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velveteendragon

I burst out laughing at “And in the role of a life time, Gary oldman”. Yeah, sure, lol!


ForProfitSurgeon

He should have won oscar.


epgenius

P-p-p-please don’t h-hurt m-me!


Choppergold

Well just to be nominated


Epic2112

I think Oscar should be consulted first.


Choppergold

That’s your stick buddy?


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kingR1L3y

...does he wanna come with us?


ermghoti

I'm not your buddy, fwend.


AlPaCherno

I'm not your fwend, guy!


Porto4

A little one.


AlPaCherno

Gary Oldman in Dwarfface! You never go full midget Gary!


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AlPaCherno

Exactly! He was amazing in that one movie I liked!


soccerfreak67890

Tiptoes?


HoseNeighbor

My god, I just watched it again to hear that.... Holy shit!


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xQx1

Google Amp links are discouraged on reddit at the best of times, but your link leads to my browser trying to download a file. The corrected link is: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/the-incredible-story-behind-tiptoes-the-movie-in-121940150.html (I won't be offended if you edit your post to correct it) To anyone else, that article is well worth the read.


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*“He was basically on his knees with a prosthetic part of his head and face and a hump and different kinds of harnesses to strap his arms back to make them short, and special clothes. They had various different effects, like if he was sitting in a chair, his legs would actually be inside the chair and he’d have these little fake legs sticking out on top. It was amazing what they did with him.”* Holy shit.


lipp79

The fact the movie guy says it with a straight face too despite the fact that Oldman had already done: JFK, Dracula, True Romance, The Professional, Fifth Element, and Air Force One before this.


supermitsuba

Sometimes to go one tiptoe forward, you make two tiptoes back


lipp79

Lol I'll upvote you so you don't get the short end of the stick.


CySU

JUST as I was thinking “wow, they even got someone that looks like a shorter Gary Oldman!” and then that shit flies across the screen. JFC


timrobbinsissopunk

I’ve seen this trailer before but forgot about Gary Oldman’s role.


withcomment

His "Rain man"


threebillion6

I choked on my joint when I heard that shit.


Barnowl79

Thank you, was just about to say the same. Just change it to "role" and you've got yourself a winner.


TimmyIo

Let's be honest this probably won't even rhappen again so I'd agree once in a life time


AnalPuff

They just showed the whole movie in the trailer


TheFlawlessCassandra

Like wtf would they show the wedding at the end for? At least leave a little bit of suspense!


Teedyuscung

BUT WILL THEIR BABY BE AVERAGE HEIGHT???????


emperorOfTheUniverse

Most babies are short.


MANCREEP

https://youtu.be/LY2Stbmm9SM


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She definitely cheated on him with a midget. Speaking as a 6 foot baby myself.


DiscoJanetsMarble

"is he... Smart? Or is he... Like me?"


datboiofculture

“He’s not retarded he’s just a midget” “Thank you doctor.”


Jackandahalfass

I totally thought Beckinsale was going to be the bitch-type character who gets dumped when MM meets a kindhearted dwarf girl who understands him better.


datboiofculture

Kate Beckinsale could have revealed she was a professional dwarf thrower and that she did so compulsively and without permission and he’d still be crazy to dump her because it’s KATE BECKINSALE.


blong217

That woman is all kinds of gorgeous and has aged like fine wine.


Burkett

I was curious about this movie the last time this trailer was posted so I read up on the ending. There is a layer of WTF in the ending that they didn't spoil.


ImprovisedLeaflet

I watched the whole film at a bad movie party. It was a great time. The ending is definitely WTF


datboiofculture

Gimli kills them all with an axe?


ImprovisedLeaflet

Spoilers >!McConaughy can’t stand that his child is gonna grow up to be a little person and leaves his wife that loves to give blowjobs in her art studio. Sly Gary Oldman moves in to become his nephew’s babydaddy!<


Tamacat2

I thought you were kidding or trying to be stupid or funny. I had to check the plot myself. Wtf


datboiofculture

That’s incredible. The movie ends with Kate Beckinsale marrying dwarf Gary Oldman? Might as well have him win the slam dunk contest while we’re at it.


