Crispin Glover Tries To Kick Dave In The Head | Letterman

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Crispin is worked up about some of his reviews.
(From "Late Night," air date: 7/28/87)
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  • @bobbytylenol
    @bobbytylenol11 ай бұрын

    i worry that this is how i appear when i'm trying to convince my manager to give me a raise.

  • @vinniedurrant

    @vinniedurrant

    4 ай бұрын

    Lol I worry about the same thing when asking for a holiday.

  • @andrewmorke

    @andrewmorke

    4 ай бұрын

    Asking for a raise feels like begging. Nobody likes that.

  • @615levi

    @615levi

    3 ай бұрын

    When I’m trying to convince my wife for a “favor”

  • @Tairygreen

    @Tairygreen

    2 ай бұрын

    You work at Denny’s. You’re a dishwasher at Denny’s. You’re a sub par dishwasher at Denny’s. You’re pretty much locked in at minimum wage..

  • @stalkingthedj1

    @stalkingthedj1

    2 ай бұрын

    That's hilarious 😅

  • @BlueAsh-MilitaryAviation
    @BlueAsh-MilitaryAviation2 ай бұрын

    I’ve always been convinced that Phoenix used this as inspiration for his Joker character’s appearance on the Murray Show. The cadence, the audience, Dave’s reaction … everything.

  • @christophermanley3602

    @christophermanley3602

    Ай бұрын

    Absolutely. Murray was a take off of David Letterman bringing people like Harvey Pekar and Andy Kaufman on his show.

  • @michaelkenyon6173
    @michaelkenyon61734 ай бұрын

    Crispin was terrific in the River's Edge. I watched this back in 87, and watched Crispin enact a nervous breakdown on television. Awesome to see it again all these years later!

  • @AppealToTheStoned

    @AppealToTheStoned

    3 ай бұрын

    His overacting in that movie is next-level.

  • @Joe-rx2fn

    @Joe-rx2fn

    3 ай бұрын

    With Kevin Bacon?

  • @MarlonDeanMusicChannel

    @MarlonDeanMusicChannel

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Joe-rx2fn No, Keanu Reeves.

  • @neilh9442
    @neilh94427 ай бұрын

    I saw this in 87 and have never forgotten it. Most memorable Dave interview ever.

  • @Maxumized

    @Maxumized

    3 ай бұрын

    Same here. I was entertained

  • @chasedwards9626

    @chasedwards9626

    3 ай бұрын

    I saw my uncle shoot his wife in 1987, I never forgot that either. Rip “Unka Slug”. This interview is cool too

  • @songsthatarecatchy

    @songsthatarecatchy

    3 ай бұрын

    Harvey Pekor

  • @leagueofotters2774

    @leagueofotters2774

    3 ай бұрын

    Yep, I believe this was when dave was truly at is peak.

  • @djslip_irie

    @djslip_irie

    3 ай бұрын

    Harvey and harmony are top

  • @alin81-82
    @alin81-827 ай бұрын

    Always been a Crispin glover fan. Loved his cadence & personality. He always played interesting characters & real funny.

  • @TheActionStack
    @TheActionStack Жыл бұрын

    I saw Crispin read poetry live in a weird ass theater in Edmonton Canada in 1996. It was so amazing, he is a true artist.

  • @dougrogan379

    @dougrogan379

    Жыл бұрын

    Was he acting the same as this?

  • @SofiaRataria

    @SofiaRataria

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dougrogan379 no

  • @lehliladevandria5712

    @lehliladevandria5712

    6 ай бұрын

    His Ruben char is truly amazing.

  • @CoCotheTurtle

    @CoCotheTurtle

    6 ай бұрын

    I've been to a lot of ass theaters in Edmonton, and none of them were weird.

  • @davidmurphy8821

    @davidmurphy8821

    4 ай бұрын

    He is remarkable in person, esp when he is showing his own odd ass films that have only been screened when he was present...

  • @jypsyjewels2854
    @jypsyjewels2854Ай бұрын

    He came on the show as his character for the movie Rubin & Ed. Dave hated it. The audience loved it.

  • @pacman3556
    @pacman35564 ай бұрын

    If only George McFly was this assertive we wouldn't have needed two more sequels.

  • @chasedwards9626

    @chasedwards9626

    3 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately Crispin got fired after the first film. What can you do, I guess it was just his density.

