r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/masser10 • 17h ago
Video Robert Bobroczkyi in full make-up on the set of Alien: Romulus
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u/yuvaldv1 17h ago
So creepy. This guy also played the monster (pirate Clark) in Backrooms.
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u/Mcmenger 17h ago
I wonder what it feels like to be typecasted as horror monster
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u/Moto-Guy 16h ago
Probably great, since this guy would struggle in 99% of other paying jobs.
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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt 14h ago
That 1% NBA money though....
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u/9fingerjeff 13h ago
You think he can run down the court built like that? He’s half the weight he should be for that height.
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u/sinsculpt 13h ago
He's a basketball player already.
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u/SuperMajesticMan 11h ago
Was*
Pretty sure. I remember him saying basketball injured him too much and was glad to switch to movies.
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u/9fingerjeff 12h ago
Really? That’s crazy. You’d think he’d break a bone so easily.
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u/sinsculpt 12h ago
He's apparently 224 lbs. Which is definitely light for that height, but nothing debilitating.
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u/Moto-Guy 12h ago
He's an absolutely horrendous basketball player and is there more so as a side show.
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u/sinsculpt 11h ago
Poor guy. He definitely has a future in film! And that's fairly lucrative if he lands big roles.
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u/A_Gray_Phantom 16h ago
He can't play basketball anymore, so getting work as an actor probably rocks.
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u/Demerzel69 16h ago
Doug Jones made an entire career out of playing monsters and weird tall beings. He's the best at what he does.
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u/gecko090 15h ago
I mean, people love him for it. And people simply know about him as a person for it. It is a weird thing to try and rationalize or even moralize? As much as it relies on "difference", we get to see the real human person behind it.
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u/CitizenHuman 16h ago
A job is a job, right? Actors are typecast for all types of reasons, so it's probably nice that he has this niche not many can fill.
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u/CordlessOrange 11h ago
Yeah, directors are probably so happy this dude is around. His roles aren’t like “oh let’s just put some eyeshadow on this freak” the dude is in some serious quality prosthetics. I’d be so happy I didn’t have to CGI the hell out of something for once. I’d imagine the audience appreciates it as well.
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u/NYCtoCHI 15h ago
Probably pretty good, as most non-A-list actors spend the bulk of their time auditioning and waiting for the phone to ring telling them they booked a gig; it's one of the niches of acting where accepting you're a "type" and leaning into it instead of fighting it can potentially keep you working if you've got a unique look like this guy or you're chameleonic and uniquely good at it if you don't.
That said, the hours are long and grueling since they're likely the first to get in the makeup chair early in the morning, then have to suffer through wearing it and whatever heavy/hot/uncomfortable costumes they're zipped or bolted into all day (there's stories galore of how some of their iconic suits made eating and going to the bathroom...umm..interesting), then having it all removed 18 hours later, then doing it all over again the next day, and again, and again...
On top of all that, most monster actors aren't huge names and pretty faceless, so unless someone lands an iconic role like Robert Englund did for Freddy Krueger, the pay for going through all that probably isn't much more than union scale, with a few extra bump-ups for being specialized. Definitely more the sort of gig you do because you love doing it than to be famous or get rich - and if you can even still do at all, since it's not one many can physically do into old age, and since CGI/AI are making more and more live-acted creature/monster gigs obsolete. 😕
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u/Common-Accountant-57 17h ago
It would be so fun to go to McDonald’s dressed like that on lunch break.
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u/apathetic_batman 15h ago
Robert Englund and Jonny Depp did go to lunch once during nightmare with englund in full Freddie attire.
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u/SpectreRSG 10h ago
Pretty sure Hellraiser did the same thing after their daily shoots. Went to the bar/pub in full makeup
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u/AnEvenNicerGuy 14h ago
holy fucking shit
I knew it wasn't a CG monster but I didn't realize it was legit just a dude in a suit. That's wild as hell
Even more evidence that what Ridley Scott said about this movie is complete bullshit
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u/Big_Mud_9371 14h ago
He didn't like it?
