fr8lover Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 people were talking about it on hiphopinfinity.com and i did some research watch the video first @ http://download.consumptionjunction.com/mu...ia/cj_23908.wmv heres a description if you cant watch it from usenet: From: Larry Setlow (pjt@cpac.washington.edu) Subject: Re: Crispin Glover's Letterman appearance View: Complete Thread (24 articles) Original Format Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.movies Date: 1991-01-10 00:34:42 PST Here's my synopsis of CG's first appearance on Late Night (I got enough requests very quickly that I expect lots more): Crispin Glover first appeared on Late Night with David Letterman on 28 July 1987. He wore the bad slacks, platform shoes (2-3" soles, 4-5" heels), bad wig, and cetera as previously described. He seemed generally uneasy and spent most of the time studying himself in the monitor and fidgeting (somewhat like Nastassia Kinski, who also appeared with bad hair and had a really bad time). The first sign of trouble was when Dave had an incorrect note [This could have been a researcher's failure, or CG lying to somebody; I'm inclined to think the latter.]: Dave asked CG something like, "You used to live on Hollywood Blvd?" and CG just looked vaguely stunned and said, "No." After a few more attempts by Dave to get CG to admit to having lived somewhere within sight of Hollywood Blvd, Dave gave up. CG seemed significantly unsettled by now. Shortly after that, while CG was talking about how good he felt about being on talk shows a few audience members shouted, "Nice shoes!" which further flustered CG and prompted a close-up on the (really ridiculous) footwear. In an effort to get something out of CG, Dave said, "I notice you have something there in the case." "The case" was a box about -- oh, 2x3 feet and 4" deep -- which had been sitting in the extra guest chair since the beginning of the segment. CG looked severely put-upon, gestured over at the box, and pretty much left the planet. CG: I -- I -- I knew that this was gonna happen and I, uh, can I tell you because the press, they can do things, they can twist things around and -- 'cause -- the, uh -- you're talking -- I don't -- look -- [pulls out a paper] the press says things about you -- uh ... in the paper [i'm going to drop the verbal pauses henceforth: they don't actually go away; they're just hard to transcribe]. This is a paper, the LA Weekly, in Los Angeles, and they said about me, 'La-dee-dah' It was at -- I went to a club -- and they said that -- it was at a meeting and it said 'Crispin Glover, who was in a [Deleted from the show (really)] frenzy -- though his bark is actually worse than his dot dot dot. You get the point.' And then -- During the latter half of this speech, Dave started looking uncomfortable, bored, what-have-you; the way he does when he's got a really bad guest who is dying The Big Death. At this point, he sort of interrupted and asked Paul if he had anything to add. Paul declined. Dave [to Paul]: Is this the first time you've seen another guy drown? Is this the first time you've watched a guy die? Paul: You talking about you or --? Dave: No, me. [CG starts reading another clipping] Paul: It's quite entertaining, though. After a bit more silly paranoia on CG's part, and some gentle patronizing on Dave's, CG swung into Wacky Speech #2: CG: They try to make me sound a log weird -- I'm just -- I'm strong. [Flexes right biceps] I can arm wrestle. Do you want to arm wrestle? [Dave declines] I'm taking -- [CG stands, steps back, stumbles over his case, falls off the riser] these aren't mine [i think he means the shoes here. He might be saying "are"; I'm not positive]. I can kick [demonstrates in Dave's direction -- it doesn't look to me like he was all that close, but see below] Dave: Okay. [stands and starts heading away] I'm going to go check on the Top Ten [it hadn't been ready earlier]. As he leaves, CG grabs his shoulder, apologizing, but Dave pulls away (saying what sounds like, "excuse me." What a polite guy), says, "I'll be back," and they cut to commercial. Upon returning from commercial, Dave explained that CG had to catch a cab and chatted a bit with Paul. Dave: Did you enjoy that, Paul? Paul: It was an interesting segment. Dave: I think that was the first time we've been doing the show that a guest actually tried to kick me. Paul: Well, I think it was a conceptual piece. . . Dave: Well, he came very close to denting my head with those giant shoes, so I thought, 'I don't need that; I'm forty, I went to college, that is not how I want my life ended, some goofball, some dork from wherever --' [audience boos.] Oh, stop it. You want to have to have dinner with the guy? The next night's show had a "cold opening" that began with a replay of the sequence beginning with Wacky Speech #2, ending with the kick. CUT TO Dave wakes up screaming. Paul and Biff enter and Paul asks what the matter is. Dave: Oh, Paul, I had this terrible dream. You know that actor, that Crispin Glover? I dreamed he was on the show and he was just a real jerk. Paul: That was no dream, he was on the show. Dave: Oh my God, then it really happened. Paul: Yeah, but don't worry about it, it'll never happen again. Dave: How can we be sure? Paul: Well, last night after the show, Stage Manager Biff Henderson and I followed Crispin Glover back to his hotel room. Biff: Yeah, we smothered him with the mattress. He's dead. Dave: Oh, great! Gee, that's terrific; I owe you guys one. And so on, into the opening credits. If anybody really cares, I can provide a summary of his return appearance, which was less downright wacky, but really not much more coherent; I figure I'm pushing my luck already. I will tell you that the stuff he brought the second time doesn't appear to be the same as the stuff that was in the case that he brought for the first appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogilny Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 haha amusing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 i dont know who he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/b/images/bartleby.jpg'> http://www.horror.it/cinema/news2002/img/glover_crispin.jpg'> http://www.grainypictures.com/splitscreen2/images/crispin.jpg'> http://island.site.ne.jp/mjfox/filmo/image/c_glover.