Rewind to these classics…

1 – Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder.

Oh, we were laughing at you, Cruise, not with you… Les Wiseman – more insane than Collateral’s Vincent – was just too close to the actor. Terrifying stuff – although the part did get him nominated for a Golden Globe, rare for a cameo role.

2 – Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Tim Robbins and Jack Black in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

You’ve got to wonder how it works on a Judd Apatow set… Do his pals just swing by hoping for a chance to show their face on-screen? All of the director’s films are packed with cameos, but Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has more surprise appearances than an episode of Jeremy Kyle. Just how much fun did they have shooting the battle scene?

3 – David Bowie in Zoolander

There are plenty of people you expect to show up in a Ben Stiller movie (see above), but David Bowie isn’t necessarily one of them. In his best role since, er, Labyrinth, he acts as judge for the walk-off scene and lands his own freeze frame in the process. Looks like even Stiller knows that this is as A List as it gets – and Bowie wins the cameo-off.

4 – Billy Idol in The Wedding Singer

Another rock star playing himself – although, despite the fact he was playing himself ten years younger in this 1998-filmed 80s-set flick, there was probably no one else more apt to save the day for Adam Sandler’s throwback character.

5 – Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers

Another appearance from one of Hollywood’s comedy clique, but what’s so impressive about this appearance is that, even though Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn have plenty of box office pull, by the time of release, Ferrell had almost as much draw – yet New Line still chose to keep the cameo under-wraps. Of course, regardless of the studio not flogging it to death, the Anchorman star still stole the show.

6 – Sean Connery in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

One of the stand-out memories from the 1991 flick (aside from the Bryan Adams soundtrack, as much as we try to forget). Coonery’s appearance as King Richard might have been less than a minute long, but, unlike the nudge-nudge wink-wink appearances above, it became one of the most important scenes of the film.

7 – Keith Richards in Pirate of the Caribbean: At the World’s End

We all knew that this was coming. Ever since the first Pirates instalment, Johnny Depp had modelled his Jack Sparrow on Richards – so it made sense for the Rolling Stones guitarist to come in do a bit of method acting in the third sequel.

8 – Stan Lee in Mallrats

With appearances in everything from Spider-man to Fantastic Four, the cameo CV of Marvel Comics’ top dog is as extensive as his comic book biog. However, his appearance as himself in the Kevin Smith geek-out must top the list. It’s crass, but you know that the real-life fanboys were dying to hear the answer when Jason Lee asks him if Mr Fantastic can stretch EVERY part of his body.

9 – Spike Milligan in Monty Python’s Life of Brian

This would be a be a bit like if John Cleese turned up in any contemporary comedy jap now… As one of the Goons, Spike Milligan was a big influence on the Monty Python crew, so imagine the delight of Cleese et al when they coincidently stumbled across him in Tunisia. Bagging him on the spot, the crew cast Milligan as prophet trying to get the attention of his Brian-chasing acolytes. He disappeared again before he could be included in any of the close-ups, so keep you’ll have to keep you finger on the pause button.

10 – Pamela Anderson in Borat

Whilst many of Borat’s other cameos were unwitting ones, Pamela Anderson was actually in on the joke (Sasha Baron Cohen would never have got near her otherwise) – but this fact should remind us all that she actually IS an actress; the former Baywatch star manages to look completely caught off-guard as she’s chased through a bookstore by Kazakhstan journo. We can now forgive you for Barb Wire, Pam.