt Damon as Loki. It's not as obvious who is playing Thor and many were confused because it looked so much like Chris Hemsworth. Well, that's because it was his brother, Westworld star Luke Hemsworth. 

David Bowie - Zoolander

David Bowie was no stranger to the screen. The musical legend was landing acting gigs early in his career and had major roles in Twin Peaks, Labyrinth, and The Last Temptation of Christ among others. His cameo in Zoolander is by far the funniest though. 

Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis - The Player

Robert Altman's The Player has an amazing 65 cameos in it, so how do you choose just one? It's actually pretty easy. There is a running joke through the movie as writers and producers pitch their projects to studio head Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) that they all want Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis to star in it. In the final scene, who pops up in the movie-in-a-movie? That's right Willis and Roberts themselves. 

Keith Richards - Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End

Johnny Depp based his legendary character Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean films at least partly on another legend, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. It only makes sense that Richards himself would appear as Captain Teague in Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, who audiences would learn is Sparrow's father, because of course he is.  

Jimmy Buffett - Jurassic World

In a true "blink and you'll miss it" cameo, Jimmy Buffett is seen doing, what else, protecting his margarita during a dinosaur attack in Jurassic World. 

Jerry O'Connell - Can’t Hardly Wait

Trip McNeely! Jerry O'Connell's role in Can't Hardly Wait is more myth and legend than character, actually. Former high school stud Trip McNeely is spoken with great reverence throughout the movie, so when he does show as a sort of pathetic college freshman, it's all the more wonderful. 

Matt Damon - Eurotrip

This one might be the most unexpected and therefore funniest on the list. Matt Damon showing up as the singer of a power punk band singing about what Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz) doesn't know is now a classic moment on film. Don't tell Scotty. 

Topher Grace - Ocean’s Eleven

When audiences first meet Brad Pitt's character in Ocean's Eleven, he's teaching Hollywood stars how to play cards and his main client is none other than That '70s Show star Topher Grace (playing himself). Unfortunately, Grace is really terrible at learning, it seems, but it's very funny.  

Keanu Reeves - Always Be My Maybe

Keanu Reeves is one of the most beloved Hollywood stars and it's because of moments like when he randomly shows up in the Netflix romcom Always Be My Maybe as Sasha's (Ali Wong) new boyfriend. It's only one scene, but there's a reason it's the most talked about scene in the movie. 

Johnny Depp - 21 Jump Street

Johnny Depp clearly appreciates where he got his start, which was, of course, on the Fox show 21 Jump Street. It was in the spirit of that appreciation that Depp returned to the role of Officer Tom Hanson alongside his former co-star on the show, Peter DeLuise in the 2012 movie based on the show starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. 

Brad Pitt - Deadpool 2

By far the quickest cameo on this list is Brad Pitt's maybe one second appearance in Deadpool 2. It's the definition a "blink and you'll miss it" moment when Pitt's character, who says nothing and is in fact invisible for most of the movie, gets zapped by electrical wires, revealing the actor in just a few brilliant frames that had audiences gasping with excitement. 

Hugh Jackman - X-Men: First Class

Hugh Jackman loves playing Wolverine. A regular in the X-Men movies, his character isn't a big part of the origin story film X-Men: First Class but the filmmakers still found a brilliant way to work Wolverine in. As Dr. X and Magneto recruit mutants for the X-Men, they find Wolverine in a bar but his terse response when they ask him to join makes it clear he's not interested. At least not yet. 

Daniel Craig - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Only the Star Wars franchise could get a star as big as Daniel Craig to have a brief cameo in which his face is never seen. It was obviously a lot of fun for the James Bond star to show up in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, though Craig really hated the stormtrooper suit he had to wear for the scene. 

Kevin Bacon - Planes, Trains And Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles is one of John Candy's best movies, but before we even meet his character, there is a quick scene that surprisingly includes Kevin Bacon. As Steve Martin searches for a cab on a busy New York City street, he spies Bacon's unnamed character from across the street and races him to the cab. 

Stan Lee - Mallrats

There is no one in Hollywood with more cameos than the great Stan Lee. Before his death in 2018, the comic book writer appeared in more than 40 films and TV shows based on the Marvel comic books he was such a huge part of creating. But it's his appearance in Mallrats that came before them all, playing himself. Lee also shows up in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as a wedding guest. 

Will Ferrell - Wedding Crashers

It takes guts to cast Will Ferrell in a cameo because he might just steal the show. In Wedding Crashers, you could argue he did. There isn't a more meme'd cameo on the internet than Farrell's character in the movie yelling "Mom! Where's the meatloaf??"

Bruce Springsteen - High Fidelity

It makes sense that in a movie that is all about great music, one of the greatest musicians of all time would make a cameo. Such is the case in High Fidelity when Bruce Springsteen shows up in one of Rob Gordon's (John Cusack) dreams about his top five exes and offers some sage advice. 

Martin Sheen - Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots: Part Deux is, by design, a silly, surreal comedy. One of the most surreal moments is when Charlie Sheen's character is traveling up a Southeast Asian river, satirizing Apocalypse Now, which, of course, starred his father, Martin Sheen. Suddenly, the voice-over changes from Charlie to Martin and the look both look up from their respective boats and yell to each other, "I LOVED YOU IN WALL STREET," which they starred in together. Very meta. 

Ben Stiller - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

In one Anchorman scene, there is a rumble between the competing news teams on the various San Diego networks. Each anchorman is a star. Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson, and Tim Robbins show up with their respective teams, but it's when Ben Stiller shows up with the Spanish network that things get especially ridiculous and it's hilarious. 

Stephen King - It Chapter 2

Stephen King, like Stan Lee, pops up quite a bit in stories and books of his that have been adapted on screen. Going all the way to the early '80s with movies like Creepshow, and Pet Sematary, King has had cameos (and larger roles) in many of his stories. He even directed one, Maximum Overdrive, based on his short story "Trucks", though that isn't always fondly remembered, though it should be. In more recent years, he made a great cameo in It Chapter 2.

Madonna - Die Another Day

It's no surprise that Madonna would be picked to record a James Bond theme song, which she was for Die Another Day, though her Bond theme does not rank all that highly for most fans. In a rarer occurrence, the singer of the theme also got a cameo in the movie. Madonna plays a fencing coach who works with Pierce Brosnan's version of the British super spy. Let's be real, she was actually better acting in the movie, than singing in it.  

Micheal Jackson - Men In Black II

If there is any perfect role for late-era Michael Jackson, an alien that can't quite make it in the MIB fits the bill. The King of Pop only has about half a minute of screen time, and it almost feels like AI, even if that technology only existed in the Terminator universe at that point. It's a weird cameo, but it's kinda perfect. 

Elon Musk - Iron Man 2

It's definitely one of the weirder entries on this list. In the scene in Iron Man 2, in the very early days of the greater MCU, none other than the electric car-driving rocketman and X boss Elon Musk shows up for a brief cameo. Predictably, the tech entrepreneur wants to meet with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) about some ideas he has. 

Quentin Tarantino - Sleep With Me

If you take yourself back to September 1994, Quentin Tarantino is not yet the legend he has become since. A few weeks before Pulp Fiction set the cinema world on fire, Tarantino popped up in a small art film called Sleep With Me. Despite the very fine cast that includes Meg Tilly, Eric Stolz, and Parker Posey, among others, the film isn't really remembered all that fondly. Except for one scene. Tarantino delivers, in a very Tarantino way, a fantastic diatribe about the script for Top Gun and what it really meant. It's pure genius and while he doesn't get credit as a writer, it's exactly what you'd expect from him. 

Dan Aykroyd - Casper

Here's a good trivia question for you: How many times has Dan Aykroyd played his Ghostbusters character, Ray Stance, on the silver screen? Though there are three previously released Ghostbusters movies, the answer is four.  Aykroyd randomly shows up in the mostly forgotten movie Casper from 1995 as the two main characters are desperate to rid their house of ghosts. 

David Letterman - Cabin Boy

David Letterman is one of the most famous television stars in America, but weirdly, he was never really an actor. In fact, according to IMDB, he's only credited with one role in a movie in which he wasn't playing himself or in archival footage. That movie is the absurdist and, frankly, weird movie, Cabin Boy. It makes sense as it stars Late Night With David Letterman regular Chris Elliott and is directed by a writer from the show, Adam Resnick. It's... not a great movie, but it's worth watching for Letterman's one short scene when he attempts to sell Elliott's character a monkey. 

Mike Tyson - The Hangover

Mike Tyson’s part in The Hangover is one of the best of all time. Not only does the former boxing champion knockout Ed Helms, but he brings his tiger along for the cameo! Let’s get real, every movie could be a little better with a surprise Mike Tyson appearance. 

Sean Connery - Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves

In the summer of 1991, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves was everywhere. Not only was it the second biggest movie at the box that year, but the Bryan Adams theme “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”  spent almost the whole summer at number one on the Billboard charts. Somehow through all that, the movie's best-kept secret, Sean Connery’s uncredited cameo as King Richard, stayed a surprise for most moviegoers. Ah, those pre-internet days! 

A good cameo can make otherwise mediocre movies fun, and make good movies great if placed perfectly, like all the great ones on this list. 

The WGA strike has been ongoing within the entertainment industry. The Writers Guild contract with the studios expired at the beginning of May, and the Guild is now striking for a new contract. Many modern issues are the subject of debate for the strike, and it has ceased all writing activity within Hollywood. The situation has brought out several notable faces to the picket lines, including Kristen Stewart’s fiancée Dylan Meyer, who recently shared a funny sign on her social media inspired by the comedy film, Zoolander.

Meyer supported the writers on the picket lines this weekend as the strikers have been picketing outside of major studios on the East and West Coast. The signs the writers have been holding have been absolutely hilarious, many of which have been inspired by lines from movies and television shows. Meyer’s sign was no exception, and it referenced an iconic line from Zoolander. You can see the story post from the actress’s Instagram below:

Meyer isn’t the only famous face who has been seen supporting the striking writers. Pete Davidson brought pizzas to the picket lines in New York. While other notable figures like Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, Rob Lowe, and Jason Sudeikis have also been seen striking. Zoe Kazan has been picketing as well, and her husband Paul Dano stated at the Cannes Film Festival that he has every intention of joining her after the festival. 

The ongoing Writers' Strike has called for a complete shutdown of all writing activities within Hollywood. Daily scripted shows like late-night television have ceased production and other scripted shows will likely be affected as we get closer to fall premieres. The strike has affected several projects currently in production, including Daredevil: Born Again, which has paused filming, and Marvel’s Blade reboot which has been delayed. In addition, the Screen Actors Guild has a contract expiring soon, and is currently voting on whether or not to strike as well, so Meyer may continue to be on the picket lines for a while. 

Stewart and Meyer have been together since 2019. Stewart announced her engagement plans on the Howard Stern Show at the end of that year, and they officially got engaged in 2021. Meyer is crazy proud of her partner, and posts adorable photos of Stewart on her Instagram. They have talked about their wedding plans, however, haven’t tied the knot quite yet. They also plan on writing a television show together, after the WGA contract is negotiated of course. 

Due to the ongoing strike, it may be a while before we get the long-awaited Meyer/Stewart project. In the meantime, you can check out Moxie, which was written by Dylan Meyer and is available to stream on Netflix. Fans can also check out Kristen Stewart’s latest film, Crimes of the Future, which is streaming with a Hulu subscription. For more information on other films set to release later this year, make sure to consult our 2023 movie release schedule. 

In a world where sequels and reboots seem to be the name of the game, not every one of them is going to be a winner. 2016’s Zoolander 2 certainly wasn’t. The comedy bombed at the box office, disappointed critics and audiences alike and offended the transgender community. Six years later, Ben Stiller, who starred n and directed the sequel, is sharing why he’s actually a-OK with Zoolander’s success not striking twice. 

Zoolander 2 opened in theaters this time years ago to disappointing results. Ben Stiller admits it was “not a great experience” to watch a movie he helmed and led to fail all over the world. Here’s why he’s made peace with it: 

Since Zoolander 2, Ben Stiller has made a very sharp turn from comedies to more gritty dramas, including Escape At Dannemora, a critically-acclaimed miniseries he made after returning for another Blue Steel. While speaking to Esquire, Stiller shared that if Zoolander was a big hit, he isn’t sure he would have had time to make the shift he has since in his career. He continued:  

Perhaps Zoolander 2 gave Ben Stiller the kick in the butt he needed to go after different kinds of opportunities that are less commercial than the star-studded and cameo-filled comedy was in 2016. Escape At Dannemora is a biographical crime drama about a female prison employee in upstate New York (played by Patricia Arquette) who becomes romantically involved with two inmates (Benicio Del Toro and Paul Dano) and hatches a plan with them to help them escape. 

Prior to Zoolander 2, Ben Stiller had directed another great project that skewed more on the dramatic side with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and the failure of his comedy allowed him to branch out to that side of his interests. His latest project is a thriller series called Severance, starring an impressive cast that includes Adam Scott, John Turturro, Christopher Walken and Patricia Arquette. 

Severance centers on Scott’s Mark, an employee of a company called Lumon Industries, who agrees to their “severance” program, which separates his non-work and work memories from each other. The show, which can be streamed with an AppleTV+ subscription, has been receiving great praise. While we don’t expect another Zoolander movie anytime soon, if at all, Ben Stiller has found a really intriguing new avenue for himself as a director these days. 

When it comes to some of the funniest movies of the last twenty or so years, I often think of a few actors. People like Robin Williams or Adam Sandler pop up, but one that I’ve always personally loved the most was Ben Stiller. From shows from my childhood to films I’ve only just seen, Ben Stiller has been a big name in movies. 

