Tim Burton's Two Cameos In His Own Movies Explained

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Director Tim Burton is well known for his repertoire of fantasy and horror films — however, he has also appeared on the other side of the camera for a couple of cameos in his own movies. Unlike other directors, making cameos in his own films isn't a frequent habit of Burton's. Of all of the movies he has directed, Burton has only made a cameo in two — Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children.

Tim Burton wears many hats when it comes to filmmaking; he is a director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. Burton made his feature-film directorial debut in 1985 with Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; from there, he quickly became known for his distinct gothic style. Working in both real-life films and animation, Tim Burton has directed iconic movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, and many more. Burton is known to frequently collaborate with actors like Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, with whom he shared a relationship and fathered two children.

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Though Tim Burton's cameos are very brief in both movies, it is possible to spot the director in both. In Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, Burton can be found during the film's final battle on the boardwalk between Miss Peregrine's children and the Hollowgasts. The director can be spotted on one of the amusement park rides, getting hit in the face with an errant skeleton decoration come to life. In Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Burton makes an uncredited appearance. When Pee-Wee is down on his luck and his search for his bike brings him to a dark, sketchy alley in the pouring rain, he is jumped by some thugs who don't