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When Johnny Depp wants to throw a party in Dark Shadows, he calls in the big guns and gets Alice Cooper to perform. Never mind the fact that Cooper is weirdly playing himself circa 1972: The allure of the rock star cameo is too strong! But when these rockers show up on the big screen, do their cameos make them cooler or make you cringe? Vulture’s assembled a list of notable rock stars playing themselves to figure this conundrum out.
It’s a little sad that poor Martha Plimpton passes out and isn’t even aware that Elvis Costello has shown up at her New Year’s Eve party. It’s a little more sad that he’s playing himself aged eighteen years younger.