But, where exactly can you watch the best Ben Stiller movies? What streaming platforms have some of his best work? Look no further than right here, because we have a list of his best films (so far) and how you can stream them. 

Zoolander (2001)

In this hilarious comedy, Zoolander follows Derek Zoolander a model who isn’t the brightest bulb. But soon, he finds himself in a world of trouble, and has to figure his way out of problems he never thought he'd experience. 

Zoolander is one of those movies where if you’ve seen it, you never truly forget it. Ben Stiller is stellar in his starring role, making Zoolander, while silly, an entertaining character to root for. Will Ferrell also had a major role in this movie, and honestly, it was one of Ferrell’s best movies, because it makes me want to see him play the villain way more. While there was a sequel, Zoolander 2 is pretty bad, so it's better to just stick to the original.

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There’s Something About Mary (1998)

There’s Something About Mary, one of Stiller’s first major starring roles, is a powerhouse comedy about Ted, who's still in love with his high school crush and devastated over an accident that happened years ago that caused them to drift apart. Now, it’s several years later, and he has the chance to possibly reunite with her and fix the mistakes of his past. 

Something I’ve always loved about this movie is the chemistry between both Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz. It’s because of their relationship in this movie that I feel I can call this one of the best romantic comedies out there. 

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Megamind (2010)

In this fun DreamWork's animated movie, Megamind tells the story of a supervillain who grows bored of life when he finally defeats his nemesis. Soon, his experiments to create a new hero end up causing more trouble, and now he must become a hero himself to stop the terror. 

Ben Stiller voiced Bernard, a small part in the film, who was a museum curator, but his part was important as it played a key role in Megamind trying to win the affections of his true love, and Stiller’s voice-acting talents were great for the role as he had that perfectly academic voice that made Bernard likable. 

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Meet The Parents (2000)

If you’re looking for another hilarious comedy, be sure to check out Meet the Parents. Starring both Ben Stiller and the legendary Robert De Niro, Meet the Parents tells the story of a young man who wishes to propose to his girlfriend, but must meet the parents first, and her dad ends up throwing a wrench in his plans. 

Meet the Parents is a great movie. Really, from beginning to end you will be laughing your ass off. Both Stiller and De Niro have such fantastic chemistry that it always makes me wonder why they weren't in more movies together, and they create hysterical moments that will make you snicker. 

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Dodgeball (2004)

Next up, we have Dodgeball, a hilarious sports comedy. This great movie is about a group of men who team up to try and stop their local gym from getting bought by a huge health company. In order to do that, they enter the ultimate dodgeball tournament. 

I could go on for hours about how fun this movie is, and Ben Stiller is just another fantastic part of this cast. White Goodman is such an iconic role for him and seeing him as a villain is always a treat. He's so fun to see angry and upset, but in his own goofy way. Plus, you get to see some sick dodgeball moves. Who thought that dodgeball could be so entertaining? 

Rent Dodgeball on Amazon.

Reality Bites (1994)

Another one of Stiller’s first major starring roles, Reality Bites is another fun romantic comedy that tells the story of a young woman who is trying to document the life of her friends in her own reality show, called “Reality Bites,” and the struggles that they face on a daily basis. 

At first, you wouldn't expect this movie to be as good as it is, but once you get into it, you can tell that it was made by a cast who truly wanted to show a good, funny story. The three leads - Ben Stiller, Ethan Hawke, and Winona Ryder - are all fantastic in their roles and have such wonderful chemistry that I want to see them in more movies together. Stiller shines above the rest as Michael Grates, and gives an excellent portrayal of someone working in television, and shows how an artistic vision can be changed just to fit a certain aesthetic. 

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The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty tells the story of the titular character, a normal man with a seemingly average life, but who has a brilliant imagination that takes him to new places. Through this imagination, his life is changed. 

I truly love this film with a passion. I think that Stiller’s acting in this film, particularly, is his best. He shows a full range of emotions; giving us some funny moments, as well as some heartbreaking ones, making this movie enthralling to watch. As someone who grew up with an active imagination, I can understand the need to step into your own made-up world every once and a while. 

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Flirting With Disaster (1996)

Another one of Stiller’s first major films is Flirting with Disaster. This fun black comedy tells the story of Mel, who was adopted as a young child and now has a baby of his own. However, he refuses to name his newborn son until finding his biological parents. When Mel gets a lead in the case, it takes him on a wild adventure.  

To be honest, I’ve always really loved Flirting with Disaster. I think that out of many of the films here, this is one of Stiller’s most underrated, as it really shows his capability as an actor to not only hold our attention as a lead, but to make us laugh, and the fact that this whole adventure takes them across the United States to so many states is hilarious to me. Someone else I love in this movie is Josh Brolin, who shows great comedic timing in one of his best movies, hands down. 

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The Night At The Museum Franchise (2006-2014)

The Night at the Museum franchise is a fun movie trilogy that tells the story of a man who takes a job as a night guard at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. However, things get a bit strange when everything in the museum comes to life once the sun sets. 

As a kid, this was one of the first movies I watched with Ben Stiller. His Larry Daley was this silly man who had no idea what to do when the museum started to come to life, but he learned to adapt, and even make friends with the exhibits, which is what made Stiller perfect for this role. He had this NYC attitude which, paired with this script, created an amazing viewing experience for both kids and adults. 

One of my favorite pairings that he had was with Robin Williams’ character. Truly one of the best movies to watch if you love Williams. It’s a shame Night at the Museum 4 won’t happen. 

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Tropic Thunder (2008)

Tropic Thunder is a crazy comedy about a director wanting to get as authentic shots as possible while shooting a war film. So, he drops his actors into a jungle in order to capture their true responses. However, as they film, they discover that there's a real war to survive. 

Stiller stars as Tugg Speedman, and something about Stiller as this big-time action star running around scared in the jungle has me hollering every time I watch this movie. He is just so hilarious in every scene he's in. While they have recently come out and denounced some of the controversial scenes, such as the use of blackface on Robert Downey Jr., the film still has its hilarious moments that are pure serotonin to my brain. 

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The Madagascar Franchise (2005-2012)

Let’s look at the Madagascar franchise. This series, following a lion, a zebra, a hippo, and a giraffe from the Central Park Zoo, tells the story of how they ended up on the island of Madagascar because of a plane crash, and now their lives have changed forever. 

Ben Stiller voices Alex the Lion, one of the main characters and someone who likes meat quite a lot, and his voice-acting is just perfect. I can’t imagine someone else playing that character, as his voice not only provides that NYC sass but the emotional depth Alex needed. It’s not the best DreamWork's movie - that crown is still owned by The Prince of Egypt - but certainly a fun one, indeed. 

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Tower Heist (2011)

Last but not least (for movies, at least) we have Tower Heist, a hilarious buddy comedy between Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. In this fun movie, two men find out that they have fallen for their employer's Ponzi scheme. So, they decide to steal all his money from his home - in hilarious ways. 

So many people forget about this movie, and I don’t know why. It’s so good. There are so many amazing reasons to watch Tower Heist, from Ben Stiller’s as Josh Kovaks, who brings the house down with his hilarious portrayal of the building manager, to Eddie Murphy’s return to greatness with funny jokes. These two need to be in more movies together. Tower Heist is simply not enough. I must see more. 

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Honorable Mention: His Friends Episode (Season 3, Episode 22) (1997)

Okay, while this isn’t a movie, I have to mention this. Friends had some amazing guest stars, but Ben Stiller is one of my personal favorites. In this Season 3 episode, Ben Stiller guest-starred as Tommy, a love interest of Rachel’s who really likes to yell. No, that’s not the right word - scream. 

And, my God, it’s so funny. There’s something so hilarious about seeing Ben Stiller angry. He just seems like a carefree kind of guy, so to see him get so upset and scream at things makes my side hurt every time I watch it.

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With all these great films, one can only wonder what Ben Stiller might be doing next. Maybe popping up in some new 2022 movies? That would be a dream.  

2020 caused a lot of reflection, and in many cases that included petitions for change like with the Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which Disney decided to re-theme. HBO Max added a new introduction to Gone With the Wind following complaints, and earlier this year discussion began on banning Grease. Should we be censoring films based on current events? Monica Levinson, producer of Borat and Borat 2 has strong thoughts about this.

Filmmaking will always evolve, whether due to new technology, sheer creativity or something else, there will always be creators in the space finding new ways to do things. In the spirit of that, it makes sense that the industry would want to keep older projects intact as markers of progress over time. I chatted with Monica Levinson, who produced both Borat films and also worked on Zoolander, about her thoughts on making changes to a finished product. Here’s what she told CinemaBlend:

The honesty is refreshing, and a very important point for filmmakers. It’s often out of their hands when a project ultimately gets to be released, and it’s impossible to predict the future state of the world. As Monica Levinson stated, it’s about a place and time, and when presenting that slice of life to the world filmmakers remain accurate to the setting of the story. That being said, I won’t overlook the importance of adding disclaimers or trigger warnings where necessary. Sometimes the controversy around a film is what allows those involved to speak up about their experience and the more things are discussed, the more uncomfortable situations can be avoided in the future.

In addition to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Monica Levinson has recently produced Wander Darkly, The Water Man, and Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7. She is passionate about ensuring her projects have diverse cast and crews. Levinson is the executive producer behind the CW's recent television special, Women in Film Presents: Make It Work! The virtual fundraiser highlighted Women in Film's #HireHerBack initiative, calling for the employment of women, people of color, and underrepresented artists in the economic recovery during the pandemic.

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For the better part of five years, it has been impossible to go a day without seeing or hearing about Donald Trump in some shape or form. But long before he was making news for becoming the 45th President of the United States and everything that has followed in the wake of his successful 2016 presidential bid, the New York business magnate was one of the most well-known and controversial brands in modern history.

Before he traded his office on Fifth Avenue in New York for one at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Trump was synonymous with the Big Apple and was featured in plenty of television shows, movies, and even professional wrestling on multiple occasions. So, to look back on simpler times when the world seemed to make a little more sense, let's explore some of Trump's most random and iconic appearances.

Home Alone 2: Lost In New York - Gives Kevin Directions

Even though star Macaulay Culkin would probably disagree, Donald Trump's cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is one of the most iconic scenes from 1992 sequel where Kevin McAllister finds himself stuck in New York City after getting on the wrong plane. Trump can be seen only briefly in the movie when he gives Kevin directions to the lobby of the Plaza Hotel upon first arriving. And though he only has a single line of dialogue, Trump stretches the scene with one of the strangest looks from someone while walking backward. Twenty-eight years later and it's still one of the weirdest interactions of the man's life.

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air - Considers Buying The Banks Estate

By the time he made a brief cameo on a Season 4 episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1994, Donald Trump had already established himself as cutthroat business man with a dubious sense of morality, and so it made perfect sense for him to appear as the potential buyer of the Banks Estate only to pull out at the last minute. After a "mixup" regarding the address of the property, "The Donald," as Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro) called him, says he plans on buying a different house with cash. This cameo also included Trump's second wife Marla Maples.

Zoolander: Interviewed About Derek Zoolander

Donald Trump even appeared in the 2001 Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander, but not as the over-the-top villain (that's Will Ferrell as Jacobim Mugatu). In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance, Trump plays himself (along with future First Lady Melania Trump) on the red carpet of a fashion show singing Derek Zoolander's praises. Stiller, who starred in and directed the movie, told the New Abnormal podcast (via Yahoo!) that the scene was shot at the VH1 Fashion Awards after he asked people walking along to red carpet to talk about Derek Zoolander, and Trump was eager to talk.

Sex And The City - Sitting At A Bar In Manhattan

Remember how I said that Donald Trump was synonymous with New York City? Well, that has never been seen better than in a Season 2 episode of the HBO series Sex and the City, where Trump is sitting at a fancy Manhattan restaurant talking to another businessman while Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) is sipping an after-work Cosmo at the bar. Although he's only in the scene for around 10 seconds, Trump is made to be a big deal, especially when the narration kicks in saying, "Samantha, a Cosmopolitan, and Donald Trump, you just don't get more New York than that."

Spin City - Gives The Mayor Advice On Writing A Book

Sex and the City wasn't the only '90s comedy set in the Big Apple to feature Donald Trump in a one-off appearance. In a Season 2 episode of Spin City, Trump is brought in by Mike Flaherty (Michael J. Fox) to help Mayor Randall Winston (Barry Bostwick) get through his writer's block after getting flack for using a ghostwriter. Trump had three books of his own out on the market at that point (all of which had ghostwriters), but he doesn't help the mayor out so much as brag about coming up with the material included in The Art of the Deal.

The Little Rascals - Appears As Waldo's Dad

Even though he's only playing a character based on his likeness and temperament in the 1994 version of The Little Rascals, I'm going to go ahead and count Donald Trump's portrayal of the father of the movie's weaselly and spoiled antagonist Waldo (Blake McIver Ewing) as a cameo because he's not really acting here. Only seen for a brief phone call where he tells Waldo he's the best son "money can buy," Trump is full-on Trump here. I wonder if that's how he talked to Don Jr. and Eric growing up.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - Gets A Haircut With Gordon Gekko

Back in the golden days of 2010 before Donald Trump went on a one-man crusade to get to the bottom of Barack Obama's birth certificate, he also showed up briefly in Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps in a scene where he and Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) are sitting down for a haircut. A simple scene for a simple time, I guess, as Trump pretty much just talks about himself for a short time before Gekko tells him about a new hedge fund and gets out of the chair. I won't hold it against anyone for forgetting that Trump was even in the movie, as the sequel to Stone's 1987 classic Wall Street was forgettable at best.

