10 Greatest Movie Extra Performances Ever

When a wordless role manages to steal the movie.
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[@Phantom.Drummer]

That person in the Avengers running like hell had me dying with laughter for some reason! Someone needs to make a GIF of this

[@favoritemustard3542]

You, suh, are the absolute furthest from wrong! While I did indeed do a quick & dirty GIF search of mah own, alas with Ø results, I also wholeheartedly agree that a GIF should be...

[@MiseryRG]

"My parents aren't home" *insert GIF* "I'm pregnant" *insert GIF* "Who is she?!" *insert GIF*

[@seatspud]

@@MiseryRG Or... NOPE, insert gif

[@Gerinse]

"When the worlds ending but you don't wanna die a virgin" *insert running person here*

[@kazezeze]

LMAO, IT HAD ME DYING WITH LAUGHTER TOO

[@con.troller4183]

John Travolta has a story about being an extra early in his career. Determined to get noticed he made sure he was visible in every scene he could and that he was doing some sort of business. Finally the director noticed him and asked his name. After identifying himself, the director said, "Well John Travolta, get the &%#$ off of my set, you are wrecking my movie".

[@joelellis7035]

And he's continued to wreck movies ever since.

[@donttalkjustplay4274]

@@joelellis7035 😂🤣😂🤣

[@matbroomfield]

Brilliant story!

[@Sephiroth144]

You have to be noticed, but not TOO noticed... And it 100% has to fit the scene.

[@JFDSmit-rm6tw]

@@joelellis7035 He did good in Pulp Fiction. The "stopping bullets" chat in the car stays a classic. And his speech in Broken Arrow, after hitting the guy's throat ("Quite frankly, I don't know what's the big deal") is as cold-blooded as can be.

[@Darth-Lesbian]

Striped shirt guy definitely survived that movie, he’s the only one with proper instincts 😂

[@shawnamoore4831]

Not only did the head bonking Stormtrooper garner a laugh, he also garnered an extra line to show that the other Troopers did indeed see him hit his helmet. The line is so quick you might miss it. "See to him." is the line and actually explains why there is only one trooper left in the room when C-3P0 asks to take his counterpart down to maintenance. LOL

[@playerpage]

Actually, the stormtrooper who said, "See to him" was referring to the guy Chewie shot. He was telling the other troops to either help him, or dispose of the body.

[@shawnamoore4831]

@@playerpage That may be the case, however I have no memory of any trooper laying on the floor in the scene, just the poor trooper who bonked his head. I should say that was in the unaltered original film release. Way back before it had two title changes and was just call Star Wars.

[@playerpage]

@@shawnamoore4831 No, not a storm trooper, one of the officers. Remember, as soon as they got through the door, Chewie smacked one guy across the room and Han shot (first!) a guy in the chest. Those folks didn't just disappear when they locked the door. That's in every version since the beginning.

[@Wezqu]

They added the sound effect to it in later versions. It was total accident that it ended into the movie. Nobody some reason noticed it or that take was accidentally used.

[@Procraftbrother]

Omg no way

[@LaneCorbett]

Director: Act like you're in danger. Striped Shirt GUY: *Runs like HIS life depends on it.*

[@amehak1922]

Might be a dude, he or she is pretty buff and muscular.

[@LaneCorbett]

@@amehak1922 true

[@56postoffice]

That's acting.

[@mikitz]

He/she rightfully made all the other extras in the scene look bad. The others were merely 'acting' and no director wants that.

[@LaneCorbett]

@@mikitz a good Director would explain there's an alien invasion from that directions, aliens are coming out of the sky and destroying the city. Now when I say action run for your life!

[@B.McAllister]

In a later cut, George Lucas found it amusing and even added a sound to the Storm Trooper hitting his head on the door.

[@Thunderstar-ky4tf]

BONK

[@Sadge23]

And don't forget he added Jango hitting his head in the prequels to show it was genetic (because that's how that works).

[@KutWrite]

I still didn't see his head hit. Is it the guy in the foreground or someone else?

[@AliceSinclair98]

@@KutWrite he's the stormtrooper on the right of the screen, he's a little to tall and didn't duck

[@KutWrite]

@@AliceSinclair98 Thanks!

[@richardmosebar8395]

The original GREASE has a kid with dark slicked back hair that absolutely shines in every dance sequence. At the very end, when the cast is randomly running diagonally in front of the camera, he pops up doing an absolute awesome Charlie Chan impersonation, and all throughout the film, he's in all the scenes where just the guys are singing and dancing, and he's a stand out every time, No idea who he is, but I hope he had a career after that.

