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A rose by any other name would be called Christian Slater.
On Thursday evening, тАЬCaptain AmericaтАЭ star Chris Evans showed his appreciation for the тАЬHeathersтАЭ and тАЬTrue RomanceтАЭ actor and lit up Twitter.
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In a tweet, Evans mused about Slater walking into a room in 1989 before heтАЩd ever heard his name, imagining that based on his cool look, heтАЩd guess his name was тАЬChristian SlaterтАЭ anyway.
If Christian Slater from 1989 walked into the room, and I had never heard his name before, and had to guess what it was just from what he looked like, I would guess тАШChristian SlaterтАЩ.
тАФ Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) July 1, 2021
Soon after the tweet was posted, SlaterтАЩs name began trending on Twitter, with many pointing out the hilarious source of the trend.
Writer Jessica Ellis joked that EvansтАЩ tweet was a result of some marijuana-induced intoxication.
If youтАЩre wondering, the reason Christian Slater is trending is because Chris Evans is high, IтАЩm pretty sure
тАФ Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama) July 1, 2021
Comedian Lana Moore loved that the trend was inspired by a random thought from Evans.
i love that Christian Slater is trending because Chris Evans was chilling on his couch and thought, “omg Christian Slater is so perfectly named. like he looks like a Christian Slater! wait, that’s a tweet.” relatable king.
тАФ Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) July 2, 2021
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Others took the opportunity to share their own love for Slater.
No thoughts. Just Christian Slater and Winona Ryder from The Heathers.
Definition of ride or die pic.twitter.com/UpsGeNbxbs
тАФ sop (@sopthecrtr) July 1, 2021
Gen X rushing to find out why our beloved Christian Slater is trendingтАж pic.twitter.com/vr0K1KvbwE
тАФ Notorious Resister (@brainpictures) July 1, 2021
Every terrible high school crush I had can be directly attributed to Christian SlaterтАЩs performance in Heathers https://t.co/XnssiGlLAe
тАФ Chaka Explains It All (@princessology) July 1, 2021
Christian Slater is trending. I was SO IN LOVE with him back in the 90s especially in Untamed Heart pic.twitter.com/s8RbIIfHDq
тАФ Christina (@Audreyfan01) July 1, 2021
Be still my 1990тАЩs high school heart!! Christian Slater!! #christianslater pic.twitter.com/IOSCpVtQf9
тАФ Renee Chaotic (@ReneeChaotic74) July 1, 2021
IтАЩm sorry Chris Evans tweeting about Christian Slater тАШHeathersтАЩ era is ICONIC! I donтАЩt make the rules, it just is. https://t.co/SCEa8vSoOi
тАФ Yasmin_Hishmeh (@Mina_H527) July 1, 2021
Christian Slater is trending so it’s a good time to reiterate that Pump Up the Volume is NOT STREAMING ANYWHERE and it is unacceptable.
тАФ JW (@JenWitty23) July 1, 2021
Slater, who has an account on Twitter but hasnтАЩt posted since 2018,┬аhas not yet commented on the newfound interest in his iconic name and career.
In recent years, Slater has appeared in many films and acclaimed TV series, including тАЬMr. RobotтАЭ and the upcoming тАЬDr. DeathтАЭ.
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