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re: Hollywood and "age"/suspension of disbelief

Posted on 10/8/23 at 1:40 am to
Posted by johnqpublic
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Member since Oct 2017
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Posted on 10/8/23 at 1:40 am to
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Also, in Good Times, Esther Rolle was appx. 19 years older than John Amos.




And Amos is only about 7.5 years older than Jimmie Walker.
Posted by TideWarrior
Asheville/Chapel Hill NC
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 10/8/23 at 5:09 am to
The Outsiders main cast except C Thomas Howe was the only one under 18 as he was 16

The Karate Kid Macchio was 23

The OC the main cast was in their mid 20's except for Mischa Barton who was 17 but looked a lot older in my opinion. She was actually the one I thought did not look like she was in HS.
Posted by Scoob
Near Exxon
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 10/8/23 at 6:08 am to
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Sam Neil and Laura Dern are 17 years apart... as she has let everyone know was a problem thirty years after the fact.
Wait, age gaps between adults is now considered taboo or bad?

My parents were over a decade apart, but the world was different then, I guess. Dad was early thirties, a vet and established in his engineering career; while Mom was out of high school (and I believe a cosmetologist). But back then, I believe conventional wisdom was for the man to have his shite in order before marriage, and the woman to be an adult and not wait too long.
Posted by elprez00
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Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 10/8/23 at 2:47 pm to
Best example is Sean Connery is only like 10 years older than Harrison Ford.
This post was edited on 10/8/23 at 2:48 pm
Posted by BRIllini07
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2015
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Posted on 10/8/23 at 2:49 pm to
My Cousin Vinny - starring a nearly 50 year old Joe Pesci as an up and coming NY attorney fresh out of law school.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 10/8/23 at 3:08 pm to
Outer Banks. The main character is supposed to be a 15 - 16 yr old minor. He was actually about 28 yrs old in Season 1 and you could tell.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 10/8/23 at 4:43 pm to
It doesn’t matter how old the actors are….what matters is how they look together on screen. For TGM, Cruise looks the same age if not younger than JC…he’s a freak.

One of the more recent movies I thought fit this topic was Heat. Great movie, but DeNiro looks a LOT older than Brenneman so them being a couple was a stretch for me.

This post was edited on 10/8/23 at 4:47 pm
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20433 posts
Posted on 10/8/23 at 4:44 pm to
I’ve noticed on PornHub that often the actor playing the stepson is about as old as the actress playing the stepmother.
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:33 am to
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but DeNiro looks a LOT older than Brenneman so them being a couple was a stretch for me.



Love that movie but that was the least amount of chemistry I've ever seen in a movie that I love everything else about
Posted by BradBallard
Wilmington, Delaware
Member since Jun 2020
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 3:45 am to
Karate Kid 3 / Cobra Kai. Thomas Ian Griffith and Ralph Macchio. IRL, Daniel is older than Terry Silver!
Posted by Ace Midnight
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89765 posts
Posted on 10/9/23 at 5:10 am to
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Great movie, but DeNiro looks a LOT older than Brenneman so them being a couple was a stretch for me.


Well, he is 21 years older than her, so that's understandable.

Rear Window paired up Grace Kelly ( ) and Jimmy Stewart, who were 25 and 46 at the time.



Also, Sally Fields and Tom Hanks were an onscreen couple in Punchline (1988) but mother and son in Forrest Gump (1994). The Forrest Gump situation wouldn't strictly meet the criteria for the OP, as Hanks was playing a character from young adulthood through a long time and they were intentionally making Fields older as time passed during the film. Another example would be Harold and Maude, which the extreme age gap was explicitly part of the story.


Bugsy is an interesting one. The real life characters (Bugsy and Virginia) were only about 10 years apart in age, but they cast Warren Beatty and Annette Bening who were 21 years apart (54 and 33). They went on to marry in real life and remain married (31+ years).



Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
Bay Area
Member since Nov 2018
3436 posts
Posted on 10/9/23 at 7:24 pm to
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My dad is 17 years older than his youngest brother.


I play golf with a guy who has a 5 year old grandson and a 2 year old son.

Also, 3 pages and no mention of Michael Corleone and Appolonia?

She was 16 when they filmed that nude scene with Pacino in The Godfather. They are also 14 years apart in real life.



Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164607 posts
Posted on 10/9/23 at 10:35 pm to
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I mean, what under 40 year old is addicted to Judge Wapner in the 80s?

Did you miss where he was retarded
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
31042 posts
Posted on 10/10/23 at 6:55 am to
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My Cousin Vinny - starring a nearly 50 year old Joe Pesci as an up and coming NY attorney fresh out of law school.


His age and how long it took him are actually touched upon.

It’s also why the judge didn’t question his credentials immediately. Imagine some fresh face lawyer trying to convince a judge he had participated in numerous trials, some of which included murder.

The joke was that he spent over 6 years studying for the bar.

Go rewatch the movie my friend :)
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