[@Jlarsson-JL]

Green shirt guy is Daniel Levin.

[@Reddison]

He passed in 2015

[@chrysalism7375]

@@Reddison aw :(

[@LeMErin21]

I knew exactly who you were talking about from your description, and I haven’t seen Grease in at least a decade- the guy really did stand out that much.

[@shawnamoore4831]

He was a professional dancer. I bet he was plenty of musicals. Things like Chores Line and so on. He was very memorable. A+ proformance.

[@kandreasworld4374]

The best extra in a movie has got to be, hands down, the red headed warrior in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. He was so good at dieing that they killed him about a dozen times in the same scene.

[@chaoseater69]

That extra wasn't running away from the Chitauri, they were getting in line for some shawarma. Apparently, it's very popular.

[@Bubbles99718]

Heard crafty is good on Marvel sets

[@theautisticveteran2466]

This was filmed in Albuquerque... The extra (male by the by) is a someone I am well aquatinted with.

[@littlesushi7503]

Shawarma is so good

[@purple_titli]

💀💀💀

[@happyhippo1710]

They were running to craft service.

[@danielpowierski5861]

It's Jimmy Buffet with the margaritas!!! It was intentional, it's a nod to Margaritaville being on citywalk in Universal.

[@DrZeuss-cr8jm]

Still an extra, not part of the main cast makes him an extra, cameo or not.

[@danielpowierski5861]

@@DrZeuss-cr8jm but not know who this was and why is it was put in...especially how it deliberately focused on his carrying margaritas...they even showed a picture of him standing behind a bar after 🤦‍♂️. It's like saying there there's an extra who wears glass and has a mustach in every Marvel movie lol.

[@Teladian2]

Amd margatitaville in the food court in tje movie.

[@immapotato1]

while I didn't know the reference it was obvious the scene was in reference to something lol

[@tindude4413]

@@immapotato1 listen to Margaritaville by jimmy buffet and you'll understand the reference

[@pauled4467]

To the extras that make movies extra, I salute you.

[@wakeuptotheonepartyoverlor8797]

Life of Brian an extra blurted out “I’m not” - a joke he improvised that monty python considered to be the funniest line in the entire movie... when you outwit monty python on the spot, it clearly deserves to be #1 on this list

[@bot7070]

the extras for the biggus dickus gag were really good too

[@luisitocomunista546]

Which scene was it? I got to see it

[@wakeuptotheonepartyoverlor8797]

@@luisitocomunista546 he’s standing in house’s window with mother in back, followers below calling up to him to lead them. He telling them he’s not special- his mother confirms this true l think lol

[@robinharwood5044]

@@bot7070 They were just being tormented. Firmly instructed not to laugh.

[@Teverell]

@@luisitocomunista546 The 'We are all individuals!' bit that culminates in 'He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy. Now... clear off!'

[@grahamcann1761]

You do know that the "Margarita Man" in Jurrasic World is Jimmy Buffett don't you? As always thank you so very much for the video.

[@kierandesmond9799]

Probably not… They’re WhatCulture. They do juuuuuust enough research to get the video scripted. That’s why there’s also soooo many mispronunciations lol

[@jajes711]

Wastin away again in margaritaville…

[@gooberal99]

Ironic that there is literally a WhatCulture Top 10 cameos that has Jimmy Buffet as one of the ten.

[@Shatterverse]

That explains a lot lol. Then again I imagine that when celbs get word of a film they really want to be in they can get ahold of their buddies in the machinery to get cameos and extras' roles. See also Colbert showing up in The Hobbit, front and center, as a grungy townsfolk.

[@johnnytimestamp8224]

2:00 they credit his Twitter and still didn’t figure out it was a cameo. 😂😂😂😂

[@ZombieWilfred]

Pretty sure the person running for their life in Avengers is a "he" with long hair, not a "she..."

[@dylanstephens4075]

It is a dude, his arms are stacked as shit

[@davidbeppler3032]

@@dylanstephens4075 Either way, they are bowlegged. lmao

[@SC_Cav311]

A dude? Here I thought I finally found my dream girl! "Wife, make me a chicken pot pie"!

[@CasualNotice]

I have it on good authority that they identify as a hamburgler.

