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Why was a 30 year old man playing a 20 year old?

posted 8 years ago by spotlightne
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Wasn't anyone shocked when 'the kid' was described as being '20 years old'.

Ha ha. I thought what a joke.

[–] max_demian 8 years ago

I don't know. Why was a 17 year old playing a 12 year old? (Young Duane)

[–] Horror_Metal 8 years ago

He looked pretty young to me, certainly could have passed for early 20's.

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[–] hurricanehorton 8 years ago

It's acting. The character doesn't have to be the same age as the actor.

[–] unknown_soul278 8 years ago

Haven't you ever seen Grease? Stockard Channing was over 30. It's very common for adults to play teenagers, especially these days if a movie has a lot of sexual activity with teens or younger. The laws only account for the age of the actor, not the character.

[–] andersb-36022 8 years ago

I don't think anyone is really an adult until they reach 25. Probably should be the drinking age in the U.S.

[–] CatrionaM 8 years ago

Does that mean you'd consider it pedophilia for an older person to date a 22 year old?

[–] Petty_Thug 8 years ago

I was more preoccupied with the fact that no one in this film seemed to have any acting experience whatsoever.

[–] digartetc 8 years ago

Because he could.