{"id":1965168,"date":"2025-08-17T11:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T11:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1965168"},"modified":"2025-08-17T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T11:33:31","slug":"weapons-is-the-most-brutal-movie-ive-seen-this-year-but-i-got-lost-for-a-minute-when-i-realized-i-knew-one-actor-from-an-og-nickelodeon-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/weapons-is-the-most-brutal-movie-ive-seen-this-year-but-i-got-lost-for-a-minute-when-i-realized-i-knew-one-actor-from-an-og-nickelodeon-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons Is The Most Brutal Movie I&#8217;ve Seen This Year, But I Got Lost For A Minute When I Realized I Knew One Actor From An OG Nickelodeon Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: New Line Cinema<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Spoiler Warning: <\/strong><em><strong>Weapons<\/strong><\/em><strong> spoilers follow. If you haven\u2019t watched the <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-horror-movies-scary-movies-220820797.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:new horror movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u><strong>new horror movie<\/strong><\/u><\/a><strong>, please exercise extreme caution!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>2025 movie schedule<\/u><\/a> has given us some great gems, especially when it comes to horror. At the top of the pack, both in terms of quality and sheer brutality, is <em>Weapons<\/em>, Zach Cregger\u2019s deeply unsettling and instantly iconic horror-thriller (we <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/weapons-review-2025-remarkable-horror-190000927.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:gave it a five-star review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>gave it a five-star review<\/u><\/a>, by the way). However, I did find myself getting distracted by something while waiting to find out what happened to those 17 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/yes-even-josh-brolin-freaked-000347486.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:schoolkids who ran away;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>schoolkids who ran away<\/u><\/a> in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No, it wasn\u2019t <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/weapons-fantastic-horror-film-one-180300573.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the fantastic Weapons score;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>the fantastic <\/u><u><em>Weapons<\/em><\/u><u> score<\/u><\/a>, nor was it wandering thoughts about who Pedro Pascal was playing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/pedro-pascal-may-dropped-weapons-161210181.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:before he dropped out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>before he dropped out<\/u><\/a>. Instead, it had to do with a minor character who appeared in several of the film\u2019s chapters and his connection to one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/the-top-12-nickelodeon-tv-shows-of-the-90s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best \u201890s Nickelodeon shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>best \u201890s Nickelodeon shows<\/u><\/a>. Allow me to explain\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Toby Huss in Weapons\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4.vjTR5YTf89ddbF2CLggg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/e0fedf24167be6f71884cdd84a06e861\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: New Line Cinema<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">I Spent Way To Long Trying To Remember Why Police Chief Ed Locke Looked So Familiar<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Police Chief Ed Locke first showed up in the second chapter of <em>Weapons<\/em>, I admittedly thought he looked so familiar but couldn\u2019t put my finger on it. When he came back into the picture in a later scene (after thinking about it for way too long), I realized that this was Toby Huss, one of those <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/32-character-actors-recognize-even-010436168.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:actors whose faces you recognize;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>actors whose faces you recognize<\/u><\/a> but not their name, who played none other than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ki3-F8K2rcQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Artie, \u201cthe Strongest Man in the World,\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>Artie, \u201cthe Strongest Man in the World,\u201d<\/u><\/a> on <em>The Adventures of Pete &amp; Pete<\/em> many, many years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Honestly, I dedicated too much time trying to figure it out, like an earworm you get stuck in your head but can\u2019t quite figure out the rest of the song. After that, I had a good chuckle and went back to watching the movie\u2019s intense gore and terrifying scenes with my hands covering my face.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Toby Huss in the Adventures of Pete &amp; Pete\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/sDrLUViAEshuc.9yf.w0xw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/063967262d5663f85acccc58d6a24765\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Nickelodeon<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Now I&#8217;m Over Here Thinking About How Artie Would Have Saved Those Kids<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/yes-even-josh-brolin-freaked-000347486.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Weapons ending;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u><em>Weapons <\/em><\/u><u>ending<\/u><\/a>, and even afterward, I was sitting there wondering how the movie would have shaken out if Artie were a resident of Maybrook, Pennsylvania. Would he take on the mysterious Gladys (Amy Madigan) and defeat her a lot sooner than Archer Graff (Josh Brolin) and Justine Gandy (Julia Garner)? Would he team up with Alex Lilly (Gary Christopher) like he did with Little Pete Wrigley (Danny Tamberelli) back in the early \u201890s?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Josh Brolin in Weapons\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xoFyKE_Lxbvn1PeSibuXdA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/02a1bcc0fc0eaabe047df4ba96abab5b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: WB<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">But For Real, I Wasn&#8217;t Prepared For Weapons&#8217; Over-The-Top Gore<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You know, I\u2019m sort of glad I was distracted by the whole \u201cI need to figure out where I\u2019ve seen this guy before\u201d problem during <em>Weapons<\/em> because the violence and gore in this was over-the-top, maybe too much. Between forks to faces, a veggie peeler taking off strips of skin, needles being jammed into people\u2019s faces, and someone being crushed and pulled apart, my cup was full with all the blood, guts, and nasty little bits up on the screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/substances-body-horror-amazing-theres-100300011.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:all down for body horror;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>all down for body horror<\/u><\/a> and massive gross-out scenes that leave me stomping and pacing around a theater on a Monday night, but wow!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Who knows, maybe I\u2019ll get to see more of Toby Huss as Chief Locke if <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/following-success-weapons-theres-idea-233647981.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Weapons follow-up;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>the <\/u><u><em>Weapons<\/em><\/u><u> follow-up<\/u><\/a> comes to fruition. In the meantime, I guess I just watch, or at least listen to him on Hulu\u2019s <em>King of the Hill<\/em> revival, where he\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/king-hill-star-talks-giving-013235223.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:taken over the role of fan-favorite Dale Gribble;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>taken over the role of fan-favorite Dale Gribble<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: New Line Cinema Spoiler Warning: Weapons spoilers follow. 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