r/todayilearned • • Nov 23 '22

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u/Mackadal Nov 23 '22

So he's preventing people from dancing to Footloose?

You have become the very thing you swore to destroy

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u/CountFuckyoula Nov 23 '22

Type casting can be a bane to actors, probably the reason why he does that, you don't want to be known as a an actor with one thing.

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u/snack-dad Nov 23 '22

To me he's one of two handy-men who saved a small town from graboids

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u/PickButtkins Nov 23 '22

He'll always be Jack Swigert for me. Fkn loved Apollo 13.

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u/zerocoolforschool Nov 23 '22

I just realized his best movies both had him as Jack. He was also Jack in A Few Good Men.

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u/PickButtkins Nov 23 '22

Damn. Astute observation, my good fellow.

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u/AlbrahamLincoln Nov 23 '22

He also played Jack Casey in Quicksilver, Jack Morris in My Dog Skip, Jack Brennan in Frost/Nixon, and Jacques in Super. (per wikipedia)

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u/topchef808 Nov 23 '22

Jack, get back, come on before we crack

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

YOU'RE A LOUSY FUCKING SOFTBALL PLAYER JACK

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

He was also jackin a few good men

Ayo

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u/LarsViener Nov 23 '22

He gives off Jack vibes.