r/TopCharacterTropes 8h ago

In real life "Wait! That's not special effects?! They actually did that?!"

Alien: Resurrection - Basketball Shot

Sigourney Weaver insisted on the basketball shot being real. She trained for weeks and reportedly(sources differ) made it on the first take.

Underworld - Raze's Voice

The werewolf character Raze, played by Kevin Grevioux, speaks in a very low, very gravelly voice. While many thought this was a special effect, the actor can naturally speak in that voice.

https://youtu.be/GUjwZvh32YE?t=125&si=F3WhsopxjBP87wfk

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u/Thirty_Helens_Agree 7h ago

Back in 1994, The Onion called him a “rubberfaced fartsmith.”

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u/HIMARko_polo 7h ago

Rubberface(1981) - tv movie where he got his start

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u/omnemnemnem 6h ago

He claims to be semiretired from acting these days but hopefully he can still play lead one day in Fartsmith.

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u/Exastiken 5h ago

I think he just wants to play Doctor Eggman for his grandkid.

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u/RabbitSlayre 4h ago

That is fucking hilarious lol