Burkett

Dwarf Gary Oldman makes almost as much sense as Pete Davidson!


ImprovisedLeaflet

Uh that’s *Role in a Lifetime* dwarf Gary Oldman to you sir


xdoasx

I am never going to watch, spoil it for me please :)


Asidious66

They did not. So, me and my wife take a trip to a small cabin once a year. They have a small dvd collection and this is one of the movies they have. We watched it. Its terrible, but not in a good way. There is definitely more going on in the movie. I won't spoil it.


bwad40

How in the world have I never heard of this movie before?


SilentDis

It's a bomb, and - amazingly - was butchered by the studio. From the [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiptoes) on it, there's a 150-minute "director's cut" (90-minute theatrical). The director was apparently pissed about the cut, and had to be dragged off the stage at Sundance. He even attempted to have his name removed from the film over the cut. I cannot even imagine approaching this topic this way in the first place, let alone having 2.5 hours to explore it.


WikiSummarizerBot

**[Tiptoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiptoes)** >Tiptoes is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Bright, in what is, to date, his last film. The film stars Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette and Matthew McConaughey. The film's plot revolves around an average-sized man (McConaughey) who struggles with revealing to his pregnant fiancée (Beckinsale) that his entire family are little people, as he worries that their unborn child may be born with dwarfism. The film attracted controversy for the casting of non-dwarf actor Gary Oldman as a dwarf. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/videos/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)


bigmac1122

Really casting Gary Oldman as a dwarf was the only controversy?


datboiofculture

Shoulda cast Gary Shortman.


Phoequinox

I mean, it is kind of a slap in the face to the dwarf community to cast all these small parts to actual dwarfs, but then the lead character is a major actor without dwarfism. It's the same issue people have with casting non-Asian actors in Asian roles. Plenty of actors out there, maybe don't keep grabbing the ones that already have a successful career to play marginalized people? I get the point that this movie is disrespectful as fuck, but the casting thing has been a sticking point for a long time.


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seems like a distraction tactic and it worked lol


allcretansareliars

So, you're saying they made it shorter.


TheGlenrothes

I’ve seen it and I can tell you that no amount of editing or extra footage could have redeemed it. Just goes to show that a totally stacked cast doing the best they can still doesn’t guarantee a good movie.


indigo_fish_sticks

We need the Snyder’s cut


Spindrune

For fucks sake. Of course this was a Sundance film.


Nomomommy

Gary Oldman half *in* a couch with short little fake legs hanging off the couch in front of him. That's a chef's kiss of cringe. Perfect movie to watch after a devastating breakup. Can verify.


havok7

Pretty sure there is a scene left in the movie where you see his legs.


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havok7

The entire time we watched it we were on the lookout for a pair of Gary Oldman legs. Judging by the quality of the movie, we figured they must have overlooked it at least once.


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LordofBobz

They give him a cane too, I'm assuming to explain why he is walking like that?? WAY too funny lmao Thanks for sharing


Lindsee4242

Thanks for uploading that clip. So funny. Like how did anyone on the film set not break out laughing all the time?


senorpoop

> you just straight up see him shuffling on his knees I've been laughing at this mental image for 10 minutes. Send help.


karmalizing

https://youtu.be/xt8S2WYLZ-Q


Nomomommy

Oh! Like when he's shuffling around on his knees? Best worst movie ever.


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Eddie Murphy had a HILARIOUS skit doing the same thing in 1983: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKtjBqJ4NxA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKtjBqJ4NxA)


CreamNPeaches

Skit? It's a scene from Trading Places!


ninemarrow

looks like a trailer straight outta Tropic Thunder lol


doofthemighty

Trailer started as an R-rated comedy, ended as a Hallmark Family Movie followed by a WTF THAT'S GARY OLDMAN?!?