  • @RodofAllTrades

    @RodofAllTrades

    3 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@chasedwards9626

  • @Chloe299XxX

    @Chloe299XxX

    Ай бұрын

    His density 🤣🤣🤣 love it

  • @theiceman6941

    @theiceman6941

    Ай бұрын

    Ha ha ha ha! 😄

  • @theiceman6941

    @theiceman6941

    Ай бұрын

    @@chasedwards9626 Well he was in the only one of the Back To The Future movies that mattered, the great one.

  • @jrpipik
    @jrpipik Жыл бұрын

    Dave signs off with, "I want to thank SOME of my guests..."

  • @RobeLifeMusic
    @RobeLifeMusic Жыл бұрын

    Legendary interview! Glad it FINALLY gets uploaded in high quality! Also, Crispin Glover's "persona" would years later star in the movie Rubin & Ed.

  • @zombweed4821

    @zombweed4821

    Жыл бұрын

    My cat can eat a whole watermelon!

  • @stacieball977

    @stacieball977

    Жыл бұрын

    Never heard of this. I know what my Sunday HW is!

  • @jonnysegway7866

    @jonnysegway7866

    8 ай бұрын

    More like the Joker and Murray Franklin

  • @rum-ham

    @rum-ham

    6 ай бұрын

    I love that movie

  • @MDK2_Radio

    @MDK2_Radio

    4 ай бұрын

    I think they were making Ruben and Ed at that time but for some reason its release was delayed for years.

  • @juana9483
    @juana948310 ай бұрын

    actually an artist, and clearly acting throughout the interview. brilliant

  • @TreadwellJay

    @TreadwellJay

    9 ай бұрын

    @@bullpups totally an act, but he's still a nut for thinking it was worth doing.

  • @deaterk

    @deaterk

    6 ай бұрын

    Very Andy Kaufman

  • @user-db6pt7vr3l

    @user-db6pt7vr3l

    6 ай бұрын

    Duh, no kidding. It doesn't make it any better.

  • @jakeviolet2195

    @jakeviolet2195

    5 ай бұрын

    @deaterk: The difference is Andy Kaufman was funny. There's a fine line between acting like a wierdo and acting like a wierdo that's inadvertantly funny. Lots of actors have tried it (remember Joaquin Phoenix's rap career?) But few have pulled it off. I think the secret ingredient is vulnerability. If you're 99% douche and 1% sweetheart, then people can still like you. But if you go full douche, then it's an uphill battle.

  • @blueabattoir

    @blueabattoir

    5 ай бұрын

    jakeviolet2195 So you didn’t know that Phoenix rap thing was an act? There is a movie about that whole gag.

  • @darrtetzy
    @darrtetzy7 ай бұрын

    I remember seeing this when it first aired. I have the same reaction today: Either Crispin Glover is the best actor on planet Earth, or he was whacked out of his mind on goofballs.

  • @yooein

    @yooein

    7 ай бұрын

    I live in a town that is a well-known destination for drug tourism. I see people high on all sorts of stuff regularly. He is a good actor.

  • @Adam-im3uz

    @Adam-im3uz

    5 ай бұрын

    Both

  • @emu_warrior

    @emu_warrior

    5 ай бұрын

    how stupid are you to think this is anything but acting lmao

  • @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044

    @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044

    4 ай бұрын

    Crispin Glover's a good actor and more than capable of pulling off this "character."

  • @nolagospeltracts8264

    @nolagospeltracts8264

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah me too. I saw this in real time and shortly afterwards I ran out and saw River's Edge

  • @mikejohnzon
    @mikejohnzon8 ай бұрын

    He's clearly trolling. Way ahead of his time

  • @johnnolan4312

    @johnnolan4312

    3 ай бұрын

    Andy Hofmann

  • @sjames304

    @sjames304

    3 ай бұрын

    Kauffman@@johnnolan4312

  • @thesupremepizzaking

    @thesupremepizzaking

    3 ай бұрын

    Nah, he is high on LSD or maybe mushrooms.

  • @WilmoTheBear

    @WilmoTheBear

    3 ай бұрын

    @@thesupremepizzaking Yeah, no he isn't.

  • @thesupremepizzaking

    @thesupremepizzaking

    3 ай бұрын

    @@WilmoTheBear Yeah, he's high

  • @lorip.1110
    @lorip.1110 Жыл бұрын

    If you had a Top Ten list of greatest Late Night moments, this ranks right up there. Classic.

