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* ''Film/DadsArmy2016'': Creator/IanLavender, one of just two surviving members of the original ''Series/DadsArmy'' cast, has a cameo role as Brigadier Pritchard, the regular Army officer in charge of the HomeGuard units. In other words, the actor who played the most junior member of the platoon in the original series is now playing Mainwaring's superior officer.
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* ''Film/TheFamilyPlan'': Kyle was played by Van Crosby, who at one point gets a new ID with the first name Van. He complains it's what you call a vehicle, not a person.
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* In the Russian dub of ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', the Cheshire Cat was dubbed by Alexander Shirvindt, who previously voiced the Cheshire Cat in the 1981 Soviet ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' adaptation.
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* ''Film/LoveLiesBleeding'': Jackie is bisexual (played by Creator/KatyOBrian). Before long she gets into a relationship with Lou, a lesbian (Creator/KristenStewart). However, this is the opposite from the actresses' actual sexual orientations.
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* ''Film/CarryOnBehind'': Creator/GeorgeLayton, who was at the time best known for appearing in ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', has a small role as the doctor who attends to Professor Crump.
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* ''Film/{{Casino}}'' has Don Ward, a [[TheDitz simpleminded country bumpkin]] in charge of the slot machines at the Tangiers casino. He's played by John Bloom, who is most famous for his character [[https://joebobbriggs.com/ Joe Bob Briggs]], a HalfWittedHillbilly HorrorHost of [[DriveInTheater drive-in]] [[BMovie exploitation movies]].
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* The Great Debaters features a cast that includes Denzel Washington, Forrest Whitaker and Denzel Whitaker.
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** In the English version, Creator/JenniferConnelly voices K.A.R.E.N., the A.I. in Peter's suit, as a nod to her husband Creator/PaulBettany's role as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. in the ''Film/IronMan'' movies.

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** In the English version, Creator/JenniferConnelly voices K.A.R.E.N., the A.I. in Peter's suit, as a nod to her husband Creator/PaulBettany's role as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. in the ''Film/IronMan'' movies.''Film/IronManFilms''.
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* In the Japanese dub of ''Film/KnightsOfTheZodiac'' - the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', Sienna is voiced by Creator/MegumiHan, the daughter of Creator/KeikoHan, who voiced her counterpart Saori Kido in the Japanese version of the TV animated adaptation of the manga.
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** Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, an openly gay man, as a deviant over-the-top heterosexual. And [[AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas the third movie in the franchise]], he ''pretends'' to be gay so women will undress in front of him and let him give them massages.

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** Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, an openly gay man, as a deviant over-the-top heterosexual. And [[AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas in [[Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas the third movie in the franchise]], he ''pretends'' to be gay so that women will undress in front of him and let him give them massages. massages.
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** Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, an openly gay man, as a deviant over-the-top heterosexual.

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** Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, an openly gay man, as a deviant over-the-top heterosexual. And [[AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas the third movie in the franchise]], he ''pretends'' to be gay so women will undress in front of him and let him give them massages.

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* In ''The Jerky Boys: The Movie'', Music/OzzyOsbourne has a cameo as the manager of a rock band - the band in question is {{Music/Helmet}}, and they're shown playing a CoverVersion of [[Music/BlackSabbath "Symptom of the Universe"]].

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* In ''The Jerky Boys: The Movie'', Music/OzzyOsbourne has a cameo as the manager of a rock band - the band in question is {{Music/Helmet}}, and they're shown playing a CoverVersion of [[Music/BlackSabbath "Symptom of the Universe"]].


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* In ''The Jerky Boys: The Movie'', Music/OzzyOsbourne has a cameo as the manager of a rock band - the band in question is {{Music/Helmet}}, and they're shown playing a CoverVersion of [[Music/BlackSabbath "Symptom of the Universe"]].
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* In ''The Jerky Boys: The Movie'', Music/OzzyOsbourne has a cameo as the manager of a rock band - the band in question is {{Music/Helmet}}, and they're shown playing a CoverVersion of [[Music/BlackSabbath "Symptom of the Universe"]].

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* ''Film/ABadMomsChristmas'': Amy's family loudly complains at her mom dragging all of them to the Russian ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'', which is entirely in Russian, as no one speaks it. Her mom also later remarks "What are we, Jewish?" speaking about their Christmas tradition. Mila Kunis, who plays Amy, is a Russian-speaking Jew.



* ''Film/ABadMomsChristmas'': Amy's family loudly complains at her mom dragging all of them to the Russian ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'', which is entirely in Russian, as no one speaks it. Her mom also later remarks "What are we, Jewish?" speaking about their Christmas tradition. Mila Kunis, who plays Amy, is a Russian-speaking Jew.



