Watching the new DVD, I just caught a really subtle gag -- if you listen carefully to the dialogue, the Asian scientist is referred to as Dr. Schneider, while one of the Caucasians is called Dr. Wu. I love that no one calls attention to the joke or tries to explain it.
*/\*Goonies never say die!*/\*
Zillionairepoet
Yeh. Notice that Flint plays it straight. "Seriously" an Asian can have a Caucasian name and vice-versa.
In the scene, however, Dr. Wu bows as some asians will, will Dr. Schneider shakes hands as a westerner.
Also, they are both introduced at the same time without revealing which is which. Flint know anyway for some reason. What a genius!!
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In looking up the credits, I was confused as to why actor Benson Fong was *not* credited as playing Dr. Wu. Yes, I guess it was a gag.
There's nothing subtle about it, it's a very obvious gag.
shareThat's interesting. I have only seen this once, but I would like to revisit it again to more closely examine it for things just like this!
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Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?