Quentin Tarantino Fans check in! Help with a debate

[P A Z]

Quentin Tarantino shows up in Pulp Fiction. Is that a cameo or a role?

 

[junior strikes]

both
F it

 

[damnthosejs]

Can I change the question?

Shaq suits up for the Cavs, is that a cameo or a role?

 

[queencitysneakerqueen]

both

 

[appollyon lives]

It's a cameo.

 

[P A Z]

I argue that its a cameo. A cameo bc it's the director and he's featured in that one scene.
My gf argues that it's a role bc he has a name and he moves the story along. Its getting pretty heated. Help me out NT

 

[big j 33]

Role*

And I'd say it's both. Cameos are sometimes non-speaking roles, or they can also be brief roles with speaking and acting. It's probably a role morein this instance since he's there for an entire scene and plays a fairly pivotal part of that story.

A better example of a cameo in Pulp Fiction is Steve Buscemi played the Buddy Holly impersonator/waiter at Jack Rabbit Slims.

 

[servechilled81]

i say role, just like kevin smith in all his movies

ben affleck in clerks 2 -> cameo


I think cameos as more of a wink-nudge kind of thing. Like "hey it's that guy that I kinda expected anyway"
they really don't add anything to the story

I agree with what your girl says about a role having some sort of point to the story

 

[king beef]

It's a role. He shows up in the credits as a cast member.

 

[getyashinebox]

^that's a big clue right there

I'll also say role b/c a cameo to me is a brief appearance rather than a named character that's important to the plot.
I also think Tarantino's over-acting is hilarious and entertaining. "Don't Jimmy me, Juuuules"

btw Quick top 3:
1) Reservoir Dogs
2) True Romance (I count it)
3) Pulp Fiction

 

[dvdjamm5150]

Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction = role

Samuel L Jackson in Kill Bill Vol 2 = cameo

 

[hawtsauce]

cameos are also called cameo roles soo......

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Originally Posted by dvdjamm5150

Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction = role

Samuel L Jackson in Kill Bill Vol 2 = cameo

What about Samuel L. Jackson in True Romance?

 

[getyashinebox]

^def cameo wasn't he some unnamed pimp/goon at Gary Oldman's place?

 

[curiousgeorg3]

role, cameos add nothing to the movie except a "oh cool, thats ______ ______"

 

[sonunox34]

Originally Posted by Big J 33


A better example of a cameo in Pulp Fiction is Steve Buscemi played the Buddy Holly impersonator/waiter at Jack Rabbit Slims.

never knew that.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Originally Posted by GetYaShinebox

^def cameo wasn't he some unnamed pimp/goon at Gary Oldman's place?

Yeah, that's what I figured. Nice name btw

 

[ninerfaithful]

i'd say role, he's one of the major characters in the last story

 

[slab_diaz]

i say role..

directors can have roles too, just like clint eastwood in grand torino..

cameo, is more of like, adam sandler in a rob shnieder film..