Why were manlets so popular in the 80s?
cheaper because they need less film to film them
>>217191025back then that wasn't considered that short, women's standards have just exploded.
>>217191052This
Caring about guy's height is kind of gay, you've internalized women's preferences. Next you'll be going on about their dick sizes.
>>217191135>6'1"heath ledgerkeanu reevesrobert pattinsonjohn cenaalan rickmanharrison fordhenry cavillbradley cooperdenzel washingtonchanning tatumjon favreaukevin costnermatthew gray gubler (reed)>6'2"sam jacksonjohn candyidris elbaryan reynoldschris pratthugh jackmanjim carreybill murray>6'3"michael shannon (looks way taller)will ferrellchris hemsworthjohn krasinkiliam hemsworthmatthew modinesacha baron cohen>6'4"clint eastwoodsinbadbob sagetjohn lithgowtom sellecksteven seagalsnoop doggjason segelchevy chasedonald sutherlandliam neesonjeff goldblumjoel mchalejason momoaalexander skardgarddaniel stern>6'5"tim robbinsfred gwynnerock hudsondwayne "the rock" johnsondolph lundgrenjohn cleesemichael clarke duncantyler perrystephen fryarmie hammerjames averychristopher lee>6'6"penn jillettefred thompsonjames cromwellrory mccann>6'7"steve merchant
>>217191025They thought they would grow taller with time. Cruise has infinite charisma though so it doesn't matter that he's tiny.
>>217191025It started in the 70s with The Graduate
>>217191052I'm sure we all know the scene from star wars in which 5'9" Mark Hamil is made fun of for being short.
>>217191579He's 5'7
>>217191135manlet detected
>>217191614My bad, I'm more used to metric.Still, the point stands.
>>217191025>80stom holland is shorter than tom cruise
>>217191222>6'5>dwayne johnsonThe guy on the left in pic related is 6'5. Always subtract 2-3 inches from the listed heights of male actors
>>217191222Is Reeves really 6'1"? I figured he's just 5'10"
>>217191889Athletes list their height as 2-3 inch taller than they actually are though
>>217191910Barkley was listed as 6'7 when he played and said in his book that he was actually 6'5
>>217191683it was a purposefully bitchy line, she's a literal fucking princess. who has higher standards than them? she still ends up with taller chad solo at the end
>>217191025>in the 80sstill are
People with big heads have more screen presence, and small people tend to have large heads for their bodiesViewer's eyes naturally gravitate towards bigger heads when watching movies. There's been studies on this
>>217191025You can make a guy look bigger on camera pretty easily. You should cast for looks and charisma with height being a secondary concern. Plus with shorter guys it is easier to fit both the guy and girl face in the frame.
>>217191025They didn’t have cameras so you couldn’t tell
>>217191135It’s insecurity, ie. short guys think about it. Also short guys criticizing short guys for making fun of other short guys
>>217191051fpbp
>>217191025Only short guy there is 5' 4". The other two are average height.
>>217191025The cameras weren’t as big back then
