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How ‘Nope’ Found Inspiration in Everything From ‘Heaven’s Gate’ to ‘Full House’ to the Deep Sea
Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen “Nope,” now in theaters.Jordan Peele’s latest film “Nope” is set on the outskirts of Hollywood, focusing on people working in the margins of showbiz desperate to crawl into the center. From main sibling duo OJ and Emerald Hayward (Daniel Kaaluya and Keke Palmer), horse trainers trying to capture footage of a UFO in order to sell it off for fame, or Ricky “Jupe” Park (Steven Yeun), a former child star hanging onto his past glory through a carnival fashioned off of his best-known role, the characters are all strivers obsessed with the spectacle of the film, no matter how dangerous said spectacle ca be.
