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Stars are getting extra creative while labor disputes continue keeping them on the picket lines.Since theWriters Guild of Americawent on strike in May and theScreen Actors Guildfollowed in July, Hollywood’s finest have rallied to show their solidarity and commitment to fair contracts. Both unions are vying for better pay and protection from new artificial intelligence technology, among other contract points, in their negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).While away from the writers' room and off screens, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA members have channeled their creativity into their picket signs. From Jon Hamm’sMad Menquote to Billy Crystal’s nod toWhen Harry Met Sally…, see all the ways stars are referencing past work to fight for their labor rights.
Stars are getting extra creative while labor disputes continue keeping them on the picket lines.
Since theWriters Guild of Americawent on strike in May and theScreen Actors Guildfollowed in July, Hollywood’s finest have rallied to show their solidarity and commitment to fair contracts. Both unions are vying for better pay and protection from new artificial intelligence technology, among other contract points, in their negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
While away from the writers' room and off screens, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA members have channeled their creativity into their picket signs. From Jon Hamm’sMad Menquote to Billy Crystal’s nod toWhen Harry Met Sally…, see all the ways stars are referencing past work to fight for their labor rights.
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The Cast of ‘Parks and Recreation’
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The cast ofParks and Recreationreunited during the strikewith some pointed references to their former NBC series. They went even further above and beyond clever writing with the help of the miniature horse who stole hearts on the show. Lil Sebastian joinedAubrey Plaza,Nick Offerman,Adam Scott,Ben Schwartz,Sam Elliott, Jim O’Heir, Retta and Alison Becker on the picket lines outside of the Amazon offices in L.A.
02of 07Jon HammSarah Silverman/ InstagramThe actor took to the picket lines with a nod to his Emmy-winning performance as Don Draper inMad Men.Hamm’s sign read, “That’s what the money is for,” a direct quote from his business-savvy character in an explosive scene from the Emmy-winning series.He held the poster alongside his fellow union members, including comedianSarah Silverman, who shared a snap of Hamm on her Instagram. “PAY UP AMPTP!!” she wrote inher caption.
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Jon Hamm
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The actor took to the picket lines with a nod to his Emmy-winning performance as Don Draper inMad Men.Hamm’s sign read, “That’s what the money is for,” a direct quote from his business-savvy character in an explosive scene from the Emmy-winning series.
He held the poster alongside his fellow union members, including comedianSarah Silverman, who shared a snap of Hamm on her Instagram. “PAY UP AMPTP!!” she wrote inher caption.
03of 07Seth GreenAmanda Edwards/GettyGreenpaid homage to hisFamily Guycharacter, Chris Griffin, and the animated teen’s long-running standoff with a sinister primate secretly occupying his closet. “The AMPTP is more evil than the evil monkey,” Green’s sign read alongside an illustration of the character.
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Seth Green
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Greenpaid homage to hisFamily Guycharacter, Chris Griffin, and the animated teen’s long-running standoff with a sinister primate secretly occupying his closet. “The AMPTP is more evil than the evil monkey,” Green’s sign read alongside an illustration of the character.
04of 07Ben McKenzieBen McKenzie/ InstagramMcKenzie, who played Ryan Atwood onThe O.C., made a case for writers' creativity with a pointed reference to the teen drama’s pilot20 years after its premiere. On his Instagram, McKenzieshared a signaddressing the network directly: “Fox,” the message read. “You know A.I. couldn’t come up with ‘Welcome to the O.C. b—-.’ "
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Ben McKenzie
Ben McKenzie/ Instagram
McKenzie, who played Ryan Atwood onThe O.C., made a case for writers' creativity with a pointed reference to the teen drama’s pilot20 years after its premiere. On his Instagram, McKenzieshared a signaddressing the network directly: “Fox,” the message read. “You know A.I. couldn’t come up with ‘Welcome to the O.C. b—-.’ "
05of 07Billy Crystaljfizzy/Star Max/GC ImagesCrystalstood proudly on the SAG-AFTRA picket lines with an iconicWhen Harry Met Sally…reference in hand. His sign read, “We’ll have what they’re having,” pulling from the famous scene in whichMeg Ryan’s Sallystages a fake orgasmin the middle of a restaurant.
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Billy Crystal
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Crystalstood proudly on the SAG-AFTRA picket lines with an iconicWhen Harry Met Sally…reference in hand. His sign read, “We’ll have what they’re having,” pulling from the famous scene in whichMeg Ryan’s Sallystages a fake orgasmin the middle of a restaurant.
06of 07Mandy PatinkinErik McGregor/LightRocket via GettyWhile marching in solidarity with the WGA,Patinkinconjured his character Inigo Montoya fromThe Princess Bride. “You killed residuals,” his sign read. “Prepare to pay!“The Hollywood mainstay alsovoiced his supportfor the striking writers on Instagram, sharing a few photos from the N.Y.C. picket lines. In one photo, he swapped out the Inigo Montoya reference for a poster with the words, “I didn’t even write this sign.”
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Mandy Patinkin
While marching in solidarity with the WGA,Patinkinconjured his character Inigo Montoya fromThe Princess Bride. “You killed residuals,” his sign read. “Prepare to pay!”
The Hollywood mainstay alsovoiced his supportfor the striking writers on Instagram, sharing a few photos from the N.Y.C. picket lines. In one photo, he swapped out the Inigo Montoya reference for a poster with the words, “I didn’t even write this sign.”
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Shay Mitchell
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Mitchellmet up with the writers behindPretty Little Liarsat the WGA strike outside of Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles. Mitchell — who played Emily Fields in the mystery series —showed her supportwith a sign that said, “Without writers, there are no secrets!!!”
In her Instagram caption, Bellisario wrote that without the writers, herPretty Little Liarscharacter Spencer Hastings “wouldn’t have had a single good line and A never would have kept you guessing with every episode.”
source: people.com