* ''Film/TheBeliever'': Carla, Danny's girlfriend, is played by Summer Phoenix, who's Jewish (as her mother was born to Jewish parents), though has never practiced Judaism. Her character starts out as a Neo-Nazi, while involved with Danny (a secret self-hating Jew), gets drawn to Judaism and starts practicing the religion.
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* ''Superman: Legacy'' has the Comicbook/GreenLantern Guy Gardner played by Creator/NathanFillion, who is known for voicing the Hal Jordan GL in [[WesternAnimation/GreenLanternEmeraldKnights a]] [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom number]] [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox of]] [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse animated]] [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken productions]].
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* ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'': Felix Kendrickson is the most AxCrazy of the Klansmen and open about his hatred for anyone who isn't a white Protestant Christian. Jasper Pääkkönen, his actor, not only is married to a woman of color (Spanish-Filipina) they have a daughter together, the exact kind of white man whom Klansmen like Felix consider race traitors and beyond the pale.
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* ''Film/KnockKnock2015'': Genesis' actress is Creator/LorenzaIzzo, a Chilean who's a native Spanish speaker. At one point she stops Even and Bel speaking Spanish together, claiming not to speak it. However, this could be a lie like so many things she says.

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* ''Film/KnockKnock2015'': Genesis' actress is Creator/LorenzaIzzo, a Chilean who's a native Spanish speaker. At one point she stops Even Evan and Bel speaking Spanish together, claiming not to speak it. However, this could be a lie like so many things she says.
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** [[Music/ChildishGambino Donald Glover]], who campaigned to play Spider-Man in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (and served as the partial inspiration for Comicbook/MilesMorales) appears in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' as [[spoiler: Aaron, Miles' uncle]].

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** [[Music/ChildishGambino Donald Glover]], who campaigned to play Spider-Man in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (and served as the partial inspiration for Comicbook/MilesMorales) [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]]) appears in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' as [[spoiler: Aaron, Miles' uncle]].
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** Sarah's casting can also be seen as an allusion to a fairly well-known collective FanNickname for the ''Buffy'' protagonists, the "Scooby Gang" (since, much like in Scooby Doo, early episodes often revolved around them working together to solve supernatural mysteries).
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** The story of a washed-up actor who can't escape the shadow of a past high-profile superhero role, cast Franchise/{{Batman}} himself, Creator/MichaelKeaton (''Film/Batman1989'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'') as the main character. Keeping with the superhero theme, Creator/EmmaStone (''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'') was cast as Keaton's daughter, while Creator/EdwardNorton (''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'') was cast as an obnoxious actor.

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** The story of a washed-up actor who can't escape the shadow of a past high-profile superhero role, cast Franchise/{{Batman}} ComicBook/{{Batman}} himself, Creator/MichaelKeaton (''Film/Batman1989'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'') as the main character. Keeping with the superhero theme, Creator/EmmaStone (''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'') was cast as Keaton's daughter, while Creator/EdwardNorton (''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'') was cast as an obnoxious actor.
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* ''Film/KnockKnock2015'': Genesis' actress is Creator/LorenzaIzzo, a Chilean who's a native Spanish speaker. At one point she stops Even and Bel speaking Spanish together, claiming not to speak it. However, this could be a lie like so many things she says.
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** Susan's obvious expy in the book, Laura, is played by Creator/IslaFisher, whose uncanny resemblance to Creator/AmyAdams has become a popular Internet meme. There's no way that casting Isla Fisher in the role is a coincidence.
** A probable example with India, the {{expy}} of Edward's and Laura's daughter Samantha, as the latter was played by Bobbi Salvor Menuez. Menuez's first name at the time was India. It's not a [[TheDanza danza]] as India was played by another actor, but quite hard to believe this is coincidence. More like a partial expy of the actor who's playing the actor India is the expy of within the film.

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** Susan's obvious expy in the book, Laura, is played by Creator/IslaFisher, whose uncanny resemblance to Creator/AmyAdams Amy Adams has become a popular Internet meme. There's no way that casting Isla Fisher in the role is a coincidence.
** A probable example with India, the {{expy}} of Edward's and Laura's daughter Samantha, as the latter was played by Bobbi Salvor Menuez.Creator/BobbiSalvorMenuez. Menuez's first name at the time was India. It's not a [[TheDanza danza]] as India was played by another actor, but quite hard to believe this is coincidence. More like a partial expy of the actor who's playing the actor India is the expy of within the film.
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* ''Film/{{Memory}}'' has Creator/LiamNeeson murder sex traffickers, as he did in ''Film/{{Taken}}'', while suffering from a memory impairment and writing information on his body, as did his co-star Creator/GuyPearce in ''Film/{{Memento}}''.
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* ''Film/CyberSeductionHisSecretLife'': The mother in this LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek who screams at her teenage son for looking at super-softcore internet "pornography" and desperately tries to get him to stop is played by Kelly Lynch, who is known for doing numerous nude scenes in different movies. Then again, the idea of her son masturbating while looking at naked pictures of her ''would'' explain her behavior a bit...

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* ''Film/CyberSeductionHisSecretLife'': The puritanical mother in this LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek who screams at her teenage son for looking at super-softcore internet "pornography" and desperately tries to get him to stop is played by Kelly Lynch, who is known for doing numerous nude scenes in different movies. Then again, the idea of her son masturbating while looking at naked pictures of her ''would'' explain her behavior a bit...

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