Days Of Our Lives - Turns Down Nicole Walker's Advances

Perhaps one of the strangest Donald Trump cameos is the future president's 2005 appearance on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. In a very brief appearance, Trump is approached by Nicole Walker (Arianna Zucker) who tries to do anything she can to get a moment with the host of The Apprentice. The appearance always seemed unremarkable until I considered that this episode was shot during the time of the now-infamous Access Hollywood tape which was leaked just before the 2016 election, some 11 years after.

WrestleMania 23 - Hair Vs. Hair Battle Of The Billionaires Match

And then finally there is the least surprising cameo from Donald Trump: his appearance in the "Hair vs. Hair Battle of the Billionaires" match at WrestleMania 23. Instead of actually wrestling WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, Trump had Bobby Lashley do his bidding against the late Umaga, who represented McMahon. Clearly a way of getting more PPV buys for the biggest show of the year, the match ended with Trump, Lashley, and Stone Cold Steve Austin shaving McMahon's signature hairdo in the middle of the ring. After everything was said and done, Trump did take a stunner from Stone Cold.

Well, that's just about all of Donald Trump's big TV and movie appearances from before he was the leader of the free world and was still a billionaire businessman doing stuff like this Pizza Hut commercial. Oh, what a simpler time it was.

Over the past 20+ years, Will Ferrell has become and remained one of the funniest movie stars in Hollywood history. With dozens of appearances in feature films, television series, and internet videos, Ferrell has built quite a legacy for himself.

With Downhill arriving in theaters, we couldn’t help but take a trip down the old memory lane to remember 10 of the comedy star’s funniest films from over the years.

10. Semi-Pro (2008)

In early 2008, Will Ferrell gave us one of his worst best movies with the release of Semi-Pro. Centered around one-hit-wonder Jackie Moon (Ferrell) after he purchases a fledgling American Basketball Association while the league was merging with the National Basketball Association, the film takes audiences on a convoluted and moronic series of events as Moon attempts to find his way on the successful end of the merger. Much like the team featured throughout, the movie two is a disaster.

I saw this movie when it first came out more than a decade ago, and the scene that still sticks out to this day is the poker scene that starts off with Ferrell and company trading light insults before the tide turns after once character calls another a "jive turkey." What follows is one of the most hilarious and tensest moments in Will Ferrell's filmography. It's only a shame that the rest of the movie wasn't as funny as this one particular scene.

9. Kicking & Screaming (2005)

Kicking & Screaming is one of those movies you watch because you can’t reach the remote to change the channel on a rainy Saturday afternoon. It’s watchable, sure, but that doesn’t make it a great, or even good movie. Will Ferrell made a few bad and forgettable movies between Anchorman and Talladega Nights, and this is one of them. The other, Bewitched, wasn’t even worth putting on this list. It’s bad, like so bad we forgot it even existed until we looked through Ferrell’s filmography.

Ferrell plays Phil Weston, an unremarkable man dealing with the emotional and physical scars endured by his over-competitive father, Buck Weston (Robert Duvall). Phil thought he would escape his father’s torment when he became an adult, but after his father treated his own grandson as a bench warmer on his youth soccer team, Phil coaches a team of his own, his son included.

Much like other comedies of the era, Kicking & Screaming is a "paint by numbers" affair, but that doesn't take away from some classic Will Ferrell meltdowns that audiences have come to love and expect from the comedy superstar. The introduction of Pro Football Hall Of Famer Mike Ditka provides some of the funniest moments of the movie, the scene where Ferrell flips out on the former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints coach by referring to him as "Juice Box" being one of them. Those familiar with the scene will remember how unhinged and power-hungry Ferrell's character becomes at this moment, to the point where he degrades to one of the greatest football players and coaches of all time to point where he walks off the pitch and is never seen again (at least in the movie).

8. The Other Guys (2010)

Will Ferrell continued his successful run of the box office hits with the 2010 buddy cop film The Other Guys. Co-starring Mark Wahlberg tells the story of two New York City detectives from different backgrounds with different personalities who are forced to team up as they uncover a major conspiracy a financial bigwig.

The Other Guys did quite well at the box office, bringing in over $170 million in ticket sales worldwide, but it’s one of the Will Ferrell movies that a lot of us forget about when looking over his memorable roles. Throughout much of the film, Ferrell's character, Detective Allen "Gator" Gamble, is portrayed as a mild-mannered and inexperienced forensic accountant who fumbles through procedural police duties when on the beat, but he drops all niceties when Wahlberg's Detective Terry Hoitz attempts to put him in check, comparing himself to a lion and Gamble to a tuna. Gamble quickly turns the scenario around and explains (in great detail) the lengths he would go in order to defeat, kill, and eat the lion in one of the movie's most hilarious scenes.

7. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Just months after the release of the smash hit, Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby, Ferrell gave audiences and more nuanced and toned down performance in the 2006 dark comedy Stranger Than Fiction. In this bizarre film, Ferrell portrays Harold Crick, an IRS agent who begins to hear the voice of author Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson) narrate his life.

Stranger Than Fiction may lack the quotable lines and hilarious situations that Ferrell gave audiences in his previous efforts, but it does show that Ferrell can do more than just put on a wig, yell insane lines, and act like a crazy person. Seeing Ferrell freak out as he realizes that someone is narrating his life is nothing less than comedy gold, and it would be hard to find someone with better comedic timing in a role that falls more on the dark comedy side of the spectrum. And while it didn’t have the same success at the box office as some of Ferrell’s previous films, Stranger Than Fiction did earn the comedy star a Golden Globe nomination for a supporting actor in a musical or comedy.

6. Zoolander (2001)

There is only one reason Zoolander is not ranked higher on this list and that is because it doesn’t feature enough of Will Ferrell’s diabolical Jacobim Mugatu and his plan to have Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) assassinate the prime minister of Malaysia.

Ferrell was still in the middle of his tenure on Saturday Night Live when he co-starred in this Ben Still-directed picture satirizing the modeling world. It’s easy to see that Ferrell would later become a comedy legend throughout his abbreviated screen time in this feature film, and even before he was giving us memorable line after memorable line in his starring roles, he still gave us the iconic “I feel like I’m taking crazy pills” line.

5. Step Brothers (2008)

Released two years after Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly teamed up for some “Shake and Bake” action in Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby, the comedy duo returned to the silver screen with another summer hit with 2008’s Step Brothers. If you thought a movie centered around two grown men who live at home after their parents get married to one another would be more toned down than Talladega Nights, then you would be mistaken. This movie is insane while not really making any sense at the same time.

Most of the scenes in this film seem like Ferrell and Reilly were just playing off one another in a manic improv exercise and for the most part, it works out. The drum scene, the “did we just become best friends” moment, and the entire music video reveal are just three of the scenes that stick out the most in this regard.

4. Talladega Nights (2006)

Following the success of Anchorman, Will Ferrell took a few swings at other types of characters and while some were enjoyable (more on that later), others were major misses for the established comedy star. That all changed in 2006 when Ferrell teamed up with Anchorman writer and director Adam McKay and released the mega summer hit Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby.

If audiences thought Buddy the Elf, Frank the Tank, and Ron Burgundy were as insane as Ferrell could get, they quickly realized how wrong they were when Talladega Nights debuted in the summer of 2006. Centered around a down on his luck NASCAR driver, the film tells the redemption story of the titular character as he finds love, a new race car, and success on the race track.

It would be hard for anyone to forget where the famous “Shake and Bake” line came from every time Ricky Bobby and his friend and teammate Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) get on the track or behind a microphone. This is also one of the first times the pairing of Ferrell and Reilly got together on screen, but it wouldn’t be the last.

3. Anchorman (2004)

Will Ferrell didn’t rest on his laurels or waste any time getting back on the big screen when he introduced the world to San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy in the 2004 comedy smash Anchorman.

The only thing outshining the hair, mustache, and clothes worn by Burgundy are the actions and attitude of the man bringing the character to life. From the “Jazz Flute” scene to brawl with the rival news stations, Ferrell shines in this role where he was allowed to absolutely go off the rails.

To this day, people are constantly quoting this iconic movie with lines like “Great Knights of Columbus that hurt,” “I'm in a glass case of emotion,” and “It's so damn hot. Milk was a bad choice.”

2. Old School (2003)

Will Ferrell had quite a year in 2003, and not just because of the hit Elf that brought millions of moviegoers to the silver screen during the holidays. Ten months before Buddy the Elf danced and sang his way into our hearts, Ferrell introduced the world to Frank Ricard, aka “Frank The Tank,” a mild-mannered recently married man whose life goes downhill when he starts hanging around his old friends who started a fraternity.

Ricard’s demise isn’t all for naught, as it gives us some of the most quotable Will Ferrell lines that are still being yelled out at college parties to this day. From drunkenly planning out a “nice little Saturday” with a trip to Home Depot and Bed Bath and Beyond (if there’s time), to the classic “We're going streaking!” line, Ferrell quickly showed the world that he was more than capable of stealing the scene.

1. Elf (2003)

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas and this list wouldn’t be a list of the funniest Will Ferrell movies without the inclusion of Elf. Released in 2003, this holiday classic had everyone holding their sides laughing as we saw what Will Ferrell could do in a starring role a year after he left the cast of Saturday Night Live.

The entire movie is filled with classic Will Ferrell lines and situations that no one could do better. From the hilarious “You stink! You smell like beef and cheese, you don’t smell like Santa” line to the scene where Buddy goes to the mailroom, Ferrell shines throughout.

It’s hard to imagine anyone but Ferrell in either of those scenes or in the rest of the movie, for that matter. He has a way of handling the manic nature of a human raised as an elf better than anyone else before him.

Well, there you have it. Some of the funniest (and not so funny) Will Ferrell movies from throughout his illustrious career. Will Downhill end up on this list. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Will Ferrell emerged as the real superstar of Saturday Night Live in the late '90s. His legendary skits featuring the cheerleaders and “More Cowbell” established him as one of the best comedians in show business. His ability to become a character, not simply play a character, gives his characters incredible and hilarious depth.

After leaving SNL in 2002, Will Ferrell wasted no time getting into movies and he reeled off a string of hilarious hits, often with collaborator Adam McKay, like Elf, Old School, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. It’s an impressive run to say the least. They are the kind of comedies that are infinitely quotable and endlessly re-watchable.

But not everything he has made is comedic (or box office) gold. Like most actors and comedians, he has also had some big misses. Sure, the hits outweigh the misses, but they can’t be ignored. Here’s a handy list of six of his best and three of his… not so best... movies over the last 20 years.

Will Ferrell’s Best Movies

Old School (2003)

Old School was released not long after Will Ferrell left SNL and it immediately established Ferrell as a movie star. The hilariously stupid idea of three men, played by Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Ferrell, hitting a mid-life malaise in their thirties and deciding to spice up their lives by forming a fraternity is silly and hysterical.

Will Ferrell’s performance is so laugh-out-loud funny it can be embarrassing to watch with other people. Ferrell stripping naked in front of Snoop Dogg, then streaking down the street and climbing backwards into the back of his wife’s car is simply one of the funniest moments in early 21st century cinema. So If you make a mess of yourself laughing, don’t worry, the pledges will clean it up.

Elf (2003)

The moment Elf was released in 2003 it became an instant Christmas classic. Will Ferrell’s portrayal of Buddy, an orphan who sneaks onto Santa’s sleigh as a baby and is raised at The North Pole as an elf, is perfect. The movie, directed by Jon Favreau, grossed well over $200 million dollars at the box office on a relatively tiny $33 million budget; it’s safe to say this is an all-timer in every way.

Elf is a movie you look forward to every holiday season, like A Christmas Story and Die Hard. Like all of Will Ferrell’s movies, it’s eminently quotable, just remember to stick to the four main groups as you watch, candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.

Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004)

You’d be hard-pressed to find an argument against Anchorman being one of if not the very best of Will Ferrell’s career, certainly in the top two or three. His ridiculously over-the-top portrayal of a fading local news anchor struggling with in the modern world – or, the 1970s – is incredibly funny. It's a character no fan ever gets sick of.

Anchorman is one of those movies that fans use often, finding ways to sneak lines into everyday conversations. Lines like “I’m kind of a big deal,” and “I’m in a glass case of emotion!”

Along the way, Will Ferrell is helped out by some serious comedy heavyweights in this all-star cast that includes Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Fred Willard, and Paul Rudd – and that doesn’t even include some of the cameos, like Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller. Don’t act like you’re not impressed.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby came at time in Will Ferrell’s career when he had been in a few duds and really needed a hit. Talladega Nights was exactly that. A return to form both comically and financially at the box office.

Talladega Nights was also the first movie that paired Will Ferrell with John C. Reilly. The pair would prove to be magic on the screen together and go on to team up for two more movies (plus a cameo for Reilly in Anchorman 2), to varying success. There is nothing varying about Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby though. It’s a winner through and through. And remember: If you’re not first, you’re last.

Step Brothers (2008)

Step Brothers continues the winning combo of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. It is also a ridiculous movie. The plot isn’t really a plot, although Adam Scott does play an excellent villain with the character Derek Huff.

It doesn’t really need to make any sense, the comedic timing between Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly is all you need in this one. They are hilarious together. Just don’t give them access to a boat or take them to a Catalina wine mixer.

Zoolander (2001)

Will Ferrell doesn’t have the starring role in this classic, but he does have a scene-stealing performance as Jacobim Mugatu, the ridiculous villain with the awesomely stupid haircut and the little dog.

Zoolander was an instant classic with Ben Stiller playing the dumb-as-rocks male model Derek Zoolander, but it was the ensemble cast, like its sequel, that made the move truly special and Will Ferrell was a huge piece of that. Hansel too. Hansel’s so hot right now.

The Worst Will Ferrell Movies

Holmes & Watson

Okay, sometimes great chemistry doesn’t always work out. Take Holmes & Watson, the most recent collaboration between Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. It’s really bad. It’s unfortunately bad not only because of the past on-screen brilliance between the two, but because it could have been good in the right hands and with the right focus.

