you can also imagine maybe john wayne is
macbeth gray while
is this a dagger i see before me
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
best impressions
in movies hey on these shoes did you
pick up my shoes
don't bring around a cloud to rain on my
parade
hello pretty ladies
for this list we're looking at film
scenes in which actors pulled off highly
impressive and entertaining
celebrity impersonations which imitation
left the biggest impression on you
let us know in the comments number 10
eddie murphy does james brown another 48
hours
given his arsenal of impressions it's no
surprise eddie murphy went on to
incorporate some in his big screen
outings
and with murphy's take on james brown
serving as perhaps his most
crowd-pleasing
thanks to a wonderfully weird saturday
night live
skit involving a hot tub it's fitting
the actor chose to send up the godfather
soul in the sequel to 48 hours
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while leaving lock up in a prison bus
murphy's reggie hammond is shown
listening
and singing loudly to rounds i got the
feeling
it's an entertaining moment in its own
right but the fact that our protagonist
is so oblivious to the impending trouble
ahead
makes it that much funnier
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number nine steve coogan and rob brydon
do michael kane
the trip what happens when you enlist
two comedic actors
both revered for their celebrity
impressions and have them play
fictionalized versions of themselves on
a
restaurant tour of northern england why
you get the trip
and some really great on-screen
impersonations of course
anthony hopkins i want a room with a
view i want to see a tree
i think anyone over 40 who amuses
himself by doing impressions needs to
take a long
hard look in the mirror steve coogan and
rob ryden showcase an abundance of
imitations in this bbc
series turned film including the likes
of sean connery liam neeson
and woody allen i'll have a vodka
martini shaken without shed
i'll have a vodka martini shake a notch
done but
it's the duo's back and forth battle
over how a proper michael kane
impression should be done
that takes the cake right so michael
cat's voice down
in the batman movies and in harry brown
i can't go fast because michael caine
talks
very very slowly
arguing the accuracies of where kane's
voice comes from the pair's expertly
nuanced cadences
make the clear winner of this fight the
audience when it gets loudly
it gets very loud indeed it gets very
specific it's not quite nasal enough the
way you're doing it all right you're not
doing it the way
he speaks number eight dana carvey does
al pacino the master of disguise
a film titled the master of disguise
starring a master of impressions
is naturally going to be littered with
impersonations galore
and sure enough dana carvey's titular
character manages to slip his way
in and out of a plethora of masquerades
over the course of the film
one of these is a man named mr peru but
he's clearly meant to be al pacino's
tony montana scarface himself
hello for my little friend
the scene sees peru cause a distraction
at a party where
among other things he hassles a waiter
and displays acrobatic feats while
dancing the conga
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polarizing as the movie may be one would
be hard pressed to dismiss carvey's
transformative talents here
hooyah number seven michael winslow does
bruce lee police academy 2
their first assignment thanks to some
remarkable vocal abilities actor michael
winslow more than earned the moniker the
mane of 10 000
sound effects and rarely did his talents
make a bigger impression
than in the police academy film series
where as officer lar-vel jones
winslow uses his audible imitation
skills to deceive
criminals
a particularly memorable example occurs
in the comedy franchise's second
go-round where jones fights off a couple
of crooks by impersonating the legendary
bruce lee
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he thinks he's bruce lee you want a bit
not only copying lee's movements
the actor uses his magical mouth to
replicate the signature sound effects
and questionable dubbing found in
martial arts movies of the time
daniel want a fight huh
talk about an impression with some kick
six paul rudd does robert de niro
knocked up
sometimes the best impressions are the
most unexpected
this was definitely the case with paul
rudd's mimicking of robert de niro
in the hit comedy knocked up on a double
date rudd's character takes part in a
random discussion about having water
break on robert de niro's shoes
my shoes hey there's all this baby goo
on it
and while seth rogen provides a rather
bland impression of the actor
rudd followed it up with a shockingly
flawless one these shoes
hey on these shoes did you puke up my
shoes
your water brush you picked up my shoes
this isn't the only time a de niro
impression served as a scene stealer
zac efron dave franco and others put
forth their best efforts as the oscar
winner
in the film neighbors yep the robert de
niro impression
equals the comedy gift that keeps on
giving like you're upset and jinxy cats
just stop doing this stupid [ __ ] we're
sorry hey when you called the cops you
violated the circle of trust [ __ ]
we're sorry we called the cops okay
are you talking to me number five bill
hayder does jabba the hutt
it chapter two what better way to
improve on some light-hearted ribbing
