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This is a trailer for the upcoming movie, GIMP: The Movie. The film follows Spencer Kimball (Johnson) as he creates the photo editing application, GIMP, and takes Photoshop head on. Can a free, open source app take down Adobe's capitalistic behemoth? Spencer's internal battle reflects his external fight with the titans of the industry.

Pork Johnson stars in a potential Oscar turn as the muppet puts it all out there in his portrayal of Spencer Kimball, the founder of the photo editing software, GIMP. Compared to the likes of The Social Network and with a "chilling" and "memorable" performance by Pork Johnson, this movie should not be missed.

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Alright. I've got to admin. I'd watch that movie.

[-] JakeSparkleChicken@retrolemmy.com 45 points 5 days ago

It took a few years for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story to go from a fake trailer to the real deal. I have hope!

[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 30 points 5 days ago

So many people are going to show up to the theater and be disappointed when they realize it's about a software developer!

[-] u235@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago
[-] TractorDuffy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago
[-] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 21 points 5 days ago

finally, 15 years after the java movie!

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

Please tell me this is a joke.

Also this is too late. Had they done it around ~2000 it might have been more relevant. Or โ€œhipโ€ I guess.

[-] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 days ago

I didn't know I wanted this movie, but here we are.

[-] Marduk73@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 days ago
[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Hey man, show some respect. This is serious cinema like Schindler's List and Legally Blonde.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

This has such a "Barbenheimer" composition lol.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

huh I wonder if there's a significant day coming up around which jokes tend to accumulate?

[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 1 points 5 days ago

This was posted on here like a month ago. Date has nothing to do with it.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Wait we're two days early

[-] Vicinus@piefed.zip 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

That was unexpectedly pretty great.

Tap for spoilerI thought it was going to be a serious movie. Then the puppet appeared and I was like okay maybe they are having fun with it. Then the war scene got me.

Doesn't seem like this is going to be a real thing, but I want it to be.

[-] Delascas@feddit.uk 15 points 5 days ago

Didn't you notice the April 1 release day???

[-] Vicinus@piefed.zip 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I didn't see it and can't find it now. ~~Can you point me to it?~~

Edit: Found it. Small print at the bottom, time: 1:50.

[-] roserose56@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 days ago

I watched it did the second time and it was funny as the first time!
Amazing job!

[-] foliumcreations@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

That was worth the watch!

[-] GutterRat42@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Is this about how the guy in Pulp Fiction turned his life around to do graphics instead?

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 5 days ago

With that title, I was expecting Cronenbergian body horror

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