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Wearing lifts in 2001's 'Behind Enemy Lines'


There's a long shot of him around others in an air hanger and he's doing that Trump, unnatural lean forward, despite his arms being behind his back.

I guess he wants to look taller than everyone else. Makes me wonder if he was shrinking with old age and did this or if he has a history of "heightening".

I heard John Wayne, despite being tall, used lifts to look even taller.

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I thought Hackman was naturally tall, like over six feet! And yeah, Google thinks he's 6'2", for what google's worth. Google probably thinks Tom Cruise is 5'10".

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He is tall, but wants to be taller I think.

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