[@frostdemen1]

I guess we won't know untill we grab inside their pants to get the I.D. card

[@thunderwarrior1759]

Being a supporting actor myself,i always look for a way to stick out more than my fellow extras. In Cobra (tv series,not the sly pic of the same name) i was playing an escapee from a immigrant detention centre. The scene was a group of guys attacking a car and it’s driver to high jack it..we were told to all start moving down to where the action was taking place. So i looked on it as a football hooligan,going over to backup the lads against the other teams hooligans..ie walking with a real purpose at a pace that made it look real and not at a snails pace. I was the only one who made it look real and the director put me in more scenes because of it.

[@laurieb3703]

Do you have a clip?

[@petersampson4635]

To anyone out of work, being an extra is easy money. They take anyone and feed you well, pay you well. I've done extra work over my 70 year life span. Advertising or drama, if you're available they use you. I once sat around for 12 hours and ate some beautiful food then they shot a scene for an hour and I went home. I was in the movies without the paparazzi. Loved it and my privacy. You don't need a lot of money to enjoy life. That's all I have to say about that. Forest G. (Stand in)

[@craigw.scribner6490]

In one of his many "Star Wars" revisions, Lucas added a "bonk" sound effect when the Stormtrooper hits his head on the door.

[@twrampage]

One of the good ones if you ask me.

[@steroe7965]

Whatculture fans probably know this as they’ve covered it in their videos

[@JessHart006]

They know.

[@peacemonkey007]

Number 10 is me! We filmed that scene in the Albuquerque railyards. I, uh... took my part pretty seriously, I guess.

[@Sacrianna]

YASsss Sam. Bump his comment to the top NMT people!

[@theautisticveteran2466]

You definitely deserve the recognition.

[@roxannecandelaria-ley7224]

You are awesome at everything you do!

[@XenoSlayer]

Hell yeah, Sam!

[@kayari1455]

It's people like you that make movies good. I definitely notice when the background actors ruin a scene. Might as well have cardboard buildings. :p

[@raydunakin]

I always got a laugh out of that bar waitress whose expression quickly goes from shock to impressed approval in T2.

[@chrisaguilera1564]

Those extras from the original Ghostbusters will go down as the most impactful extra performances ever on screen. The Hasidic jews, the guy running after the Ectomobile, and the hipster mouthing OMG. Classic.

[@karenstarr]

Dude how are you guys going to leave off the extra from “Being John Malkovich”? Guy chucked a can at John’s head from a passing pickup truck. That wasn’t part of the script but the director found it hilarious and kept it in.

[@CasualNotice]

Also the extra from _The Last Samurai_ who took a nut shot from a horse and stood back in line.

[@paulzuniga4256]

Also, John Malkovich confirmed that it wasn’t an extra and it was definitely planned. But still a great scene.

[@Elthenar]

@@paulzuniga4256 Yup. beat me too it. Malkovich still has no idea where that rumor about it being unplanned came from.

[@reh3884]

And here come all the annoying "you left my favorite off the list" comments.

[@CasualNotice]

@@reh3884 Followed quickly by all of the perfectly reasonable "These people made comments I never had to read and certainly didn't have to expand the thread" comments.

[@siddharthkhirwar7192]

That extra ran away from the Chitauri faster than Cap did in Civil War.

[@theautisticveteran2466]

You should see him do a dead lift...

[@yellalot101]

Only Jim Carrey can take an improved line like "Bug Gulps, huh? Well see you later!" and make it pure comedy gold!

[@kimmer6]

The bar used in Terminator 2 was off Foothill Blvd in Lake View Terrace. There was a guy who just bought a video camera and he decided to try it out on the filming location for the bar. Later on, he heard a disturbance outside an apartment complex and took his camera out there to film whatever was happening. What he filmed was LAPD officers beating Rodney King who was supposedly driving drunk on the 210 freeway and tried to ditch the cops at that offramp. So, the famous video tape that eventually led to the LA Riots also has scenes from the bar being used for Terminator 2.

[@JackD87]

The director doesn’t direct the supporting artists. It’s generally the 3rd assistant director. Quite a hard job, liaising with the director and continuity, choreographing everything in the background basically!

[@Tyger20]

Yep. I was an extra for a brief period and we had zero to do with the director (I'm sure they would step in if they wanted to though). It was the assistant director's job to round up all of us extras (a shopping mall scene) and tell us where to go and what to do in a very short amount of time, I didn't envy him at all.

[@shanetaylor761]

Thanks for the info. I always like to understand movie making more when I can.

[@StickTheGlue]

I just finished a role on a pretty major (upcoming) film and the ADs were pretty annoying...all 50 of them :O - needless to say there were quite a few SAs to wrangle

[@trevormiles5852]

I am a Director and I choose to believe Con.Troller.418 8 out of 10 directors say I am right. Next you guys are going to say that I am not even a Director.

