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[keith crime]

God I've wanted to see this clip for for close to 20 years and thanks to you tube here it is

Crispin Glover destroys his career in less than 2 minutes

Is he joking? Is he on drugs? Crispin rules!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALapHYNSmoA

[king_tanner]

You've wanted to see that for 20 years? Wow I don't know who is crazier Crispin Glover or you.

[DonkSlayer]

I need the story behind this...

[GWCGWC]

Those were some pretty sweet shoes.

[Dirtydutch]

You've wanted to see that for 20 years? Wow I don't know who is crazier Crispin Glover or you.

In 1987, Glover appeared on Late Night with David Letterman to promote his new movie River's Edge, wearing a long wig and platform shoes (see video clip). His bizarre appearance was exceeded only by his strange behavior, which was thought by some to have been influenced by drugs, while others presume it was because he was in character in the role of Rubin from Rubin and Ed (however, this explanation seems unlikely as this movie was not filmed until four years later). After a failed attempt to challenge Letterman to an arm wrestling match, Glover feigned an impromptu karate kick just inches from Letterman's face. A noticeably irked Dave abruptly ended the segment and cut to commercial.

[keith crime]

i guess you had to be my age

glover derailed his whole career in 3 mins

letterman who had been mr odd and an expert at making his guests uncomfortable had the tables turned on him

and it as far as i know never aired again - although i just saw that letterman did have him back and Glover was pretty much just as odd

[brvheart]

Since when did Crispin Glovers career end in 1987? Have you been paying attention to the last 10 years?

[keith crime]

Since when did Crispin Glovers career end in 1987? Have you been paying attention to the last 10 years?

well his mainstream career died - which i suppose was fine with him

notice that isn't him in back to the future 2

[brvheart]

well his mainstream career died - which i suppose was fine with him

notice that isn't him in back to the future 2

huh?





Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) .... Thin Man
Willard (2003) .... Willard Stiles
Like Mike (2002) .... Stan Bittleman
Crime and Punishment (2002) .... Rodion Raskolnikov
Fast Sofa (2001) .... Jules Langdon
Bartleby (2001) .... Bartleby
Charlie's Angels (2000) .... Thin Man
Nurse Betty (2000) .... Roy Ostery
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) .... Arlo

[timwakefield]

He was in character. It was a character from a movie called Rubin and Ed. You can watch the trailer in that link. Totally hilarious, but he was just playing a character. He wasn't on acid, as people suggested.

[keith crime]

huh?
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) .... Thin Man
Willard (2003) .... Willard Stiles
Like Mike (2002) .... Stan Bittleman
Crime and Punishment (2002) .... Rodion Raskolnikov
Fast Sofa (2001) .... Jules Langdon
Bartleby (2001) .... Bartleby
Charlie's Angels (2000) .... Thin Man
Nurse Betty (2000) .... Roy Ostery
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) .... Arlo

not the star of too many of those and he's a psycho in every one
he could have been more mainstream after his genius work in future and river's edge

like i said - he probably prefers it that way

and the only two movies there that were mainstream are charlie's angels (no dialogue plays a freak) and Flynt (small part serious facial tic)

hey i love him but it's not the way to become tom hanks

[brvheart]

I understand what you're saying, but having a 'career' and being Tom Hanks are apples and oranges. He has a nice career in 'mainstream' movies.

ps. I love him, too.

[keith crime]

I understand what you're saying, but having a 'career' and being Tom Hanks are apples and oranges. He has a nice career in 'mainstream' movies.

ps. I love him, too.

me too but people are pretty scared of you when they refuse to use you in the back to the future sequel for all of 60 seconds or so

and by the way his performance in Back to the Future was by far the best of the movie

[runthemover]

me too but people are pretty scared of you when they refuse to use you in the back to the future sequel for all of 60 seconds or so

and by the way his performance in Back to the Future was by far the best of the movie

you are mistaken. he actually turned down the part. he sued them for using his image (although they also did use another actor in makeup) and won. I would imagine this lawsuit was a bigger reason he didn't have a mainstream career (unless it was a conscious decision) than some interview

[keith crime]

Interesting I didn't know about the lawsuit