 Mel Brooks (I) (qv) claimed that he was able to get all of the big  star cameos (Burt Reynolds (I) (qv), James Caan (qv),  Liza Minnelli (qv), Paul Newman (I) (qv), etc.) for under $300 a  day, far below there normal salaries. Though, of course, they didnt  have to learn any lines.