The critics hated it and so did audiences (some of whom walked out) and that's a first for this duo. We can only hope that it doesn't mean they might be reluctant to work together in the future, because they are so great, usually.

A Night At The Roxbury (1998)

A Night at the Roxbury was Will Ferrell’s first big starring role in a film. It co-stars fellow SNL alum Chris Kittan as they play “The Roxbury Guys” they made famous on Saturday Night Live. The movie was panned by critics and bombed at the box office. It’s a shame, as there were a ton of talented people involved. Not all SNL skits make great skits, much less great movies. It was probably a mistake by the producers to ever think this silly skit could sustain 90 minutes worth of screen time.

Bewitched (2005)

Like A Night At The Roxbury, Bewitched is another one that doesn’t come close to rising to the level of the talent involved. From director Nora Ephron to Will Ferrell, to his co-star Nicole Kindman and a fantastic array of talented actors and actresses in the cast, this movie feels like no one was really taking the gig seriously. And not in a good way. It all feels phoned in.

Take a beloved TV show, through a great director and some great actors at it and hope that enough people see it without reading a review. That’s what this one feels like. It’s disappointing, to say the least.

There are a some other movies that could go on both sides of this list, movies like Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, where Will Ferrell plays an absurd wild life ranger to great effect. Or a movie like Kicking & Screaming, which never really gave a place for Ferrell to really show off his comedic chops.

Will Ferrell has had a lot of really high highs, but at times, some disappointing lows. When he’s on his game, there is no one funnier in the game. He’s kind of a big deal.

The world lost an icon over the Christmas holiday when singer-songwriter George Michael died peacefully in his bed from what is being reported as heart failure. At 53 years of age, Michael left an imprint on the music industry, but also on the film industry, as his No. 1 hit songs -- all 10 of them -- have lent memorable music to unforgettable film scenes over the years. The thing about George Michael's music is that it's so catchy and recognizable, it never could be a subtle background track. It had to become PART of the movie, in question.

Let's run through a few of our favorite movie moments set to the soundtrack of George Michael's musical career, starting with one of the most recent from our beloved, fourth-wall-breaking, foul-mouthed anti-hero.

Deadpool

At the end of Tim Miller's Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds actually sings along with George Michael's 1984 hit Careless Whisper, making Michael part of the final scene as they pull back, show off all the carnage from the final battle, and then leave Wade and Vanessa to... ahem, rekindle their relationship. Perhaps I Want Your Sex will be held for Deadpool 2.

Zoolander

I basically can't hear Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go without screaming "Orange Mocha Frappuccino!" For that, we have Ben Stiller to thank. Stiller used George Michael's cheery be-bop of a pop track to show a gaggle of fashion models cutting loose and driving around town. It starts well, with a playful fight at a gas station involving those windshield wipers and that gross gas station water. It ends horribly, though, when the models escalate to gasoline, and then think it's smart to light a match.

Keanu

"This dude real OG up in here!" He is, indeed, and that point was proven once again when Keegan Michael-Key used Michael as a barometer of street cred, telling a tall tale about Michael having to kill off Wham! colleague Andrew Ridgeley when he chose to go solo. There's a George Michael theme all through Keanu, though, so if we didn't choose Freedom, we would have gone with the drug trip set to Faith (a very popular George Michael track for the movies), which comes with a very funny cameo:

Beverly Hills Cop II

There's something beautifully '80s about the pop-synth music of George Michael, so I'm partial to the '80s movies that used his songs when they had real heat on them. And yes, when you have a hit song like I Want Your Sex, a filmmaker is going to take the natural step and play it during a strip club scene. Here, Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) pretends that Taggart (John Ashton) is former President Gerald Ford so they can infiltrate a California strip club, and George Michael's grind-tastic track plays perfectly in the background.

The Rules of Attraction

Is there a more iconic image from George Michael's illustrious career than his near-perfect rear end shaking, in jeans, to the rhythm of Faith? And I mean that with no disrespect. Despite all that George Michael accomplished, he understood, in the age of music videos, that nothing would sell a song faster than a lasting image, and his hip shake in the Faith video ranks up there with Elvis Presley twisting his hips for conservative fans in the 1950s. Everyone tried to copy the look, including this memorable scene from the dark and twisted The Rules of Attraction. Well played, Russell Sams.

A Night At The Roxbury / Hot Tub Time Machine

Careless Whisper is used frequently in comedies (like Deadpool), and has a dreamy quality that lends itself to a montage of footage, as Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon learn in the SNL-inspired A Night At The Roxbury feature-length skit. I don't love the karaoke-worthy temp track version of Careless Whisper used in this. You couldn't spring for the official George Michael track? But a sad Chris Kattan downing whip cream straight from the can earns this scene a spot on our list. We also almost went with this, even though it's super short:

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Will Ferrell must love George Michael as much as Keegan Michael-Key's Keanu character loves George Michael. He used Careless Whisper in A Night at the Roxbury. And he encouraged John C. Reilly to sing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go as he picks up a pillow a prepares to smother someone as the end credits of their NASCAR spoof drew to a close. That seems like the appropriate way to end this list of movies that put George Michael's impossibly catchy songs -- the soundtrack of all of our lives -- to amazing use. What did we miss? Do you have a favorite? Share it in the comments below.

The trick with Netflix is that you never quite know when the movie or television series you have been saving to eventually catch up with is going to disappear. The streaming service is getting better about warning patrons when it's about to purge its programming (and replenish the virtual video shelves with viewing options). Which is where we are trying to help.

Netflix just revealed the movies that they will be taking away in September. We filtered through the list and ended up with almost a dozen titles that you need to catch up on, if you haven't yet, as well as the day they're going to disappear. Labor Day weekend is coming up, which means you have some time on your hands. Get to streaming.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

"Awesome" movies don't always have to mean high-quality Oscar contenders. Some nights, you just want to relive the gloriously cheesy and overly masculine roost (bleach-blonde roots, in this case) of the Fast & Furious franchise. While you wait for Fast 8, screen the one where Vin Diesel erroneously thought he was too good for the series, and left Paul Walker to fend with Tyrese in a Miami-based adventure. John Singleton directs.

Leaving 9/1/16

Days of Thunder (1990)

Staying on the "fast cars" theme, Tony Scott's NASCAR-influenced Days of Thunder put a feather-haired Tom Cruise behind the wheel of a stock car so he could play a hot-headed driver looking for his shot at the big time. The best part? Cruise plays a man named Dick Trickle, and that's not a laugh line in the movie. The worst part? The movie opens on the title card "Charlotte, N.C." -- which is my home town -- and shows someone peeing in an outhouse. Because we're all toothless rebels down here.

Leaving 9/1/16

Defending Your Life (1991)

Didn't Netflix just add a slew of Albert Brooks movies to its slate? A recent scan shows me that movies like Mother, The Muse, Lost In America and The In-Laws are on Netflix. But Defending Your Life is about to leave. So catch it. Brooks plays a recently deceased man who must argue his accomplishments, in an after-life courtroom setting, in order to reach a higher plain. Brooks is brilliant, and this comedy is one of his best. Meryl Streep co-stars, which is an added bonus.

Leaving 9/1/16

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

Ready for a Richard Gere marathon? Two of the award winner's movies are leaving Netflix in September, though they go after much different audiences. Families will want to try Hachi, the incredibly sweet and gentle crowd pleaser about a college professor who forms an impenetrable bond with a stray pooch. Hachi is one of those movies that flew under the radar back in 2009, but everyone who caught it left the movie in tears, so make sure you have a box of Kleenex handy... though Hachi is worth a handful of sobs.

Leaving 9/1/16

Primal Fear (1996)

For something a lot more tense and mature from Richard Gere, try Gregory Hoblit's legal thriller that casts the actor as an attorney defending an altar boy (Edward Norton) who has been accused of murdering a priest. There are several complicated layers to the story, and nothing is what it seems. As good as Gere is, Norton -- in his first theatrical role -- steals the show. If you haven't seen Primal Fear yet, avoid reading anything about it, and go in fresh. It has more than a few surprises that pack major punches.

Leaving 9/1/16

Traffic (2000)

We don't get as many Steven Soderbergh movies as we'd like (because of his self-imposed semi retirement), we have to appreciate the ones that still linger around, and Traffic might be one of his best. An all-star cast, from Michael Douglas to Benicio del Toro, helps Soderbergh break down the drug trade, and the various ways that it affects civilians at different stages. The year it came out, Soderbergh also impressed audiences and the Academy with Erin Brockovich, but that didn't stop Traffic from collecting four Oscars (including Best Director) and a Best Picture nomination.

Leaving 9/1/16

The Weather Man (2005)

This is Nicolas Cage's best performance, and yes, I'm including his Oscar-winning turn as a struggling alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas. Opposite the equally brilliant Michael Caine, Cage plays a local TV weatherman who is trying to get his personal life in order as a professional opportunity arises. It's a small story that speaks to massive truths we all face on a weekly basis, and Cage is as subdued and human as he can get... especially since he mostly goes over the top every single time he acts now. Revisit an absolute classic for Cage, before Netflix takes it down.

Leaving 9/1/16

Zoolander (2001)

Zoolander 2 was terrible, on every level. So, before Netflix pulls it, remind yourself that Ben Stiller's fashion-based comedy was clever, original, funny, strange and worth your time. Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor and -- of course -- Will Ferrell leave their inhibitions at the door to lampoon models, spies, the media, and everything in between. This one has more than a few laughs that stand the test of time. Sadly, the same can't be said of this year's putrid sequel, but don't let it tarnish the original.

Leaving 9/1/16

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Two Disney animated features are bailing in September, but since I can't justify The Emperor's New Groove being on this list, I'll tell you that Lilo & Stitch is departing, and should be caught by the family if they haven't screened it yet. Released during a down phase of Disney animation, Lilo was sandwiched between Atlantis (in 2001) and Treasure Planet (in 2002). The brass at Disney at the time bad a taste for sci-fi, clearly, as Stitch is a genetically enhanced alien creature who pairs with a lonely Hawaiian girl on a hectic adventure. The characters would expand their legacy in Disney's lore through books and TV over the years, but their roots can be traced back to this enjoyable feature.

Leaving 9/9/16

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Lilo & Stitch is very good. How to Train Your Dragon 2, though, is outstanding. The animated sequel is next-level storytelling, with gorgeous visuals and a complicated story centered around a brave young man and his loyal pet dragon finding their way in an increasingly dangerous world. Dragon 2 introduces Hiccup's long lost mother (Cate Blanchett), while also circling a truly terrifying villain in Djimon Hounsou's Drago. Dragon and the Kung Fu Panda series are two animated franchises that don't get their proper due. See this one before it leaves Netflix.

Leaving 9/11/16

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Similar to Traffic (earlier on the list), The Kids Are Alright is an awards contender from a few years back that might not get the full attention it deserves, because at the time, it contended against heavy hitters like Inception, Black Swan, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, 127 Hours, The Fighter, True Grit, Winter's Bone and more. What a spectacular year for film. And Kids holds its own in that company, though its stakes are decidedly lower, as a lesbian couple Julianne Moore, Annette Bening) must deal with the biological father of their children (Mark Ruffalo) after their children want to get to know him. The script is knowledgable, the performances are accessible, and the entire movie is sweet in a contemporary family way. Open a bottle of wine when your own kids go to bed and let this fantastic cast entertain you.

Leaving 9/16/16

Usually February isn't a great time for new DVD and Blu-ray releases, but this year the major studios seem to have gone all out. There are some splashy awards contenders heading to Blu-ray and DVD this month, but also some fun releases,including a new edition of Snow White and even Sabrina The Teenage Witch: The Complete Series. You can check out all of the big releases that will be available, below.

And if you are looking for what came out in January, you can check out our full list, here.

February 2

Our Brand Is Crisis Blu-ray

Outwardly, Our Brand Is Crisis has a lot going for it, including a snappy title, a compelling cast list and an interesting directorial choice in Eastbound & Downs’s David Gordon Green. While Our Brand Is Crisis does have some hilarious moments coupled with some intriguing political moves, the Sandra Bullock-starrer doesn’t make for the awards hopeful the early previews made us optimistic for. Still, some great verbal sparring between Bullock’s Jane and Billy Bob Thornton’s Pat is worth watching and as Jane attempts to nab a win for her political candidate Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida), her team (Scoot McNairy, Zoe Kazan, Ann Dowd and Anthony Mackie) and the shenanigans they get up to are worth a watch. Just don’t go into this one expecting something special. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s set is devoid of bells and whistles, but there is one bonus feature with Sandra Bullock that is available if you want to hear all about actors talking about their roles. You can order Our Brand is Crisis here.

Suffragette Blu-ray

Suffragette is about a lot of things: marriage trouble, workforce issues, equal rights for women, poverty, abuse. The film stars Carey Mulligan as Maud Watts, a laundress who has worked since her prepubescent years, but has been unhappy with her situation, thanks to living in poverty and being abused by her boss. When the suffragette movement goes into full swing in her neighborhood, she inadvertently gets involved, but begins to like what she sees from her suffragette comrades, Emily (Natalie Press), Edith (Helena Bonham Carter) and Violet (Anne-Marie Duff). Sarah Gavron’s movie isn’t exactly a fun film, in fact it’s mostly a worst-case scenario about what a woman’s lack of freedom could look like. Still, it’s a compelling reminder that society has come a long way, and still have a long way to go. A remarkable number of extras are actually available with Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s set, including the now-basic audio commentary and a featurette and a VFX featurette, the latter of which I wouldn’t have presumed was a huge deal for this sort of movie. Order your own copy here.

