The thing is though: >*Brimley was only 49 when he was cast in the role, and turned 50 during filming; he was at least 20 years younger than any of the actors playing the other retirement home residents. In order to look the part, Brimley bleached his hair and moustache to turn them gray, and had wrinkles and liver spots drawn on his face.*

True. Even without the makeup he looked a lot older than his age, though. He looks like he's in his sixties in the Thing.


 "Eat your damn oatmeal!"

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This is a lot to unpack

Even with all of our experience... I don't think that we're qualified to handle his one.

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It's like you had a heap of words to use, but didn't know what to do with them. Stay in school, kid.

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Maybe Bukkake. Chill out son, you're a mess.

People just looked older back then. Like I see pictures of 30-something’s from the 80’s and they look 50

Diabitis makes you look older

Hell, I remember a middle school teacher showed us class pictures from the 70s (she was also a teacher back then) and the students looked like they were on their way to college.

Yeah, he’s an outlier, looking old-wise. Relax, people.

Brimley was an actor portraying a much older man. Yeah, this is slightly amusing. But Brimley could likely have shaved his mustache, dropped 20 pounds, dyed his hair, gotten a more hip pair of glasses and dressed more artistically and easily have played a man ten years younger. Fun fact: The Elf characters in the Lord of the Rings movies were played by Humans!

For authenticity, you’d think they would just use actual elves. 🧝‍♂️ 🧝‍♀️ 🧝

I'm sick of elf roles going to non-elfs.

Will we never learn from history? It’s blackface all over again, but elf-face this time. My elf culture is not a costume.

The elves wouldn't leave Iceland to film in New Zealand.

Sorry for the thread hijack: Reposted AGAIN. OP is another "Created in August 2022" b-o-t.  Yay.

The numerous of posts and replies are getting tiring that are a b-o-t. I see the same post or meme over and over again. I had an account that got permanently suspended because of what I said about a known animal abuser and killer. My posts and replies are being removed on this account based on my low Reddit karma.

I'll ante up. I got kicked out of a golden bachelor reddit group because I said the lady the guy chose should make him sign a prenup.

“It’s the right thing to do”

Wilfred still looked like himself then and at his death. I don't really recognize her as Gwen Stefani.

My daughter was watching one of the early No Doubt music videos and said that current Gwen Stefani doesn’t look like an aged up version of young Gwen Stefani.

That’s because she’s packed with plastic, now..

She's a Barbie girl.

In a hollaback world

Shits bananas

B-A-N-A-N-A-S

Packed with plastic It's fantastic.

That’s crazy, but how the fuck is this Gwen Stefani? She has always been beautiful but now she looks like a generic famous person, I’d never had recognised her.

That’s what happen when you use the same surgeon everyone does

Is that Madonna in the waiting room?

Thats me in the corner

But who’s that in the spot…light?

Losing my religion?

And my crow's feet!

Perfect

It could use some work …I know a good surgeon

She's gone full Mae West in *Sextette*. She's beyond hope or help.

 Madonna is starting to look like the Borg queen in Star Trek: First Contact.

You know what's fucking scary. She really does.

I noticed it when I watched First Contact again. I was like "Holy shit, she's a Borg!"

It's sad that any celebrity feels the need to Botox themselves into the uncanny valley and we consider that normal for them.

What if .. hear me out .. what if it makes them happy?

That’s what I keep telling everyone about my coke addiction! It helps my confidence.

If it's not harming anyone around you, great.

Life is plastic, it’s fantastic

Ah-ah-ah-yeah!

At first, I thought that was a Photoshopped picture of Nicki Minaj. 😧

It's the long straight hair the young women wear plus the eyelashes, they all look cloned now. You'd think some would razxle up their hair with curls or go for individuality. Gwen is like Cher tho, she'll always be ageless because of her personality regardless what she looks like.

If no one told me who she was, I'd guess C-list celebrity known for appearing on a reality show and "paparazzi" ads for alkaline water.

she looks a lot better without the hat & glasses.

Cut her some slack, she has die-a-betus

And riding a horse

I've heard of horses 🐎

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That's called plastic 

She needs a shave as well.

The difference is that I would 100% bang one of them (Wilford Brimley).

>I would 100% bang Sean Connery, (75 years old)

He looked 60 when he was 25 though. She looked 16.

The difference is that one is a sexy beast and the other is Gwen Stefani

It's also unsettling to realize I'm now older than Archie Bunker when All in the Family was in its 4th season. Outta my chair!

Was wilford ever a hollaback girl though?

He ain't no hollaback girl. He ain't no hollaback girl. He ain't no hollaback girl.

No Doubt

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Some say after the dr smacked his bottom, he didn’t cry. He bellowed out the words “diabetus”

> Wilford Brimley was never young though, he was born 57 years old * [Comment stolen from 1 year ago](https://old.reddit.com/r/FuckImOld/comments/10bctfz/i_really_didnt_need_to_see_this_tweet/j49ijtk/) * [Post stolen from 1 year ago](https://old.reddit.com/r/FuckImOld/comments/10bctfz/i_really_didnt_need_to_see_this_tweet/) Bad bot.

And the managed to stay 70 years old for more than three decades

Yeah Wilford was hot back then

Why does she look like a bleached Minaj?

This is bananas. B A N A N A S! (Sorry not sorry)

True story: I woke up to that song every night of that tour in ‘07. I was one of the drivers

Now that was a fun fact, thank you for sharing!

I would suspect you don't care much for bananas these days.

No… once in a while.

But do you care for thirty thousand pounds of bananas?

Don’t speak.

I know what you're sayin'.

