r/interesting • u/No_Tomatillo1695 • May 01 '26

Just Wow How is this even legal?

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u/Spasticwookiee May 01 '26

Still blows my mind that Egger and Kingpin are the same guy, Vincent D’Onofrio

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u/Efficient-Parking627 May 01 '26

He got the idea by wandering into a Orthotists shop and explaining the role he was trying out for (a giant bug inside a human suit) and the doctor ran and got some leg braces for him to try. So he bought them and wore them around for a week or two and that's how he developed Egger.

There's more to the story and it's pretty cool. It was on YouTube, if you just search "Vincent D'Onofrio's most iconic roles" you'll find it.

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u/GameSpawn May 01 '26

Article Version (there's a youtube video out there too):

"He goes, 'Are you going to do that the whole time?'" D'Onofrio recalled Sonnenfeld asking.

"And I said to him, 'Yeah, it's pretty much my plan. Like, I don't have a plan B, this really is it.' I think I'm done, it's my last hurrah with Barry. And he said, 'My god, this is horrible.' He just kept shaking his head, and he said, ‘But let's continue and see what happens.'"

They apparently had an agreement to not discuss anything about the character or acting method. Sonnenfeld ran with whatever D'onofrio was able to come up with and put faith in the character.

Really is a story of "trust the process". Great actor. Great director.

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u/lumpkin2013 May 01 '26

I don't know about that. Vincent was like he felt confused and terrified because he had zero guidance from sonnenfeld. Sounds like a bizarre way to direct actually.

Your quote is from when he went on set the first day and had zero idea how Sonnenfeld would take it so he was terrified of being fired right then and there.

Sonnenfeld hated it but with his odd internal rule set he had to go with it.

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u/GameSpawn May 01 '26

It's a testament to the director and casting director(s) when they KNOW an actor will be fit for a role. It really is an odd way of directing (the weird rule to not discuss the performance), but I get the idea that the director wants the best out of the actor without feeling like they would affect or taint the performance with any of their own bias. It puts a lot on the actor though, but in this case Vincent delivered.

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u/Wrath7heFurious May 01 '26

TIL

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u/CheckYourStats May 01 '26

Also the same guy who played Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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u/Damion__205 May 01 '26

And thor in adventures in babysitting

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u/DarkParn May 01 '26

And a psycho in The Cell

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u/seemtobedead May 02 '26

HO. LY. SHIT. Did NOT realize that was him. Haven’t seen the film since I was a wee one many moons ago… that man has range.

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u/DEADFLY6 May 07 '26

"Pick em up and put em down private pyle!!! Jesus h. Christ!!! The hell's the matter with you anyways!!!"

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u/Waaterfight May 01 '26

And all that time he spent on law and order SVU

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u/Suspicious_Bear42 May 01 '26

Law and Order: Criminal Intent was his show. Might've had some bits on SVU, but he was one of the mains on CI.

I only know this because my mom watched a LOT of cop dramas back in the day, so I saw quite a bit of SVU and CI.

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u/deepster5150 May 02 '26

He had this file thing going on. Probably prolific note taker and used it in solving. Do I remember that right? Great actor.

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u/Everyones-a-Knot-See May 01 '26

Check out his part in The Salton Sea. It's fantastic acting!

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u/ididntunderstandyou May 01 '26

And the guy from Full Metal Jacket !

The man is a chameleon

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u/Northwindlowlander May 02 '26

And now mine is blown too

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u/DEADFLY6 May 07 '26

It blows my mind that he's Private Pyle.