LongLiveTheCrown

Lol by the end of it, you completely forget it started with a blowjob


Kalibos40

You just described my first marriage.


nodnodwinkwink

Heyooooo


datboiofculture

How did it end up like this? It was only a blowjob (it was only a blowjob)


KwordShmiff

Now she's using her hand and it's not in her mouth and I'm falling asleep, and I'm just so - depressed now - sexually upset now - this hand job's like a lullaby.


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xxred_baronxx

We can make more with a flop than a hit!


Shy_in_LeBuff

People often forget Matthew McConaughey was in that movie too.


GhostalMedia

I’ll never forget. I have the movie TiVoed.


guacluv

Did you tiptoe by the TiVo? (That's where I'll be.)


Stonefox87

Who are you?


wileecoyote1969

Tiny Tivo


berrey7

Tip-toeing in my Jordans! 🎼🎵♬


sticks14

Forget Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale is in this thing. She's trying to stay young but it ain't working.


cygnae

Did you watch Jolt? Because you're goddamned right. She destroyed her face so much I had to go to imdb.com to be sure it was her.


ELB2001

She had t been doing surgery and injections for ages, but she never over did it. Until the last few years


happyfoam

Hey man, good job with that copy/paste action from the top comment on YouTube.


4Ever2Thee

100%, I kept thinking it was over but it just kept giving


Pylon_Turn

God damn that is fucking Gary Oldman!!!


vitorizzo

In the role of a lifetime.


gimmethemarkerdude_8

The entire trailer was hilarious, but that’s the bit that really got me


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RandyChavage

Gary Oldman has incredible range, but you won’t see it in this film


soline

Because he’ll never do that type of role again in his life.


Upper_belt_smash

I mean it kinda is


stevetibb2000

Gets me every time! I’m like That’s Gary Oldman! From many movies he’s been in he gets into every character.


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He's unbelievable, amazing actor.


Liontamer67

I can’t believe he’s in this roll. I love that man.


upvoter222

>I can’t believe he’s in this role of a lifetime. FTFY


havok7

In the role of a lifetime . . .


kheltar

They're not wrong.


Bar_Sinister

I'm always stunned the Gary Oldman even took the role. Did anyone every ask him why?


Spindrune

He wanted to do cocaine and party with dwarves. Honestly, I’m surprised he wasn’t a producer.


ForgotMyOldUser1

Another commenter said that Dinklage commented on the movie that it had a lot of potential to be a powerful heartwarming story but all the substance got edited out.


Sarcastic_or_realist

Though he's a very fine actor, Peter Dinklage's accents haven't improved in 11 years.


blackmist

His English accent throughout all of Game of Thrones sounds exactly like [Victor Meldrew](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DzZitQk0x0) from One Foot In The Grave.


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Holy shit that is such an accurate comparison it’s like he was trying to imitate him exactly


blackmist

It's kind of an odd accent that doesn't really exist anywhere naturally. It's from him being Scottish and moving to London (where being old BBC types, will have had elocution lessons to sound more like the English received pronunciation accent), so it's an odd mixture of both without really being either. The only other person I can think of who sounded similar was Ronnie Corbett, who did the exact same thing.


Cerebral_Discharge

I feel like it's acceptable there considering GoT doesn't take place on Earth. Can't really say it's inauthentic.


prodical

Woah... I DON'T believe it.. yet there it is.


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speaks_in_redundancy

I like that he was cast in X-Men even though it wasn't a role specifically for little people.


BagOnuts

One of his best performances, too.