[@martins_alternate_universe6783]

@@trevormiles5852 Well, I certainly don't believe you're really a Dictator, because I've never heard of any Dictator with your name. Oh, wait a minute... Sorry, I read that wrong... Oh, a Director. Yeah, I believe you're one of those. : )

[@WolfJax]

You know with all the film awards given out every year, I think it's about time they have an award for best extra, giving them the opportunity to be recognized where they can get their names out there for more movie roles possibly getting a starring role in a smaller film

[@whipenen]

wouldn't that kinda like make it harder for people to shoot movies because so many extras want to get noticed tho

[@unknow11712]

this would make extra with egoistical ego try harder to be noticed, wasting more shots , that cost money . and actualy aiming for shots that cost alot of MONEY so the shot can't be remade easely increasing theyr chance to be noticed. one thing is trying to go the extra mile to be noticed by "acting the extra part well" and not sweeping the air , for example, another is going overboard with your presence .

[@gegasmeef7850]

Yeaaaaahh that's a horrible idea

[@luisgomez8635]

That first one from the avengers had me cracking up just now. I'll never see that scene the same way again.

[@nopewmopan]

"Aren't you a little tall for a storm trooper?" *BONK*

[@amehak1922]

The Alameda lady was given an honorary membership in the Screen Actors Guild since only members were allowed to have lines in a movie

[@jemagu6]

Nothing "honorary" about it. If you speak a line on camera and it ends up in the film, you have to have a SAG card.

[@daijudo]

@@jemagu6 No you don't.... The Screen Actors Guild doesn't exist anymore. In 2012, the SAG merged with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to create SAG-AFTRA. SAG-AFTRA is basically a union for actors, broadcasters, recording artists/singers, other performers etc. It is very difficult to get work on major big budget projects unless you are a member of SAG-AFTRA, but not impossible. When a producer becomes a “signatory” with SAG-AFTRA, they sign a contract with them, agreeing to follow their rules and procedures. When a movie is under a SAG-AFTRA contract, the signatory must notify SAG-AFTRA within 15 days of the performer’s initial work date and include the reason for hire. The signatory must explain/justify why they hired a non-union actor over a union actor. Technically, the union can fine the signatory $500 if the explanation is not accepted by SAG-AFTRA.

[@jemagu6]

@@daijudo That is true today, but I was referring to 1986, when Star Trek IV was made.

[@kcbaby136]

@@jemagu6 yup that’s how I got my ACTRA back in the day☺️ Except we were given the line by the director as we were supposed to be “hyping ourselves up” which obviously looked weird when we weren’t allowed to actually say anything 😂

[@hanhanfearnot4797]

👍

[@oldemceemoney1651]

Watching Independence Day on opening night was one of the best experiences I've had in a theater.

[@favlonifan7833]

Hm, my best experience in a theater had nothing to do with the movie and everything to do with Jenny. Oh yeah....

[@nukedukem1]

@@favlonifan7833 yeah right.

[@bshawfoolery13B]

@@favlonifan7833 *Gin,surely

[@Jlarsson-JL]

Ya. Good enough that I remember what theater I saw it at.

[@SirBroadcast]

That movie is the perfect amount of cheesy.

[@beowulfthedane]

Ever since was a "Background Actor", I have said that Hollywood needs to recognize background actors in the credits and in the awards. At the very least an award for best Extras casting. I have had closeups in films and Television and legitimately acted showing fear, grief, disinterest, disgust, etc. I like you have noticed some great acting by "extras" If they can give credit to 2nd assistant to the assistant or whatever and list literally hundreds of crew, why not list background actors in the credits.

[@kcbaby136]

I’m not sure if it’s changed since I was an extra (I’ve heard that it has), but when I did background work, if your name was in the credits you were paid more (union rate) & you got instant union membership. That’s how I got my ACTRA.

[@viddork]

Credits already run for half an hour as it is! The last thing we need is to add a few hundred more names. (Written as someone who actually does sit through the credits of every movie I go to.)

[@beowulfthedane]

@@viddork right, so leave them off the credits unless their performance was a long shot or better. Background actors in establishing shots are irrelevant but there have been excellent performances by background actors in long shots and close ups. I had a closeup in Astronaut Farmer. It wasn't a huge film but there have been important scenes in big films by actors that never got credit.

[@joeskis]

terrible idea. That would only give more incentive for you all to fight over each other trying to be the one in the shot and standing out. The list of annoying and terrible extras is far larger than the list of good ones.

