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Jason Alexander felt like George Costanza in a horror movie


And still the show had only been on for one year by this time. Did they make his character to his from Seinfeld intentionally?

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Don't know. His character in Pretty Woman is similar and came out around the same time as this. The actor probably just plays annoying well.

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At the time Jacob's Ladder was shot, Seinfeld was not yet a massive mainstream success and George Costanza was yet to become an iconic character. It seems very unlikely that Jason Alexander's character was deliberately supposed to reference George Costanza. Far more likely that there are incidental similarities due to Alexander's acting style, and you have read similarities back into the movie due to your familiarity with Seinfeld.

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