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A fat Keanu

posted 18 years ago by PenisVagina
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This movie may not be the best of any of the actors who starred in it but it does ofer the audience a fat keanu reeves. If nothing else that should be entertaining enough for most people

[–] Sapruitt 18 years ago

WHAT? Keanu Reeves is not fat in this movie.

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[–] PenisVagina 18 years ago

look closer you can clearly see a slight double chin

[–] Sapruitt 18 years ago

haha, i'll have to watch it again then.

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[–] king_of_bob 15 years ago

He's probably the heaviest he's ever been in a movie. But that's a result of a back injury.

Prof. Farnsworth: Oh. A lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!

[–] Kaileron 18 years ago

It is explained in the TRIVIA section why Keanu Reeves gained weight.

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[–] cc-82 18 years ago

I met him during filming and yes he looked pudgy

[–] Emiabambinacara 18 years ago

Then Pudgy must be hot, because that is what he was. He the only reason I ever watched this movie. Well, him AND Rachel Wiez are why I watched this movie. They were both hot together.

Yes, even intellctuals have shallow moments.

[–] mystery_chique 18 years ago

he's fat because of the bad weather in Chicago (wherever the movie was filmed) that time...

[–] DBloodnok 17 years ago

Just watched this movie and, while there's lots of things to say about KR's performance, fat ain't one of them. No wonder people are so screwed up with eating disorders to call the chance of catching 'a slight double chin' being fat.

"Someone has been tampering with Hank's memories."

[–] fdc-2 17 years ago

The only thing about him that drove me nuts was his stupid long hair in this show. He kept flipping it like a girl does!

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[–] nancloutier 16 years ago

This movie may not be the best of any of the actors who starred in it but it does ofer the audience a fat keanu reeves. If nothing else that should be entertaining enough for most people

When I first saw this movie back when it came out, I always assumed the fatness was due to him playing a nerdy/geeky character and they wanted that to counter his more 'action' roles.

[–] eeboy 16 years ago

Prior to the start of filming, Keanu Reeves had injured himself playing a pickup game of hockey in his native Canada. He injured his neck and back areas causing him to gain weight which explains his look in the film

[–] nancloutier 16 years ago

Yeah I read about that later, but before I read about it, I thought it was to offset his other more action-type characters.

[–] jemimakahn 14 years ago

He's a bit chunky in a few scenes and leaner later on. But no biggie. I've never been able to figure out why he's so watchable, but he is appealing, no question. Rachel Weisz was cute here.

[–] trinity-destler 14 years ago

Rachel Weiz said he'd gained weight on purpose. I don't know. Maybe it's both.

"It's that kind of idiocy that I empathize with." ~David Bowie

[–] trinity-destler 14 years ago

If he's fat in this, the average person is grossly obese. I mean, yeah, he's not super trim as he usually is, but he's not fat. He looks normal.

"It's that kind of idiocy that I empathize with." ~David Bowie

[–] scruffziller-869-652922 14 years ago

LOL! Hee Hee yea!

[–] gljbradley 13 years ago

He doesn't look FAT to me in this movie. He looks fine as usual.

[–] hrhppg 11 years ago

If this is "fat" Keanu I like it. This is one of my favorite of his movies and I think he looks great.