[@pocketkiriyama]

I laughed so hard when that person zip through the frame in the Avengers. Seriously tears were coming out.

[@JRGomez81]

The Jurassic World one is not an extra, it's a cameo

[@PowerGlove79]

Yep thats Jimmy Buffett himself

[@derekmeyers10]

I was about to comment on this fact thank you both for pointing it out idk why but it bugged me

[@MajesticalHonky]

@@derekmeyers10 Because it indicates lazy research. It bugged me too.

[@kimberleymorris8052]

They NEVER do an research it's pathetic

[@jikae10]

@@havenwest8145 You guys know that WC does these kinds of things to invoke comments to play the KZbin algorithm, right?

[@soggynode]

I'm kind of a fan of the dock worker sweeping nothing in Quantum of Solace.

[@oldenweery7510]

I thought sure he'd be on this list. WTH was the schlubb thinking?

[@danieljensen2626]

@@oldenweery7510 Pretty sure it was something like he was supposed to be sweeping but also the director got mad at him for kicking up dust (just a guess).

[@lilstardrops]

me, when the manager tells me to sweep for the third time during my shift:

[@SundayMourningLove]

He did such a great job sweeping that there was nothing left to sweep

[@davidsworld5837]

I thought of that after seeing all the people in this list.

[@billdenny9599]

The extra in The Last Samurai that got kicked in the junk by a horse and stayed in character deserves a shout out!!! 🐎 🥜😵

[@Rozom]

Major props that he doesn't even draw attention to it. He soldiers through. I certainly hope that the moment someone yelled cut, someone else immediately went "dude.... you alright?!" That deserves a SAG card right there

[@MsMirthling]

you didn't go back far enough. Life of Brian had great extras. My favorite was (and I quote from tvtropes) -The lone man in the "We are all individuals" scene, who plaintively comments "I'm not!"? That was improvised. He ended up getting a pay raise to speaking actor for his improv. The other extras in the scene were genuinely shushing him, thinking he'd screwed up the scene.

[@flamarlin21]

What about the pointing “Batman, yeahhh!” guy in Batman Forever?

[@alm2187]

I thought he was saying "Batman! Aaaahhh!"

[@simonwillis1529]

Ffs you had to bring him up 😂

[@robk.6591]

Hahaha. I watched Batman Forever again 2 months ago and I forgot about that guy. 😄

[@amehak1922]

I like the flamboyant melodramatic reporter

[@jacobsebastian4477]

Thank you! I came here to say just that. I was so hoping that he was the #1 spot and was extremely disappointed that not only was he not #1, he wasn't even mentioned!

[@luisdauajare4842]

Missing the extra in Life of Brian Brian: You are all individuals! Man: I'm not.

[@dacakester1017]

aint no way this man just said p-terodactyls 1:45

[@Blackfireproduction1]

Can't believe none of the extras from the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy made it on this list, there are some absolutely golden performances in the backgrounds of those movies

[@alternative7586]

"Hey, Spiderman stole that guy's pizza!"

[@joshuabrown3376]

Fast and the furious has a guy in the background when Dom is saying "ask any racer any real racer." The guy is going 2000% extra on his emotions. I laugh every time.

[@metalbeast99]

Is it the dude that looks like the singer of Deftones?

[@joshuabrown3376]

@@metalbeast99 Had to look up the singer of the deftones but yes thats the guy!!! Im laughing all o er again right now hahahahha

[@darkraynjaw]

A friend of mine was an extra in the first Avenger's movie. She's the woman in the black and white dress in near the front on the left in the exterior museum scene where Loki tells the crown to kneel.

[@praiserdusty]

Best list ever. I couldn't stop laughing the whole time for these classic extra appearances. Keep them coming as always

[@brentrichards1200]

I was an extra in a movie. A friend and I were background in a coffee shop scene. It was a blast.

[@Henpitts]

My wife was an extra on "Heat of the Night" Thank you, thank you. No autographs please.

[@carmelinahernandez3224]

I love the saluting guy. Every time I watch Independence Day I quote along with the speech and then salute with the extra. It's tradition lol

[@all3ykat79]

Thanks Josh for this refreshingly different list. You made me smile. cheers mate 🤗

[@EPShockley]

A definite favorite extra of mine is in the drinking game scene, at Marion’s bar, in Raiders of the Lost Ark! She is camera left of Karen Allen, who is seemingly trying to gather herself together, after shooting back another shot, & as Marion presents the empty shot glass, to turn it upside down, onto the table, the extra woman’s face absolutely lights up, & smiling, she says, “Ahh!”, seeing that the player she is backing, is still in the game! 😃

[@JohnCarbone75]

How can you forget the "Hey Malkovich, think fast!" guy?

