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Q: My friend is convinced that Meryl Streep was a pirate in "Hook." I think he's crazy. Who is right?

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Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

You're right, but your friend can be forgiven for thinking that Meryl Streep was among the surprising list of stars who did cameos in the film.

One of those stars was Glenn Close, who is often confused with Streep. The actresses, both from the northeastern U.S., were born two years apart and dominated the screen (and Oscar-nomination lists) starting in the '80s.

"It happens every now and then and it's always very, very funny," Close told Britain's "Daily Record" newspaper.

Close appeared as a pirate named Gutless in the 1991 adventure film "Hook," a re-imagining of the Peter Pan story.

Other surprising guests include pop stars Phil Collins and Jimmy Buffett, film star Carrie Fisher and her "Star Wars" director George Lucas and a 19-year-old Gwyneth Paltrow, playing the younger version of Wendy in the film's flashback scenes.

 

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