Other February 2 Blu-ray And DVD Releases

Bridge of Spies

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs Blu-ray

Truth

Our Brand Is Crisis

Show Me A Hero

Suffragette

Falling Skies: The Complete Fifth Season

The Last Witch Hunter

Rock the Casbah

Meadowland DVD

Big Stone Gap

Mercy Street

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Complete Second Season

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet

The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave DVD Walmart

The Beauty Inside

For Better Or For Worse Hallmark DVD

My Boyfriends’ Dogs Hallmark DVD

Extraordinary Tales

The Keeping Room

Man Up

Week of February 2 Digital Releases

Spotlight

The 33

Zombie Fight Club

Steve Jobs

February 9

Crimson Peak Blu-ray

Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak follows more squarely under gothic romance than it does horror film. The setting is as spooky as you would expect from a Del Toro film, and there are ghosts and monsters—of a sort—involved, but Crimson Peak is mostly about deep emotions and how those emotions can sometimes be as frightening as they are compelling. It starts with a girl, Edith (Mia Wasikowska), the wealthy daughter of a businessman who is eager to fall in love. She believes she has found it in Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), who lives with his sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain), in a big, drafty and tattered estate built on red clay. But not everything is as it seems in the big, old house, and soon Edith’s very life is at stake. The rest unfolds in moments of suspense and gore, in a twisted and emotive narrative that plays out slowly, but ends on a satisfying note.

The extras within Crimson Peak’s Blu-ray set totally run the gamut from deleted scenes to information about gothic romances and costume design. The latter segment "Hand Tailored Gothic," is a little weird to navigate to, but otherwise I have no complaints about Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s set. Crimson Peak won’t be a movie for everyone, but if you do like it, you can order it over at Amazon.

Spectre Blu-ray

Spectre in the 24th installment in the James Bond franchise and quite possibly the last to feature Daniel Craig. It’s a pretty fun movie with a spectacular opening sequence that makes great use of the new M (Ralph Fiennes) and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), but makes less great use of its villain, Ernst Stavro Blomfeld (Christoph Waltz), whose name is the least cartoon-ey thing about him. Still, despite the fact that Spectre impresses a little less than its predecessor, Skyfall, Sam Mendes' still mostly works, employing plenty of the gadgets we’ve come to love from the Bond films, not to mention the one-liners. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment knows where the money is at with Sony’s latest Bond film. One of the bonus features focuses on the opening sequence in the film, which places James Bond in Mexico City just in time for the Day of the Dead. "Bonds Biggest Opening Sequence" is the best extra on the disc and worth a watch. Catch the movie on Blu-ray, here.

Grandma Blu-ray

Lily Tomlin makes nearly everything better, which is why she is absolutely crushing it on Netflix's Grace & Frankie and in Grandma despite being in her seventies (a time when many other actresses and actors are already out of the game). In Paul Weitz's Grandma, the subject matter will be tough for some. A burdened 18-year-old named Sage (Julia Garner) enlists the help of her freewheeling grandmother Elle (Tomlin) in order to try and raise money for an abortion so she can continue her life plan. The subject matter is handled deftly and with emotion, and side performances from Elle’s former lovers (Sam Elliott and Judy Greer) as well as her daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) help to keep the story grounded and engaging. The Sony Picture Home Entertainment isn’t a loud movie or a big budget one and the Blu-ray set as such isn’t particularly highfalutin; still there are more extras than you would guess for a low budget flick on this disc, including a shorter Q&A and longer audio commentary from the cast and director. Order your own copy here.

Other February 9 Blu-ray And DVD Releases

Love the Coopers

MI-5

Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection

The Leftovers: The Complete Second Season

99 Homes

Week of February 9 Early Digital Releases

Legend

The Night Before

The Peanuts Movie (February 12) Glassland (February 12) Sandcastles (February 15)

February 16

Steve Jobs Blu-ray

Steve Jobs is about a personality more than it is about a person. It’s not particularly interested in where the Apple co-founder was born or where he ended up. Instead, it’s interested in the aggressive, straight-ahead, relentless personality of a man that both fascinated and infuriated those around him. Told through the lens of several high profile speeches the visionary gave, Steve Jobs lets viewers know the subject in a way a simple list of facts never would have. That’s the key here. Liberties are taken. Details are changed, but director Danny Boyle and the magnificent cast that includes Michael Fassbender are able to get the spirit right. Fans looking to get further inside the head of the pioneer will especially enjoy Universal's Blu-ray set, which includes multiple feature commentaries that talk about Jobs, as well as a wonderful featurette about the larger making of the movie. You can buy it at Amazon, here.

Trumbo Blu-ray

Jay Roach's Trumbo isn’t a movie about standing up for what you believe in. It’s a movie about the degrees to which people stand up for what they believe in. It’s about what people are willing to sacrifice and what they will never gamble, even with good odds. During the height of the red scare, Dalton Trumbo was one of the most famous screenwriters in the world. He was blacklisted and sent to jail for being a Communist, along with several others. Some of them fought harder, faster and more aggressively. Trumbo fought to manipulate his way back into the very system that pushed him away. It’s an inspiring story of compromise, and it’s no surprise Jay Roach’s film was nominated for some Academy Awards. Fans of history will definitely enjoy the flick, and hopefully they’ll enjoy Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s Blu-ray set, although extras are light on the disc. A few featurettes are included, which include a look back at the historical Dalton Trumbo and a look at how Bryan Cranston transformed himself into the screenwriter. You can buy it at Amazon here.

The 33 Blu-ray

Heartwarming stories aren’t typically the big releases out this time of year, as it’s a lot of awards hopefuls and artsy films that are vying for people’s attentions. However, if you’re looking for a story with a happy-ish ending, The 33 is it. If you’ve paid attention to the news over the past several years, you are probably already familiar with the Chilean Mining Disaster that made daily headlines around the world in 2010. We already know the ending to the actual incident, so we already know the ending to The 33. But a strong cast (including Antonio Banderas, James Brolin, Juliette Binoche and Rodrigo Santoro) keeps the momentum up in the movie's less riveting moments, when all of the claustrophobia from the mining incident has set in and the men can only wait. And wait. And wait. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s set doesn’t delve much into the history behind The 33, but fans who do want to purchase the film will also get an Ultraviolet copy. Order it here.

Black Mass Blu-ray

Johnny Depp has a penchant for playing interesting and intricate characters, and it’s hard to get more interesting than gangster Whitey Bulger. The 2015 biopic is directed Scot Cooper and tells the story of Whitey Bulger’s gang who is living and working in South Boston in the 1970s. Flashbacks and flash forwards are implemented, giving the movie an intriguing pace and feel, which is at some moments slow and others violent. If you are interested in the Winter Hill Gang, you’ll doubtless find a lot to like here, but as far as American Gangster films go, this isn’t the most compelling gang-related big screen endeavor we’ve seen in recent years. Luckily, it does have a stacked cast, including Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Fargo’s Jesse Plemons and Kevin Bacon, and is worth at least one watch. If you do go a step further and purchase Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s big Blu-ray set, you’ll get a DVD and Ultraviolet copy of the flick, as well as a few bonus features that look at the history of the film and how Johnny Depp approached the role. Order it here.

Togetherness: The Complete First Season Blu-ray

While HBO is known for several long-running dramas and comedy, in the past year, the subscription cable network has actually ramped up its programming quite a bit. One of the network’s newbie comedies is Togetherness, the offbeat comedy starring Mark Duplass, Amanda Peet, Melanie Lynskey and Steve Zissis. Brett and Michelle Pierson (Duplass and Lynskey) are married but having problems when they let their friends Tina and Alex (Peet and Zissis) stay in their home while they work out the shit in their respective lives. This leads to some fun days, some drama, and a cliffhanger ending in the final episode that makes us very happy that HBO has renewed the series for a second season. Togetherness is clearly not the flashiest of HBO’s shows, and as such, HBO Home Entertainment’s bonus set is not too flashy, either. There are deleted scenes on the disc that help to flesh out moments between the characters more and interviews with Amanda Peet (who is married to Game of Thrones showrunner David Benioff). Lots to love here if you want to revisit the show again, but this is not a must-purchase if you have access to HBO Now or Go. Order the Blu-ray here.

February 16 Blu-ray And DVD Releases

Estranged (February 12) Trumbo

Girls: The Complete Fourth Season

Criminal Activities

Peaky Blinders: Series Two

Labyrinth of Lies

Sabrina The Teenage Witch: The Complete Series DVD

Week of February 16 Early Digital Releases

Room

The Affair

Creed

The Danish Girl

February 23

Fargo: Year 2 Blu-ray

Fargo’s first season was tightly scripted and highly entertaining, but with a change of setting and a jump back in time, Fargo: Year Two is given free rein to tell a wild and compelling story. The Sioux Falls Massacre is mentioned a few times by Keith Carradine’s Lou Solverson. In Year Two, we head back to 1979, where a much younger Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) is just returning from Vietnam to do more local, but no less bloody work as a policeman. A murder mystery leads him to cross paths with a slew of interesting individuals, including Peggy and Ed Blumquist (Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons), the Gerhardt crime family, lead by Floyd (Jean Smart), and more. Also, Season 1’s Martin Freeman is back as the narrator, which is pretty swell. If you haven’t seen it, yet, I won’t spoil the more fanciful, absurd parts of Season 2, but I will say, all 10 episodes of the Noah Hawley-led program are a doozy and the split screen camera work and beautifully shot landscapes look really great on Blu-ray.

There’s a cute little sticker on the front of the packaging that promises "fascinating" cast and creator interviews. They’re not (although they are extensive, with one specific interview feature running at 45 minutes). But that’s okay, because there are a lot of other fun extras with the set--like the one about crime in the Midwest--spread across the three Blu-ray discs. You can order Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s set over at Amazon.

Spotlight Blu-ray

Spotlight is a careful, well-organized movie that doesn’t care about being showy. It eschews big emotional moments for slow, methodical story development, which makes a lot of sense. The case against the Catholic Church wasn’t built in a day. It was built by the members of the Spotlight team in steady stream, though long nights and dogged determination. Spotlight honors that workload, and it does so in a way that lets viewers really understand how hard it is to break a story. It never contrives or manipulates either. It just uses great performances by Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and a whole lot more to let viewers connect. The strategy works too. Director Tom McCarthy’s end result is very compelling and very emotional, without every feeling cheap or undeserved. Not surprisingly, many of Spotlight’s features focus on journalism. They’re extremely compelling, and given how much the film will affirm viewers’ faiths in journalism, one would imagine Universal's featurettes, including "The State Of Journalism," will be consumed a lot more than most Blu-ray extras. You can pick up the disc over at Amazon here.

February 23 Blu-ray And DVD Releases

The Good Dinosaur

Secret In Their Eyes

Spotlight

Fargo: Year 2

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Extraction

I Smile Back

Diablo

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Week of February 23 Early Digital Releases

Brooklyn

In the Heart of the Sea

Victor Frankenstein

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There are many reasons why Ben Stiller’s Zoolander has gained cult status in the last fifteen years, but certainly one of the movie’s biggest claims to fame is the number of celebrity cameos. While certain appearances do have the effect of dating the film a bit, a part of the movie’s fun is seeing just how many of the famous faces you recognize. This is certainly a tradition that is continued in the newly-released sequel.

Like its predecessor, Zoolander 2 is packed with special appearances from all parts of the entertainment industry – and there are even a few surprising names from the original who make their way back for the follow-up. In case you missed anyone, we’ve put together this handy list of all the cameos for your reading pleasure, so enjoy!

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains massive spoilers for Zoolander 2. If you haven’t had a chance to see the film yet, and don’t wish for any part of it to be ruined, please click away to one of our other wonderful articles!

Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz, Usher & Bruce Springsteen

Might as well start this list with the famous faces that show up right at the start of Zoolander 2, right? Justin Bieber is gunned down by a couple of masked motorcycle riders, getting a significant amount of screen-time before dying, but he is one of many celebrities who met untimely ends in the movie – photographs revealing the deaths (and Zoolander-esque looks) of Demi Lovato, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz, Usher and Bruce Springsteen.

Billy Zane

Billy Zane is easily one of the most beloved cameos in the original Zoolander (delivering the famous "It’s a walk off" line), and he’s back in Zoolander 2 with a significant role to play. Not only does he deliver Netflix DVDs to both Derek Zoolander and Hansel, but he’s also the one that gives them their respective messages from Atoz and gets them back in the game.

Kiefer Sutherland

Hansel isn’t in a committed relationship with one person at the start of Zoolander 2 - he’s in a committed relationship with a lot of people. It turns out that in the last 15 years he’s gotten really serious with a particular group of orgy participants – with the mouthpiece for the group being none other than 24 star Kiefer Sutherland. And they’re all pregnant, so Mazel Tov!

Susan Boyle

It’s no secret that both Derek Zoolander and Hansel are vain idiots, and it never seems to occur to them that the world has forgotten about them. Case in point, when they see a team of paparazzi at the airport, they think that they’re about to be assaulted with flashbulbs. Instead, it’s really all a setup for Susan Boyle’s Zoolander 2 appearance – and he’s really none too happy about all of the cameras either.

Andy Dick, Benedict Cumberbatch & Skrillex

The fashion show thrown by Don Atari featuring Derek Zoolander and Hansel is mostly an opportunity to throw a spotlight on Benedict Cumberbatch as the gender-less All, but the sequence throws in two other quick cameo appearances as well. You’ll notice that it’s Skrillex spinning the discs in the Zoolander 2 scene, and also spot Andy Dick as a Terry Richardson-inspired photographer (he also had a heavily disguised cameo in the original as a woman working in Mugatu’s day spa).

