Great clip of Crispin Glover losing it on David Letterman!!!!!Check it out!

http://meta.popdex.com/link/443


I think this was sometime in the 80's but man it's funny as hell.

That was really, really sad.

god that was weird.

1987. here's the movie he was promoting, River's Edge

Are we 100% positive that was legit?

I was watching Letterman that infamous night. I didn't watch the link so I don't know how much it shows, but they went to commercial break and when they came back he was gone. Apparently Letterman had him kicked off the show.
And I believe he was actually promoting Rubin and Ed which came out in the early 90's. The reason he seems so weid (not that he isn't a bit off in reality) is he did the entire interview in character from that movie. It was an odd but funny movie. Here is a brief description.
"Reclusive Rubin Farr teams up with vocal but unsuccessful multi-level salesman Ed Tuttle on a quest to bury Rubin's dead cat in the "perfect spot." Their trip takes them across Utah's desert where they have run-ins with Ed'd ex-wife Rula and an elusive Andy Warhol critic."

Crispin Glover is a mad genius.


I read an interview where he said Eric Stoltz was originally to play Marty McFly, and that he was the better actor, but Mikey J. Fox was hot at the time, so he got the part. I think Mike did a fantastic job, but I can't help but wonder if maybe Stolz would've been better. . ? Should we make it a poll?

Did anyone see him in Butterfly Effect? creepy man, creepy.

I think they mentioned River's Edge in the clip. Maybe it happened twice? I think he's just a sensational dude.

Alright i'm the asshole!

No, I mean...the deterioration of a man's sanity before my very eyes depressed me greatly. I'm not killing the messenger. If he's playing a character, then that's just weird.

I felt really ackward watching that. I didn't know if I should laugh or hate it. I don't know.

i thought it was hilarious...i wouldn't buy legitimacy if you tried to sell it to me here, though. he was definitely either playing a part or deliberately trying to seem like he was off it. the only thing i found sad about it was seeing david letterman back then when he was funny...and thinking about how he has now become a lame caricature of himself.

Crazy. If he was acting, then he must be an incredible actor (yes, I've seen the Back to the Future movies, but I don't remember Marty's dad), because it seemed entirely real. If he really was having a breakdown, I don't think Letterman handled it too well. And if he was really acting, then that's a strange, strange way to promote a movie.

Actually, I just Googled him and came across this. I think maybe Letterman flubbed the title and it was actually called "Rubin and Ed" as you was referring to (River's Edge and Rubin and Ed sound pretty similar), because that was apparently what he was promoting. And I guess that box was his insect collection.

"Hey, you. Get your DAMN hands off of her!"

I guess the thing with Letterman was that back then, he hated plugging movies for actors. He has always been anti-Hollywood and usually actors and actresses would come on the show and the only damn thing they would talk about was his or her movie. Letterman hated that, he liked to talk to the person and probably make fun of them and they would either take it or not. The celebrities that came on his show would either talk to him and have a good time and he would invite them back or they would only talk about their stupid movie and Dave would usually never have them back on b/c he would say something smart-ass and they couldn't take it or it would hurt their feelings. It was great when the actor would bring a clip from their movie and Dave would make it seem like he was going to show the clip but he would show a tape of Paul or himself eating cereal. Classic. I wish he would do that today.

I'm about 99.8% positive that it's NOT. Crispin Glover is a genius, he was acting & doing a great job freaking people out. The wig is the proof. Did anyone see "Willard"?

I think Crispin was just like two steps (big ones) ahead of Letterman. He was gonna plug his movie right under everyone's collective nose.


Willard was such a bizzare story, almost endearing, but just way messed up with hints of sci-fi. Crispin was probly the only reason that movie was made, and he was for certain the only one who could have played that big of a freak in a lovable way.

Oooh, I actually went to the theatre to see Willard. I haven't seen the original, so I can't compare the two, but I really liked this version. It was weird, creepy, sad, and like the man said, kind of endearing. I really do think Crispin Glover should be more popular. Maybe he should play up his relationship to his brother, Danny.

Yep, I saw Willard. Crispian Glover looks like Carlos D for Interpol in the film. That was my main motivation behind seeing it.