This image stuck with Jupe so much that as an adult, he put the shoe in a glass case in the same position. One of the key moments we see during Gordy’s rampage in Nope is that Mary Jo Elliott’s shoe is ripped from her foot and lands perfectly balanced standing on its end.
Furthermore, Jupe’s attempts to tame the UFO indirectly caused the death of Otis Sr., and was the reason it claimed the area around Aqua Dulce as its territory. Because of this belief, he attempted to use the UFO the same way the sitcom used Gordy, and it led to his death. It was only through luck that he wasn’t seriously injured or killed. However, Jupe never learned the right lesson here. It’s also entirely possible that even though Gordy seemed docile before he was shot that he was reaching for Jupe, things could have turned quickly. There’s also foreshadowing here, as Gordy sees Jupe through the table cloth instead of looking him directly in the eyes. By the time Gordy saw Jupe, the final balloon had already popped, so his aggression wasn’t triggered further. The thing that set the chimp off in the first place was the hot stage lights popping the mylar balloons. However, upon close examination, the scene with Gordy and Jupe shows that Gordy’s rage subsiding was incidental to Jupe’s involvement. Jupe thought that meant he had some sort of connection with a powerful, unpredictable, wild animal that protected him from harm. Instead, it seemed as though the chimp was trying to reach out to him. Unlike the other actors who didn’t escape the set, Gordy didn’t attack him. Unfortunately, it seems like Jupe’s takeaway from his last moments with Gordy was that he was somehow special. Jupe has spent his whole life reliving that moment, and despite how terrible it was, he’s made money off of it. The tragedy is a part of the zeitgeist in Nope’s reality, similar to the deaths on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Jupe’s bad miracle is that he is spared by Gordy and becomes (even more) famous for it. It plays into an idea that’s presented several times throughout the course of the movie, that of a “bad miracle.” The story of Jupe’s time on Gordy’s Home and the titular chimps killing spree in Nope is the catalyst for the rest of the film. What does the chimpanzee story mean in Nope explained Source: Universal Pictures/YouTube While it’s a horrific (and enthralling) tale, you might wonder what it has to do with the overall plot and what the standing shoe means. When it’s over, some audience members might be left a bit confused. The story of the killer chimp and Ricky “Jupe” Park is interspersed throughout the film. Viewers might be waiting for the movie Nope to explain Gordy.
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