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His father was the hippie blonde dude with the gun.


Judd hirshe doesnt resemble river at all, and at the scene with the mom and music teacher, she said that she was married before and river had his last name changed after she married again. Just seems random that that dude had long blonde hair like river and was a hippie and had a troubled past with his new dad. idk just noticed this today, maybe she just made up the story on the spot, who knows.

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Wondered that too.

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Except the blonde hippie dude was sort of a neanderthal troll, unlike Danny except for hair color.

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The name is a false name. The story was made up on the spot to please the teacher would couldn't find a record of Michael (real name Danny).

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Danny's blonde hair were dyed. He has dark hair like his dad (unless they'd also been dyed previously...).

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They still don't resemble each other even as a brunette River. Still, you don't really know if his hair was really dark or simply dyed. I bet their hair is dry with all the coloring.

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