Some of the people in here are actors who suck profoundly, and therefore in my eyes, their careers never truly took off. And some are great actors who only really took shit roles. Let us begin.

10. Blue Velvet



Blue Velvet is one of the most face-explodingly paradigm establishing films of the last few decades, and if Lynch asked me to marry him, I would. I'd marry him and live in his eyes. But there is an extra in Blue Velvet who polarises audiences. Morons cackle because she's dancing, and non-morons are horrified. The non-morons are, however, allowed to laugh later, because they're no longer wrapped in the sticky tar-cocoon of the films narrative. Also, seriously. That is some bone-killing dancing right there. Incidentally, every other extra in that living room deserves awards. Awards and baths.

9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off


 
Ferris Bueller's Day Off! The film that gave every nerd hope that they were cooler than they would ever be capable of being (at least until university started). Watch the video; the first guy you see is a true cameo genius, Richard Edson, who was a) the first drummer for Sonic Youth, b) a Jarmush regular, and c) played the Goomba, Spike, in eminently sexable Bob Hoskins vehicle, Super Mario Brothers. The second thieving miscreant you'll see is Larry "Flash" Jenkins, aka Gummy from Fletch, aka "the guy who is very hard to research". Both should be counted as separate cameos, but as they're technically in the same shot, I'll have to move on.

8. The Big Lebowski


The Big Lebowski is arguably the greatest film ever made, and boasts not one, but two of the best extras ever. The first is the bowling partner of Jesus (John Tuturro), whose name as far as I can tell is "Liam". I'm pretty sure he's not an actor, just some bowler they found, and his onscreen demands appear to be a) act 6% bemused at all the references to fucking, and b) fill out a purple shirt. Both of these he does spectacularly. I like to imagine Liam's diet primarily consists of Meatloaf and beards.

7. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

(We can't embed this clip, but you can watch it here - it's well worth your time).

So, you're watching Fear and Loathing. The film makes you feel like you're tripping balls, so by the halfway point, you're already a wee bit... skewed. And them BAM! Detective Stabler, sans Jayne Mansfield's daughter with glock and power suit, is all up in your face! Totally awesome gay hotel clerk! Granted, Christopher Meloni went on to a long, mildly ball-tearing role in Law and Order: SVU. And he also brandished a puppet at the glaringly chinless Zach Braff in Season three of Scrubs. But he deserves so much more.

6. Wayne's World 2


 

This scene, with Drew Barrymore (who, despite being gorgeous, hasn't ever really made it as a proper actor) as Bjergen Kjergen, from Knergen near the Bjergan Fjords - A Swedish receptionist at a record company - is the only reason my teenage penis ever activated. Yes, activated. Like one of the Wonder Twins. Who was the corresponding twin? Bjergen Kjergen. I need a lie down.

5. Annie Hall
 


Here is a cameo from an actor who went on to do many great things, but none were great enough given his raw talent and stunning cheekbones. In Annie Hall, Woody Allen has to brave dinner with the family of Annie, played by Diane Keaton. Annie has a brother who is... well, he's gone wrong. The brother calls Woody into his room. They talk. It's simple, but it's genius.

4. Annie Hall
 


Another Annie Hall cameo which had me vomiting shards of platinum into a chintz bowl hewn from pure squee. At the 2:40 mark, Dianne Keaton and Woody saunter past a young Jeff Goldblum. Anyone who knows me is very likely aware that Jeff and I... well, we have a very special relationship. Not only is he in one of the greatest films ever made (Buckaroo Banzai), but here, he utters a line of profound underplayed genius. And holy god, look at that hair. I just want to lick it.

3. Star Trek VI: The Final Frontier
 


In order to find this video, I had to google the following words: Kim Cattrall + Spock + Rape Someone, somewhere, in some colossal grey building filled with bullpen after bullpen of paid surveillance experts, has put a red cross next to my name. The scene in question is from Star Trek VI: The Final Frontier. Kim Cattrall plays a Vulcan who screws over Shatner. Shatner is all like, "Spock! Mind rapey times!" And Spock is all like "Fo shizzle", and Kim is all like "acting ON!". At which point her acting career swiftly came to a halt. Fine! Tell me one other thing she's been in since then. I didn't think so.

2. Mulholland Drive


 
First of all, I find it outrageous (but also an honor) that I had to upload my favourite amazing extra of all time to youtube myself. Clearly nobody else thinks this scene is as amazing as I do. Well, I'm a huge David Lynch fan, and one of Lynch's best three films is Mulholland Drive. About a third of the way through this nightmarish melange of car crashes, distorted feedback and Naomi Watts' pencil eraser nipples, is this scene. Justin Theroux heads home to his serene Hollywood mansion. The pool cleaners van is parked in the drive. But wait... the pool is empty! He wanders into his bedroom to find... Billy Ray Cyrus, nailing his wife. Billy Ray proceeds to deliver lines worthy of Buddha. I think at this point my brain started to shut down from blood loss, although I do seem to recall lots of pink paint and some punching. Just watch it. Thank me later.

1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 



Forgive the terrible quality of this video; such is the nature of Youtube. In this scene, Edward Rooney, a school principal and child sex offender, has been foiled repeatedly and has to take a ride on the school bus. The moment I want you to look out for is at 2:26, when the future crazy-hot indie chick offers Rooney a Gummi Bear. Rooney flicks it, and for a moment we get to see an extra reacting to said flick. Seriously, this kid is a monkey genius. He gets two seconds to react, and blows minds. I cannot count how many times Matthew Perry ripped this look off.