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November 19, 2009

Tim Allen: Comedian, Actor, Director, Graphic Designer

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Not only does Tim Allen star in a new movie called Crazy on the Outside, he also directed it! He's a director now! People in Hollywood are like, "this is a safe place to invest our millions of dollars." People in Hollywood are like, "we're gonna need a greener light!" But based on the poster for Tim Allen's new movie, Crazy on the Outside, which looks GREAT by the way, it would appear that Tim Allen is also in charge of the movie's Photoshopping. How else to explain how incredibly awful this is other than that it was done by the incredibly awful person in it? (This paragraph is basically the Wikipedia entry for "Occam's Razor.")

Hollywood realizes that Photoshop has been around for thousands of years now, right? It's no longer a room-sized machine that takes a crew of PhD scientists to operate. Children can use Photoshop now to make photorealistic images of themselves in modern, baggage-free domestic partnerships with Selena Gomez. And children could do a much better job than whoever (Tim Allen) did this.

And it's one thing for all of the characters behind the door to be obviously Photoshopped, fine, but was it really necessary to even Photoshop Tim Allen's face onto that 1993-body? He couldn't make himself available for a half-hour photoshoot to promote that he stars in AND directed? No time! "Sorry, I've got to clean the cocaine residue out of my crepe-maker. Get a stand-in, and I'll just MSPaint a self-portrait from my Friendster profile onto it in the middle of the night in five minutes between jerk-offs." Tim Allen, you guys. American legend. American ARTIST.

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when you leave jail, they give you that "cool divorced dad outfit" to walk outside in. nothing says "starting over" like dress shoes, terrible jeans, and a blazer.

Posted by: super! profile link at 11/19/09 1:37 PM  | Reply
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What's with Sigourney Weaver lately? Between this and Avatar, it's like smell ya later, credibility.

Posted by: K profile link at 11/19/09 1:37 PM  | Reply
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Lasso Tool Time.

Posted by: DuckDuck profile link at 11/19/09 1:38 PM  | Reply
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I approve this message with all my lolz.

Posted by: KajusX profile link  in reply to  DuckDuck's comment at 11/19/09 5:27 PM  | Reply
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somewhere, a struggling freelance graphic designer is crying her eyes out...

Posted by: ondal profile link at 11/19/09 1:39 PM  | Reply
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Right here, buddy. His head is SO TINY in that endless wallpapered empty room. It looks like they stopped him as he was about to get into his car to take the photo of his head. Also, no more Tim Allen movie posters with his crotch as the focal point. Also, no more Tim Allen movie posters.

Posted by: BobFreakinVila profile link  in reply to  ondal's comment at 11/19/09 1:47 PM  | Reply
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Of course YOU would say that Bob Vila.

Posted by: Jordan Schlansky profile link  in reply to  BobFreakinVila's comment at 11/19/09 1:57 PM  | Reply
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With Tim Allen, Kelsey Grammer, and Ray Liotta on set this will probably just end up being a remake of Caligula. People will demand Tim Allen Sumopaint them OUT of the poster.

Posted by: Spice Weasel profile link at 11/19/09 1:39 PM  | Reply
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I always used to hate Tim Allen's trademark WACKY POSTER FACE.
But seeing him look so bored and relaxed in what is clearly a wacky fucking situation, I dunno...
I just kinda miss it.

Posted by: goddamn. profile link at 11/19/09 1:44 PM  | Reply
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He looks smug as fuck in that poster.

SMUG. AS. FUCK.

Posted by: Kit profile link  in reply to  goddamn.'s comment at 11/19/09 1:57 PM  | Reply
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How come Sigourney Weaver isn't in the poster??? Oh wait, There he is!!!!

Posted by: dUb-iLL profile link at 11/19/09 1:46 PM  | Reply
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I still can't find her.

Posted by: bdungg profile link  in reply to  dUb-iLL's comment at 11/19/09 2:26 PM  | Reply
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She's the one with the penis.

Posted by: dUb-iLL profile link  in reply to  bdungg's comment at 11/19/09 5:43 PM  | Reply
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Tim Allen AND Kelsey Grammer? Do I smell nineties sitcom reunions?? Shouldn't Brooke Shields and Lea Thompson be in this???

Posted by: stupidlisagarbageface profile link at 11/19/09 2:10 PM  | Reply
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And Paul Reiser!

Posted by: Del Preston profile link  in reply to  stupidlisagarbageface's comment at 11/19/09 2:26 PM  | Reply
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I think he photoshopped his head smaller so his wang would look bigger.
Ew.

Posted by: kiljoywashere profile link at 11/19/09 2:10 PM  | Reply
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I was getting ready to complain about the Captain EO font of the "Coming Soon" shamelessly capitalizing on MJ's death until I realized that was superimposed by the site from which Gabe took the poster.


So now I really have nothing to complain about, cause obviously this movie looks CRA-MAZING.

Posted by: Pizza profile link at 11/19/09 2:18 PM  | Reply
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Dear Mr. Liotta, YOU ARE ON A (ROCK AND) ROLL! I First Wild Hogs then this! Keep the money train rollin' u dezerv it!

Posted by: The Smartest House profile link at 11/19/09 2:21 PM  | Reply
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Don't forget Observe and Report. I can't wait to find out how many Oscars Ray will be nominated for.

Posted by: incredimarc profile link  in reply to  The Smartest House's comment at 11/19/09 5:01 PM  | Reply
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not enough 4 shore!

Posted by: The Smartest House profile link  in reply to  incredimarc's comment at 11/19/09 5:32 PM  | Reply
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Couldn't they have photoshopped his face so that the expression kind of looks like "I'm anxious to keep those crazy people outside, which is why I'm holding this door shut with the full force of my iStock body" instead of "I'm a creepy old tool"?