Christina Hendricks, Susan Sarandon & Willie Nelson

Hansel may be committed to the odd collective led by Kiefer Sutherland, but he finds himself cheating on that orgy with another orgy. While this is yet another strange group of individuals, it’s also a bit more star-packed – featuring Christina Hendricks and Susan Sarandon. Willie Nelson was apparently also involved with all of the action, but makes a less than subtle exit during a dramatic moment.

Katy Perry & Neil DeGrasse Tyson

In the world of Zoolander 2, apparently you can go up to a random rooftop in Rome and spot a number of celebrities standing on their own rooftops and questioning their place in the universe. Specifically, Derek winds up running into both Katy Perry (who isn’t sure who her target demographic really is) and Neil DeGrasse Tyson (who is a bit more concerned with the astrophysics side of that question instead of the philosophical one).

Alexander Skarsgard

Fans of the original Zoolander will probably remember that Alexander Skarsgard had a small part in the 2001 comedy, playing one of the idiot male models who winds up dying in the gasoline fight accident. In Zoolander 2 he’s back in a much different kind of role: playing Adam in the sequence explaining the biblical history of Adam, Eve and Steve.

MC Hammer & John Malkovich

It’s made pretty clear in Zoolander 2 that Mugatu is perhaps the greatest fiend that the fashion police have ever apprehended, but he’s not the only one who has been thrown away in a deep, dark cell. Other inmates caged along with the creator of the piano key necktie include MC Hammer (for the introduction of hammer pants), and John Malkovich as Skip Taylor – the creator of the Member’s Only jacket.

Mila Jovovich & Justin Theroux

Because of their roles in the original Zoolander, Mila Jovovich and Justin Theroux have what could be argued as supporting roles in Zoolander 2, but because their parts are so small we’re going to designate them as cameos. Theroux – known as the Evil DJ – appears as the headmaster who winds up kidnapping Derek’s son, and after showing up in a flashback, Jovovich’s Katinka Ingabogovinanana reveals herself as having been around the whole time, disguised as Alexanya Atoz.

Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Anna Wintour, Valentino, Alexander Wang & Vera Wang

The Zoolander movies are obviously built around sending up the fashion industry, but some of the top designers in the world wind up getting in on the fun in the sequel. In the big finale of Zoolander 2, Mugatu collects some of the biggest designers in the world for a big ceremony, and it’s a guest list that includes Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Anna Wintour, Valentino, Alexander Wang, and Vera Wang.

Did we miss anyone? Who was your favorite? Sound off in the comments section below.

Saturday Night Live delivered an exemplary episode of television last night, offering host Larry David a chance to flex his comedic chops and riff to his heart’s content. However, one of the bets bits of the night didn’t even involve the host; it took place during Weekend Update and featured some very special, really, really, really ridiculously good looking guests. Derek Zoolander and Hansel appeared not only to promote their upcoming movie Zoolander 2, but also to tear apart the fashion sense of contemporary politicians. Check out the sketch below.

Under the false pretense that they have arrived on the show to talk about Fashion Week, the pair of male models immediately delve into a roast of America’s top politicians. Derek makes the bold comparison that Hillary Clinton dresses like Kim Jong Un, while also pointing out that Bernie Sanders dresses like he buys his suits at a discount store. Along the way the to call back to numerous, and now iconic, jokes from the original Zoolander, such as Hansel’s drug use making him hallucinate certain traumatic life events as well as their overall general stupidity. The appearance ends with the duo roasting none other than Donald Trump (because of course) giving him new looks such as, Orange Mocha Crappuccino, Hot Mess, and Second Place.

As soon as the characters appeared at the desk, the entire audience went wild – and for good reason. The world has been a fairly dark and scary place in the noticeable absence of Derek Zoolander and Hansel. We really can’t stress enough just how excited we are that they will be returning when Zoolander 2 hits theaters next week. They’re perfect characters to have appeared on a segment like Weekend Update because their vapid stupidity and acute pop culture awareness makes their observations equally poignant and hilarious. They’re cocky enough to believe that they’re the ones making the joke, while stupid enough to have endless amounts of jokes cracked at their own expense; it’s essentially a comedic perfect storm.

If you’re a fan of Saturday Night Live, Zoolander, or just comedy in general, be sure to check out the segment above. Last night showed the world that SNL still has plenty of life left in it, and we can only hope that future episodes continue this upward trend in quality. Be sure to check out Hansel and Derek Zoolander when Zoolander 2 hits theaters on February 12.

Zoolander 2 is one of the most highly anticipated comedies of this year. A sequel 15 years in the making, fans of the original are more than excited to see favorite characters like Derek and Hansel return to the big screen. Zoolander 2 is also promising a gaggle of original, but similarly ridiculous, characters to join the classics. One of these new characters is Alexanya Atoz, played by Kristen Wiig. The team behind Zoolander 2 just released a new video showcasing this super bizarre character. Check it out below:

Kristen Wiig is essentially unrecognizable in this role, and it’s pretty out of this world. This video/teaser is set up as an advertisement for Alexanya’s line of face cream, and had some hilarious results.

I’m already in love with the role of Alexanya. She embodies some of my favorite things: silly voices and people who have too much plastic surgery. Kristen Wiig’s Alexanya is shown to be essentially unable to move her face and make expressions. This is best scene in the moment where she explains that looking old makes you said, but looking young makes you happy. Alexanya attempts to further illustrate her point by making happy and sad faces, with less than ideal results. Instead, the expressions basically look exactly the same.

Kristen Wiig and the writers of this video also did a great job at including as many sexual innuendos as virtually possible. Using Alexanya’s accent, as well as her inability to speak properly due to surgery, she pronounces a multitude of words incorrectly and accidentally makes them sexual. This can be seen with her very first line where she pronounces beauty laboratory as "Booty Labia...tory". This tongue in cheek humor is right up my alley, and makes me excited for what the Justin Theroux and the rest of the writers of Zoolander 2 have up their sleeve.

Kristen Wiig has impressive skill with approaching comedy in both TV and film. After her tenure at SNL, where she was essentially in every skit in each episode, she made a quick transition to becoming a bonafide movie star. After her star making moment in Bridesmaids, she went on to appear in a hand full of comedies. Now, we’re seeing her dramatic side with her roles in The Martian and Skeleton Twins. The cartoonish level of silly comedy that Zoolander is known for seems like the perfect place for Wiig to return to her roots and make our stomachs hurt with laughter.

Check out the trailer for Zoolander 2 below. The movie will be strutting into theaters on February 12th, 2016.

I was somewhat surprised by just how funny the first full-length trailer for Zoolander 2 actually was. Sure, the 2001 original is a constantly amusing, uproariously dumb, and energetic comedy that helped to pave the way for Will Ferrell and his buddies to take over Hollywood's comedy scene. But after 14 years there was always going to be a concern that the follow-up could feel forced and unfunny. The international trailer for Zoolander 2 helps to quiet these concerns even more, while at the same time making quite a few jokes about Penelope Cruz’s breasts.

This still looks pretty damn great to me. In fact, I counted at least five occasions when I found myself both nodding and chortling along to Zoolander 2’s gags and quips. For a trailer that's a pretty high amount. For me at least. The sequence of Owen Wilson throwing a remote control, bottle of beer, and then tequila at Ben Stiller’s bearded face makes me grin every time I see it. While the topper of Wilson charging with the television towards Stiller even forced me to audibly giggle. 

While we always expected Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller to pick up their infectious camaraderie and patter as male models Derek Zoolander and Hansel McDonald exactly where Zoolander left off, it’s great to see that Penelope Cruz will have no problem mixing with the duo as the Interpol agent/former swimsuit model Valentina. 

Unfortunately for her character, she had to start working with the police after her breasts hindered her progress wearing swimsuits. And as you’d expect, Ben Stiller, who is also directing Zoolander 2 -- having co-written the script with Justin Theroux, Nicholas Stoller, and John Hamburg -- doesn’t miss the chance for a gratuitous shot of Cruz’s cleavage. I counted at least three in the trailer alone that were aimed to include her chest. 

The plot for Zoolander 2 sees the now retired Derek and Hansel working for Interpol to try and figure out why the world’s most beautiful people are being assassinated. By the beginning of the film the likes of Devi Lovato, Lenny Kravitz, Kendall Jenner, Usher, and Justin Bieber have been killed in their prime. With their last dying breaths and facial movements they’ve recreated Derek Zoolander’s iconic “Blue Steel” look on their faces, which is why investigators have hired the loveable buffoons. 

With Stiller, Wilson, and Cruz leading the way, and support coming in the shape of Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell, as well as countless superb cameos already confirmed – including the returning Billy Zane – Zoolander 2 is shaping up quite nicely. We’ll see if it manages to match this early promise when it’s released into cinemas on February 12, 2016. 

Comedies are meant to make people laugh. Death is rarely funny. These two rules of movie making mean that very rarely do you see lead characters get killed at the end of comedies. That doesn’t mean that some people don’t try. Comedy writer-director Adam McKay had an idea for the end of the original Zoolander that would have seen Ben Stiller’s character get killed at the end and you know what? It would have been hysterical.

Adam McKay, the longtime writing partner of Will Ferrell, actually did an uncredited script rewrite on the original comedy starring Ben Stiller, though his original ending idea would have prevented Zoolander 2 from ever happening. McKay was actually responsible for the creation of the "Magnum" look that Zoolander spends the film trying to perfect. However, McKay tells SlashFilm that his original idea for the ending had the look getting revealed in a very different way.

While it was a pretty great look, we won’t lie, it was not enough to stop an oncoming train. McKay may have succeeded here in making getting hit by a train, a thing that really isn’t that funny, utterly hilarious. Ultimately, it uses the major focus of the film, that Derek Zoolander is an idiot, to tell its last joke. Certainly a guy that dumb is ultimately going to get himself killed, that much is obvious, right? How exactly they were going to work in the oncoming train is not clear, but does it really matter?

The reason the ending was not used is probably fairly obvious. Producer Scott Rudin saw a potential for sequels in the film and so was not willing to kill the character off. For what it’s worth, the guy wasn’t wrong. Zoolander 2 is on its way, though probably much later than the studio would have preferred. At the same time, it’s not like they couldn’t have come up with an equally ridiculous reason to bring the character back to life. It’s a comedy. You don’t need a good reason, just a reason.

What do you think of the ending that almost was? Would you have preferred to see Zoolander take a train to his pretty, pretty face, or did you like the movie just the way it was?

After a 15-year hiatus, Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) will soon walk down the runway yet again. Zoolander 2 has become one of – if not the – most highly anticipated comedies of the coming year, and the release of its first trailer last week only increased that anticipation. However, not everyone is thrilled with what they saw when the trailer dropped. LGBT activists have now called for a boycott of the film due to its allegedly offensive portrayal of the transgender community.

THR reports that the controversy in question stems from a particular character in the film named All, portrayed by geek messiah Benedict Cumberbatch. All – as the name would suggest – is an androgynous supermodel that does not fit into the binary perception of gender. When introduced to Derek and Hansel, the former asks if All is a male or female model, followed by the latter clarifying with the question, "Do you have a hot dog or a bun?" It's a fleeting moment, but one that did not sit well with quite a few people.

LGBT activist Sarah Rose – whose petition to boycott the film has received almost 6,000 signatures – spoke out against what she perceives to be an offensive portrayal of trans people in the film:

This sort of controversy represents a fine line that comedies must walk. For example, the original Zoolander incited numerous laughs for its allusion to an odd homosexual relationship between the villainous Mugatu (Will Ferrell) and his assistant Todd (Nathan Lee Graham) – both of whom return for similar jokes in the sequel. However, those laughs were geared more towards the characters themselves, rather than a mockery of a section of the LGBT community.

Zoolander 2 only represents the latest in a series of upcoming films that have been pegged for making fun of marginalized cultures. Adam Sandler’s upcoming film The Ridiculous Six has been marred by controversy for months due to claims that the film depicts Native American culture in an offensive light, as well as the fact that the production even used makeup to darken the skin of Native American extras.

Check out the trailer for Zoolander 2 below to see Cumberbatch’s portrayal of All for yourself:

We will keep you posted on this controversy – as well as any other news pertaining to Zoolander 2 – as it becomes available. The film hits theaters February 12, 2016.

Like any movie in the Marvel canon, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man has a ton of Easter eggs, whether it’s the presence of Casey Lang, who grows up to be Giant-Woman, or a cameo by Garrett Morris, who donned the Ant-Man suit for an SNL skit in 1979. But of all the hidden gems Marvel could’ve placed within their latest superhero flick, this one seems like a missed opportunity. There’s a moment, even a slight moment at that, where Ant-Man can easily crossover with Zoolander.

A hat tip to Reddit user westmontblvd for making this comparison, and also be wary of minor spoilers from the film. There’s a scene towards the beginning of Ant-Man in which Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) is invited back for a special presentation at his company by his former protege, Darren Cross (Corey Stoll). Cross is now running Pym Industries, and he wanted the man who started it all to be present when he debuted the new direction of his company, now called Cross Industries. Cross unveiled a miniature model of what the new building design will look like, and that’s when westmontblvd thought of Zoolander. Check out the Photoshopped crossover that should’ve been.

The building model shown in Zoolander for Derek’s Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good is completely different from the design sitting in front of Cross, but now that it’s been pointed out, you can’t unsee it. The scene in question from the Ben Stiller comedy occurs when Mr. Mugatu (Will Ferrell) is trying to recruit Derek for a campaign, though he really has ulterior motives. To try and persuade him, Mugatu shows the dimwitted fashion model plans to create his passion project, a center to help teach children how to read. Derek, being the simple but beautiful human that he is, flies into a rage in mistaking that this model was to scale. Watch his freakout below.

