r/moviecritic • u/HamzaHero383 • 6d ago

Dave Bautista Is Losing Weight After Being an ‘Uncomfortable’ 315 Pounds for a Movie Role

Post image
35.3k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

3.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.3k

u/_Diomedes_ 6d ago

He looks like Jeff Goldblum now

1.6k

u/oilkings 6d ago

He looks like if Jeff goldblum and RuPaul had a 60-year-old baby

64

u/xDolphinMeatx 6d ago

haha.. perfect.

95

u/AAKurtz 6d ago

I heard someone on Reddit say he looked like 'a gay realtor'.

39

u/mshawnl1 6d ago

It’s the pearls. I love him. Glad he’s healthy. Liked his looks better before.

16

u/Tangata_Tunguska 6d ago

It's the shiny blazer with low cut top. I looks like he's wearing a woman's tank top

3

u/LouSputhole94 5d ago

I mean it’s everything really, the necklaces, the glasses, the style and cut of the clothing and also probably the fact we’re used to seeing this man as a hulked up action story, not a trim, well cut guy with a greying beard.

1

u/Much_Fee7070 6d ago

Agreed. It may be the outfit he's wearing in 2024 but he looks frail now.

2

u/overnightyeti 6d ago

He looks fabulous

2

u/pernicious-pear 5d ago

He still weighs 230-240

0

u/whowouldsaythis 6d ago

It’s really not the pearls. He just looks somehow very feminine thinner

2

u/overnightyeti 6d ago

Nah it's the skinny shiny blazer and accessories

1

u/FCFDraykski 5d ago

The pearls are absolutely contributing.

2

u/groolthedemon 6d ago

That My Lottery Dream Home dude is also named David.... Come to think of it have they ever been pictured in the same room together?

2

u/MurseWoods 6d ago

Duuuuude!! That was the first image that came to my mind too!

1

u/dobar_dan_ 6d ago

Oh he looks gay alright :D

1

u/unique-name-9035768 5d ago

I was going to say a gay fashion designer in Milan.

63

u/igottathinkofaname 6d ago

Ru Paul was the first thing that popped into my mind!

9

u/Godphree 6d ago

Me too! ...Why??

18

u/localcryptidnearyou 6d ago

the glasses, height, and the bald head made me think it was Ru as well!

0

u/Boopy7 5d ago

he has some features and feminine traits in common, maybe that's why? He also reminds me of Rupaul but shorter

7

u/GuiltyEidolon 6d ago

Skin tone + glasses + bald maybe? Also they're both pretty tall.

1

u/chakabuku 5d ago

The outfit is a bit feminine.

2

u/CandidEstablishment0 6d ago

Omg Ru should be Dave for Halloween

2

u/PapaYoppa 5d ago

Mine too

1

u/The_Quibbler 6d ago

took me a minute to convince myself the pic on the right was not RuPaul.

73

u/EnkiShallReturn 6d ago

Take this free award 🏅

8

u/MyLifeThruMyEyes 6d ago

Take all my upvotes 😂😂😂😂

23

u/Hair_This 6d ago

Spot on hahaha

5

u/motoxim 6d ago

True

6

u/Dash_Harber 6d ago

But also like ... Oddly decent looking?

1

u/J_dogg987 6d ago

Yes I was trying to figure out who he looks like now Perfect

1

u/HilmDave 6d ago

More accurate things have been said

But not many

1

u/Marskelletor 6d ago

Awesome.

1

u/InterestingLibrary63 6d ago

That's what I told my cousin he kinda looks like ru Paul lol

1

u/lizziebradshaw 6d ago

Thanks for the chuckle.

1

u/dr_van_nostren 6d ago

The pearls don’t do him any favours

1

u/enonmouse 6d ago

I’d watch that 80s movie

1

u/KembaWakaFlocka 6d ago

I’ll never unsee this lmao

1

u/El_Spaniard 6d ago

Dayum dude 🤣

1

u/nightynine 6d ago

he's the same height as ruapul too, the similarity in the physique is striking

1

u/saxoccordion 6d ago

lmao. fucking nailed it

1

u/SweevilWeevil 6d ago

This is so perfect that I'm considering it might be true

1

u/MagnusStormraven 6d ago

Life, uh, finds a way.

1

u/Sistahmelz 6d ago

Omg! Brilliant and on point! 🤣🤣🤣

1

u/Spunion_0nion 6d ago

I laughed too hard at this accuracy! Thank you!

1

u/ACaulkGoblin 6d ago

HELLO HELLO HELLO Wow yes, hello.

1

u/lanceplace 6d ago

I can’t unsee that.

1

u/rdstarling 6d ago

Nailed it

1

u/Notsurehowtoreact 6d ago

Looks like RuPaul fused with Master Roshi

1

u/countryroadie 6d ago

both Jeff Goldblum and RuPaul guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live recently, and Dave Bautista appeared on the show this week. the stars!!!

1

u/JeanValJohnFranco 6d ago

Do you even need the Jeff Goldblum piece, he really just looks like jacked Ru Paul.

1

u/Iliketoplan 6d ago

It looks like he’s wearing a huge dangly earring only on the left ear and it’s fabulous

1

u/DaxSpa7 6d ago

The accuracy is unreal

1

u/HoofMan 6d ago

Drag finds a way

1

u/tinglep 6d ago

With Howie Mandell as the uncle.

1

u/GoodBye_Moon-Man 6d ago

Shit... I'd take that if I could. I look like a potato someone started mashing and stopped halfway through

1

u/Rosycheeks2 6d ago

Yuppppp

1

u/PickledDildosSourSex 5d ago

Ruff Poldblum

Or Ju... nevermind

1

u/TheBackPorchOfMyMind 5d ago

I couldn’t put my finger on who he looked like. Thank you!