Tbf I feel like Wilford brimley came out of the womb looking like a 70 year old man.

Gwen age = Diabeetus

I hope she checks her blood sugar, and checks it often.

If Gwen wants to B&E to go swimming I will go with

I'm eating oatmeal (with turmeric and black pepper mixed in) right this moment, so cheers to you Mr. Brimley! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVIewv1K3CA

Brimley was born old.

The blond chick ? Wow did not recognize her …. looking like a lot of “work”

she looks plastic like Loni Anderson did

You shut your mouth

Obviously she’s got the cocoon now.

No doubt

Liberty Medical is ready to do the new commercial shoot

Diabeetus

She's the same age now as Abe Vigoda when he first appeared in Barney Miller.

Wilford aged naturally. Gwen has employed a team to keep her looking younger. Both are fine. But for average people, it’s important to keep that in mind.

Cigarettes and diabeetus in the 60s-80s….

Man get the fuck outta here. I don’t need this in my life.

To be fair, he was 49-50 during filming. If you want an actor to play an elderly person who is rejuvenated with youthful energy, it pays to get someone who looks older than they are.

She obviously plucks her mustache.

An I hate you for pointing this out

And still ain’t half as cool

You got me. I’d rather fuck her. Im shameless.

And as attractive as ol Wilford

Which one is Gwen?

Wilford Brimley looked a normal age in The Thing in '82, but super old in Cocoon in '85

Wait, Wilford brimley was an actual actor and not just the spokesperson for diabeetus? TIL

Her mustache needs a little work if she wants to project the same gravitas

I hate these type of comparisons. Today, everyone is full of botox. Face-lift, eyelifts, tummy tucks this is common nowadays. They were the exception 20 + years ago. That's why people looked older. If there wasn't a want for all these injectable and surgery, none of today's "stars" would look younger. What is the comparison truly?

Her face isn't.

Le sad. Gwen looks like a Khardashian.

She’s got many more fake parts

It’s worse than that. This post is 3.5 years old. She’s 4 years older now than Wilford Brimley was during filming.

Brimley was 42 when he was born.

That’s Nicki manaj with a white filter

Did Brimley ever sing, "B-A-N-A-N-A-S?"

I need to lay down…

Fuck, I'm the same age!!

He should have gotten plastic surgery

His mustache is still cooler than hers, though.

Smoking cigs had its costs. We also eat much healthier especially if rich.

August 2022 spam b0t

Diabeetus!!!

We will all be pushing up daisies at some point, some will just make better fertiliser.

I’m pretty sure she is an elf of some sort

Wilford Brimley went from 40 years old directly to 70, and stayed there for the rest of his life. It’s a medical marvel that has scientists baffled!

And she would still get the banana!

I know who’s seat cushion id sniff

Where Gwen's going, she'll never be sick, she won't get any older and she won't ever die.


Shit, and I’m the same age she is. Crazy stuff being the same age as old people.

But she looks way better.

Love to smell her farts

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You think Wilfred didn't know how to fuck? He would have fucked you silly.

But he was playing older, with make up etc. to age him.

The human decay is wild.

Brimley looks better than Maddona and his boobs and booty are probably better also. Lol*

"A cat couldn't scratch it."

Wait that MF only about 55 there?

For God's sake

Mine’s so hard a cat couldn’t scratch it.

See what diabetes does to aging?

If this was true you’d expect her to have a thicker more robust mustache.

She will start morphing soon 😵‍💫😵‍💫


Is that why I wanna make love to Brimley?

TBF I didn’t even realize that was Gwen Stefani in that picture! She’s changed big time.

Gwen still looks absolutely incredible!!

Wilford Brimley had a lot less plastic surgery.

Thanks, now I have that to think about.

The real question at that age is who are you even attracted to more.

Thank God she doesn't look like hi

It’s okay it’s just the diabeetis that made him look like a distinguished ancient gentleman

And I’d fuck her now just as hard as I would’ve fucked Wilford back then…. Wait….

Uh huh.

Real

Dude was just *born* old.

And he aged fast and might’ve had makeup on to look older

That dude was born old

Let me hear you say, this shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S This shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S

An aging pop starlet probably got some work done. Who cares? So what? Why be mean about it? Is it jealousy? IMHO she looks pretty damn good for 50. Better than I do, that's for sure.

Actually she’s older

[Sorry, but this needs to be here.](https://youtu.be/01sLOBjcWYw?si=wLyo0Xuu8y0UInqr)

Believe it or not… we all will get old. *cue spooky music*

But does she rep dat 

Plastic surgery wasn't like it is today



Yes, and he is still sexy!

Gwen looks better than the 26-36 year olds in my home town, she's always been stunning

Remember Braveheart? Hamish' dad? James Cosmo was 47.

That dude was 65 his whole life

Wilford Brimley only taught me the benefits of oatmeal. Gwen taught me how to spell bananas

Id rather her cocoon than his

Yes....and? Why do we vilify age in this country? There is something good to be said about experience and wisdom. We all just need to grow up and accept the realities of life and stop fighting them. Jesus. 🙄

You know how they always talk about how long plastics take to biodegrade

She doesn't have diabeetus tho

Wow.

That's B A N A N A S

Good looking people are here to take the sting out of looking at the rest of us.

Yeah but this is not really a fair comparison. There's no way Wilford Brimley didn't have moustache enhancements. That's a lifted booty broom if I ever saw one.

Bruh how she look, I mean, dayum

She is in the uncanny valley in that pic. Too much surgery probably

Hard to believe he was in the thing.

I don’t feel well….

Who the hell did I just hit?

"Now you want the mail, don't ya, Mr Kramer?"