With friends like him, who needs enemas?

Short circuit was one my childhood favorites it pisses me off a small amount of people get offended by someone impersonating another culture. For God sakes im part indian my wife is Indian and she said she would love to see another short circuit. I would not be one bit offended by it. Dude he has a better indian english accent and better head shakes while talking than most indians do.

Wasn’t his character from Pittsburgh?

One of my favourite actors ever so talented...

Fisher stevens is a talented man and artist, but he needs to do some neck training because he looks thin and might not support his head spine properly

I can't believe he was that character. That's crazy. I understand that it shouldn't have happened, but like, holy shit he crushed it.

No way did he just say he was getting into his method acting for Short Circuit

Fisher was great in the role but the character of Ben, particularly in the first movie was written as comic relief but most of those moments were based on cultural and linguistic misunderstandings and so the audience was being encouraged to 'laugh at the foreigner' which isn't okay. That's not Fisher's fault and in SC2 the character is a lot more sympathetic and played with equal sincerity and talent by Fisher.

I loved those movies! Only discovered a white man played Ben like 25 years later lol!! Shocked but not offended. He played it really well!

What a pussy , that was acting like a MF

His performance didn't mock Indian people. And like other commenters, I had zero clue (as a kid) that he was NOT Indian. It wasn't until years later I saw Fisher in something and said WAIT WHAT? Mind blown. I understand both sides of this, but hey letting actors become other people with other accents is part of the job. But yes, having a white guy do an Indian accent instead of hiring an Indian person....is not cool either. It's like you're trying to avoid hiring an Indian and would like to appear to mock them even if you're not.

Fisher Stevens Autobiography title Fisher Stevens: The Last Mickey Rooney (Not including Rob Schneider)

I didn't mind it at all.. we all loved his character in the films!

Basically rich Hollywood producers don’t like dark black women

It is not offensive. If you are offended, seek counseling.

I have to say, as an Indian American born to two Indian immigrants, both my parents loved his character. They understood the humor of it and didn't take it too seriously. They actually thought Fisher stole the show.

A white guy that couldn’t get casted as a white guy cause of a stellar performance of an ethnic dude, now that’s hilarious. 😂😂😂😂

Hugely underrated actor. His role alongside Timothy Olyphant in High life was unbelievably superb.

I’m pissed that actors who play doctors are acting and aren’t real doctors. C’mon. They are acting. Roles for everyone.

I don't think most Irish people are offended by a non-Irish person doing an Irish accent. Same with Brits/Scots/etc. If a non-Indian/Chinese/Japanese/etc tells a joke with such an accent and the joke isn't derogatory toward the race portrayed, is it still wrong?

Don’t watch the movie if you don’t like it…so tired of ignorant people getting offended on behalf of groups of people that don’t give a shit

he shouldn't feel ashamed, it was one hell of a performance and it was a good challenge for a young actor. I don't care what anyone says his portrayal of an Indian man was not raciest. it was done with respect and humor.

Gee Mr. Hindsight. Easy to say it now. This guy has always been a dick. He actually cheated on Michelle Pfeiffer. He should be ridiculed and called a loser just for that.

Loved him in the role but yeah, it’s weird to cast a white guy as an Indian when there are lots of Indian actors to choose from.

We’ve swung too far to the other extreme today. It’s cool that there are more actors of various ethnicities playing roles today instead of white actors in makeup, but saying that characters like Ben or Tuco Ramirez are “racist” and should be disavowed and apologized for is stupid. Fisher and Eli created amazing and lovable characters. Can we just appreciate their acting chops rather than sacrificing them on the altar of wokeness?

He was absolutely incredible in short circuit!!! He was amazing!!!!!

I didn't understand it at all

Jews ARE Indians. They were ousted along with other tribes thousands of years ago. Those hook noses didn't just appear out of nowhere. They had a source. Look up Battle of the Ten Kings.

He could still do it forget these crazies there was no Indian offended only white leftist.

I like Ben more than this guy

Why not it’s the only character your remembered for you should be proud.

Duuude. You did an amazing job.

I didn’t know the Indian was Fisher Stevens until 2023 😂😅

Dear Fisher Stevens. I'm the biggest Short Circuit fan ever, since the movie first came out. I love Ben and I love what you did and I'm glad you cited Peter Sellers. I'm so sorry that this kind of acting is pretty much not allowed anymore. You did what you did with care and respect and you have nothing to be embarrassed about. Ben is the best!

He will always be Vinny to me

It’s acting…his research was spot on for that role and nailed it

One of my favorite characters in all of film.

What a great voice he has

She’s still sexy

I thought he did a great job! He was absolutely hilarious and had some of the best lines. "What if it goes out and melts down a bus load of nuns?! How would you like to write the headline on that one?!" "Nun soup?" "BEN!!!!" I didn't even know he wasn't Indian until years later.

"We're wasting valueless time!"

If they did Short Circuit today, cast an Indian for the role, but bring in Fisher as himself. Not even a cameo. The guy made the movie worth it.

Lol, I just found out George Minkowski from Lost was Ben in Short Circuit. I always loved this guy, my mind is blown. He might be the best actor of all time

Please don’t be ashamed. The character was my favorite who cares who played him. I knew he was a white guy playing an Indian. It doesn’t matter. We need to stop this woke identity politics stuff. If they do another short circuit, play the character out of spite.

I am half brown. The way he played the role was respectful in every way, speaking the language and even breaking English in character to speak Hindi while helping 5. Some people just see the accent and get all fluffed up...but they do sound like that. And the English IS broken. And when they are angry they speak in Hindi. If he wasn't involved in short circuit 3.....that would be not cool.

The once who they have to talk to about him playing an Indian are Indians who are living in The United States 🇺🇸!

I love Erica Rhodes! I give it 5 stars

Wow - I’m 38. I just realized this man wasn’t Indian. And I’ve seen this actor in many things since Short Circuit. I loved this movie. But I was only like 5 when I was watching it and haven’t seen it in probably 30 years.

He (and anyone else) could do them sorts of roles today. It's not offensive, it's acting. All this crap about people who are gay should only play gay roles or brendan fraser shouldn't be playing an obese guy while not actually being obese is ridiculous, it's acting. Should the guy who played jeffrey dahmer be a serial killer in real life? Should dead body's in movies be real dead bodies? Who should spider man be played by when there is no real spider men? The whole woke concept is stupid. The best person for the job should do the job. These woke freaks need to stop this crap.

I asked some Indian people online what their thought on the role was and they said they absolutely loved it it's only the American leftist that are trying to convince you that it's offensive