Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Sonic, South Park, He-Man Cameos – The Hollywood Reporter

2022-05-20 22:13:21 By : Ms. Vivi Wu

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The live-action/animated Disney+ movie stars 'Saturday Night Live' alums John Mulaney and Andy Samberg as the voices of the titular pair — along with a slew of surprise characters.

[This story contains spoilers from Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers on Disney+.]

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers dropped on Disney+ Friday and the film, based on the beloved ’90s cartoon of the same name, features several surprising animated and CG cameos from assorted films and shows inside and outside the Disney realm.

In fact, one of the cameos was so random and funny, it was immediately trending high on Twitter, and thus is given his due respect below.

Since a number of the characters were so shocking and enjoyable, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled the five — arguably, of course — most enjoyable cameos in Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. 

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The first on the list has to be the guy who is clearly the most popular right out of the gate: “Ugly Sonic.” Trending in the Twitter Top 10 almost immediately, Ugly Sonic is a hilarious take on the scrapped blue hedgehog character design for the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Paramount movie. Voiced by comedian Tim Robinson, Ugly Sonic appears at a fan convention in an area for irrelevant characters. The poor guy is trying to get by in the industry as best he can — but it’s pretty clear opportunities have dried up and cons are his main source of income. But don’t worry, as he says, Ugly Sonic is “in on the joke.”

South Park’s Randy Marsh 

Randy Marsh gets the No. 2 spot because — from social media reaction — his appearance in the film is the most shocking. The fan-favorite South Park character is seen briefly hanging out in a bathhouse sauna while Chip and Dale are on a mission. Randy, voiced by series co-creator Trey Parker in the (very adult) Comedy Central show, does not speak in Rescue Rangers. He just appears relaxing and enjoying his steam.

One of the funniest moments in the film is a moment between He-Man and Skeletor who appear together at a fan convention within the film. Rendered in their classic He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ’80s animation, the duo is at a table signing pictures when Chip and Dale run underneath to avoid trouble. After Dale sits on He-Man’s foot, the ’80s hero panics and says something is under the table, to which Skeletor replies, “There’s nothing down there, you boob! You walk around without pants long enough, you’ll start to notice every breeze!”

Sweet Pete, aka Peter Pan, is far more than a cameo, but THR bent the rules on this one because Sweet Pete has one of the best lines in the film. Voiced by Will Arnett, the gruff, middle-aged, overweight Peter Pan is one of the film’s antagonists. Clearly, the magic of Neverland wore off, at which point a bitter Pete became a crime boss. Toward the end of the film, in the same convention scene with He-Man and Skeletor, Pete bumps into one of the classic Disney Peter Pan Lost Boys. After he shockingly notes Peter grew up, Peter responds: “Yeah, death is coming for us all, kid.”

Last, but certainly not least, is the character whose iconic 1988 movie inspired Rescue Rangers: Roger Rabbit. The live-action/animated Roger Rabbit format is perfectly recreated for Rescue Rangers. And, naturally, Roger Rabbit has a cameo in the beginning of the film as a hat-tip. The best part of the cameo is that Charles Fleischer reprises the character he voiced in the Robert Zemeckis classic starring the legendary Bob Hoskins. (Additional fun fan note: Eddie Murphy once said that Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the only film of which he ever regretted passing.)

Honorable mention: Seth Rogen 

Seth Rogen steals a few scenes as a motion capture Viking dwarf à la World of Warcraft, who’s working alongside Sweet Pete. But the ultimate Rogen moment occurs when a number of his characters are onscreen together, including Pumbaa from the 2019 version of The Lion King, Mantis from the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, and B.O.B. from 2009’s Monsters vs. Aliens.

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