| ▲ | stronglikedan 4 hours ago | |
> sleeper Obligatory, I do not think it means what you think it means. When that film first debuted, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting someone who knew of it. | ||
| ▲ | threethirtytwo 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
We're old. When younger people uncover the greatness of an older movie, from there perspective it's equivalent to uncovering a sleeper. | ||
| ▲ | soupfordummies 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
It's just memory-holed to the point of being purposefully buried at this point. This comment and a similar one on reddit are the only times I've even seen it mentioned anywhere (IRL or otherwise) in 10+ years | ||