Examples of director "cameos"? I.e., a director shooting a scene in another director's movie.

In this type of "cameo," I don't mean a director acting in a bit role in a movie (although those are fun to spot). Instead, and often less well-known, is when a director shoots one or more scenes in another director's movie. One rarely hears about this type of cameo, and unless you're a behind-the-scenes junkie, they're often not publicized. I get a kick out it, imagining these famous directors palling around with each other on their movie sets.I've listed some examples below (with citations), but I'd love to hear of any others.I don't include cases in which a new director replaces the original director who was fired, or who leaves for professional or personal reasons (e.g., Superman 2, Justice League, Rogue One).Here are some examples:Sam Raimi in the *The Hudsucker Proxy"* - Raimi was not only the 2nd unit director for this Coen Brothers movie, but also directed the famous "hula hoop" montage and the opening suicide scene.Monte Hellman in "Robocop" - Hellman, probably best known as the director of Two Lane Blacktop and a producer of Reservoir Dogs, was an uncredited 2nd unit director on Robocop, directed by Paul Verhoven. But according to an interview, this understates how much he claims to have shot, including significant portions of one of the most memorable scenes in the movie, the malfunctioning ED-209 in the boardroom.Robert Rodriguez in "Pulp Fiction" - Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino are famously close friends, which has extended to shooting scenes in each other's movies. In Pulp Fiction, Tarantino wanted to focus on his acting as Jimmie, so he asked Rodriguez to direct whenever Tarantino was in front of the camera.Quentin Tarantino in "Sin City" - And here's Quentin returning the favor. Tarantino is a famous advocate of shooting on celluloid, but wanted to try digital cameras. Rodriguez gave him the opportunity in the "Designated Driver" scene in Sin City.Steven Soderbergh in "The Hunger Games" - Directors Gary Ross and Steven Soderbergh are long-time friends and when the former needed a 2nd unit director for a couple of days, he asked his friend Soderbergh because "I’d rather have you do it than hire somebody who I don’t know." While it's not clear exactly which scenes were directed by Soderbergh, it's believed that one of them is the District 11 riot.Eli Roth in "Inglourious Basterds" - In addition to playing the Bear Jew, Roth directed the film-within-the-film, "Nation's Pride."Robert Rodriguez in "Scream 2" - Rodriquez directed a few scenes in this Wes Craven sequel, including the "Stab" movie.James Cameron in "Apollo 13 - While not actually directing, Cameron storyboarded the Saturn V launch sequence in Ron Howard's movie. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/FeYrGQx