Movie Directors Who Made a Cameo Appearance in Their Own Films

David Cronenberg 

A film is an art form, or that's what you'll have to remind yourself of when watching The Fly. In this grotesque movie, we see director David Cronenberg portraying a gynecologist. He delivers the baby Genna Davis is carrying. It, famously, is actually not a baby at all, but a giant maggot. Maybe he was the only one really willing to play such a disgusting but vital part...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.