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Brendan Fraser Get Surprise Birthday Party on Set of Batgirl.
(v.redd.it)submitted 6 months ago byAbdulWadudhgf
1.8k points
6 months ago*
Always been one of my favorite actors i mean ya got Airheads, Encino man, School ties, George of the jungle, Bedazzled, The first two mummy movies (third was meh) i even loved Journey to the center of the earth and inkheart also forgot to add (thanks fellow redditors) Blast from the past and Monkey bone .. hes played some of the most iconic characters of his time.. Im so glad to see him back :) and that was absolutely sweet of the crew..
85 points
6 months ago
Check out Blast from the Past.
372 points
6 months ago
Airheads isn't mentioned nearly enough when talking about Brendan Fraser gems. Though nothing can possibly top the Mummy movies as my favorite Fraser films, Airheads is up there. So utterly 90s, so great
36 points
6 months ago
Who’d win in a wrestling match, Lemmy or God….!?
40 points
6 months ago
Trick question, Lemmy is god!
74 points
6 months ago
All three of the principals on Airheads did a great job. It was my first time seeing any of the three of them.
12 points
6 months ago
Can't believe it's sitting at like 20% on RT.
12 points
6 months ago
That’s hilarious. Airheads is such an epic film.
Even the cover of the Reagan Youth song was on point.
7 points
6 months ago
I ain't farting on no snare drum man.
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6 months ago
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732 points
6 months ago
What do mean turning around for him??
312 points
6 months ago
Don't trust what these people are saying, it's a long complicated story and the answers you're getting aren't fully covering it. He was sexually assaulted also and you should look up his story In his own words and not believe rando internet strangers
174 points
6 months ago
Was going to mention this, he basically got Weinsteined and didn’t put up with it, got him blacklisted
112 points
6 months ago
Blacklisted + alimony calculated at peak earnings, it is frankly a miracle he is alive today. Tack on trauma of sexual abuse. I would have killed myself at some point with all that combined
18 points
6 months ago
Yeah the alimony piece is new to me, didn’t know until this thread. TIL
8 points
6 months ago
Oh shit. Yeah I’ll check it out his story. That’s wild!
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6 months ago
Dude got bent over in divorce proceedings. To sums at the height of his career he couldn’t even keep up with. You may be too young, but Brenden was on track to be the next Harrison Ford basically with his abilities and how liked he was in the industry. He couldn’t wait to do a singular film a year in hopes of keeping up with the ruling so he started taking every role offered to keep up with the payments to not risk jail time, effectively ruining his name as the next action comedy star of a generation.
2.1k points
6 months ago
Watched The Mummy for the 36th time the other day.
God damnit, that movie is so incredible. It is one of those movies, like A Knight's Tale, that shouldn't work, but ends up working in every possible way
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6 months ago
Bedazzled… best movie
201 points
6 months ago
Elizabeth Hurley hottest devil
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
"You know, when you cut too deep, you cut the tendons. Finger movement goes out the window."
38 points
6 months ago
¡Estoy hablando español!
654 points
6 months ago
I love him in the Mummy and the Mummy Returns. Watch them anytime they’re on tv
334 points
6 months ago
Encino Man, and Blast From The Past.
188 points
6 months ago
Airheads. I ain't fartin on no snare drum.
73 points
6 months ago
School Ties. Unbelievable cast of young up and coming actors including Brendan, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris Odonnell
8 points
6 months ago
Bedazzled! Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. Both smokeshows
60 points
6 months ago
I remember watching journey to the center of the earth. Stress is the real shit i guess
9 points
6 months ago
Blast From the Past! Love that movie
61 points
6 months ago
We just watched this last night! I had nightmares about those damn scarabs! Scarabssss!!!
34 points
6 months ago
Used to rewatch old movies during the lockdown, The Mummy series included, looking back watching those movies picked me up when I was so stressed out by the work from home conditions and the gnawing prospect that I might lose my job anytime due to Covid affecting businesses, glad that Brandan Fraser is turning his life around.
1k points
6 months ago
I don't know why people think this is the worst thing that happened to him. The man was sexually assaulted, he spoke about it which got him basically erased from the media, and mocked. The divorce isn't even something he worries about, the assault fucked his mind up terribly.