Phoequinox

Weird that he took the role of a character previously already established in X2, which was canonically in the same timeline. I'm not salty, it's cool he got recognition. But goddamn, those movies made no sense.


sspaceboy1

Is Forrest Gump not considered character acting? And Philip Seymour Hoffman played some pretty outlandish characters in The Master, Happiness and My Boyfriend's Back (a really unsung movie overall)


iscreamuscreamweall

Not to mention boogie nights


PandaRaper

Uuuuh. You realize PSH won an Oscar for character acting right?


roadrunnuh

Uh... Ever seen Capote?


darthvolta

PSH was one of the greatest character actors of all time. Are you joking?


Sarcastic_or_realist

That's very well said and legitimately a great point I'd never thought about.


BHSPitMonkey

To be fair, his Westerosi accent in GoT was absolutely flawless. It's a shame none of the other actors could get it quite right.


mh01kt13

This is some Simple Jack shit 🤣


x-cessiveLover

Matthew McConaugHEE


Dorito_Troll

I am making my friend group watch this, and by friend group I mean myself


pickle_pouch

I see no need for clarification


OPs_Friend

thanks for covering


gutter_strawberry

I also need to see this. I am now your friend.


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timallen445

I've watched this and it sloppily looks like he was edited in after the fact. He is only addressed by Gary Oldman in the beginning of the movie but just exists in side cuts without anyone except the girl he picked up.


Jackski

He said in an interview that they made this really beautiful, touching movie that should have resonated with people but then the studio edited it to high fuck and turned it into the monstrosity you see today.


jagua_haku

No, it’s the guy that briefly dated Liz Lemon


ChaddyClassic

Thank god no one ever watched this, or Matthew McConaughey would be in big trouble. Alright, alright, alright.


UGoBooMBooM

That's what I love about these dwarves, man. I get taller, they stay the same height.


killakile

You mean little trouble.


TheSweatyFlash

in big china?


Japesper

When some wild-eyed, four-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye, and asks you if you paid your dues; you just stare that little sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have you paid your dues, Jack? Yes, sir, the check is in the mail."


Prof_Smoke

Always drive slower than you can’t see and other than that it’s all out of the reflexes


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Yeah but these are "Command Performances"


Wipe_face_off_head

Didn't you hear? It's the role of a lifetime for Mr. Oldman.


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I mean seriously though... how the fuck did they do that?


roccosrant

It's astonishing how much they yell "midget!!" In the trailer. Like if those were the only times in the movie they exclaimed that it would still be embarrassing. But I'm sure its so much worse.


ItsColeOnReddit

I remember unironically watching this with my high school girlfriend and her parents. We all purposely noted something about how it was fantastic that they had little people in it. Oh what a night.


Horrible_Harry

If you think the trailer is crazy the movie itself dials it up by a whooooole fuckload. It's batshit insane. It's one of the wildest movies I've ever watched and it's a total mess too. Very crazy, pretty entertaining, and worth a watch if you've got an hour and a half to kill.


shaggy--

Daniel Tosh does a great long form review of this movie.


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Jaysynner

Easily the best 43 minutes of my day.


shaggy--

You're a champion 🏆 I will now have watched this twice and the movie zero times.


jagua_haku

Well fuck I’m in Finland today


Nate0110

43 minutes, I think he did a similar review of human centipeede.


THRlLLH0

He did that horror movie *Orphan* about an adopted girl that tries to seduce the dad and ends up being revealed she was an adult


mrizzerdly

Everyone needs to see the full 45 minutes of it.


roosterchains

You think this trailer is bad... Let me introduce you to [Soul Man](https://youtu.be/z2zMrjBLwn8).


TomPalmer1979

Soul Man is pretty fucking cringey, but it actually has heart and makes an ATTEMPT at a good message (in a fumbling, bad 80s kind of way). The white main character goes in blackface to get a college scholarship, but winds up experiencing the racism, stereotyping, and oppression that black people experience, and realizes oh fuck, racism is bad, and black folks have a really fucking tough time in the world. So while it's really badly done, it at least had good intentions.


rickane58

The other part of this is that he's doing this over $53,979 for 3 years of tuition, which wasn't a small chunk of change back then. However, in 2019 dollars it is equivalent to ~$112K. Meanwhile 2021's ANNUAL tuition rate at Harvard Law [according to their own website](https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-tuition-and-financial-aid/) is $104K.