  • @DrVVVinK

    @DrVVVinK

    Жыл бұрын

    With Andy Kauffman, Joaquin Phoenix, John McCain

  • @marmelaki

    @marmelaki

    9 ай бұрын

    Drew Barrymore flash incident

  • @furbabydaddy814

    @furbabydaddy814

    7 ай бұрын

    @@DrVVVinKespecially Andy Kaufman…

  • @ryanwolf9216
    @ryanwolf9216 Жыл бұрын

    The 80's were wild

  • @ShooterSpree03

    @ShooterSpree03

    9 ай бұрын

    70s and 80s are the best decades

  • @LetsGetitBoah

    @LetsGetitBoah

    4 ай бұрын

    Cocaine was everywhere.....

  • @rb8913

    @rb8913

    3 ай бұрын

    Lot’s of nose medicine and alcohol

  • @No-Lie-I-Want-To-Die

    @No-Lie-I-Want-To-Die

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@ShooterSpree03The 90's were just fine as well, buddy boy. Even the early 2000's were meh.

  • @elizabethlarson9655
    @elizabethlarson9655 Жыл бұрын

    I remember this like it was yesterday. It was truly bizarre and hilarious, all at the same time.

  • @cocoaorange1

    @cocoaorange1

    9 ай бұрын

    Same here.

  • @KamiloPerez06

    @KamiloPerez06

    Ай бұрын

    A classic

  • @TedCantu
    @TedCantu4 ай бұрын

    "you wanna have dinner with the guy?!". LOL....Dave's comebacks are the BEST

  • @MoonmanSpacejam

    @MoonmanSpacejam

    22 күн бұрын

    🙄

  • @ImSonnyBurnett
    @ImSonnyBurnett Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this as it air that night. As a 14 year old, I was obsessed with Johnny and Dave and loved staying up to watch them every night. This, a monkey-cam incident, and something falling from the ceiling/catwalk prompted me to write to Dave asking if he'd ever considered getting a bodyguard. A few weeks later, he did a segment where he interviewed potential bodyguards. Not saying I gave their writers that idea, but.....

  • @hidebehindstudios

    @hidebehindstudios

    Жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't be surprised if you did lol

  • @stacieball977

    @stacieball977

    Жыл бұрын

    I would totally add that to my resume. lol Also, I was 14 the year Letterman started. I’m 54 now. 🤯

  • @dafunkycanuck

    @dafunkycanuck

    6 ай бұрын

    I was the same. I'd either stay up to watch Johnny and Dave or tape them and watch them the next day. I was 14 when I watched this live too and loved Crispin Glover ever since.

  • @arielgabizon78

    @arielgabizon78

    6 ай бұрын

    I think Crispin gets the credit for giving him the idea

  • @johncortez2009

    @johncortez2009

    4 ай бұрын

    I was also 14 at the time

  • @BrandonTheInquirer
    @BrandonTheInquirer Жыл бұрын

    Crispin is a brilliant man. Highly underrated.

  • @jedijones
    @jedijones Жыл бұрын

    This was a classic episode that I saw when it originally aired. Crispin was not banned from the show for this. He was back on as a guest not too long after this.

  • @Prolific_Troll

    @Prolific_Troll

    5 ай бұрын

    Which proves it was staged and planned here.

  • @DioDCynic

    @DioDCynic

    Ай бұрын

    The producers probably had to drag Letterman away and explain how Glober was just acting.

  • @jedijones

    @jedijones

    Ай бұрын

    @@DioDCynic Nah, Letterman’s no dummy. That’s just his act.

  • @dongiller
    @dongiller Жыл бұрын

    There’s a full explanation on another channel that gives a background on both this particular Late Night and Glover’s performance. The show itself was a disaster from the first Act on, with a NABET strike that was making routine technical tasks a challenge to an untrained crew. Glover’s appearance was indeed an act in which Dave should have been given a heads-up. But he wasn’t, so it just added to a frustrating hour.

  • @robclarkson5356

    @robclarkson5356

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Don!

  • @batjdgman

    @batjdgman

    Жыл бұрын

    Would explain the weird wig haha

  • @twistedpersonality

    @twistedpersonality

    Жыл бұрын

    Dave should have been able to tell it was an act though, it was very weird that he didn't.

  • @coolnamebro

    @coolnamebro

    Жыл бұрын

    Of course Dave knew it was an act. It's an entertainment program. Same with Kaufman. You probably also think political debates aren't scripted.

  • @twistedpersonality

    @twistedpersonality

    Жыл бұрын

    @@coolnamebro Well, he didn't really act like he did. He acted more like he thought for real some maniac had been let into the studio and he wouldn't have it. In all the other interviews with Crispin he keeps questioning the reason to why he acted like he did although Crispin refuses to give a straight answer.

