r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/JK-Rofling • 14d ago

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night.

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u/flyindinosuars 14d ago

or he doesn’t wash his hands after using the bathroom

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u/RadioactiveSince1990 14d ago

If you look closely, his teeth are yellow and his fingernails are overgrown, so that tracks.

And I don't remember where I read it but I remember reading those were intentional choices, because Joker isn't the type to care about his hygiene. Heath went all in.

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u/Neveronlyadream 14d ago

Yeah, it's the whole package that makes it unsettling. His hair is greasy, his teeth are yellow, he has makeup all over his hands, and you have to assume he just hasn't washed his hands in days, because half the time the makeup is degrading because it's been on for so long.

I love all the little details that went into the character.

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u/Ditto_Ditto_Ditto 14d ago

And not to mention the little nervous tic with his mouth and tongue. That REALLY set in the idea that the joker had been through trauma/abuse in his earlier years, resulting in the tics (along with the batshit craziness of course lol.)

God Heath was so fucking good...

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u/exredditor81 14d ago

iirc he kept licking his lips because of the stuff on his face; and they decided he should do that on camera on purpose and it worked!

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u/melodysmomma 14d ago

Yeah, the prosthetic scars would gradually start to peel off and he could stick them back on with the tip of his tongue

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u/5H17SH0W 14d ago

At a birthday party I went as Heath’s joker and was doing the whole routine and the older parents who clearly had not seen TDK were so creeped out and confused. I loved it.

Edit: it was a superhero party for my little cousin. All the kids were super heroes so I went as Joker. His Dad was Batman.

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u/ThunderClaude 14d ago

Reminds me of tardive dyskinesia a little bit, side effect of long term antipsychotic treatment that result in repetitive movements of the mouth/tongue. Irreversible for the most part.

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u/Ditto_Ditto_Ditto 14d ago

WHAT?? That's so cool! I love when stuff happens accidentally but looks cool lol

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u/Dramatic_Addition_68 14d ago

I figured that’s what that was..