[@nettness]

Looked through the comments specifically for this, was expecting it to be #1!

[@41gabethebabe]

No love for the guy in a green shirt in the last song and dance number of Grease? That dude poured his heart and soul into 😂

[@joshuaburba1048]

This was a great list and very interesting. Thank you. The only negative was that you pronounced Rohirrim extremely incorrectly, and the extra who "fell off his horse" was a cgi character, not a real person. That scene included many extras actually riding horses, mixed with thousands of more cgi people and horses not actually there. So, you sort of blew it on the Lord of the Rings one, but the rest were spot on. Well done.

[@ncsmith1952]

A good selection. However, I think that you should return the word "iconic" to the stable for a while to let it cool down and recover from overuse.

[@hirightnow]

That isn't a pilot; he's wearing a cranial protection helmet ("cranial"), not a flight helmet. He's ground crew.

[@crewdog9023]

Yeah, dude prolly had a bowl of boogers for breakfast. ;)

[@mr.raslyon6626]

I just found out the pilot was a he 🤣

[@neilhulands2426]

You clearly never watched Independence Day then. They asked for anyone who had any flight experience no matter what in. As they wanted as many planes in the air as possible to distract the aliens from the actual main pilots.

[@jemagu6]

Did they forget what list they were doing? While the "clumsy Stormtrooper" may be #1 on a "most memorable extras" list, it's hardly one of the "greatest movie extra performances ever".

[@JessHart006]

Wasn't it also high on the "Worst Movie Extras Ever" list?

[@trevormiles5852]

@@JessHart006 Is he considered an extra. seems like a pretty specific role. Not really a movie business guy. love movies but know didly.

[@clairepettie]

I vastly prefer Willrow Hood's extra performance to the storm trooper head-bump.

[@kanedaku]

Thats an excellent point. Kinda forgot about the whole "memorable" bit as the lit went on...

[@williamborom9943]

I don't disagree with what you are saying, I just kinda expected you to drop an example of a better one. One of my personal favs is a Mr. Mark....I wanna say Luken? Final destination 2, or The Bullfighter from the auditions in Mystery Men.

[@SaraShire]

This was a fun video. Thank you!

[@jimmyostolaza2789]

I would have NEVER imagined that I needed this in my life but now I know that I was oh so very wrong. So TY!

[@brianbara3204]

You forgot the guy in "Being John Malkovich" who throws the beer can from the car and hits Malkovich with it.

[@gordoncroft4524]

My favorite movie extra is in The Life of Brian. When Brian is on the balcony and implores "We're all different!" random extra guy yells"I'm not..." I think they had to get him an equity card to keep it in.

[@abigailhowe8302]

such a great film XD

[@bradmclean4988]

The fact that other people were heard shushing him made it even better.

[@DarthDominion]

I like the guy who shouts "Runner!" In Saving Private Ryan. It's when they come up on the village and it's raining. I always picture him messing up his lines in an outtake. Like him going like "Walker!" Damn! I just can't nail it down! Runner. Runner. Runner. He also is really into the character, squinting all hard and chewing gum. It makes the scene for me. I forget Tom Hanks is even there sometimes in anticipation of this guy.

[@aileenhampton6911]

It's so funny this came up in my feed. I've recently started working as a movie extra, and I just came back from discussing that while visiting with my neighbor. She showed me a clip of her close friend as an extra in the movie Dumb and Dumber. He is sitting as a background actor in the fancy restaurant fight scene.

[@chief1b]

You missed one. North by Northwest in the ending scene an extra puts his hands over his ears before the gun shot goes off in the cafeteria. This was a classic.

[@jakefollensbee]

These are good extra performances. That was a bad performance and is in their list labeled as such.

[@Bendrix27]

@@jakefollensbee How is a Storm Trooper hitting his head a "good performance"?

[@patrickmccurry1563]

I was looking for this comment. It's just so darn famous. That and the guy sweeping the air in a James Bond movie.

[@hirightnow]

@@patrickmccurry1563 Or the guy in the Dark Knight movie ("Rises"?) who gets knocked down by nobody during a fight with Batman.

[@katarinad1309]

Just a heads up the one in Independence Day isn’t a pilot he’s ground crew you can tell by what he’s wearing.

[@LupusSolusStudios]

Thank you. Pilots don’t wear cranials.

[@sarnieken]

Beat me to it :-)

[@formerevolutionist]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@jahshappybus]

I had to scroll to make sure I wasn't the only one wo spotted that gaff.

