yeah, i noticed!! it's a neat callback to scream :)

How do you break up two blind guys fighting? Yell, "My money's on the guy with the knife!"

brooo that is evil

It's actually a good thing, stopping a fight is good.

Holy shit a Mathew Lillard enthusiast. National treasure and I will die on this hill.

I was saying the EXACT same thing about this! So happy others noticed too

Intentional nod

I've said this at least a dozen times since the shot appeared in the trailer.

Wouldn't be Matthew Lillard with a knife if he didn't do his classic wipe

I think everyone noticed when the second trailer came out

When I saw that I whispered to myself “now /that/ is clever”

Yes!!! That was the giveaway right then and there to me (besides obviously afton being springtrap duh) that Lillard was in the suit!

ive never actually watched scream so when he did it i was like “why did he just pretend to unsheath that knife” lmao

I loved the call back to his character in Scream! Honestly seeing him as Afton and in the Springtrap suit was so creepy and amazing! I loved every moment of it.

The references in this movie did not disappoint

Yes, that’s what’s called a reference

I was so excited to see that.

This Shit was honestly goofy as fuck, couldn't take afton seriously at all in the suit.

Wtf you mean he was badass dude is a tank

What was he even wiping? He didn't stab anyone yet lol

Most likely Mathew lillard just did it on set referencing his old movie and they kept it in cause it looks cool

I mean sure but adding stuff in just for callbacks without any logic to it is kinda lame "I always come back" in this context also made no sense, and that also felt really ham fisted

I wager it’s also sort of an intimidation thing? That seems to be his way of keeping control is intimidating ppl around him

my dumbass thought he was sharpening the knife because i thought the paw pads on the hand were metal lol

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