This got two sequels. I find this fact pretty amusing. Many years ago, I held a grudge against Ben Stiller. I thought he was a dumb actor that only took on dumb roles. My entire reasoning for this was that my cousin—someone I at that point looked up to—did not like him. Why this was, […]
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