  • @richardhedd3080
    @richardhedd308011 ай бұрын

    Glovers routine reminds me of Andy Kaufman. Brilliant.

  • @fronts3165

    @fronts3165

    4 ай бұрын

    Exactly. ❤

  • @robertochaves9305

    @robertochaves9305

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm Brazilian, and I don't really get American's humor. To me, every single guest on that show tries do be Andy Kaufman. It's never a real interview.

  • @caesarpizza1338

    @caesarpizza1338

    3 ай бұрын

    @robertochaves9305 what’s your thoughts on Norm Macdonald?

  • @maximusprime3459

    @maximusprime3459

    2 ай бұрын

    Kaufman was a genius. This is knockoff comedy.

  • @theiceman6941

    @theiceman6941

    Ай бұрын

    This is him for a movie called Rubin and Ed. I didn't know 'til just now.

  • @rum-ham
    @rum-ham6 ай бұрын

    He's playing Rubin here. Rubin & Ed is an amazing movie

  • @stevesamplingmusic

    @stevesamplingmusic

    2 ай бұрын

    correct, and looking at this comment section not many people have seen it though.

  • @dignanzero1445

    @dignanzero1445

    2 ай бұрын

    But this was 5 years before the movie, correct?

  • @stevesamplingmusic

    @stevesamplingmusic

    2 ай бұрын

    4 years yes, but the character of Rubin was being created at the time of the interview by Glover and the Writer of the movie.@@dignanzero1445

  • @jonneedspedal

    @jonneedspedal

    Ай бұрын

    @@dignanzero1445 The movie release was delayed

  • @dignanzero1445

    @dignanzero1445

    Ай бұрын

    @jonneedspedal Thanks. I still haven't had time to watch it, maybe tomorrow.

  • @amandaobrien1889
    @amandaobrien188910 ай бұрын

    One thing I was always impressed with…Dave did not flinch when the platform shoe was coming at him.

  • @CoCotheTurtle

    @CoCotheTurtle

    6 ай бұрын

    As it came nowhere near him. And was scripted.

  • @andrewmorke

    @andrewmorke

    6 ай бұрын

    @@CoCotheTurtle Letterman looked nervous to me. I think Glover was toying with him.

  • @RazorsEdge1810
    @RazorsEdge1810 Жыл бұрын

    But I thought Crispin Glover wasn't good at...confrontations.

  • @dongiller
    @dongiller Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: This was exactly five years after Kaufman/Lawler.

  • @allendracabal0819

    @allendracabal0819

    Жыл бұрын

    That actually is a fun fact. Good to know.

  • @JCO2002

    @JCO2002

    Жыл бұрын

    Coincidence? 🙂

  • @lorip.1110

    @lorip.1110

    Жыл бұрын

    Don is the Oracle of Studio 6A!

  • @stacieball977

    @stacieball977

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh yes…the infamous Andy Kaufman incident. As R.E.M. once sang, “Andy are you locked in the punch? Andy are you goofing on Elvis …hey baby….”

  • @mackdaddyg321

    @mackdaddyg321

    Жыл бұрын

    That's nuts, and good to know. Thanks, Don!

  • @bilhamcobbly2957
    @bilhamcobbly2957 Жыл бұрын

    I remember this when it aired 😂😂😂😂this bit was a common comedic thread that bonded me and my best friend forever.

  • @xanderx8661
    @xanderx8661 Жыл бұрын

    A classic I witnessed in real time. So great!!!

  • @redfordmarcie
    @redfordmarcie9 ай бұрын

    He was playing around acting like the dork in Back to the Future. Too funny😂❤

  • @digitalmandave
    @digitalmandave Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely a classic bit, saw this when it aired and could not believe what I was watching...really thought Dave was gonna get his head lopped off by Crispin's gigantic platform shoes!

  • @andrewmorke
    @andrewmorke6 ай бұрын

    Crispin was in character. Letterman is a control freak. Glover's antics put Letterman off balance. Letterman took it badly. Frankly, it was fun to see him freak out.

  • @MsZzSmith

    @MsZzSmith

    4 ай бұрын

    I mean… it’s his show, why shouldn’t he be in control? I wouldn’t be cool with someone coming in my house and trying to make me look like a fool on tv either.

  • @Del-Canada

    @Del-Canada

    4 ай бұрын

    The whole thing was an act.

