It’s a huge accomplishment for authors to get their books published and to land a spot on the best-selling charts. It’s even more satisfying when their work gets adapted into a film. In fact, some of the best films are based on books. Viewers may not even realize it before they research it online or see the caption “based on a true story” on the screen.
Some people read the books before they see a film adaptation. Others, watch the film to avoid reading the books. Audiences may miss certain author cameos in their film adaptations. Very few are obvious, considering many people are unaware of what they look like.
10 Nothing Can Compare To The Twilight Craze
Stephanie Meyer is behind the wildly popular vampire and werewolves series, Twilight. There wasn’t any teen who didn’t read these books in the mid-2000s, either joining Team Jacob or Team Edward. The book series turned into five Twilight films which starred Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
Stephanie Meyer makes two cameos in her film adaptations. Her first appearance is in Twilight (2008) and occurs for a split-second when Bella meets her dad at a dinner. Her second cameo is during Breaking Dawn – Part 1 as a guest during Bella and Edward’s wedding.
9 John Green’s Voice Appears In One Of His Film Adaptations
The young adult novels by John Green were also a hot topic among readers shortly after the hype of the Twilight books. His most famous work, The Fault In Our Stars, was the first of his books to be turned into a film.
Green makes a cameo in a deleted scene in The Fault In Our Stars. However, Green also appears in his other film adaptation, Paper Towns. He makes a voice cameo, playing the father of the girl Margo’s ex-boyfriend cheats on her with.
8 Stephen King Is Notorious For His Film Cameos
Stephen King has become a household name for his notorious horror books and the many film adaptations that stemmed from them. Some of his most famous adaptations include Carrie and The Shining, which King himself did not enjoy. King appears in many of his film adaptations. The first being in the 1982 film Creepshow, but as the title character instead of a mere cameo. His most recent cameo is in IT Chapter 2. He appears as a shopkeeper from whom Bill buys his bike back.
7 Lee Child Appears Alongside Tom Cruise In His Film Adaptation
Jack Reacher is a 2012 thriller film that stars Tom Cruise as the eponymous title character. Jack Reacher was based on Lee Child’s novel, One Shot. Cruise also appears in the sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, which is based on Child’s novel of the same name.
Never Go Back is the 18th entry in Child’s Jack Reacher book series. Child, whose real name is Jim Grant, makes a cameo as a policeman during Jack Reacher. He also appears in Never Go Back as an airport agent.
6 S.E. Hinton Wrote The Outsiders During High-School
The Outsiders was commonly-assigned reading task among middle-schoolers, but many people enjoyed the 1967 novel. Susan Eloise Hinton wrote The Outsiders during her high school years. Hinton went by her initials S.E. after her publisher believed people wouldn’t read a book with a female name.
The Outsiders was developed into a film adaptation in 1983 and stars dominant names in the acting industry. For example, Ralph Macchio in one of his earliest roles, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, and many more. Hinton makes a brief cameo as a nurse in Dally’s hospital room.
5 Jonathan Safran Foer Appears In Everything Is Illuminated, But Not As Himself
Everything Is Illuminated is a 2002 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, and was adapted into a 2005 film starring Elijah Wood. Foer is also known for his post-9/11 novel, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Everything Is Illuminated focuses on the journey of Jonathan Safran Foer to find a woman named Augustine.
Augustine saved his grandfather during the Holocaust in Trachimbrod, a small Ukrainian village destroyed by the Nazis. When Wood’s character visits his grandfather’s cemetery, Foer makes a brief cameo as a leaf-blower on the grounds.
4 It’s A Sachar Family Affair In Holes Film
Holes is a 2003 Disney film that stars Shia LaBeouf in the lead role as Stanley Yelnats. Stanley blames his family’s curse as he winds up in a juvenile detention camp in the desert for a crime he didn’t commit. The camp’s administrators are obsessed with finding treasure buried somewhere on the campgrounds.
The compelling plot of Holes is based on the 1998 eponymous novel by Louis Sachar, which won the 1999 Newberry Medal. Sachar briefly appears alongside his wife and daughter in a scene where a character named Sam is selling onion juice.
3 Michael Morpurgo Makes A Cameo Alongside His Wife
War Horse is a 2011 heart-breaking war film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. War Horse is based on the eponymous 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo and the 2007 stage version. The plot follows Jeremy Irvine’s character, Albert Narracott, during the First World War.
Albert has an unbreakable bond with his horse named Joey. Morpurgo had his acting wishes granted when Spielberg allowed him to make a cameo in War Horse. Morpurgo and his wife briefly appear as countryfolk in Wiltshire Village.
2 Kathryn Stockett Was Incredibly Excited For Her Film Cameo
The Help is a 2011 period drama film set in the 1960s. The Help follows the lives of several Black women who work for wealthy, usually rude, white families. The Help is based on the eponymous novel by Kathryn Stockett, published in 2009. Both the film and novel were widely popular, and resulted in four Academy Award nominations.
Octavia Spencer snagged her first Oscar for the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as Minny Jackson. Other cast members include Stockett herself when she makes a brief cameo as one of the women at the Junior League meeting.
1 Peter Benchley Tells Of Dark Cloud Over The Beach Community
Jaws is a 1975 thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, which created the fear of sharks for thousands of people. Jaws is based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. There was a certain hype around the film during the mid-1970s that was unexplainable. Everyone, from young to old, was watching Jaws. Bencley appears as a news reporter on the crowded beach and talks about the dark cloud that has shrouded over this community. “The cloud in shape of a killer shark,” states Benchley as the reporter.
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