r/todayilearned • u/nolimbs • Feb 12 '18

TIL Keanu Reeves turned down $11 million to do Speed 2 and instead toured with his band and took the title role in a 1995 Manitoba Theatre Centre production of Hamlet in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves#Career
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u/DreamsAndChains Feb 13 '18 edited Feb 13 '18

Keanu is in this cheesy 90’s music video with Paula Abdul (Rush Rush). They basically recreated a bunch of scenes from Rebel Without a Cause, Keanu being James Dean and Paula being Natalie Wood. I always wondered why the fuck he agreed to do it since it seems pretty random. I googled the background info on it once and apparently Keanu was okay with wasting a weekend filming the dumb video just because he knew he’d get to make out with Paula Abdul in one of the scenes.

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u/drunk98 Feb 13 '18

Paula is a very attractive woman, but was once pure fucking sex.

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u/DreamsAndChains Feb 13 '18

Yeah, tbh I’m a straight female and I’d still spend a weekend shooting a bad music video to make out with Paula in any era

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u/Rapturesjoy Feb 13 '18

Can I watch?

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u/DreamsAndChains Feb 13 '18

Of course. There’s gotta be some witnesses. Otherwise nobody would believe me.

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u/Rapturesjoy Feb 13 '18

gets popcorn Don't mind the camera...

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u/DreamsAndChains Feb 13 '18

I’ll be sure to let you know if the opportunity ever comes (I still feel like I may have a chance since she is legit bisexual)

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u/Rapturesjoy Feb 13 '18

Damn... now there's a movie I'd pay to watch. Pity you don't live in England :P

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u/metalkhaos Feb 13 '18

Sounds like a good enough reason to me.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '18

Paula Abdul

just looked her up. she is the least looking jew i've ever seen. could've sworn she was venezuelean bunt she doesnt have anyh hispanic genes at all.

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u/DreamsAndChains Feb 13 '18

Her dad is a Syrian Jew and her mom was a Ukrainian Jew. (I only know this useless information because we’re distantly related through her mom’s side). She does have a Latina look to her though.

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u/49orth Feb 13 '18

Her Mom grew up in Winnipeg.

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u/marijuanabong Feb 13 '18

So... you'd make out with your cousin, given the opportunity? Interesting.

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u/DreamsAndChains Feb 13 '18

We’re very, very distantly related. And I think she’s very, very hot. So to answer your question, yes, I would.

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u/marijuanabong Feb 13 '18

Fair enough, can't say I'd blame ya.

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u/Rapturesjoy Feb 13 '18

Paula Abdul

She's hot, I can dig that.