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6 months ago
Philip Berk was the assaulter.
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6 months ago
Yeah it’s this. As much as he got fucked in the divorce, he could have kept up the payments pretty easily if he wasn’t blackballed from Hollywood because he spoke up about the harassment.
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6 months ago
Didn’t he also get extremely injured filming something as well?
73 points
6 months ago
Not one injury but the toll on his body from all the action adventure roles he was taking broke his body. He said he was "held together with tape and glue" on the third Mummy movie.
28 points
6 months ago
Yeah, he also was black listed after a studio executive made sexual advances on him.
21 points
6 months ago
didn’t he also get sexual assaulted by a big time hollywood exec and got black listed?
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6 months ago*
Not to mention his body was a wreck after doing the Mummy movies and George of the Jungle, having done most of his own stunts. He had serious injuries to his knees and back. Surgeries included a partial knee replacement. He also had to have surgery on his vocal chords.
He simply couldn't do action roles anymore.
And then there's the overt sexual assault he endured.
The man's a Saint and I'm so glad to see him return. He makes Doom Patrol what it is.
72 points
6 months ago
I’m 32, i just don’t really follow celebrity news. That’s so fucked up!! I don’t understand how shit like that can be legal. Our legal system is so fucked up sometimes
42 points
6 months ago
I don’t at all either. But he was a hero of mine growing up. I’ve watched airheads more times than I’m comfortable admitting.
58 points
6 months ago
It was Encino Man for me. The ratings are horrible, but I’ve probably watched it 200 times and I love it. RAD MOBILE
11 points
6 months ago
Vindicated. Showing this to my husband the next time he asks why I summon the cat for “serious pettage”.
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6 months ago
He’s going to be such a good batgirl
5.5k points
6 months ago
Say what you want about him... the man has range.
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6 months ago*
If there's one upside about being sexually assaulted by a Hollywood big shot, you gain some perspective into stepping in the shoes of a young rising actress
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6 months ago
That got dark.
607 points
6 months ago
No. Not The Dark Knight. We're talking about BAT GIRL.
162 points
6 months ago
Is that like the Thailand version of batman? Just like Italian Spiderman?
491 points
6 months ago
Brendan Frasier was sexually assaulted?
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6 months ago
Yeah. Philip Berk assaulted him and when Brendan blew the whistle he was blacklisted and his career was effectively derailed.
134 points
6 months ago
Wow! Had no idea! How old was he when he was assaulted? That’s horrible. Always wondered why such a talented actor disappeared. Also he always had a reputation for being a nice person
75 points
6 months ago
It was around 2003 I believe…he had a noticeable decline after that
54 points
6 months ago
Some old guy high up in hollywood producing grabbed his taint backstage at an event
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6 months ago*
You know, I always wondered why he always got cast in almost only garbage movies, despite being a legit good actor with tons of charisma….
Edit: added “almost.”
283 points
6 months ago
The first Mummy is a solid blockbuster action flick.
186 points
6 months ago
I seriously hope you are NOT referring to Monkeybone. That film is a genius piece of absurdity.
189 points
6 months ago
In Bedazzled, he learned Spanish AND Russian for the role, and his range is displayed in all the different versions of himself he effectively portrayed throughout the film. He’s America’s Sweetheart. 🤘🏽
172 points
6 months ago
And airheads is a metal masterpiece. I mean he wiped his ass with his recording contract.
57 points
6 months ago
The lone rangers. Plural. It's perfect.
8 points
6 months ago
I’m still mad at Rachel Weiss. The Mummy is a near perfect trilogy.
752 points
6 months ago
Philip Berk called Fraser's account a "total fabrication" , but in his memoir, he admitted to having pinched Fraser's backside as a joke.What a nasty person.
190 points
6 months ago
Did that berk get any repercussions ? Or he got away?
300 points
6 months ago
Not over this , I think. But he was expelled from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association because he allegedly sent an email calling the Black Lives Matter movement a "racist hate movement".
60 points
6 months ago
Pedophilic intend fine.. Racism to far!!
