Recently, Curt posted on the retarded politics of Alec Baldwin and Val Kilmer.
It doesn’t take political bloviating, however, to show just how dysfunctionally bizarre some of these people are.
Last night, Joaquin Phoenix was on Letterman, trying to out-do Crispin Glover and Farrah Fawcett:
Here’s the classic Crispin Glover interview: Perhaps the penultimate in celebrity bizarredom interviews:
Just what are these folk smoking before they go on air?
Hat tip: Freedom Eden
Why are so many conservatives obsessed with celebrites? Nice use of the word penultimate.
Man, that Joaquin Phoenix interview was painful. I feel for Letterman on that one. Either he’s 1) high, 2) a dimwit, 3) pulling some kind of Andy Kaufmann stunt or, 4) some combination of the three.
Take Door Number 3, Mike.
To Fit fit:
Does your “handle” connote anything in particular? Does “fit” refer to “fitness” or to an epileptic seizure or fit to be tied or fit within the box or ???
- just curious
With regard to Phoenix/Letterman. That was an obvious staged, put-on. The guy comes in wearing a black suit, shades, face hidden by a beard and he does the opposite of a typical celebrity plugging the big movie stereotype — you know, all enthusiastic about the opening and gushing about his co-stars. Letterman was a perfect straight man and obviously in on the act.
Personally, I thought it was hysterical. Are Republicans really that un-hip?
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2009/02/joaquin_phoenix_letterman_ston.html
I’ll tell ya what they’re smoking.. sweet, sweet domestic cannabis…. not that I would know these things..
And personally I request you cease using words like penultimate…. they make my head hurt…
There must some rule that to be a star you have to be mentally
unstable. The list of loons and/or moonbats keeps growing.
Can’t wait for Kommunist Kilmer to make his appearance. Looks like YouTube yanked the vids, no longer available.
wow, that was freakin funny. it may have been an act with both, but why would they act like that? it was painful to watch, it was terribly painful. whats funny is they expect to be taken seriously about global issues when really they should be checking into the betty ford clinic with a stop by the mental hospital. pheonix has always kinda creeped me out, but this confirms, he is crazy. he also looked homeless, actually that may be an insult to the homeless.
If I’d have been Dave, I’d have slapped a hairlip on him.
Oh, wait….
The crispin glover one is an act. He is pretending to be a character in the movie he is selling at the time. I think the move was called rubin and ed. type in “rubin and ed” in youtube and you will understand the character.
i also think phoenix is doing some sort of act.
Man, I’m with Luva…. Ya know, Letterman and I couldn’t be more opposite in our political beliefs, but I’ve enjoyed him immensely (for the most part) since before he got “prime time”. And frankly, he was rivaling Jack Benny, master of “the pause”, in his interview with Joaquin.
Speaking of Joaquin, between the response/reaction time, the shades and the entire demeanor… I’d say he was high. As opposed to the way older interview of Crispin (aka “Crispie” Glover)… who is first and foremost a comedian… Phoenix (a dramatic actor by trade) came off badly, and Letterman absolutely stellar in handling it. Phoenix was buzzed, and Letterman was not only tolerant, but earned his big bucks off it. Letterman 1, Phoenix 0.
Glover? I think it was preplanned (without telling Letterman producers, of course) A much younger Letterman was still on form, but less apt to take risks. At that earlier part in his career, he probably wanted to divest himself of him quickly. Remember, Carson had retired, and left Letterman in the “late late” night slot…. instead taking his time (after Joan Rivers) to gift Leno with that slot. Letterman, with great ratings, was not happy. A bad performance at this time with Glover was not on the promotion agenda when, most likely, he was being wined and dined by competing networks.
Today, and more secure with his position? I bet he’d work him over but good.
Bottom line? I’d bet Glover’s was a planned performance (with bad timing for Letterman personally) in keeping with signature character of George McFly (released just a year an a half prior). Joaquin probably thought Letterman (now established as Leno competition) would be a breeze, no matter what altered state he was in.
And BOTH made me roar.
BTW… Buffoon? ROTFLMAO!
Remember the Bond movie “Diamonds are Forever”? The two “gay” hitmen, Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd? Mr. Wint is Crispin’s Dad, Bruce Glover and Mr. Kidd is the well-known jazz bassist Putter Smith.
Thought y’all would like to know.
Tom
Glover was hilarious. I remember watching that one live so many years ago. Couldn’t stop laughing. I think what made it so funny was that Letterman wasn’t in on the joke, and thought Glover was really nuts.
Phoenix was just kind of pathetic. He looked completely lost, like he didn’t understand quite what was going on. Probably took too many ludes. I guess that would make him “hip”, eh Larry?
‘ludes was my thoughts too when seeing Joaquin, Wisdom. But then, didn’t think they were hip barbituates nowadays. Showing our age, guy….
Hehe, you might be right, Mata! ROTFL at the image of Dewey Cox busting in and his drummer saying, “uppers and downers, Dewey. They’re your logical next step!” Maybe Phoenix was in that scene, hiding behind the toilet!
Drugs? It was an act.
From the San Jose Mercury News:
He’s an immensely talented actor. The Letterman show episode is already being called a classic and has gotten rave reviews from everyone.
I can’t believe Republicans are so un-hip.
- LW/HB
fit fit is offended because he knows that celebrities (mostly) support his point of view. Given the fact there is enough whack-jobs to fill an E television series called “E true Hollywood stories”, it may become embarrassing at some point, for left elitists, to associate themselves with the popularly deluded minority. For example, screech started off as an innocent slap stick role on Saved by the Bell, and ended up trying to make money selling his own pornos. I laugh. The left follows.