Remakes, Re-Interpretations, Westernizations, and Homage
In Spike Lee's "re-interpretation" of Park Chan-wook's Oldboy, Choi Min-sik is replaced by this deep-voiced Hollywood star
Josh Brolin
Responsible for the creation of the Kinetoscope, among other questionable patents
Thomas Edison
"And you know what they call a... a... a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?"
Quentin Tarantino OR Roger Avary (either is acceptable)
"What's Up Danger"
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
He makes a cameo appearance in every Marvel film up until Spider-Man: Far From Home
Stan Lee
John Carpenter's The Thing is considered a remake of this 1951 film, which itself is adapted from the 1938 novella Who Goes There?
The Thing from Another World
This 1950s Musical chronicles Hollywood's transition from silent films to "talkies"
Singin' In The Rain
"You see this watch? That watch cost more than your car."
David Mamet
"F**k You Howard"
Uncut Gems
This man's fast talking cameo performance in the back of a cab explores his character's frustration with his wife's infidelity
Martin Scorsese
Tony Leung stars in this Hong Kong crime drama that would later be adapted into an American film that would nab Martin Scorsese his first couple of Oscars
Infernal Affairs
Lev Kuleshov threw the alley oop to this Soviet filmmaker who refined and perfected the montage
Sergei Eisenstein
"You're gonna blame me because you were the business head of the company and you made a bad business deal with your own company?"
Aaron Sorkin
"Yeah x10"
Challengers
This legendary horror director stars in the opening of Jason X
David Cronenberg
Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid star in "Far From Heaven", Todd Haynes' homage to the classic Hollywood melodramas of Douglas Sirk, drawing its title from this film in particular
All That Heaven Allows
This was the first Hollywood film shot 100% on digital cameras
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of The Clones
"I know life is short, whatever time you get is luck."
Michael Mann
"Hail, Paemon!"
Hereditary
Return of The Jedi features a cameo from sound designer Ben Burtt, who does his best impression of this iconic sound he made popular
Wilhelm Scream
Denzel Washington plays the lead in The Magnificent Seven (2016), this director's re-remake of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai
Antoine Fuqua
This Rome, Open City director is considered the "Father of Neorealism"
Roberto Rossellini
"Malkovich Malkovich"
Charlie Kaufman
"I Need the Greeting Code"
One Battle After Another
In Eurotrip, this actor makes an uncredited appearance singing "Scotty Doesn't Know"