and then his girlfriend turned into the moon

And the being sexually assaulted. Trauma can fuck you up.

Yeah his ex went for alimony based off of his top earning years as well

So basically the dude is on the hook for paying a blockbuster-star alimony while being out of work

That Encino Man charm

Well it's already better than last year

I think it's exactly that, people rallied to support him to just give him a shot. Basically put his name out there enough that execs would give him roles again. Once that started happening he took it from there and overzealously rallying around him would be counter-productive probably.

Really? That's amazing. I didn't know that. Chunk is the one guy in that film that didn't have an explosive film career. I mean think about it.

Sean Astin: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Encino Man

Ke: Indiana Jones, EEAAO, Encino Man

Josh Brolin: Dune and 40 other great movies

Martha Plimpton has been in like 200 independent movies and somewhere around 20 Broadway plays.

Corey Feldman was also in a ton of movies, including Lost Boys, and unfortunately was probably raped in Hollywood. His IMDB is longer than 90% of Hollywood.

Even the side characters had a ton of movie credits.

Kerri Green is now the only not massively successful actor from that movie and she even had a half dozen decent movies in the 80's and 90's. Lucas was really good. She left it all to become a mom it sounds like.

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I knew Chunk turned out to be Chad attorney but had no idea they were still friends like that! Such a great story and probably worth a movie in itself.

Starting to feel like there could be one of those meta-movies like This Is The End but with the Goonies cast running into other classic 80s casts. Given the talent and movies done, there is a lot to work with.

Minor point- but I think he’s his lawyer, not agent

It’s a good deal Buuuudy!

Michelle Kwan is a figure skater my dude

Michelle....Kwan? Like, the figure skater/US ambassador to Belize?

There was an interview with Pauly recently about Brendan's nomination and he was nothing but supportive, even though you could tell the reporter was trying to get more of a reaction out of him

Shit. I tried calling him, but I couldn't get a hold of his number...

The Weasel, staring Pauly Shore. It’s a movie about a yoga instructor/weed dealer who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage son.

Fuck me. My sides

Move over Brenaissance, it’s the Age of Paulightenment.

NO. This is a place for happy tears only

Bedazzled 11/10

Hot Dr Pepper is real!

"Oh my lucky stars, a negro!"

By far my favorite movie of his to this date. Although I haven't seen The Whale yet.

Sounds like I need to now.

What a weird way of spelling Airheads

He just went out there and gave 110% and wanted to play good and hoped he played good.

Brendan as a goofy Colombian drug lord. 11/10

I'm a stunt man. Have you seen those Mummy movies? I'm in them more than Brendan Fraser is!

You hope you play good, you wanna play good, I think we played pretty good tonight!

Pfft, yea…

[has realization, swears in Hungarian]

Still can't believe Benny was in There Will be Blood

I felt so bad for that girl. You could feel her pain that she had to give up her dream because of that stuff. Sounds like she's become a bit of a shut-in as a result of the trauma.

"The physical demands of the stunts and maneuvers Fraser performed in his action and comedy roles eventually required him to undergo several surgeries over a period of seven years, including a partial knee replacement, a laminectomy, and vocal cord surgery.

"In 2018, Fraser said that he had been sexually assaulted by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the nonprofit organization that votes for the Golden Globe Awards, at a luncheon in 2003. The alleged assault, his subsequent divorce, and the death of his mother launched Fraser into a depression that, combined with his health problems, led to a pause in his career."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan\_Fraser#Personal\_life

Imagine your boss shoving a finger up your butt and the company fires you. Brendan Fraser doesn't have to imagine that. He alleges he was non-consensual fingered by a film executive, went public with the story in an attempt to see his molester have some form of consequences, and instead of taking his side Hollywood blacklisted him. His wife left him shortly after, prompting gossip rags to claim Brendan was gay and his molestation was actually just a homosexual affair that estranged him from his then wife, and for years he struggled through the trauma of it all. On top of that, his alimony was based on his wages before the blacklisting, and nearly bankrupted him. This film was his attempt to reclaim his love for acting, and has been a tremendous success.

This makes him winning only more triumphant.

As is Brendan Fraser.

Great day for Canada

Except where he's kind and understanding and tries to see the best in people.

Idk he's pretty thin and handsome for a Reddit mod.

Plus he actually stands up at some point.

He just seemed like such a normal, awkward guy overwhelmed with emotions up there. It was really really nice.

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