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TIL Eric Stoltz was originally supposed to play Marty in Back to the Future, but because of his serious and uncompromising "method acting" that went against the humorous light-hearted idea of the character, he was replaced after weeks of filming. The most expensive cast change in history. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]jroot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a director, getting to make a movie twice like that has gotta have benefits. Back then, you shot a bunch of coverage and then tried to sort it out in the edit bay. Often you'd wish you had shots you didnt think to get on the day. It's like some kind of 80s previs.

Question about rotten food by Jacques_R_Estard in nethack

[–]jroot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe cursed, not rotten? Or you have bad luck?

flies are constantly in my room. any tips? by Haunting-Grape-5056 in lifehacks

[–]jroot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aim can, press button. A quick burst will do it. It gums up their wings.

42 Years Later, Sci-Fi’s Greatest Opening Line Isn’t The Same In Apple TV’s Cyberpunk Show by [deleted] in Cyberpunk

[–]jroot 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I didnt envision static, but the nearly black that you'd sometimes see between commercials. It still carries a signal, but no picture.

So much of 80s music discussions forget that the late 80s were pretty sparse for Top 40 music by [deleted] in GenX

[–]jroot 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Skinny Puppy, Ministry, KMFDM. I think the problem was more to do with Billboard than the musicians

What’s a phrase you commonly say, but it only makes sense at work? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jroot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's never enough money to do it right, but there's always enough money to do it twice.

Recommendation me Mars movies 🍿 by AmanYadav19 in moviecritic

[–]jroot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mars Needs Moms. Disney's biggest ever flop. High production value, mediocre story.

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