Posted by: Del Preston profile link at 11/19/09 2:23 PM  | Reply
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I don't know what you guys are talking about. It's clear that nothing except the type was altered in this still photograph, surely taken by one of our more prominent portrait photographers in America today. First of all, almost everyone has that room in their house. You know the one, with the long narrow hallway leading to the four-hinged double doors to the yard, themselves narrow enough to be served by the use of a single door? It's an American architectural staple. That also goes for the black laquer floor and dizzifying wallpaper, so common in American suburban life. Second, the subjuect. Look at Tim Allen. He is clearly sick, and possibly close to death. The light he's going toward is so brght that it casts his whole face in a palid glow. As well as the neighborly folks outside, who all have completely different expressions! Tim Allen's ass has been known to do that to people. Seriously tho, what is coming out of Mr. Allen's bellybutton? This is what you get when you hire the fine folks at Jib Jab to do your movie poster at a cut rate.

Posted by: Skillet profile link at 11/19/09 2:26 PM  | Reply
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I keep getting those jibjab Movieposter yourself e-mails!

Posted by: DS3M profile link  in reply to  Skillet's comment at 11/19/09 2:49 PM  | Reply
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Poor JK Simmons. You can barely even see his horribly photoshopped self in there. He deserves much more than this.

Posted by: The Life of the Mind profile link at 11/19/09 2:28 PM  | Reply
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Shit. You get out of prison and Vern Shillinger shows up. A scene involving J.K. Simmons carving a swastika into Tim Allen's ass cheek would be a subtle and appropriate homage to a great series I think.

Posted by: Ice Station Zebra profile link at 11/19/09 2:30 PM  | Reply
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Your T Rex is in the lap of luxury.

Posted by: K profile link  in reply to  Ice Station Zebra's comment at 11/19/09 3:39 PM  | Reply
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i'm gonna totally see this movie just to confirm that is a black crushed velvet blazer.

Posted by: The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove profile link at 11/19/09 2:32 PM  | Reply
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How come Kelsey Grammer's not in the movie poster? Is that something he demanded in his contract or was his head simply unavailable to be brutalized by a 13 year old in photoshop?

Posted by: BobFreakinVila profile link at 11/19/09 2:37 PM  | Reply
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He's still artistically working through some shit from his prison stint 30 years ago?
To wit:

On October 2, 1978, Tim Allen [Dick -- his full real name is Timothy Allen Dick] was arrested in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 g (1.4 lb) of cocaine. He subsequently pleaded guilty, and provided the names of dealers in exchange for a reduction in his sentence from a possible life imprisonment to a possible three to seven years. He was parolled on June 12, 1981 after serving 28 months in the Sandstone, Minnesota Federal Correctional Institution.
[Source: wikipedia, obvs]

Posted by: ClownCoffee profile link at 11/19/09 2:52 PM  | Reply
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It's Tim Allen's Interiors!

Posted by: petepetepete profile link  in reply to  ClownCoffee's comment at 11/19/09 4:32 PM  | Reply
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LISTEN ONE OF US MADE A LIVING ON GRUNT WORK AND THE OTHER MADE A LIVING ON GRUNTING. LOOK, I CAN BE IN A MOVIE TOO:

BIG FUCKING DEAL.

Posted by: BobFreakinVila profile link at 11/19/09 2:54 PM  | Reply
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Can we please have him arrested again, please?

Photobucket

Posted by: avettwhore profile link at 11/19/09 3:06 PM  | Reply
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What a glorious moustache!

Posted by: ModestAlfred profile link  in reply to  avettwhore's comment at 11/19/09 3:46 PM  | Reply
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Also, what is this? Photoshopgum? HAW HAW HAW

Posted by: ModestAlfred profile link at 11/19/09 3:50 PM  | Reply
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No, it's his actual mugshot when he got arrested for possession of cocaine (a lot of it) in an airport.

Posted by: avettwhore profile link  in reply to  ModestAlfred's comment at 11/19/09 4:59 PM  | Reply
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Oh my comment was misplaced. I knew he did time for cocaine crime. I just also felt like pointing out that people like to talk about their photoshop spotting skills. Also, I was mocking the people who add comments like, "Is this racsimgum?" when Gabe turns the site into Racismgum.

Posted by: ModestAlfred profile link  in reply to  avettwhore's comment at 11/23/09 2:11 PM  | Reply
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Crazy On The Outside, Clean On The Inside, Ice Cream Paint Job!

Posted by: whoatom101 profile link at 11/19/09 3:52 PM  | Reply
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You know that "with Kelsey Grammer" part of the poster? Yeah, he went into body modeling after "Hank" was canceled.


Posted by: Ruben James profile link at 11/19/09 3:58 PM  | Reply
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I thought he looked better in the original, but his barret is out of character.

Posted by: incredimarc profile link  in reply to  Ruben James's comment at 11/19/09 5:07 PM  | Reply
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I still blame Tim Allen for everyone I know spelling "Santa Claus" with an "e" at the end (thereby missing the lame pun of the movie title entirely).

Posted by: petepetepete profile link at 11/19/09 4:36 PM  | Reply
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Remember when Jungle 2 Jungle ended with a freeze frame of Tim Allen coming out of the water on the beach in his business attire and shrugging his shoulders? I remember.

Posted by: Oskar profile link at 11/19/09 4:56 PM  | Reply
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Hollywood tries to make good:
http://i48.tinypic.com/i6basy.jpg
I'm kind of a whiz with photoshop. Hollywood? You listening?

Posted by: IkilledMichael profile link at 11/20/09 12:52 AM  | Reply
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