See how perfect an Easter egg for this moment would’ve been? Maybe it would’ve been enough to increase the film’s box office numbers even more. While Ant-Man is still the number 1 movie in America, its revenue is still low when compared to other Marvel movies; it marked the lowest opening weekend debut for the studio since 2008. The Edgar Wright fiasco didn’t help matters much, but some other issues involved the portrayal of Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), who, even though is obviously more qualified to handle the mission at hand, is still left in the shadows of the men around her. Even George R.R. Martin, a self-proclaimed Ant-Man fan, took issue with the repetitive villains that populate this universe.

We'll see Paul Rudd return as Ant-Man in Captain America: Civil War and Marvel's Kevin Feige said there are bigger plans for Hope down the road, so there's hope some of these issues can be rectified. And with Zoolander 2 happening, could a real crossover ever be in the cards?

If Derek Zoolander is known for anything in his career as a male model, it's making his presence known to the world in increasingly ridiculous ways. Crashing Paris Fashion Week was just the beginning for the legendary man of multiple looks, as he and his former foe turned friend, Hansel, have been spotted in front of the most famous Paris landmark of them all. Brace yourself, France; because Derek and Hansel are doing the Eiffel Tower.

The official Valentino Facebook page dropped a set of four photos, showcasing the two hot male models "on location" in front of the famous tourist sight. As you can see, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson posted with a Paris backdrop, and took the time to exercise some of their karate moves:

And hang out with hot women

Fashion talk aside, Zoolander 2's meta-marketing strategy is perfectly suited to the tone of the 2001 original, which lampooned everything from the VH1 Fashion Awards to catwalk dance offs - with a little bit of David Bowie to sweeten the pot for everyone. From the looks of these photos, Derek and Hansel are still in the modeling game, and they're as hot as ever. Though come to think of it, does the fact that Derek and Hansel are back in the modeling world mean that something big has happened to draw them back in? Could this mean that something has happened to The Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too? Perhaps Derek and Matilda's son has been abducted, or has decided to leave the family business? Are the whispers of Mugatu's return true? We still haven't seen or heard any details about is the threat that Zoolander 2 will introduce to disrupt Derek and Hansel's lives this time around, but whatever it is, it's starting to look serious.

Whatever circumstances have brought Derek and Hansel back into the modeling fold, Zoolander 2 looks to be the comedy event of next winter, with a February 12, 2016 release date. Of course, this is the same day that Deadpool is dropping into theaters, so there's a good possibility that we'll see the long awaited sequel bounced to a more advantageous date. If all remains unchanged, it'll be a Valentine's weekend to remember!

Ben Stiller has made a lot of good movies during his nearly three decade career as an actor, writer and director. If we’re being honest, quite a few of them are better than Zoolander, but thanks to its goofy charm and flat out ridiculousness, that’s the film many of his fans care about most. As such, there’s been a steady stream of conjecture, rumors and hopes related to a potential sequel for the past decade, most of which were not fueled nor addressed by Ben Stiller. Fortunately, he finally decided to speak on the record this week, and well, it’s not the best news for hardcore fans who want more.

Ben Stiller was giving a Master Class at the Taormina Film Festival yesterday when he opened up the floor for questions. Of course, he was hit with some weird requests related to autographs, pictures and even a painting someone in the crowd did of him, but eventually, the crowd settled down and asked the question on all of our minds. What the hell is going on with Zoolander 2?

Well, in short, a whole lot of nothing. Here’s the quote, as per The Hollywood Reporter…

Let me do my best to put that into non-industry terms. We’re tentatively interested in making another Zoolander. We probably even have a few good ideas for where it might go, but there are quite a few other things we’re more excited about. So, until we come up with an incredible idea, the studio decides it’s the right time or there’s an incredible groundswell of support among fans, it’ll keep on keeping on as an ace in the hole that can be pulled out at any moment, preferably one in which Billy Zane is available.

At some point, Ben Stiller and company will likely get around to returning to Derek Zoolander. There’s just too much fun to be had with that character and potentially, too much money to quietly take out of people's wallets. I suspect we may need to wait another five years or so for that to happen. So, strike your best pose and plan to be patient.

With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases.

Looking to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and A Madea Christmas for inspiration, we've pulled together a selection of fantasy adventures, showbiz comedies and Christmas movies perfect for the holiday season!

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Having secured a magical ring that can turn him invisible, hobbit Bilbo Baggins continues on his quest with Gandalf the Grey a band of dwarves to reclaim Erebor from the fire-breathing dragon, Smaug. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, and Richard Armitage star; Peter Jackson directs. Read our review here.

Of course the closest comparison to the forthcoming Hobbit trilogy is The Lord of the Rings trilogy Jackson previously released. However, none of these titles are streaming. So instead, let us suggest a string of fantasy stories that take the genre in strange and exciting new directions, boasting stories of mighty monsters, dangerous legends, and noble warriors.

Trollhunter (2010) This Norwegian adventure tale centers on three college students who unexpectedly stumble across a government cover-up and the world-rattling realization that some fairy tales are true when their documentary project lures them into the dark woods, following a enigmatic poacher. Imagine Jurassic Park with trolls, and you've got this inventive found footage feature. Otto Jespersen, Glen Erland Tosterud, and Johanna Morck star; Andre Ovredal directs.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) You think you know the story of Santa Claus. Fat guy, jolly, with a penchant for cookies and giving kids toys. Yeah. Well, sometimes lovely stories cover a twisted truth. In this Scandanavian thriller, a little boy and his father are forced to hunt down a psychotic, scrawny Santa Claus before it's too late. It's a Christmas quest unlike any you've seen before. Per Christian Ellefsen, Peeter Jakobi, and Tommi Korpela star; Jalmari Helander directs.

The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011) For a more Eastern-influenced take on fantasy, check out this monsters and magic stuffed epic from China. Based on a legend of a young man who unwittingly falls for a giant white snake who has taken the form of a lovely girl, this action adventure stars Jet Li and boasts angels, demons, the aforementioned snake lady, and lots of wild action. Shengyi Huang co-stars; Siu-tung Ching directs.

A Madea Christmas

Madea's back with loads of sass and some holiday spirit, and she's taking all of it to the country to help a friend reconnect with her daughter. Tyler Perry, Chad Michael Murray, Tika Sumpter, and Larry the Cable Guy star; Perry directs.

The holidays are upon us! The snow is piling up, the days to Christmas are counting down. So get yourself a glass of cocoa (I'll have my with peppermint schnapps!) and curl up with some comedies of family holidays gone delightfully awry. These hilarious features cover every holiday travesty--from frustrations of decorating and unwelcomed guests, to the perils of last minute shopping and the tricky etiquette of office holiday parties--to remind us why it's for the best Christmas comes only once a year.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) This contemporary classic stars Chevy Chase as the ever-flustered Clark Griswold, a family man whose been working hard to create the perfect Christmas for his wife and kids. Too bad everyone from his neighbors to his boss, extended family and nature itself seems to be against him. Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, and Johnny Galecki co-star; Jeremiah S. Chechik directs.

Jingle All the Way (1996) You don't know the true insanity of the holiday shopping season until you've had to search for a "must have" toy in its midst. This is the central plot of this Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle that has him playing a dedicated dad who will do anything to get his son the hot toy of the season Turbo Man. Unfortunately for him, he's crossed paths with an insane mailman (Sinbad), a lecherous neighbor (Phil Hartman), and an army of opportunistic mall santas. Brian Levant directs.

Love Actually (2003) This London-set romance shares the highs and lows of love and the holiday season through ten interweaving tales about friends, family, lovers, crushes, and the crushed. Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Rowan Atkinson, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy star; Richard Curtis directs.

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

The golden era of the '70s has come and gone, but the legendary Ron Burgundy is about to step into a new age of news coverage on a network dedicated to it 24/7. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd and Steve Carell star; Adam McKay directs. Read our review here.

Show business is an industry full of big egos and absurd situations, making it the perfect place for comedy. Whether it be a beautiful but brain dead model trying to save the world from a nefarious fashion designer, a soap opera star whose real life is even more outrageous than her show's storylines, or a song and dance team whose heads get turned by a lovely sister act!

Zoolander (2001) Ben Stiller stars as Derek Zoolander, a male model who is much more than a pretty face. He's also a total idiot tasked with stopping a long-running conspiracy of turning obedient male models into unwitting assassins. Will Ferrell co-stars as the evil fashion mogul Jacobim Mogatu. Owen Wilson and Christine Taylor co-star; Stiller directs.

Soapdish (1991) Sally Field fronts this outlandish comedy about the cast and crew of a hit daytime soap opera. With an ambitious rival trying to get her written off the series, longtime star Celeste Talbert (Field) must fight for her place in the spotlight. But that becomes complicated when her niece and spurred ex-lover join the cast, and begin to flirt with each other. Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Cathy Moriarty, Elisabeth Shue, and Whoopi Goldberg star; Michael Hoffman directs.

White Christmas (1954) And one last holiday movie for good measure. In this charming musical Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye star as a song and dance team who falls for a sister act while putting on a show to save their friend's lovely Vermont inn from going out of business. Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen co-star; Michael Curtiz directs.

He hasn't gotten a parody Twitter feed like Michael Haneke, but Terrence Malick is a similarly fascinating auteur, and even more mysterious. He stopped doing interviews in the 70s, spent 20 years completely off the map before making 1998's The Thin Red Line, and has gone from being one of the world's least prolific directors to one of the most, with three films set for release in the next year or so.

Even though he ought to be busy editing the features Knight of Cups and the untitled one that involves Val Kilmer wielding a chainsaw, Malick is somehow adding even more to the plate-- bringing Zoolander to the good people of Oklahoma. Malick will be the first guest curator of the "Films on the Lawn" series at the Philbrook Museum of Arts in Tulsa, which has held outdoors screenings on its 23 acres of gardens for nearly 40 years. According to the museum's Online Communications Manager Jeff Martin, Malick offered five films for the series, three of which will be shown in addition to Malick's own Badlands in honor of its 40th anniversary. Below is the full list:

"We were kind of dumbfounded too when we saw something like Zoolander, which was out of nowhere," explains Martin, who arranged the series through Malick's associates and didn't meet with the elusive man himself. When Malick was shooting his new film To The Wonder in nearby Bartlesville, the town north of Tulsa where he grew up, several location managers visited the Philbrook Museum, establishing enough of a connection that Martin could go back and ask Malick to serve as the series' first guest curator. The director sent back a list of five films, including the 1959 epic Ben-Hur and the landmark silent documentary Nanook of the North, which will be included as suggested home viewing (an outdoor screening of the nearly four-hour Ben-Hur being a tough summer evening sell).

Martin allows that you might be able to find some similarities between some of these choices and Malick's own work, but as for Zoolander, Malick's associates merely allowed that "these were his personal favorite films." Martin adds, "I think one interesting thing about people like him and interesting artists is they always kind of confound our expectations."

The Philbrook curators are working with Malick's people to provide some introductory remarks to be read before the screenings, but don't count on a lot of definitive answers. "In some ways it's best left unsaid, the mystery of it," Martin says. "Just knowing that it's one of his favorite films is probably better than knowing why."

For more on the museum and Films on the Lawn, visit the museum website.

If you got really excited when Owen Wilson broke the news last month that Zoolander 2 was looking good to go into production very soon, brace yourself for even better news. Talking to Empire, Ben Stiller said that he and Justin Theroux have finished the script and handed it over to the studio, and now it's a matter of seeing what the studio wants to do from here. He also dropped a few details about where we might find the main characters when the sequel kicks off, and how WIll Ferrell's villainous Mugatu will fit in:

There's a lot to process in that quote, and a lot to get excited about: not only is the script finished, not only is Stiller as enthusiastic as Wilson about actually seeing it happen, but Ferrell is on board too and will be an integral part of the story. Of course it's still entirely possible that Zoolander 2 will go the way of Anchorman 2-- everyone wants to do it, but the studio won't play ball-- but Stiller remains a pretty powerful force in getting movies made. The signs keep looking better and better for the Blue Steel pose to make its triumphant return to the movies.

This weekend Denzel Washington shows up in theaters as the lead in a movie called Unstoppable, about a train which is anything but. You know he'll eventually stop it in the end, and even if he didn't, eventually the thing's got to run out of gas. Unstoppable is more than just a word you slap on a poster, it's an epic achievement few, even in the fantasy world of Hollywood have ever truly accomplished. The Terminator may seem unstoppable, but how many times has he been melted down, blown up, or simply switched off by now? Horror movies are replete with all manner of seemingly unstoppable beasties, but in the end some hick town sheriff always seems to show up to get his man.

Being unstoppable means you cannot be stopped. Once in motion you'll stay in motion. Once set on a course, you'll reach your destination, no matter what obstacles are put in your way. It's the ultimate move, the all powerful weapon, the perfect villain, the infectious idea, the utterly invulnerable hero, the absolute certainty. No Kryptonite here. It's that which has not only never been beaten, but never will. These are the most unstoppable things we've ever seen on film.

Keyser Soze | As Seen In: The Usual Suspects

Keyser Soze is unstoppable. He is death. He is pain, suffering and tragedy. He is a man, a myth and a legend. He is the guy behind the guy and the man behind the plan. He is money, unlimited power and greed. He wrangles the wills of men, engineers police line-ups and offers ninety-one million dollars for one hit he's ultimately planning on doing himself. He is tyranny and pure evil. He is a puppet master, a divider, a conqueror and a spook story. Rat on your pop, and Keyser Soze will get you. He kills his own wife and children to prove his singular focus. He burns buildings, murders associates and wipes out entire gangs. He is invisible. He is ever-present. He is the judge. He is the jury and executioner. He is the pestilence in I and the villainy in you. He is the boogeyman and the sandman and the monster underneath my bed. He is a web of lies and a whisper of truth. He is all that they say he is and all that they dare not say. He is poison. He is the scar of handsomeness and the redemption of repugnance. He is debauchery, sinfulness and betrayal. He limps, yet walks, knows all, yet remains quiet. He is a hex sign back when a name kept people from fucking with you. He is a figment of my imagination and a reality on your deathbed. He is devilry. He is witchcraft. He is the menace in all that is Dada and the hatred in all that is not Dada. He is toxins. He is the one you scorn. He is the one the best and worst among us emulate. He is the drive in oppressors and the opposition in dissenters. He, and only he, stops; therefore, he is unstoppable.

