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Perfect Strangers - Balki's unusual crying scene
Even if this is a comedy, this part is amazingly displayed by Bronson Pinchot. He's shedding quite a few tears.
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Re: Perfect Strangers - Balki's unusual crying scene
I remember reading an article that said Mark Linn Baker's father had died right before they filmed this episode. Bronson Pinchot wasn't acting - he was genuinely upset for Mark.
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I remember reading an article that said Mark Linn Baker's father had died right before they filmed this episode. Bronson Pinchot wasn't acting - he was genuinely upset for Mark.
Yet Mark Linn Baker didn't shed any tears.
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Re: Perfect Strangers - Balki's unusual crying scene
Because his character wasn't supposed to - he "stiff upper lipped" his way through the scene. I suspect any emotion he displayed was off camera. But I remember reading that Bronson Pinchot said he could see the pain in Mark's eyes and that was what set him off.
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Re: Perfect Strangers - Balki's unusual crying scene
Because his character wasn't supposed to - he "stiff upper lipped" his way through the scene. I suspect any emotion he displayed was off camera. But I remember reading that Bronson Pinchot said he could see the pain in Mark's eyes and that was what set him off.
This thing reminds me of another interview in the 89's with Bronson Pinchot during which he states he's very sensitive and empathic so it's easy to him to start crying on the spot. The interview is still on youtube, i've checked it up, it's called Bronson Pinchot on Public People, Private Lives part 2, or 1 ( not sure). He also tears up in Langoliers a few times and goes hysterical in this one while his character is abused by his father :
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