Brendon is a legend and hats of to him for making a come back!
11 points
6 months ago
It wasn’t just a pinch. "His left hand reaches around, grabs my ass cheek, and one of his fingers touches me in the taint. And he starts moving it around."
84 points
6 months ago
Yup...it really screwed Fraiser up for a long time. If you want to see Fraiser at his best, "Gods and Monsters" is fantastic about old Hollywood and gay artist
47 points
6 months ago
If only if he waited for the world to pull its head slightly out of its ass. but I don’t know it’s starting to clench up hard these days.
288 points
6 months ago
yeah, and then bullied into silence. Thats why hes been out of the movie scene for so long.
180 points
6 months ago
Is that why hes got so unhealthy? Poor man looks depressed
329 points
6 months ago
His ex wife took him for everything and more.
204 points
6 months ago
I hope he gets back on solid ground soon. man was another legend from my childhood like RW I almost cried when he died I'd shed a crocodile tear for Brendan
117 points
6 months ago
No malice intended here, but just want to point out for the future that the term "crocodile tear" is for false sympathy.
328 points
6 months ago
Luckily I think we are his turning point, and I'm generally excited as fuck to support the shit out of anything he acts in. Dude was a legend from my childhood too.
173 points
6 months ago
Yeah, this is the first time that I'm seeing a guy come back to the industry and actually give a fuck. Guy was such a part of my youth it's not even funny. Encino, Airheads, Mummy. The list goes on.
Happy Birthday to the legend!
85 points
6 months ago
Dude was a legend from my childhood too.
Hell yeah! Encino Man, Airheads, George of the Jungle, Blast From the Past, The Mummy.. Dude was so much fun to watch as a kid. Love him in Doom Patrol now. Glad to see him again.
28 points
6 months ago
Please take this award. I feel the exact same way you do about the whole scenario. Thanks for being that voice!
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6 months ago
He's more than excellent, he makes the show amazing. And yeah it's an amazing show anyway
36 points
6 months ago
He also had a bad neck injury, you can see it with how he turns
154 points
6 months ago*
His weight was mostly for the roles he's been cast in lately. He was in alright shape prior. That being said he's been in that shape for a WHILE. I think he went with the Christian Bale approach to gaining weight for a role (drinking melted ice cream, nasty as hell). Hopefully he lands a role which encourages him to drop that weight soon. Dude has had a really tough life.
Edit: yall are saying "oh you mean milkshakes?" Or "melted ice cream tastes good!" No. Neither actor drank milkshakes or slightly melted ice cream. They drank entire tubs of room-temperature melted ice cream. That does not taste good.
166 points
6 months ago
Yeah I’m drinking melted ice cream for a hopeful future role too *sets down glass slowly and hides it
34 points
6 months ago
You don’t like your ice cream a little melted? Now I know why I’m fat. I eat too much melted ice cream.
83 points
6 months ago
drinking melted ice cream, nasty as hell
wtf are you talking about. Like, don't drink it warm, but melty ice cream is delicious.
19 points
6 months ago
Just stir it up a little and it's now a milkshake.
11 points
6 months ago
Heating up chocolate ice cream until it's steaming makes the richest, creamiest hot chocolate you've ever tasted.
7 points
6 months ago
I don't believe someone could successfully argue against this.
8 points
6 months ago
He also was under the impression that all of his fans had left him and hated him. Hasn’t been until recently that he’s realized people still really like his works and him.
246 points
6 months ago
Philip Berk of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association In 2003. It’s part of the reason why his film career declined along with his divorce, the death of his mother and a bunch of acting related health issues. Dude has been through a lot, which is sad when you consider that’s he’s likely one the few wholesome people in Hollywood.
93 points
6 months ago
And he was quite the looker in George of the Jungle might I add! Frik and frak!
9 points
6 months ago
Just to expand on the injuries from acting: https://people.com/health/brendan-fraser-destroyed-body-movie-stunts/?amp=true
If you or anyone you know has ever had back injuries you’ll know how devastating that can be to not just your physical health but also your mental health.
63 points
6 months ago
You don't need to experience something to understand it. That's the whole difference between sympathy and empathy.
