• CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    You did, I suppose, so, thanks for pointing that out. I remember reading Elijah Wood was also in a movie as a little kid. I remember finding out that Adam Scott (of Severance and other things) was in Star Trek VIII: First Contact as Worf’s helmsman during the big fight in the beginning, who announces the arrival of the Enterprise (which annoys Worf, who had just ordered a suicide run at the enemy). It doesn’t “look” like him but it is. These little cameos (or whatever you call them before the person is famous) are fun to find.

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    2 months ago

    Didn’t know that! I remember seeing The Wizard in a movie theater. Even got the companion booklet. I had a power glove too. It looked really cool but sucked to use.

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    2 months ago

    In more recent times, I rewatched The Impossible (2012), a Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor movie about a real family of 5 that went through the 2004 tsunami and somehow survived despite all odds. For most of the movie the father and two youngest are separated from the mother and the eldest son who, to my surprise during my rewatch, was played by a young Tom Holland.

    Good movie 👍

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      29 days ago

      In going to put that on my list just for that (and the cast). Thanks 😄

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        29 days ago

        Bring tissues. It’s a crying movie. Also surprisingly gory sometimes, fyi. But yeah, it is intensely beautiful and very emotional. The real family was brought on set and were actively involved in the making of the film. The real mother and Naomi became rather close friends if I’m not misremembering.

        I also think this detail is really cute, but in an interview with Naomi Watts, she mentioned how she believed Tom Holland had a great career ahead of him and that he would become a big name. If you get the chance to get a hold of the behind the scenes material for this film, I highly recommend you give it a watch :) this movie was made by people who genuinely cared about the impact the 2004 tsunami had on its victims, which is always nice to see. So much love between strangers.

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          28 days ago

          Thank you. That sounds well worth seeing. I will see if I come across that somewhere.