Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[RealAlHazred]

You just reminded me that John Lithgow looked like a 50 year old man from ages 30-70. Such an odd superpower.

You need to watch the interview with John Lithgow for the 25th anniversary where he talked about getting and figuring out the role. Based on his process, he was already a great actor in the 80s when it came out! And his over-the-top performance helped Peter Weller enormously with his characterizations (from the same set of interviews.)

i'm trying again to watch Buckaroo Banzai and it feels like franchise movie only without a franchise to support it.

That is precisely what they were going for! E. D. Rauch wanted to write an episode of an adventure serial, but he couldn't be arsed to actually, you know, write 50 or so stories to get there; instead, he decided he could world-build the thing as he went along. As it turns out, he was pretty on-the-nose.

 

[Deset Gled]

Elsewhere in the internet:

Finding proof you managed to annoy a spammer is a special kind of positive affirmation. I'm going to take some screen shots and look back on this any time I feel stressed this week.

 

[trappedslider]

That is precisely what they were going for! E. D. Rauch wanted to write an episode of an adventure serial, but he couldn't be arsed to actually, you know, write 50 or so stories to get there; instead, he decided he could world-build the thing as he went along. As it turns out, he was pretty on-the-nose.

It's like watching an MCU movie from like phase 3 or 4 but without the others lol

 

[Scribe]

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Trying to keep my snark to a minimum and you start my week by lobbing a softball like that?

Rude.

 

[Ryujin]

i'm trying again to watch Buckaroo Banzai and it feels like franchise movie only without a franchise to support it.

Which I feel is part of the genius of it. "Here are a bunch of characters that you should know, being introduced to the new guy. Now they go and do what they do."

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Which I feel is part of the genius of it. "Here are a bunch of characters that you should know, being introduced to the new guy. Now they go and do what they do."

Having a POV character is a classic way to introduce viewers to an ensemble. Heck, the first episode of ER memorably did that.

 

[Ryujin]

Having a POV character is a classic way to introduce viewers to an ensemble. Heck, the first episode of ER memorably did that.

Yup, viewer inserts have a long tradition in exposition.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

(From an earlier time…)

 

[Scribe]

Welll...it is end of Q2.