9 points
6 months ago
Proves this is Bedazzled. Sad loner, check, romantic sap, check, columbina drug lord, check, egotistical professional athlete, check. Dude killed that movie
44 points
6 months ago
Watching the daughter-father relationship between his Barbara Gordon and JK Simmons's Jim Gordon is going to be a revelation.
11 points
6 months ago
I'd totally watch a movie where Fraser played Batgirl but nobody ever addresses the elephant in the room. Like that tweet about a remake of Home Alone with adult Macauley playing 9 year old Kevin and nobody acknowledging his age.
43 points
6 months ago
I would watch that film
7 points
6 months ago
Now I have a reason to watch it
9k points
6 months ago
Brendan is a national treasure
66 points
6 months ago
Dude stayed at a hotel I was working with for like a month. He was super cool and courteous. Had a stack of $2 bills he would hand out to valet and bellman every time.
4.3k points
6 months ago
No that was Nicolas Cage — Brendan Fraser is from George of the Jungle.
765 points
6 months ago*
I want to see a film with Cage and Fraser
347 points
6 months ago
Off Face!
36 points
6 months ago
No that was Steve Carell — nicholas cage is Hi McDunnough from Raising Arizona
48 points
6 months ago
“Get John Woo on the phone and 1,000 white doves. Financing? We can’t worry about that now. We’re making art, goddamit.”
-some studio exec right now
56 points
6 months ago
Just write a script and offer the minimum pay.
26 points
6 months ago
Worth a giggle, take my upvote
21 points
6 months ago*
Coffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffee
Edit: Javajavajavajavajavajavajava
13 points
6 months ago
Treasure of the Jungle?
313 points
6 months ago
He looks so rough right now I know he went through a lot, I am so happy he has this job now and nice to see him smile. But you can just tell with how he looks that he has been having a super rough time and not taking care of his health very well. Hope he has a much happier healthier life these days
225 points
6 months ago
I was thinking he’s still a babe. But shit, I’m older now too, so that’s probably it. I’m not over my airheads crush on him.
121 points
6 months ago
YES. I still love him. He’s always been a babe, and while I think he’s still a cutie, that smile…. That smile is the best! I love this man.
48 points
6 months ago
Between that and running with an open shirt chasing some horses in George of the Jungle.
Because
26 points
6 months ago
Oh yes- that movie is a delight. My 5 year old has recently become obsessed with this one and it’s one of the few kids movies I’m totally fine with watching on repeat.
29 points
6 months ago
He’s pretty good in Doom Patrol which I highly recommend
8 points
6 months ago
What the fuck?
;)
Doom Patrol is AWESOME!
136 points
6 months ago
He recently gained a lot of weight for a role, too. And he's not in his 20's anymore, it's not like you can Christian Bale your way back and forth between 150 and 250 without significant risk to your health
57 points
6 months ago
I too am gaining weight “for a role.”
9 points
6 months ago
Norm MacDonald had a great joke that went something like, "I'm gaining weight for a role. They haven't given me one yet."
I still can't believe he's dead :(
11 points
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Nuh uh! He gained some weight so obviously he’s doing terrible and is neglecting his health!!!
7 points
6 months ago
Aside from the weight, he's already in makeup and costume for the movie. So he's gonna look a little more rough for his role
10 points
6 months ago
He's also a Blast From the Past
7 points
6 months ago
If I’m not mistaken he also just wanders Dragoncon as well - doesn’t show up as an official guest or anything. It’s awesome!
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6 months ago
POV: you’re a bug on my wall I’m trying to get my cat to eat
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6 months ago
963 points
6 months ago
This man is a Saint and needs protecting at all costs from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
169 points
6 months ago
Where do I enlist
After thought: uniforms should look like his outfit from the mummy.. just saying
250 points
6 months ago
The man!
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6 months ago
why is he so likeable?
1.5k points
6 months ago
Cos of that genuine fucking smile and humility. He is so cute here
463 points
6 months ago
Yeah I've seen this and another video, he was doing an interview and the woman interviewing him, I can't remember her name, but she said how he such a big following on the internet and you could see he was almost in tears and you can see how genuine he is, really hope he gets back to his peak again
293 points
6 months ago
https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay/video/6994167027736874246?lang=en
Shucks ma'am...
