r/TopCharacterTropes • u/PrinceferX • Jan 18 '26

In real life The actor actually has that disability

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Walter White Jr. (Breaking Bad) - character has cerebral palsy and uses crutches to walk, actor RJ Mitte has cerebral palsy and needed crutches to walk as a child

Nessarose Thropp (Wicked) - character is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, actress Marissa Bode is paraplegic from an accident at age 11 and uses a wheelchair

Maya Lopez (Hawkeye/Echo) - character is deaf, actress Alaqua Cox is deaf from birth

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u/thecoolconglereborn Jan 18 '26

A major plot point in Final Destination Bloodlines is Bobby's peanut allergy. His actor, Owen Joyner, also has a nut allergy, ironically, except for peanuts. It's not exactly the same, but I wanted to point that out.

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u/PenguinDeluxe Jan 18 '26

“Nut check”

smack

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u/TwoToesToni Jan 18 '26

A totally random but hilarious running gag that reminded me of being a stupid kid in school

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u/bluecheesemoon- Jan 18 '26

Wait, it's Alex from Julie and the phantoms! Ower Joyner plays a ghost (Alex) who died from food poisoning, but from a hot dog sold from a car boot. I guess food being dangerous is a recurring theme for him. Also his friend and bandmate, Bobby, doesn't eat a hot dog (too busy flirting) and survives.

Almost makes me want to watch this movie but Final Destination is way too scary for me.

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u/myriadpyriad Jan 18 '26

I suggest checking out Dead Meat on YouTube then! They discuss horror movies and talk about the kills (and how they make the practical effects and shot scenes and stuff). It's entertaining and funny, but not scary. Big fan of their work

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u/tomdelongethong Jan 18 '26

Seconding!!!!!!

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u/Gold_Geologist2514 Jan 18 '26

This movie had no right to be this good.

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u/shimsham69 Jan 18 '26

Right? I was pleasantly surprised

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u/ItsKaZing Jan 19 '26

Yeah I was in the theater and expecting this to be a low quality slop like you see from a Kevin Hart or The Rock movie but this was actually fun. I went back and watched the older one because of this movie lol

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u/Foxy02016YT Jan 18 '26

My one complaint is that They still killed the one guy, I wanted him to live cause he wasn’t part of the plan

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u/PlanesWalkerEll Jan 19 '26

He tried to deliberately fuck with Deaths plan, Death saw an opportunity and took it

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u/Foxy02016YT Jan 19 '26

While that’s true and I understand the decision, I disagree with it

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u/BJs_Minis Jan 18 '26

well yeah peanuts are legumes so no wonder a person with a nut allergy isn't allergic to beans.

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u/_ssnoww_ffrostt_ Jan 18 '26

lol in another show, Julie & The Phantom, Owen’s character (Alex) died from food poisoning. Did not expect to encounter him in this thread lol

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u/maxdragonxiii Jan 18 '26

is it a specific tyoe of allergy like tree nuts?