9 self-ironic roles of famous actors in which they laugh at themselves (10 photos)

I suggest you look at examples of films in which famous actors starred in order to laugh at themselves, their careers and the reputation they have in society.





There are both main roles and small scenes, and the actors often play themselves. But at the same time, these are not some kind of sketch shows, but full-length films in which movie stars showed themselves from an attractive, self-ironic side.

Al Pacino in the film “Twins So Different” (2011)



He played himself, that is, an elderly actor who starred in a brilliant movie, and now he’s not averse to starring in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial, where he dances and raps, introducing the public to a new coffee drink - dankachino.

Jason Statham in the movie "Spy" (2015)





He played the role of special agent Rick Ford, whose lines and stories embody many phantasmagoric images from the career of the actor himself. He is very cool, invulnerable, brutal, but here he plays such a character in a particularly comical way and with a ton of charming self-irony.

Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film Last Action Hero (1993)



He played a typical action hero of the 1980s-1990s, that is, himself. Moreover, his character literally lives in the world of films and therefore has all the action superpowers. In addition, Arnie plays a second character in the film - himself. Already literally himself, that is, Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film contains a scene where Schwarzenegger's two entities meet - himself and his all-powerful on-screen hero.

John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich (1999)



The very title of the film suggests that John Malkovich signed up for some kind of adventure.

According to the plot of the film, in an American office there is a secret entrance into the head of actor John Malkovich, where excursions begin to take place as the action progresses. And then John Malkovich himself finds out about this.

Continuing the meta-chain: and then John Malkovich read the script for this film and thought it would be a great idea to act in it.

Edward Norton in the movie Birdman (2014)



In fact, he plays himself and makes fun of his reputation as an actor with whom it is impossible to work on the same set.

Nicolas Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)



A self-reflective comedy film in which the main character, actor Nicolas Cage, realizes that his career is not going well, so he is constantly pestered by Nikki, a young version of him from the 1990s. Cage himself signs up for a dubious adventure solely to improve his financial situation.

All of Cage’s problems shown in the exposition of the film are the pure truth (probably except for Nikki, but who knows), from which the actor agreed to make a film, and a black comedy at that.

Bruce Campbell in My Name Is Bruce (2007)



Actor Bruce Campbell, known for the “Evil Dead” trilogy, has been acting mostly in second-rate films for a long time, so he decides on another career offer, this time quite specific.

Is this a description of the actor’s life at the time of 2007 or the plot of the film “My Name is Bruce” itself? Answer: both.

In the story, Bruce goes to a certain town where some mystical evil awakens. Residents called him because they believed that the main character of The Evil Dead knew better than anyone else how to deal with this problem. Campbell himself is sure that he was invited to shoot another B-movie.

By the way, unlike Cage and his “biopic,” Bruce Campbell directed this film himself.

Keanu Reeves in the film "Maybe This Is Forever" (2019)



The small role of Keanu Reeves, who played himself, was presented in an ironically pathetic way, as the appearance of a public favorite who gives out emotional parting words and brings people to tears with his very appearance. Everyone loves Keanu, and he actually knows it.

Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2 (2018)



In the post-credits scenes of Deadpool 2, Ryan went through his past roles and career decisions, shooting dead the extremely strange Deadpool he played in X-Men Origins. Wolverine" and himself, admiring the script of the failed film "Green Lantern".