then to turn it into a full-blown
impression
it chapter 2 proved to be a surprisingly
funny horror sequel and this moment is
an
undeniable highlight early in the film
we see the losers club reunite over
dinner at a chinese restaurant
it's here that richie played by the
multi-talented bill hader begins to
playfully poke fun at his childhood pal
eddie this leads to a quip about
marrying eddie's ahem
rotund mother yeah no me and your mom
are very very happy
richie tops it off with a pitch perfect
impression of star wars batty jab of the
hut
sometimes she she'll put her arm around
me and she'll whisper to me she'll go
piss off
the gleeful reaction from haters
co-stars seemed fairly genuine
and audiences couldn't help but laugh
along with them the impression
was that good number four jim carrey
does william shatner
ace ventura when nature calls much like
the first installment ace ventura when
nature calls utilizes stars jim carrey's
physical gifts to deliver a variety of
spoofs
and parodies including a memorable
opening send up to the film
cliffhanger do not fret my little
woodland friend
for your life is in the hands of a
centura
but it's any takeoff of the twilight
zone's infamous
nightmare at 20 000 feet that sees
carrie's imitation abilities shine
brightest
there's a man out there what
look look he's crawling on
and so just as the 1963 william shatner
starring episode went
jim's ace ventura plays up seeing a
horrifying creature on the wing of his
plane
one that only he notices there's
someone on the way some thing
the comedian's shatner impersonation is
comically over the top here
only adding to the wonderful carey
infused outrageousness
number three robin williams does barbra
streisand
mrs doubtfire robin williams has many
uproarious performances to his name
one of his most celebrated showcases
however comes as a divorced dad who
imitates a female housekeeper in order
to spend quality time with his kids
hello i'm calling in regards to the ad i
read in the paper
the film is of course mrs doubtfire and
williams is at his
gut busting best here providing a large
helping of improvised impressions along
the way
oh it was such a shonda i should never
buy gribbiness for memorial it's so
chewy and while his character also a
freelance voice actor
famously references all the voices he
can do
it's his unexpected breakout into song
as barbra streisand that will give your
abs the biggest workout
let's make the matchmaker make me a
match
find me a fight catch in the midst of
choosing his new look
williams is given the babs ensemble one
that the comedian takes full advantage
of with a brief rendition
of don't rain on my parade don't tell me
not to live to sit in potter
life's candy and the sun's up all the
butter don't bring around a cloud to
rain on my parade
number two jim carrey does clint
eastwood
the mask okay
was there ever a film more taylor made
for an actor than the mask was for jim
carrey
at the height of his career this mega
blockbuster saw carrie play a meek
bankler who transforms into a manic
super powered anti-hero
naturally jim went all out with a
skillfully cartoonish performance
incorporating plenty of pop culture
send-ups one of which being the
comedian's long-standing clint eastwood
impression
you've got to ask yourself one question
do i feel lucky
well do you bonk it's near the end of
the film that the mask
brings out eastwood's classic line from
dirty harry right before bringing out
some rather
big guns now you have to ask yourself
one question
do i feel lucky
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kerry also dusted off the impersonation
of the grizzled actor and bruce almighty
this time as a sign from god well it is
a heavenly impression after all
be careful what you wish for punk
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
jason siegel does andre the giant i love
you man
took honor the giant a barrel of beer to
get drunk sometimes too
hello pretty ladies
regina king does tina turner miss
congeniality 2
armed and fabulous
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bill murray does richard burton scrooge
i am all kinds of nobody in here coming
at me for me all those you get over
there
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number one robin williams does jack
nicholson and many others
aladdin robin williams not only brought
the laughter in live action films
but he also changed the game for
animation voice acting
essentially a living cartoon character
himself it's little wonder the actor
comedian proved a match made in heaven
for aladdin's
genie hello aladdin nice to have you on
the show can we call you al or maybe
just din
how about lobby sounds like hey boy as
the big blue guy
williams got to sing ad-lib and of
course provide madcap impressions
let me take your order down you never
had a friend like me
and while the funny man seamlessly
transitioned between impersonations of
arnold schwarzenegger
rodney dangerfield groucho marx and many
others
it's perhaps genie's transformation into
jack nicholson
that is remembered most fondly with the
animated character taking on nicholson's
appearance
williams nails his distinct speech
pattern giving way to one very memorable
motion picture impression all right
sparky here's the deal
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gotta be a straight shooter do you got
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