May 12, 1989 –
The very silly sci-fi comedy Earth Girls Are Easy, directed by Julien Temple and starrings Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Julie Brown, Charles Rocket and Michael McKean, opened on this date.
Jeff Goldblum taught acting at the time, and inexperienced actors Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans would often go to him for advice. One of Goldblum’s techniques was to distract himself before a take by reading aloud from a book right up until “action” was called, so Carrey and Wayans would make loud noises in-character between takes. Julie Brown said, “It wasn’t easy to work with them, even though they’re all really talented.”
The Haus of Dcaligari 