Background Artists of the Cinema

Captain of the Guard (Stephen Tobolowsky) in Spaceballs (1987)

“Spectacular stunt, my friend, but all for naught! Turn around, please. What a pity, what a pity… [sees his captives] YOU IDIOTS! These are not them, you’ve captured their stunt doubles!”

Captain of the Guard (Stephen Tobolowsky) in Spaceballs (1987)

“Spectacular stunt, my friend, but all for naught! Turn around, please. What a pity, what a pity… [sees his captives] YOU IDIOTS! These are not them, you’ve captured their stunt doubles!”

Sergeant Tony Fisher (Kevin Eldon) in Hot Fuzz (2007)

An imaginative party goer wears sunglasses and a cigarette on the back of their head during Innerspace (1987)

The Hanging Man (Charles Schneider) in Beetle Juice (1988)

“How do I look? They don’t have a mirror on that side. To tell you the truth, I’m feeling a little flat today” [laughs]

Man with food stuck in throat in Beetle Juice (1988)