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u/AnEvenNicerGuy 14h ago
Actually, I suddenly went back and got involved. The one that just came out [Alien: Romulus] was OK. I think it needs some help. So, I’ve gone back in.
From an interview with him. Apparently he's writing the script for the sequel and plans to shoehorn in David from Prometheus
Dude's lost his fucking mind
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u/Artanis137 11h ago
I have no idea what is with Scotts obession with trying to meld Alien with Blade Runner.
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u/AnEvenNicerGuy 3h ago
Pretty sure he’s said they are in the same universe and has tried to make the connection in previous movies
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u/Artanis137 50m ago
Now I don't mind the idea of it, its a fun bit of potential world building.
However trying to combine the themes of both franchises together is like water and oil, it just doesnt work.
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u/TheRudDud 6h ago
NGL kinda crazy they're giving it back to him, Romulus was a breath of fresh air after the last few movies
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u/grassisalwayspurpler 3h ago
You say that as if Romulus didnt bring back the black goo from Promethius and Covenant already as its major plot point already...
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u/AnEvenNicerGuy 3h ago
No I didn’t?
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u/grassisalwayspurpler 3h ago
I mean youre saying Romulus was a breath of fresh air compared to the prequels and makes no sense for Scott to come back yet Romulus connects back to Scotts prequels in a mjor way already so not Im understanding your point then
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u/AdventurousSet5804 6h ago
I think the fact that it was an actual movie made this character so much better. I loved this movie!
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u/JoeyPropane 16h ago
When the Aliens first land on Earth for real, we should send this guy as first contact.
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u/Same_Lengthiness8987 16h ago
I remember feeling my soul escape my body briefly in the theater when he appeared in the doorway
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u/Tnemmokon 9h ago
Ezek a mieink! 🥲
The movie was shot in Budapest I even saw the advertisements for the background roles, sadly I wasn't choosen, but a few friends of mine were!
They said it was a really interesting experience!
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u/Strict_Maintenance73 12h ago
Brilliant decision to keep this as practical effects/makeup. Looked convincing.
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u/AtlasXan 7h ago
Would love to see some b role of him just chillin in full makeup like the shots of Tim Curry having a cig break as IT the clown.
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u/Fortestingporpoises 10h ago
I love me practical alien effects. Nothing will ever top Alien 3 Fincher and the effects guy I think in the bts laughing about trying to put alien costumes on a greyhound and them showing the footage and it’s just a greyhound with prosthetics on.
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u/Fluffy_Fondant1975 15h ago
Is his crotch a mouth?
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u/Emergencyhiredhito 9h ago
I would be crazy tall too (I have Beals Syndrome, which is like Marfans) but my spine was fused as a child. As a result my limbs are freaky long, and my body as short as it was when I was 7.
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u/LazyLich 8h ago
Oh! He did the monster from Backrooms too!
I also figured that was stilts and clever camera work!
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u/Mental_Thing_7899 4h ago
There's something oddly soothing In observing an alien acting casual. "Yeah yeah, for sure. I had a medical yesterday on my three stomachs... everything was mostly fine, it's just the carnivore worms on my second that are a bit too slow, but I got a few pills that will take care of that in a couple of weeks."
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u/enerthoughts 17h ago
Last second you will hear a guy snorting some "sugar", gives 100% real Hollywoodish atmosphere.
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u/YodasLoveSlave 11h ago
I would dress like that for every Halloween and scare the absolute bejesus out of children
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u/Killer_Method 9h ago
Oh yeah! I remember seeing this clip for the first time. It was on Instagram. While the movie was still in theaters. It had been out for like two weeks. I hadn't seen it yet. And I had been waiting 7 fucking years for this movie.
I quit Instagram that day and never looked back. I honestly couldn't bring myself to even watch the film for another year or so after that because I was so upset at the spoiler.
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u/Upset-Zucchini3665 17h ago
He is 7'7" or 2.31m.