# Peter Jackson pictures
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [November 28, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233 "2009-11-28T14:03:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/1 "2009-11-28T14:03:18Z")
> **[Peter Jackson: Looking Fierce Debuting "The Lovely Bones" (PHOTOS)](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/peter-jackson-looking-fie_n_372077)**
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> Peter Jackson: Looking Fierce Debuting "The Lovely Bones" (PHOTOS)
I would not have known who this was if I did not read the article.
I wonder what his diet plan was.
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### Author:  [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/2 "2009-11-28T16:27:08Z")
We just took a quick kitchen poll- the results were gastric bypass and cocaine.
😃
He does look great- quite un-Hobbit-like now.
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### Author:  [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/3 "2009-11-28T16:46:17Z")
It looks like he lost weight faster than his tailor could compensate for.
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### Author:  [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/4 "2009-11-28T16:49:02Z")
A lot of it happened during King Kong. IIRC, he attributed it to balanced meals & getting a scheduled decent length of sleep rather than overworking & sleeping when he could & snacking off & on.
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### Author:  [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/5 "2009-11-28T16:51:43Z")
> [@bouv](#):
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> It looks like he lost weight faster than his tailor could compensate for.
But at least he learned how to tie a bow tie.
Stranger
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### Author:  [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/6 "2009-11-28T16:54:31Z")
In an interview, I heard him attribute it to “stress” during the King Kong production.
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### Author:  [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/7 "2009-11-28T17:04:57Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#):
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> In an interview, I heard him attribute it to “stress” during the King Kong production.
Like **The Lord of the Rings** _wasn’t_ stressful?
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/8 "2009-11-28T17:08:56Z")
Aw, I thought by ‘pictures’ this thread was going to be about _Braindead_ and _Meet The Feebles_.
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/9 "2009-11-28T17:34:10Z")
I too would not have known it was him. 70lbs and no glasses really changed his appearance.
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### Author:  [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/10 "2009-11-28T18:16:53Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> But at least he learned how to tie a bow tie.
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> Stranger
Still needs help on wearing a jacket, though. (Wrong button buttoned.)
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### Author:  [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/11 "2009-11-28T19:04:07Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#):
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> Still needs help on wearing a jacket, though. (Wrong button buttoned.)
He has millions of dollars. He has a shelf full of Oscars. He has many successful companies that are leaders in their field. He has hundreds, if not thousands of employees. And, with all that, even after Lasik and personal trainer, he’s still a geek. And we love him for that.
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### Author:  [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/12 "2009-11-28T19:30:51Z")
He looks pretty young for 48 to.
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### Author:  [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/13 "2009-11-28T22:24:31Z")
But he still needs a good haircut. And a hair _washing._
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### Author:  [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/14 "2009-11-28T22:44:13Z")
> [@Maastricht](#):
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> But he still needs a good haircut. And a hair _washing._
Yes, and an introduction to that common hair implement: the comb.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/15 "2009-11-28T23:29:45Z")
He actually gained weight over the course of _Lord of the Rings_, then lost weight just before and during the making of _King Kong_. Now it looks like he’s found a way to maintain his level. I am impressed by his willpower.
His colleague, [Philippa Boyens](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/PhilippaBoyens_and_Kids_2003.jpg), has [lost weight](http://www.herr-der-ringe-film.de/v2/media/galerie/crew/Philippa-Boyens.jpg) also.
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### Author:  [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/16 "2009-11-29T04:53:44Z")
Will Guillermo del Toro be next?
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/17 "2009-11-29T07:05:31Z")
> [@](#):
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> We just took a quick kitchen poll- the results were gastric bypass and cocaine.
I would have guessed cloning and a brain transplant.
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### Author:  [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jackson-pictures/519233/18 "2009-11-29T07:06:18Z")
Is it tacky to suggest a metaphor for trimming the excess off his movies too?