Why did they train oil drillers to be astronauts and not astronauts to drill?

why did they train oil drillers to be astronauts and not astronauts to drill?

Shut up.

kys

This and Face/Off was one of the dumbest American movies of that era.

they didn't train them to be astronauts you retard they just sat there they had astronauts do all the astronaut shit

Because "they did a piss poor job of it".

face/off and armageddon >>>>> all MCU/DCEU shit

Because being an astronaut isn't hard. They had a pilot to do the actual hard part of getting into space. Literally anyone could o the rest of it.

why didnt they just use the eagles?

Death eaters would have caught them.

because more people in the audience are likely to identify with working on an oil drill than being an astronaut, so the audience have an easier time to self insert

Because it was a big budget summer blockbuster of the 90s. Don’t be asking so many questions. Take a look at this cgi! We’re gonna blow up LA and maybe somewhere in China or whatever, but some shits going to explode. And look at this ensemble cast! John McClain, that Big headed kid who helped write good will hunting, aerosmith’s daughter, that weird looking dude from that movie with the wood chipper and that lady cop. A black dude, that Russian guy. And listen, Steven Tyler is gonna sing a song over his daughter gettin’ nailed. Come see this shit, it’ll be fun.
That’s why.

They're equivalents for their eras.

I would have to agree.
I would also propose that The Big Bang Theory is the Friends of the new millennia

This is a little bit of a logic stretch let's face it.

I wish i could find the entire Ben commentary track for this film

I hate Friends a little less, but I see your point.

underrated post right there. Should have ended the thread.

I'll explain why. That was Michael Bay's response to Ben Affleck when he asked OP's question.

This.
It should also be noted that the reason astronauts are so esteemed is mostly because of the rarity of the position.
There can only be a handful of people sent to space so they get the best of the best of whatever field.

In reality plenty of people could be astronauts.

Nobody in this thread knew that until you just told us. Thanks.

did anyones wee wee get hard during this scene?

it was actually "shut the fuck up"

Autism

he's working on it

I have to agree. And I only started watching friends recently. Same guy you’re replying to btw

>being an astronaut isn't hard

>t. braindead NEET trailer park trash

based

Maybe back in the day, but if a school teacher can make the cut, it’s really a matter or being fit enough to fly on an airplane. These days anyways.
But to be a useful astronaut who can complete research goals set forth by NASA, yes, that’s a pretty small group.
Because anyone who goes up in space is an astronaut, right? Or cosmonaut. Correct me if I’m wrong.

I have no real idea what it really takes to be an astronaut. Do they all need to be astrophysicists or what?

First of all, let us define “astronaut”

If NASA's going to bother sending you up into space, you're going to be one of the top experts in the world on certain subjects, depending on the mission, whether it's engineering, medicine, agriculture, computer science, etc.

They're by themselves up there so they have to do all the work and maintenance, and it's a matter of life and death. The ship or space station will need to be looked after and repaired, computer systems could fuck up and need to be fixed, someone could get sick or injured, etc.

I can be astronaut?

How dense do you have to be to not know what an astronaut is

Alright, so a bunch of specialists from different fields. Do they all need to know how to actually pilot the spacecraft or are they counting on certain team members to not die?

I can't even ride a bike, but I have high hopes to be an astronaut.

NASA nerdonauts don't understand salt of the earth ways that it takes to succeed on such a mission. They don't have good guys.

Pilots will be specialists, though i'm guessing they'll be intelligent enough to follow along and take instruction if needed. Most of the flight is automated anyway so you'll need to program the navigator.

I genuinely thought it might just apply to anyone who has gone into space. Sorry for my free education

>tfw its in the criterion collection

Why are you phoneposting?

>Steven Tyler is gonna sing a song over his daughter gettin’ nailed
What were they thinking

so that low-IQ wagecucks could identify with the characters

>y u use tewephone?

BECAUSE ASTRONAUTS DON'T WANT TO FUCK STINKY CHIMP WOMEN.

it is a pretty significant film in the grand scheme of things, for better or worse

They had watched the video for crazy 4 years before and figured he’d be fine with it.
I was gonna say something about underage b&, but i think I’m just old for remembering it.

No, Eagles. No Malazan Deafeater can stop these.

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That Ben Affleck turned out to be Albert Einstein!

because the movie is sponsored by BP; they're essentially saying their services are essential to earth's survival.