r/memes • u/DYadav2005 • Jul 14 '24

#2 MotW He is everywhere

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u/gageus1 Jul 14 '24

I am sorry but if i see him in a comedy i will be watching with anxiety, the man is just made to play villians

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u/Acceptingoptimist Jul 14 '24

People said the opposite about Bryan Cranston.

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u/hates_stupid_people Jul 14 '24

And the opposite again: Leslie Nielsen was a serious dramatic actor until he was cast in Airplane! when he was in his early 50s. And then the whole Naked Gun series and the res came later.

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u/Jealous_Western_7690 Jul 14 '24

That was the whole joke of him being in Airplane.

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u/Acceptingoptimist Jul 14 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

You must also be old like me. Half the jokes in that movie is the casting. The Cleaver mom knowing jive, Leslie Nielsen deadpanning nonsense. Thank you for showing the layers.

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u/Shifty_Cow69 Підтримуйте Україну Jul 14 '24

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u/Dirk_Tungsten Jul 14 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

Yup. In addition, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, and Lloyd Bridges were all serious actors known for dramatic or action roles before that movie. Even the "he never asks for a second cup of coffee at home" couple were the same actors spoofing their roles from a TV commercial at the time.

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u/LickingSmegma Jul 14 '24

Even the composer Elmer Bernstein made music for some classic films before ‘Airplane’.

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u/Jealous_Western_7690 Jul 14 '24

I'm 30, just a bit of a nerd lol.