[@Nippleless_Cage]

NERD

[@river3808]

That dude running got me dying😭😂

[@mistresstlc8201]

YUSSS! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!! *fist pumps into a fistbump & high-five*

[@badheadkida.k.aethan265]

Margarita man is jimmy buffet, he’s a famous singer who owns a restaurant chain called margaritaville

[@Tattooedgaymer]

I mean, he technically IS the margarita man lol

[@badheadkida.k.aethan265]

@@Tattooedgaymer true true ahaha

[@mr.raslyon6626]

And sang the song.

[@SperoinDeo]

Is it an all you can eat buffet restaurant?

[@badheadkida.k.aethan265]

@@SperoinDeoahahaha unfortunately not 😆

[@dkratos2640]

How about being John Malkovich when the extras hit him with a beer can

[@krisoller6276]

Row-hear-uhm And if I remember right, the "extra" that fell from their horse was completely digital, being created by the MASSIVE program, as were much of the "extras" in the scene.

[@yagsyags5694]

If we want to talk TV shows instead of movies, Eddie Paskey has to qualify as the top extra of all time. He was in 57 of 79 episodes of the original Star Trek, which is more than some of the main characters (Rand, Sulu, and Chekhov). Apparently, he liked working on the show so much that he'd skim the scripts as soon as he could get his hands on them to see if they were going to kill off any red shirts in that episode. Then, he'd avoid being around when they filmed those scenes, so he wouldn't get killed off. Eventually, there was an episode where Kirk gave him a direct order, and Shatner named his character Lieutenant Leslie, after his own daughter (Leslie Shatner).

[@SteezyRider]

NOOO!!! What a missed opportunity! Margarita Man was actually Jimmy Buffett! He's drinking those margs at his own restaurant, Margaritaville, named after one of his most popular songs.

[@DrZeuss-cr8jm]

Still an extra, not part of the main cast makes him an extra, cameo or not.

[@sigh824]

@@DrZeuss-cr8jm still a missed opportunity to not point it out tho

[@user-tx5bx3wq4g]

@@DrZeuss-cr8jm bro...you've commented this on multiple people jimmy buffet post....are u like his scorned band member he dropped before becoming famous?

[@DrZeuss-cr8jm]

@@user-tx5bx3wq4g Do you English good?

[@user-tx5bx3wq4g]

@@DrZeuss-cr8jm yep, what did Jimmy do to you?

[@asifkhan4822]

Extra Extra, it's marvelous when an extra can make a impact in a scene without the filmmakers noticing.

[@donnypoker]

Some good ones there. I just rewatched “The Fugitive” and I love the reaction of all the attendees in the ballroom near the end when Dr. Kimball interrupts the seminar

[@kanedaku]

I loved when the Scrubs janitor plays the cop. "KIMBLE!!!" Excellent work

[@LadyVoldemort]

That one dancer in Austin Powers opening. The slim guy danced so smooth (enjoying himself so much) in the last part of American Pie 2. 😅

[@phatnana2379]

The riders of Rohan are called the Ro-hear-rem!!

[@PaulVandersypen]

I noticed that too. I wonder if Josh has even seen the movies, since the word is said a few times.

[@clarkyownsyou9972]

This honestly is all I thought for the rest of the video! Absolutely butchered it 😭

[@MP-sf2eb]

Famous ”actor” Ron Jeremy is also in Ghostbusters. Not spraying any ectoplasma though.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Adult actor, but yea

[@davidbeppler3032]

Hardest working actor in Hollywood! lmao

[@ShootingArrows]

@@davidbeppler3032 Hardest "worked" actor

[@travissapienza4930]

Hey now, lets not forget the classic performance giving by Ron Jeremy in Andre the Butcher!

[@copper12heavy69]

Regarding the storm trooper, I remember Luke's line "I can't see a thing in this helmet". Can't remember if that was before or after the scene in question but next time I watch I'll be sure to pay attention.

[@W.13th]

I could've sworn I was the only one to notice the extra in Avengers. I'm not so thx for that, WhatCulture! Hell of a video

[@scourgeofman4980]

I always thought that the extra in Scream was a perfect addition to the seen. Her reaction made the seen more believable to me. Same with the lady running in the Avengers movie!

[@vargaslc2]

As much of a star wars fan that I am, the saluting guy from Independence Day will always be the #1 extra to me.