  • @posysdogovych2065

    @posysdogovych2065

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Del-Canada Definitely. Glover returned to the show a month later and appeared a third time a couple of years later. He would have been banned if Letterman had been legitimately angry.

  • @brianhatcher2799

    @brianhatcher2799

    3 ай бұрын

    I think he was just scared he almost got kicked in the head. 😂

  • @Fiveash-Art

    @Fiveash-Art

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Del-Canada Yeah, Letterman had to be in on it.

  • @Turish1000
    @Turish1000 Жыл бұрын

    My uncle recorded this on VHS while it was live all those years ago. He also almost lured Crispin to his house with promises of pancakes and his friend's girlfriend.

  • @keefriff99
    @keefriff99 Жыл бұрын

    Crispin is a unique personality…I’ll just leave it at that. His father, Bruce, played one half of the flamboyant henchmen duo (Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd) in Connery’s last official Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.

  • @robertcalvanese1630

    @robertcalvanese1630

    Жыл бұрын

    His father was also in Chinatown as one of Jack Nicholson's detective associates.

  • @peterquinn7878

    @peterquinn7878

    Жыл бұрын

    Right! He was Mr. Wint!

  • @caza728

    @caza728

    7 ай бұрын

    @@robertcalvanese1630Also in the original Walking Tall.

  • @TheKitchenerLeslie

    @TheKitchenerLeslie

    6 ай бұрын

    He was a lawyer on Barney Miller a few times... looks just like Crispin.

  • @krisdeaglephotography4539

    @krisdeaglephotography4539

    5 ай бұрын

    That actually makes a lot of sense.

  • @theseptembersessions_music
    @theseptembersessions_music8 ай бұрын

    Crispin Glover is a genius! Often genius aren´t seen for what they are, they are often misunderstood 😊 I love Crispin.

  • @xDannyRBNx
    @xDannyRBNx Жыл бұрын

    An absolute TV Classic! Back then I didn't know what to make out of it (how, why, what?). 😄 I'm sure Dave wasn't in on it, but he knew right away that this was not real and played along. Crispin was great and Dave was at the top of his game. What a classic!

  • @stevelang6083
    @stevelang6083 Жыл бұрын

    The best! Crispin is such a fantastic personality and artist.

  • @petercampbell8694
    @petercampbell8694 Жыл бұрын

    This was all an act - Glover is a brilliant actor 👍👍👍

  • @petercampbell8694

    @petercampbell8694

    10 ай бұрын

    @@bullpups 🤔

  • @4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt

    @4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt

    7 ай бұрын

    @@bullpupsit was a skit

  • @joeibarra4134

    @joeibarra4134

    20 күн бұрын

    Brilliant actor? Name 3 movies he was great in that’s not BTTF

  • @petercampbell8694

    @petercampbell8694

    18 күн бұрын

    @@joeibarra4134 All 3 of them! 🤣

  • @spiritualED
    @spiritualED Жыл бұрын

    Crispin is clearly doing a character. Long before Joaquin Phoenix’s “performance art” on Letterman.

  • @greg.murphy

    @greg.murphy

    Жыл бұрын

    An actor who I knew back then said, "He's acting."

  • @Yanni75

    @Yanni75

    11 ай бұрын

    And many years after Andy Kaufman's "performance art" on Letterman. ;-)

  • @sunflowing

    @sunflowing

    7 ай бұрын

    Dude it's on KZread right now. It's called Rubin and Ed. Really underground film.

  • @helenkeller9458

    @helenkeller9458

    4 ай бұрын

    Harmony Korine pulled it off 3 times lol

  • @ricarleite

    @ricarleite

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes. He is. But badly. It didn't work, and Crispin Glover decided not to talk about it. He tanked his career.

  • @porflepopnecker4376
    @porflepopnecker43764 ай бұрын

    I was watching that night. Truly a magical TV moment! Crispin Glover is a national treasure.

  • @ChrisJones-ij3xp
    @ChrisJones-ij3xp9 ай бұрын

    Glover reminds me SO MUCH of my late friend who died in May of '21. Crispin's voice, his hair, those glasses, the neurotic behavior, reading off of scraps of paper he'd carry around, suddenly breaking out in violent behavior, all seem so exactly like my friend. After not taking very good care of his diabetes for a number of years, my friend was found dead in his apartment after yet another one of his frequent seizures.

