This is a guess, but I think it's a thing similar to what's used at a dentist's office to hold your lips back during a procedure. That way the air blowing up for the effect would just puff his mouth open like that without him having to actively hold his lips like that for multiple takes.
fastjeff
Such a great actor, people wonder what kind of special effects they used but he didn't use any. Great thing is, he can still do it today!
Deadpool854
SunFart
Meg Ryan was adorable
Onebigcanuck
Imagine trying to explain to a 20-something that this was all practical effects.
db629
aShogunNamedMarcus
Fun fact: The process he uses to transform into Jiminy Glick is even more disturbing than shown in @op's gif
DrSharkbite
homoerection
I’m watching the voyager series right now and the doc is low key my fave. In contrast I dislike Harry and Tom based episodes.
BadManJose
Doc and 7 are the best part of the show.
VictusVonGuyver
One of my favorite scenes is the car scene with the two shrunk villains. It really does feel like an Austin Powers plot line before Austin Powers.
Asadsadsadclown
RJ Fletcher at it again
napsmear
Ash321
One of the highest priority movies to restore from my crashed harddrive, great 80's classic :)
jherazob
I don't think i had thought of that movie in like 20 years...
sirava
The scene were he's holding the fire extinguisher and gets surprised still makes me laugh.
ufoara
napsmear
VictusVonGuyver
You came prepared friend. :D
Robohobo541
That was a cool movie
Maulbert
nothingtolurkhere
Total Recall vibes
lazybuthappy
I LOVE this film
UncleRat
What film?
Sorrontis
Is that a young picardo
Nostradamuswaswrong
And Meg Ryan.
PatSajaksHairLine
And Boimler's dad
akefay
Sure as shooting.
kmikl
Nope. Chuck Testa
cattlegrazer82
Sorrontis
Nice!
YouTubeRed
JaXm
No, it's the guy who played MuckleBones Meg in the movie Legend.
Nostradamuswaswrong
New bit of trivia unlocked!
ToasterDent
Yes, later he loses his hair, drops an 'o', and becomes a starship captain.
Raenon
HillOfBeans
… so close. But I enjoyed your joke.
TexMexHex
He banged a female gremlin
wodensday
Kevin McCarthy is the best sleazy villain. When he was in UHF, it was totally believable
ErniesWidow
I remember him getting jabbed in the butt on the elevator.
willpostanything
Luv You've Got Mail
Chort26
ubermonkey21
I got to watch dogma again.
Candy. Cannnddy girl!
Ash321
jimhotep
I laughed so hard at this scene in the theater that I injured myself. I was crying...
ufoara
@BabyFarkMcGeeZax One more from Innerspace, the car scene with the 1/4 scale baddies in the back seat of the Volvo.
SFuhr
lol did they just use a leaf blower on his mouth?
keppler38
Please state the nature of the medical emergency.
trancek
Impossible to describe.
empath
aShogunNamedMarcus
Can you imagine if your Johnny Cab started doing that?
Sigge1981
I hope you enjoy the ride!
Rogerwilco1974
Sheeeeit! I ain't even married!
ApolloSierra
It's strange seeing Robert Picardo with a full head of hair.
nonCanadianGoose
Almost as strange as seeing Patrick Stewart with Hair
folded13
Even for the character there, it was a toupee.
VonDiesel1977
I know, as a kid I always thought he looked like Dirk Benedict with that hair.
theobituator
Face!
xtraa
Anyone knows what these things above his teeth are?
fastjeff
They're usually called Nose and Eyes. Or do you mean the Lips?
Hoomiku
This is a guess, but I think it's a thing similar to what's used at a dentist's office to hold your lips back during a procedure. That way the air blowing up for the effect would just puff his mouth open like that without him having to actively hold his lips like that for multiple takes.
xtraa
Aaah, that makes sense, thank you for the explanation!