Drew Barrymore and Ke Huy Quan have been friends for over 40 years, thanks to Steven Spielberg. So, you would think they would know everything they need to know about the other one. And you would be wrong.
Yesterday, the Oscar winner was on The Drew Barrymore Show, and he shared a secret with her. Back when they were kids, he had a crush on her. And she didn’t know it.
Then, the daytime talk show host admitted she had a crush on him. And he didn’t know it.
So, for all of this time, they both liked each other when they were young, but they never got the chance to see if their sweet affection could have been something more.
And it never will be because Love Hurts due to the actor being happily married to his wife, Echo, for 22 years and counting.
Therefore, we are left to wonder what could have been. After watching this interview, I think it would been as sweet as the chocolate banana Drew had all over her face when she realized she liked him.
Can we all admit that Spielberg knew how to pick the best child actors in the ’80s? Seriously, these two are just as awwwwdorable now as they were then.
Goonies never say die, and neither does their friendship.
Yesterday, Ke Huy Quan was honored by Grauman’s Chinese Theatre who asked him to leave his hands and feet in cement outside the movie theater. The Oscar winner wasn’t alone at the ceremony; he had some friends standing by his side. His friends of 40 years: Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, Corey Feldman, and screenwriter Chris Columbus.
Will they finally be able to cement a sequel to their 1985 film? Who knows? But they would do it in a heartbeat if it was right.
What is also right is Quan’s movie Love Hurts, which comes out this Friday.
Want to see the mark that Quan left in Hollywood, then click here!
Back in the ’80s, we fell in love with Ke Huy Quan when he starred in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Goonies.
Then this year, we just adored his sincere delight about being recognized by Hollywood again. He was as excited to see all of the celebrities at events as they were to see him. And he couldn’t control his happiness when he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
His joy made brought joy to all of us. So much so the Vietnam native is an American treasure.
And I hope that is what President Joe Biden declared that yesterday when he met the actor at the White House. How could POTUS not make that declaration after that greeting?
I am sure that little boy on the boat with his family never thought he would someday be invited to the 1600 Penn. But he was! And that is what America is all about.
Quan is living the American dream, and I hope we never wake up from it!
Pauly Shore might’ve been the star of Encino Man, but it is his co-stars, Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan, who are nominated for Oscars this year.
How does the comedian feel about them being up for Oscar gold? “I’m very excited for my two costars from Encino Man; both nominated this year for Oscars. It’s quite remarkable. It’s an insane story. These guys — what a comeback. It’s almost like they were in Encino Man, they dethawed them, and they’re coming back to life, he told Good Morning America. “Congratulations, guys. Good luck, bros.”
Shore says he is going to watch the Oscars on Sunday to see if Quan wins Best Supporting Actor for Everything, Everywhere, All at Once and Fraser for Best Actor in The Whale.
Hopefully, they will each bring home an Oscar statuette and decide to make Encino Man 2 with Shore and past Oscar nominee Sean Astin. Maybe it will get The Weasle a nom from the Academy Awards so that he can have one like his co-stars.
Who would’ve thought that Encino Man would turn out so many people worthy of Oscars?
Encino Man was a fun movie. However, there was nothing Oscar-caliber about it.
Alas, that was 30 years ago, and today Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan found out that they are Oscar-worthy. Fraser is nominated for Best Lead Actor for The Whale, and Quan could take home Best Supporting Actor for Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. Not bad for a defrosted caveman and a computer nerd!
They are not the only actors from the 1992 film to receive a nomination from the Academy Awards. Sean Astin was nominated in 1995 for Best Short Film, Live Action for Kangaroo Court.
How is Pauly Shore going to weasel his way into getting a nomination? We shall see!
And if you want to see who else got Oscar nominations, then click here!