1

u/vizar77 5d ago

I read this to my husband, and you literally made him laugh so hard, he choked!

1

u/blackcatsunday 5d ago

Holy shit that’s so accurate

1

u/Loserd 5d ago

Ru Paulo

1

u/CaptainCastle1 5d ago

Gay Tony has entered the chat

34

u/AccomplishedBed1110 6d ago

He looks like RuPaul

2

u/driving_andflying 5d ago

He has transformed. He has become...Bautista RuPaul.

2

u/TreadMeHarderDaddy 5d ago

Seriously looks like he bout to drop the “Hello hello Ladykins”

23

u/romayyne 6d ago

Thought it was a bearded Ru Paul

2

u/HattyMunter 5d ago

I had the same thought!

1

u/Iginlas_4head_Crease 6d ago

The pearls aren't doing him any favors here. He's kind of giving "catty fashion designer"

10

u/Ray8796 6d ago

I was thinking Howie Mandel lol

0

u/ThatGuyursisterlikes 6d ago

He's always been skinny though? Is this a Howie Mandela effect?

Hillary is still president right?

14

u/Horror-Tank-4082 6d ago

If Jeff was 245

30

u/Historical-Juice-433 6d ago

Honestly Jeff Goldblum could be anywhere from 5-8" 145lb to 6'4 225lbs and I honestly dont know. I kinda wanna see him next to Bautista to finally get a feel for it. Like I know what Batista is but is Goldblum kind of huge? I feel like that dude may be like a really big dude or just completely average and lanky. Im also very high right now dont judge

31

u/MrMeowPantz 6d ago

Jeff is tall. I think he’s about 6’3”. He also had that glow up where he went from kind of scraggy to all dapper.

12

u/manyhippofarts 6d ago

Yah he's wearing well-tailored suits recently.

2

u/Mahhrat 6d ago

His look in Kaos is god-tier.

3

u/IfICouldStay 6d ago

Definitely got better looking as he got older.

4

u/Rydog_78 6d ago

Jeff was always a handsome guy. See him in The Fly. He has a very good physique.

5

u/Iamredditsslave 5d ago

That movie haunted my dreams as a kid.

2

u/Rydog_78 5d ago

The penis in the medicine cabinet 🫣

3

u/visiblepeer 6d ago

He was literally 'The Tall Guy'. Apparently he's nearly six foot five

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0098436/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%2520tall%2520guy

If you're still high, the film's funny

1

u/jtr99 5d ago

Very funny indeed.

3

u/CrossP 6d ago

We should convince him to bulk up to 315 in the gym and see what happens.

1

u/MrFishAndLoaves 6d ago

And a person of color. I’m not seeing it.

18

u/zbornakssyndrome 6d ago

RuPaul

14

u/winksoutloud 6d ago

First thought was RuPaul. I had to do a quadruple take

1

u/Accomplished_Exit_30 6d ago

He's already a better actor than RuPaul, so I'll give him that.

10

u/llongneckkllama 6d ago

I see Howie Mandel

3

u/12300987 6d ago

It's all I see now.

2

u/PeterNippelstein 6d ago

Jeff Gold'sGym

2

u/CoochieSnotSlurper 6d ago

They probably have a 70 pound difference in weight. Bautista said he’s 240 here.

2

u/Remotely-Indentured 6d ago

More like Ru Paul.

2

u/blacklite911 6d ago

They said he looks like an enlightened thespian

2

u/Yommination 6d ago

Jeff Goldblum playing Kareem Abdul Jabbar in a role

1

u/kmj420 6d ago

He looks like he has cancer

1

u/thinklok 6d ago

But Jeff has hairs

1

u/thefuturesfire 6d ago

Dave Blumtista

1

u/aircal 6d ago

Buff Goldblum

1

u/Senyad 6d ago

Like the villain from cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2

1

u/noBrother00 6d ago

Looks like Howie Mandel

1

u/Emilios_Empanadas 6d ago

Jacked Goldblum

1

u/amor_fatty 6d ago

Dude he’s still got 75 lbs on Goldblum

1

u/CrimsonDarkWolf 6d ago

I was thinking the same thing

1

u/Bravisimo 6d ago

He looks like how Jeff looked in Hotel Artemis, which they were both in coincidentally.

1

u/abstractraj 6d ago

Rupaul?

1

u/nyehu09 6d ago

HEEEYYYY!! I was just gonna say he can play the Grandmaster from another universe. 😂

1

u/JeffrusThe3 6d ago

Liev schreiber to me

1

u/redditcangodie 6d ago

He makes me think of a black howie mandell

1

u/CrossP 6d ago

Oh thank god I didn't imagine it. I thought I was going insane.

1

u/RolloTony97 6d ago

….. are your eyes okay?

1

u/TalithePally 6d ago

My first thought was Lance Reddick with a beard

1

u/ALIENANAL 6d ago

His voice is actually pretty similar to Jeff's just without the "ahh" and jumping around way of talking.

1

u/Substantial-Low 6d ago

He looks like Best Goldblum

1

u/Ulysses502 5d ago

I was just thinking that he could totally play Jeff's brother in something. It's a shame Portlandia is done, he would be perfect for a character 😂

1

u/TGrady902 5d ago

Neal Brennan also kinda looks and really sounds like Jeff Goldblum, it’s uncanny.

1

u/not_thezodiac_killer 5d ago

He looks like RuPaul with a beard lol

1

u/quaaludeconniseuer 5d ago

"what if we uh, uh, uh, uh, fucked the aliens?"

1

u/randomemes831 5d ago

Looks like Jada Pinkett Smith with a beard

1

u/spctclr_spiderman 6d ago

Jeff Goldberg