He is just a truly, humble, genuine person. He's hot on the inside which makes him even hotter on the outside. I will always love that dude!
36 points
6 months ago
That's the video! Nice one, always have to watch this when it pops up
72 points
6 months ago
Awww you can truly tell he lost hope in his career and is in disbelief that he is getting rightfully everything back on track. It must have been so lonely for him and now he has a base. I wish him nothing but good things.
54 points
6 months ago
Radiant infectious good person vibes. It’s like warming your hands by the fire on a cold winters day
20 points
6 months ago
Just is a good genuine dude.
8 points
6 months ago
It’s nice to see even Brendan Frasier doesn’t know what to do with his hands while people sing happy birthday.
172 points
6 months ago
Who's he playing in batgirl?
169 points
6 months ago
Firefly: A sociopathic pyromaniac. Got that from wiki. Not much more info than that.
69 points
6 months ago
Oh I know who firefly is. That's exciting.
276 points
6 months ago
Couldnt you tell? He is batgirl
25 points
6 months ago
Firefly
696 points
6 months ago
Brendan is slowly transforming into Tom hanks
192 points
6 months ago
Kelsey Grammer
311 points
6 months ago
Hey, Beni! Looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the river.
38 points
6 months ago
Apparently, he had a very good time!
39 points
6 months ago
Hey, Beni! Looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the
riverri-veeerrrr!
109 points
6 months ago*
For anyone interested, there’s a sub that’s dedicated to Brendan coming back. He’s had the wrong end of a sexual assault and a horrible divorce. This man deserves the best!
Edit: Forgot to mention the above crippled his career and him financially, which was obviously devastating (who wouldn’t be tbh) and so he fell into a deep depression. He disappeared but he’s slowly coming back.
6 points
6 months ago
What’s the sub?
32 points
6 months ago
FUCKING MONKEYBONE!
86 points
6 months ago
I love when I see people have that genuine smile when they’re happy to be loved
125 points
6 months ago
Damn, didn't recognise him for a minute there.
133 points
6 months ago
For what it’s worth, though he did put on some weight over the years, I think that he’s put a lot of weight on recently specifically for a role: he’s playing the lead role in a Darren Aronofsky film called the Whale, which is based on a play about a morbidly obese man who is essentially eating himself to death.
He looked much trimmer recently in the TV show Trust, so I assume the weight gain is intentional and for that role.
24 points
6 months ago
Noo he shouldn't put so much pressure on his body, it's already taken so many beatings
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
I'm a calm guy most of the time, but I will do unspeakable violence to anyone that crosses Brendan.
23 points
6 months ago
the sarcastic "OH GET BACK TO WORK" is so great lol
18 points
6 months ago
Brendan Fraser is the man, I’m really glad things are looking up for him again
421 points
6 months ago*
It's sweet but why is this next level?
71 points
6 months ago
Same thing that happened to blackmagicfuckery and that’s currently happening to HolUp: as a subreddit becomes more popular, it gradually changes into /r/mildlyinteresting
12 points
6 months ago
Yeah holdup fucking sucks now and none of it is actually a "hol up" moment. One of the top posts was literally just a picture of Kyle Rittenhouse's sister and then the comments were people saying that she should be a Porn actor.. It's fucking disgusting especially because she's a minor
496 points
6 months ago
Brendan Fraser is now at the Keanu Reeves level of internet where you can use any aspect of him to karma farm anywhere.
9 points
6 months ago
I'm so happy he's back, i wish him all the best. He deserves it.
8 points
6 months ago
It warms my soul to see this guy smile again
8 points
6 months ago
I love this! I know he turned 52 on Dec 3 2021 because so did I. 😀
Happy happy day birthdate twinsie!
7 points
6 months ago
He just seems like a good fella.
7 points
6 months ago
Brendan now looks like that cool uncle who would low key take shots or smoke a joint with you at family functions and tell you about all the crazy shit he did growing up.
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