The Nothing | As Seen In: The Neverending Story

"They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they?" So wept the Rock Biter, one of the most powerful creatures ever to walk the worlds of Fantasia, shortly after finding himself powerless to save his friends from being taken by The Nothing. He couldn't hold on to them. The Nothing pulled them right out of his hands. The Nothing is the absence of everything. It doesn't exist, exactly, and so it cannot be stopped. The Rock Biter describes it this way, "Near my home, there used to be a beautiful lake. But then, then, it was gone. It just wasn't there anymore. Nothing was there anymore. A hole would be something, no there was nothing. And it got bigger. And bigger." The Neverending Story isn't about Bastian's quest to save Fantasia from The Nothing. That would be impossible. Eventually The Nothing consumes everything and, with only a spark left Bastian is able to recreate parts of it. But he hasn't really stopped The Nothing. It's always there, somewhere. Growing, and destroying, and erasing as we forget. Maybe it's already everywhere. The Nothing will be here any minute.

Bill Murray's Combover | As Seen In: Kingpin

Being unstoppable doesn't always mean being the best all the time. It means rising to the challenge and claiming victory, no matter how hard you have to work, when it matters the most. Bill Murray's haircut in Kingpin is ridiculous, though not any more so than your average run-of-the-mill douchebag sixteen year-old that hates his dad. But as the tension mounts, as the world turns toward a one million dollar winner take all bowling tournament in Satan's favorite city, it builds and builds, a tornado of matted follicles and sideswiped extensions crushing the dreams of flattop fans and those appreciative of order, decency and all things kempt. Don't kid yourself, there's power in that unruly mop. Like an unstoppable juggernaut pointing toward the heavens and unleashing barely-hidden secrets of baldness, Ernie McCracken's combover propels him to victory, knocking over pins, crushing protagonist dreams and becoming the villain Voldemort wishes he was. There's no stopping the hair. In a perfect world, with luck on your side and a giant bottle of hairspray, you might be able to contain it, but when the moment comes and the combover is needed to crush more one-handed dreams, no one will stand a chance.

Life | As Seen In: Jurassic Park

Let me start out this paragraph by saying the upper brass running Jurassic Park made an almost uncountable number of mistakes. They didn't employ enough guards, they hired Newman, and worst of all, they used frog DNA to fill in the sequencing gaps. We all know from playing Frogger that those bastards will try to cross the road at all costs, but Dr. Ian Malcolm and his chaos theory were right. Life will find a way. There's no stopping nature when it's pissed off at interlopers exploiting it for big business, just as there's no outwitting a pack of raptors hunting for human flesh. Your only choice is to sacrifice Robert Muldoon, but then who's left to protect you? Some bullshit fences that only work half the time, Samuel L. Jackson's below-average computer skills and that second grader who asks too many goddamn questions. Have fun putting up with that. And don't think science is your friend here either. Even without males, it took the dinosaurs all of two hours to start breeding like that 19 Kids And Counting family on TLC. Life will find a way, and if that way involves eating a few dozen humans, so be it. There's no laws against the most dangerous game once you're far enough into the jungle, and if it comes down to hand to hand combat, I wouldn't like most of your odds. Dinosaur growth is unstoppable. Life is unstoppable. Once you open that Pandora's Box, it's all severed arms and Jeff Goldblum I-told-you-so's.

Secretariat | As Seen In: Secretariat

It had been twenty-five years since a horse had won the Triple Crown, and America was in a state of crisis. Thousands of young men were dying in Vietnam, the President was implicated in a disastrous cover-up and the American people, for the first time, were starting to doubt their own country's intentions. The Civil Rights Movement and Roe v. Wade had fractured an already divided nation, and then this horse came along in the hot summer of 1973. His name was Secretariat, and he had a certain swagger about him. Big Red ran like he had something to prove. He won the Kentucky Derby and then the Preakness, creating a firestorm of media attention. He was on the cover of Time and Sports Illustrated. He was cheered by children and adults, hippies and the establishment alike. He was the people's horse, and he stood for nothing but unbridled greatness. Going off at ludicrous 1 to 10 (risk 10 dollars to try and win 1), millions of people still bet on their favorite. He had to win, was expected to win. Secretariat not only won, he unleashed the most devastating shit-kicking in the history of organized sports. He won by 31 lengths, shaved more than two seconds off the track record and did it all in front of the world. It's still the greatest performance I have ever seen. It may not have gotten us out of Vietnam or restored faith in the White House, but for one day, tens of millions of people put their faith in a big red horse and he delivered. There's not a living thing that has ever existed on this Earth that could have beat Secretariat that day. He was unstoppable.

America (Fuck Yeah) | As Seen In: Team America: World Police

Miss Piggy | As Seen In: The Muppets

The most famous female Muppet (sorry Janice) may seem calm, demure, and almost sickly sweet. But don't mess with her frog. When Piggy's pissed off she goes on the warpath and becomes an unstoppable force of pure, wanton, maniac destruction. She'll rip through anyone and anything that gets between her and her leggy green one true love. Walls, doors, ninjas, nothing's an obstacle when Piggy's fuse is lit and she's on the move. At least she'll let you know she's coming. You'll hear a "hii-yaah!" shortly before she unleashes sweet, unimaginably powerful swine kung fu moves and demolishes the brick and mortar in front of her to come blasting through the wall, where she'll inevitably turn your army into a whirlwind of flying feathers and cries for help. This strong, liberated Pig gets what she wants and when she wants something bad enough, she can't be stopped.

Tallahassee's Lust For Twinkies | As Seen In: Zombieland

Like a pregnant woman desperately raiding the fridge for pickles and leftover pasta, Tallahassee's Zombieland Twinkee hunt is obsessive in its chaotic frenzy. Even as the zombies and teenage charlatans close in, there's always the search for yellowed greatness. Some days it's the main focus, other times it's backgrounded, but it never disappears. Nothing will do but a Twinkee. When Tallahassee and company discover an abandoned Hostess truck filled entirely with that pink coconut shit, you know there's no way in hell he's cutting his losses and settling. You know who settles? Losers and people on quests that are stoppable. Tallahassee is neither of those things. He's a reckless, scary son of a bitch that wants a goddamn Twinkee. It doesn't matter if it takes hours or days or months. You know how long it took Edison to figure out electricity? Or Marconi to get the right frequency for wireless communication? Or Will Hunting to solve that math problem? That varies depending on which question you're answering, but the point is, none of them stopped until they were done. Tallahassee saw that voyage through until ultimately, he jammed a Twinkee in his mouth and savored victory. Are any among us that unstoppable?

The Man In Black | As Seen In: The Princess Bride

He survived being shanghaied by pirates, defeated a Spaniard in a duel, bested a giant in a contest of strength, and went in against a Sicilian when death was on the line. Not a problem. Knawed on by Rodents Of Unusual Size, sucked into quicksand, and burned by flame spurts in the fire swamp, the Man in Black pushed on without pause. Sure he was eventually unmasked as Buttercup's farm boy Westley, and tortured to mostly death by the evil Prince Humperdink, but even being mostly dead was more of a speedbump than a stopping point in his quest to save his true love. Give this man a wheelbarrow and a holocaust cloak and there's nothing he can't do. I suppose the moral of The Princess Bride is that love conquers all, but whether it's a vague emotion or just those chocolate coated pills Miracle Max prescribed while Westley was mostly dead that make it possible, the Man in Black is the definition of unstoppable.

Mr. Green's Heterosexuality | As Seen In: Clue

He may say he's being blackmailed for hanging out naked in all-male bathhouses, he may act uncomfortable in the presence of bosoms, but don't you believe it. Mr. Green's an unstoppable force of heterosexuality and you can just bet that while Wadsworth is running around the house trying to figure out who shot Mr. Body, Green's stealing a look or two down Evette's dress. Mr. Green doesn't have to pay attention to all that crime solving, he knows he didn't do it as surely as he knows he's into chicks. No matter how many singing telegram girls get shot, or how many cops get bludgeoned, the Jehovah's Witness who drops by selling Watchtowers knows the truth: At the end of the day Mr. Green's going home to sleep with his wife. He knows it even if you don't and that keeps him going in the midst of the most insane murder mystery ever solved by a Butler. No matter how you solve it, no matter which ending you choose, even if everyone else left in the house did it, his heterosexual innocence remains the one unstoppable constant. Homosexuality was just a red herring. Lock em up and throw away the key, Mr. Green's innocent and he's going home to sleep with his wife.

Magnum | As Seen In: Zoolander

Outside of disapproving mom glares and the evil eyes of reclusive gypsies, there has never been a look in history as unstoppable as Derek Zoolander's Magnum. Whispered about in the nether corners of boutique bathrooms for years, many doubted its mere existence. How foolish the naysayers were ultimately proven. Magnum's impromptu appearance during the unveiling of Mugatu's fall line still stands as the watershed moment in male modeling, not to mention a huge boon for United States-Indo-China relations. Many, knowing full well its power, still question why it wasn't used sooner. How many freak gasoline fight accidents could it have prevented? How many lives could it have saved during the Second Great War? We'll perhaps never know, but with a full-sized Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can't Read And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too finally in place, now may be the perfect time to reflect on Magnum's unstoppable power. It put the boom boom into the world's heart, and sent all our souls sky high when it's lovin' started. Who knew a look could bring grown fashion designers to tears? Who knew a look could have the power to sell a clothing line inspired by homelessness? Derek Zoolander did. Visionary, virtuoso, saint, these are the words we all too often waste on nuns and politicians, but Earth to Cinema Blend readers, Derek Zoolander is better than those people. He's a model, modeling the model for greatness, and Magnum is the apex of that unstoppable model young models should be striving for. Duh.

Gay Perry's Homosexuality | As Seen In: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

While other men who love men wear their homosexuality on their sleeve, out in the open in wanton, frivolous displays; Gay Perry uses his like a weapon. Sure he's knee deep in pussy, but he liked the name so much he just couldn't get rid of it. Gay Perry's homosexuality is like steel, running through every part of his body, and into his pants next to his balls where, incidentally he keeps his favorite weapon. He calls it a faggot gun. Why? Because its only good for a couple shots, then you gotta drop it for something better. You asked, Chief. It works because even the most open-minded homophobe never checks another man's crotch and, when the average captor least expects it, Gay Perry will lure him to his cock and blow his head off. Perry's more than just a gay detective, I suspect it's being gay which makes him such a good detective. An unstoppable force of sarcastic crime solving and occasionally limp-wristed gestures, Gay Perry always gets his man. He'll never die, because he knows if he keeps breathing long enough his injuries will land him in the hospital where he'll wander the hallways staring at handsomely dressed orderlies. Gay Perry's gayness makes him stronger, smarter, and faster than you. Look up idiot in the dictionary and you know what you'll find? The definition of the word idiot which is what, compared to Gay Perry, you fucking are. He's gay and you're not. That makes him unstoppable. Sorry we said fuck so much. Get out. Vanish.

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While Anchorman 2 may be dead and buried, things have actually been looking up for a Zoolander sequel in recent weeks. In August, director/star Ben Stiller took to his Twitter account to confirm that the project is still alive and then writer Justin Theroux announced that the script, with the exception of a few tweaks, is ready to be sent to the studio. But before Derek Zoolander makes his way back to the silver screen, it now appears that he will be taking a detour on the internet.

The New York Times recently spoke with Stiller who announced that he will be bringing the character back through a series of animated shorts produced by Paramount Digital Entertainment. One of two online series that Stiller will be making as part of a two-year deal, the other being Billy Glimmer: Entertainer of the Century, Stiller says that the series could grow into television shows or movies. He is also hoping that co-stars like Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell will make time to voice their own characters in the shorts.

A live-action Zoolander 2 movie didn't come up in conversation, so the question, naturally, is whether the plan is to still make one or not. By the time one could be made, the first film will be more than a decade old, so this may actually be the best way for the character to continue. Perhaps if the shorts are successful enough we will see another movie, but until then, at least we get to see the return of everyone's favorite male model.

Upcoming movies don’t go away, they stick around to be teased endlessly whenever someone wants you to pay attention. Last week Zoolander 2 shuffled off toward development hell when Paramount turned down funding the project, leaving the sequel’s future looking pretty grim. Unless of course you’re writer Justin Theroux who says he doesn’t know what everyone’s talking about. He’s still writing.

Theroux tells Movieline, “I have not gotten word from anyone to put pencils down, so I am continuing as though we are proceeding with that film.” Actually what’s more surprising than that they’re still working on the movie is that they hadn’t finished the script. Rumor had been that Zoolander 2 was so far along that they were already working on casting Jonah Hill as the movie’s villain before their funding fell through, but if they still don’t have a first draft of the screenplay… maybe even that was premature?

It’s not so surprising that Theroux hasn’t gotten the Zoolander 2 is dead memo. Sure Paramount turned them down but rumor has it there’s a chance they may slash the budget and find money somewhere else. As long as he’s already working, it makes sense to let Theroux keep scribbling in his legal pad and then hang onto his finished draft for a day when Zoolander 2 funding starts flowing. In the meantime, the rumors, substantive or not, will keep right on flowing. Anyone else feel like they’re taking crazy pills?