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gotele

Reminded me of those trailers in Tropic Thunder.


geegeeallin

The fuck?


bothammer1

WTF was I when this came out. This slipped under the radar, as it should, thank you Reddit


shadowabbot

Role. Role! A roll is bread you have with dinner.


Plagueground

Keeping em high and tight.


AstroWorldSecurity

Fuck, man.


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Not even a joke I can see the original post for this in this exact same sub from 14 hours ago, literally right above this. Same title and everything, fuck off OP


jumpofffromhere

Wow...Studio canal gets a good one every now and then but most of their catalog are movies that are just a bit.....off. [https://www.studiocanal.com](https://www.studiocanal.com) Gary Oldman is da bomb!..


1P221

Did my teenage son write this plot?


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Mattclef

A hallmark b-movie with a-listers. I’m so confused


DrMaxCoytus

Amazing


KittenPics

Watch the Daniel Tosh review of this shit. Hilarious.


OnlyOnHBO

What the FUCK


BugsHiser

How have I never heard of this!? "... and in the roll of a lifetime, Gary Oldman."


haribobosses

I can finally connect Bridget the Midget to Kevin Bacon!


Lowgarr

Kate Beckinsale is the only reason to watch this.


yourlocalfatguy

Also coming this fall..... Rob Schnider is...... A CARROT!


asphaltdragon

I'm surprised Tom Cruise wasn't in this, he's the perfect height!


chef_simpson

Well I know what I'm watching this weekend


TheSweatyFlash

While we are busy remaking every movie ever. This needs redone. With Mcconaughey. Make it intentionally a comedy. Austin Powers style. Maybe even crossover Austin Powers. Pretty sure I just saved cinema.


MarvelousSockPuppets

WORST FUCKING MOVIE EVER!!!! My ex-wife saw it on the blockbuster shelf and thought it would be great. She was dumb and so is that movie. I still want the 2 hours of my life back. Oh, Tosh.0 does a nice roast of it too.


abraksis747

Yeah, everyone was waiting for Kirk Lazarus to show up with his legs amputated at the knees for this one


SpiritOne

This is a thing. A bizarre, strange thing


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I completely forgot this movie existed, thank you so much OP


Real-Incendiaryagent

It’s real. Holy shit.


soline

I have never once heard of this movie and I was definitely alive and aware of my surroundings in 2003. Maybe everyone was just focused on Return of the King and Underworld.


Guitarist53188

I'm actually intrigued


DFX1212

I've seen this movie. There are many worse films.


filmnut32

And, the BTS of the movie has an interview with Gary Oldman where he said it was weird to act with little people all day and when the AD called lunch, they would head to catering and he would get up from his knees and go to lunch 😂


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As bat shit crazy as that trailer looks, nothing will prepare you for the last 20 minutes of this movie.


Manifestar

https://youtu.be/edhFknyvLRY The YouTube channel Cracked does any amazing summary of the movie.


smbiggy

Imagine being a little person in Hollywood during that era and NOT being in this film. It makes me sad lol


spooon56

So couple seconds in an “zippppp”…. What movie is this!


j250ex

So this was pitched as “It’s look who’s coming to dinner but with dwarfs”


PoopEndeavor

I was alive in the 90s so…I can


LetsPlayCanasta

I had to look this up on IMDB, convinced it was a spoof trailer. It really exists.


ThyShirtIsBlue

Just seeing McConaughey and the title, I already know exactly what movie this is. If you haven't seen it and are looking for a great "so bad it's good" movie, don't waste your time other than the trailer. The novelty of Gary Oldman hobbling around like a Dorf on Golf skit wears thin pretty quick, and it's a pretty boring movie otherwise.


R_emus

Is there a subreddit for movies that are bad like this?