[@hotwheelz55]

#1 is the dude at the end of Teen Wolf zipping up his pants just before the end credits

[@vaughngordon1095]

About 12 years ago I got the opportunity to be an extra in Secretariat. I had a look and wardrobe that was very appropriate for the time period (early 1970s) and after a while the directing and production staff nicknamed me "Dennis Hopper". Surprisingly, I can be found 6 times during the film, most noticeably in the scene where the jockey gets fired and walks over to me and near the end as the camera pans up from principal actors in a crowd scene.

[@martinwestern3334]

Margarita man in Jurassic World is Jimmy Buffet who owns a string of restaurants named Margaritaville. A name taken from one of his songs He's not an extra but a cameo performer

[@MMLynnmarie]

Best cameo ever.

[@mike_outdoors4918]

I always found the 'air sweeper' in Quantum of Solace to be a real attention grabber 😂

[@gonzotony4391]

The word for a happy accident is Serendipity ;) Very interesting stuff! Cheers

[@justjakefornow]

I would have loved to hear the scenes play out a bit but this guy managed to fill every second with his opinion. No wonder my English teacher kept me from putting first person in my essays.

[@geckokid8265]

What about the "I'm not" guy from life of brian (it wasn't scripted he said it so he got more money as he had a speaking role) and the poor sod who got kicked in the knackers by a horse in the last samurai and stayed standing

[@neesi1570]

While we're on the subject of Trek, there's a scene in Search for Spock where a crewmember on the bridge gives a great wordless reaction after Saavik and David tell the Grissom that Spock is still alive. It's at least as good as Nuclear Wessels Lady.

[@singleasasin]

Woo-Hooo !!! .... This was a fun video to watch :-)

[@KRYoung_dev]

I appreciate this.

[@JeffreySquires]

I'm sorry, but HOW is Monty Python's The Life of Brian's "Biggus Dickus" extra NOT ONLY not #1, but not even on the list?!

[@MistedMind]

Because those extras allegedly weren't acting, but really in hilarious laughter, because they were told it was some "serious historical movie" and they were supposed to be totally serious in this situation. But, as it turns out, they just couldn't.... I mean WHO COULD?!?!? They were totally unable to "stay in character" - hilarity ensued :D

[@N8tiveSon807]

Just thinking about that scene makes me laugh.

[@mandywalkden-brown7250]

W cause any movie not made by the US doesn’t exist. Typical!

[@archstanton664]

Margarita Man had the best genuine laugh in the theater I saw it in. No cheesy line topped it.

[@Mary-pw1ki]

Great idea! Loved this, is another one possible ?

[@kcnoel5270]

My personal favorite extra is from the movie war of the worlds with the tall alien machines. This was in the first scene when the alien machine came up out of the ground. The camera pans to everyone standing still, watching the looming vehicle, accept for one person in the background booking it out of there. I love when extras give a realistic reaction despite what the director or screen writers want

[@philipenos2930]

The opening scene of the movie Breakin'. At the dance competition on the beach, you can see an extra wearing a black one piece unitard dancing and clapping in the background. That extra is Jean Claude Van Damme. You can do a youtube search.

[@chongxina1387]

That isn't jcvd it's Camille François Van Varenberg

[@Bubbles99718]

Rocky's fruit thrower. Wasn't an extra, it was just some random cool guy

[@tolfan4438]

You get a lot of that kind of thing in Rocky all the movies Philadelphia's funny like that

[@minsapint8007]

My favourite is the woman in Terminator 2. Brilliant reaction shot.

[@drhkleinert8241]

Maybe she likes mechanical things when naked

[@aretnap3653]

2:00... He *PAID* JurassicWorld *PRICES* For those Drinks! 😜

[@NotQuiteEpic]

That monologue from Independence Day still stands the test of time. It's still epic and moving!

[@AnimeLover069]

Exactly! Just ask Coach Finstock

[@XenoSlayer]

Curious as to who else knows the sprinting "woman" from Avengers? 🤣 He's pretty stoked to have made this list.

[@raebee4321]

Yeah, he was my physics TA.

[@theautisticveteran2466]

Love him, especially in RHPS...

[@XenoSlayer]

@@raebee4321 ME TOO!

[@XenoSlayer]

@@theautisticveteran2466 I've never seen him do it, only pictures.

[@tiffanymurtland2804]

Never had him for a TA, but I knew him in college. He was a campus celebrity, and possibly a campus legend now he's gone.

[@clairepettie]

I like Willrow Hood and the ice cream machine more than the stormtrooper. His performance with the unusual prop was so stellar that he eventually became a named character with a backstory in the official Star Wars' canon.

[@thebagnechannel3183]

Fantastic video.