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl junkie Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 anyone who goes on a talk show just to fuck with the host and the show gets major points in my book... that was rad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Jesus, I'm watching this .. he is cracked up as fuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 how long is the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_As_In_Bot Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 thats McFly right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 whats is he on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 fuck it downloads 6 seconds at a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Loser Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 you guys are all idiots if you didnt know that was the dood from Back 2 the future... I also think that was a set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Originally posted by mogilny haha amusing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabble Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 i feel sorry for him. those bastards in the audience were making fun of his cool shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$360 Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Originally posted by Scrabble i feel sorry for him. those bastards in the audience were making fun of his cool shoes. yeah.... http://www.bryceresort.com/images/GrassSkiing.jpg'> hey what happened to all the snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 that was funny as hell! and it seems like he meant to do it and was trying to be funny to me. is he the weird dude on the new charlies angel movie that smells hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 man...i wanna name my kid crispin....anyone got the second appearance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandola Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 what a weirdo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Originally posted by YG Blood I also think that was a set up [/b] Hahaha, I saw it happen, I don't think it was a set-up... Dave was PISSED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 you were there in the audience? or at home? man...youre old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrIot Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 the whole thing seems pointless to me not funny,i dont see it as CG flipping out on david letterman he's just crazy flipping out means like trying to attack him that kick doesnt count cuz he would have hit him if he wanted to ,and dave didnt seem pissed it looked to me like he was just confused and wanted to get out of CG's way,thats just my take on it anyway:lick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr8lover Posted July 17, 2003 Author Share Posted July 17, 2003 they cut it off before he apparently starts flailing his leg around and almost kicks letterman in the face. when they came back from commercial the dude was gone, and letterman didnt exactly appear to be happy about the whole situation. i dont know if it was a setup or not, but it made for great tv! i guess the appearance later in the week, glover still acted kinda weird but didnt flip out like he did this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FratGuyJoe Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 is there another part to this???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
test pattern Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 is he really always that incoherent and strange, or was he just fucking with letterman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i11igul Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 i thought it would be pullin out gun flippen out, that was lame back to the future sucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmieWalker Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Originally posted by Grandola what a weirdo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't Panic Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I am still amazed at how weird this is........ Can anyone tell what is in the case he brought? Bump just in case someone can hook up the return appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$360 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 $360 Member Registered: Oct 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashomonster Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Crispin in character.... in case you didn't know, he was making a cameo as his character 'Rubin' from the movie 'Rubin and Ed'. if you haven't seen it and you're a fan of the 'cult classic' genre, give it a watch. any die hard glover fan would tell you this is the one he's most noted for next to his role as a heavy metal speed junky in 'The River's Edge' (starring a young, pre-'bill and ted's', keanu reeves as well...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOUM Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 http://www.comicsetc.com/images/th2_9477236.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Originally posted by Vanity i dont know who he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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