  • @bonobobby

    @bonobobby

    7 ай бұрын

    That's sad, rip to your friend

  • @bparrish0

    @bparrish0

    4 ай бұрын

    Sorry about your friend. Diabetic seizures are caused by very low blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes is a balancing act - too low and you die, too high and you suffer from tons of complications (or if it lasts too long you die). It's difficult and depressing. There is a technology that's been out for a little while now that could have saved your friend. It's called a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). It can sound an alarm if your blood sugar is getting too low. Most diabetics should know about this, but if you're T1 and reading this and you don't know, look into it.

  • @erey
    @erey Жыл бұрын

    I saw Late Night writer Fred Graver speak a few months after this and asked him about it. He said as soon as they went to break, Crispin was escorted out of the building and put into a cab. Fred said it was the kick that did it. After that, Dave wanted nothing more to do with him.

  • @GoldenDeathMusic

    @GoldenDeathMusic

    Жыл бұрын

    but he was on the show two more times after this. I'm sure if Dave actually wanted nothing more to do with him he could have easily prevented that from happening.

  • @maestrogringo

    @maestrogringo

    7 ай бұрын

    Dave was in on the joke, much like the slapping incident with Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler

  • @erey

    @erey

    7 ай бұрын

    @@maestrogringo According to whom?

  • @erey

    @erey

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@GoldenDeathMusic Good point. I guess I meant "that evening he wanted nothing more to do with him."

  • @vicvega3614

    @vicvega3614

    4 ай бұрын

    Except he was on the show after this

  • @popularegg666
    @popularegg666 Жыл бұрын

    Glover went full Kaufman

  • @atgn70

    @atgn70

    4 ай бұрын

    But Kaufman used to tell Letterman EVERYTHING he was going to do...This guy just went rogue..

  • @jonibernstein9047

    @jonibernstein9047

    2 ай бұрын

    Exactly but WHO DID IT FIRST? 😮

  • @spongevee1

    @spongevee1

    13 күн бұрын

    @@jonibernstein9047 Andy!

  • @MedalionDS9
    @MedalionDS9 Жыл бұрын

    Some people try to create a persona of being highly eccentric and weird... some people try too hard. Crispin was just naturally that way

  • @thelucasstorm
    @thelucasstorm10 ай бұрын

    This whole episode is absolutely classic including the potato chip lady!

  • @richstrobel
    @richstrobel3 ай бұрын

    I watched this when it originally aired. A little trivia: Crispin's father, Bruce, played Mr. Wint in Diamonds are Forever.

  • @DistrustHumanz

    @DistrustHumanz

    3 ай бұрын

    Crazy that I almost posted this same trivial fact on the same day a year after this video was posted. Good catch!

  • @lxlthr4058
    @lxlthr4058 Жыл бұрын

    He is one crazy dude! I remember listening to some of his music sometime around 1990 and it was trip, to say the least. But that was density, er, destiny

  • @vicvega3614

    @vicvega3614

    4 ай бұрын

    A young Lea Thompson 🤤

  • @norabongiorno6197
    @norabongiorno6197 Жыл бұрын

    Underrated actor

  • @matthewfuller5209
    @matthewfuller5209 Жыл бұрын

    Crispin still owes me a book per our verbal agreement, and that was nearly 24 years ago.

  • @slappy1234567

    @slappy1234567

    Жыл бұрын

    You'll get that book soon enough tiger.

  • @chasedwards9626

    @chasedwards9626

    3 ай бұрын

    Keep hope alive, he can’t avoid his density forever

  • @kathyzalewski8492
    @kathyzalewski8492 Жыл бұрын

    That look from Paul - awesome!

  • @chasedwards9626

    @chasedwards9626

    3 ай бұрын

    Is Paul the gay guy with the goggles?

  • @user-uw1er9fg7p
    @user-uw1er9fg7p4 ай бұрын

    Ruben and Ed is one of the funniest films I've seen and one of Crispen Glover's best.

  • @DioDCynic
    @DioDCynicАй бұрын

    It's baffling how Letterman does not seem to realize Glober is just playing a character.

  • @tshandy1
    @tshandy17 ай бұрын

    In the eighties Letterman was hands down the best late night show. I used to record it on VHS every night and watch it the next day during lunch.

  • @mikehemens9359

    @mikehemens9359

    4 ай бұрын

    I never liked him. Don't really hate the guy tho. I find he panders, he does it well and his audience digs it.

  • @giovanni7410
    @giovanni7410 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this!

