'Stranger Things' Steve was not warned about how tight '80s jeans were

Sacrifices were made.
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'Stranger Things' Steve was not warned about how tight '80s jeans were
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Having hair that just won't quit isn't all he had to put up with.

Joe Keery (a.k.a. Steve from Stranger Things) appeared as a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers and talked about how he prepared for the role.

Not only did Keery get into shape because he was told the character of Steve was a swimmer -- only to have that detail cut -- but he also didn't care for the '80s fashion he had to sport. Specifically the tight jeans.

"You're having to duck and you're running around," he explains, "but you're trapped."

'80s jeans: almost as terrifying as inter-dimensional monsters.


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