  • @allthenamesiwantedweretaken
    @allthenamesiwantedweretaken4 күн бұрын

    Man, had I not read the comments for the context that he was just putting on a persona to promote a movie he was working on Sacha Baron Cohen style, I would've been convinced this is literally just a late night talk show episode where the audience laughs at a young actor with sudden newfound fame having a full on anxiety-induced breakdown on live television. Crispin Glover is a next-level, phenomenal actor.

  • @Mrcandles312
    @Mrcandles312 Жыл бұрын

    How did this JUST get posted. This is so legendary

  • @DTR89

    @DTR89

    Жыл бұрын

    Because it's been posted on Don Giller's channel for years, like a lot of these videos

  • @elinblackburn7345

    @elinblackburn7345

    Жыл бұрын

    oh snap

  • @thefceUSMC
    @thefceUSMC3 ай бұрын

    I remember watching this when it was first shown in 1987. I didn't realize until now that he was pulling an Andy Kaufman. LOL

  • @supernautzero
    @supernautzero Жыл бұрын

    This is history.

  • @robatsea2009
    @robatsea2009 Жыл бұрын

    I remember this bizarro moment live. Barely a week after this Oliver Reed was on the show and almost yanked Dave's arm off during his introduction. It was a rough few weeks for Dave.

  • @SaintMartins
    @SaintMartins Жыл бұрын

    This was the #1 interview for me, #2 Andy Kaufman & the wrestler, #3 Joaquin Phoenix, #4 any Charles Grodin, #5 any Amy Sedaris

  • @sullivanknoth6430

    @sullivanknoth6430

    Жыл бұрын

    what about Norm?

  • @vicvega3614

    @vicvega3614

    4 ай бұрын

    The greatest interviews were Norm

  • @vicvega3614

    @vicvega3614

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@sullivanknoth6430i wrote my comment then saw yours lol nice 👍

  • @stevenhandzel5929
    @stevenhandzel59297 ай бұрын

    I can watch that kick in replay for hours!

  • @raymondm.9954
    @raymondm.9954 Жыл бұрын

    I had recorded two episodes, this and the next. I began to watch the second one first, which started out with Crispin trying to kick Dave in the head, then Dave awakening from an apparent bad dream. Paul revealed that it had *not* been a dream, but had actually happened, and went on to say that, after the show, he and Biff had followed Crispin back to his hotel and smothered him with a pillow. I then had to rewind the tape back another hour to see what it was all about.

  • @MeteorFright
    @MeteorFright Жыл бұрын

    For the record, liked the clip! Not the fact that Glover tried to kick Dave in the head with a platform shoe. It worked out that Crispin got a payout regarding his likeness in the Back to the Future sequels, and I imagine the studio were MORE than happy to pay for his flight back to Neptune.

  • @Patescot77
    @Patescot77 Жыл бұрын

    It was actually Rubin Farr

  • @shipwreckedpoet3
    @shipwreckedpoet3 Жыл бұрын

    I think this spot ages better with time. :-) This Interview, the Kaufman spots, and the Joaquin Phoenix interviews are all kind of similar to me. I am surprised Dave didn't go with this one a little longer and work it for laughs like he did in those interviews. I think his beef may have been he never got a heads up beforehand. Regardless, it's still great televison and Crispin is one of kind.

  • @LuckyBastardProd

    @LuckyBastardProd

    Жыл бұрын

    All those other interviews Dave was aware ahead of time. Kaufman would tell him he was going to do something he just was never specific as to what. Glover never gave him a heads up. He had an album out around this same time. Great stuff!

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 Жыл бұрын

    What better idea than to have some guests come in and instead of just doing a boring interview have them perform. Surprised this wasn't done more.

  • @ricarleite

    @ricarleite

    4 ай бұрын

    Because celebrities don't want to ruin their career on national TV unless you're a genius and knows what you're doing (Andy Kaufman), you're insane (Harvey Pekan and Harmony Corinne), doing a bit for a movie (Joaquin Phoenix or Sacha Baron Cohen), or drugged out of your mind (Farrah Fawcet).

  • @johnpoffenbarger5103
    @johnpoffenbarger5103 Жыл бұрын

    Definitely an odd dude but he is SO amazing in Back to the Future. My favorite movie of all-time

  • @chasedwards9626

    @chasedwards9626

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re thinking of Michael J Fox

  • @johnpoffenbarger5103

    @johnpoffenbarger5103

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chasedwards9626 nope. I was not.

  • @debrabader806
    @debrabader8069 ай бұрын

    Crispin Glover is laughing all the way to the bank. He has a mansion in the Czech Republic, the condominium in Los Angeles, and I think a condominium in New York City as well. He dated for about three years a playboy bunny, but he doesn’t have any children. He said he just doesn’t have the time to take care of them properly Debra Bader.

  • @Genious.
    @Genious. Жыл бұрын

    A true professoinal doesn't flinch a bit when a rambling actor kicks towards their head. And that is what Letterman is. Let's see Fallon be that cool in the same situation.

  • @cindytartt4048

    @cindytartt4048

    Жыл бұрын

    Easily, man, easily.

  • @blueabattoir

    @blueabattoir

    5 ай бұрын

    Who is Fallon? The King Of Corpsing!

  • @vicvega3614

    @vicvega3614

    4 ай бұрын

    Fallon would be to busy leaning back in his chair fake laughing like the buffoon he is. Would be a great idea to completely start over with the late night shows, fire all the current fake douchebags and get real hosts back, like Dave

  • @franknacc1718
    @franknacc1718 Жыл бұрын

    “Do you want to arm wrestle? I can take you.”

  • @innocentrage1

    @innocentrage1

    4 ай бұрын

    He's jacked

  • @Micheleh2o
    @Micheleh2o10 ай бұрын

    Crispin Glover is a genius, actor and performance artist. LOVE!!! ❤💯

  • @gomerhanger2285

    @gomerhanger2285

    2 ай бұрын

    This ruined his career 😊

  • @DailyDale3
    @DailyDale37 ай бұрын

    Clearly, the biggest mistake was David throwing him off the show and not continuing the conversation

  • @WinterRapids
    @WinterRapids4 ай бұрын

    Paul knew what his was from the very start: "I think it was a conceptual piece".

  • @ihatezgoogle6264
    @ihatezgoogle62647 ай бұрын

    Walking out of the curtain talking to someone backstage is such a good move

  • @tumblelake63
    @tumblelake63 Жыл бұрын

    A classic tv moment.

  • @WhyX11
    @WhyX11 Жыл бұрын

    So much love in the air :)

  • @stevemuzak8526
    @stevemuzak85264 ай бұрын

    That guy knows how to kick.

  • @dubstep8081
    @dubstep80812 ай бұрын

    “I can kick” gets me every time hahaha the way he says it

  • @NoellaScott
    @NoellaScott Жыл бұрын

    I was a baby here, but did people understand he was obviously putting on a performance, or not? I ask because when I see people with about Joaquin Phoenix, as if Dave and the coherent among us did not know it was a joke, yikes. Everyone knew Joaquin was putting on a bit that same night, live, while watching it. There was no mystery. And Dave's jabs were hilarious, besting his little piece.

  • @thenostalgicpodblast
    @thenostalgicpodblast Жыл бұрын

    Saw this when it was new. What a shock that was!

  • @eezyclsmooth9035
    @eezyclsmooth9035 Жыл бұрын

    Much like the "Andy Kaufman and wrestler Jerry Lawler" incident it is hard to determine what is real and what is staged. It is documented that Dave was really Spooked by this guest. He had him REMOVED afterward.

  • @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
    @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy8 ай бұрын

    I remember watching that live back in 1987, just got back home from an afternoon shift at work. Very funny and shocking to see, lol.

  • @jamesblake5176
    @jamesblake5176 Жыл бұрын

    Crispin has always been under rated

  • @MothGirl007

    @MothGirl007

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, and misunderstood.

  • @jet07son
    @jet07son Жыл бұрын

    there will never be another david letterman

  • @chasedwards9626

    @chasedwards9626

    3 ай бұрын

    False. I went to high school with one. Check the phone book there’s loads of them.

  • @Smokey2Mc

    @Smokey2Mc

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@chasedwards9626😂😂

  • @nahtesalinas1917
    @nahtesalinas1917 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the high quality upload.

  • @stephenyoung1788
    @stephenyoung17886 ай бұрын

    Bet he was gearing up for Wild at Heart,Strangest movie ever,watch you'll see what I mean,his scene was over the top,David Lynch director.

  • @marklechman2225
    @marklechman22253 ай бұрын

    I remember seeing this when it happened. It was the topic of the day at school the next morning. Classic TV moment.

  • @johndicristofano1945
    @johndicristofano1945 Жыл бұрын

    Definitely very Kaufman-esque. Don't know if Dave got it at the time but Crispin knew what he was doing.

  • @RyanThomas1983
    @RyanThomas1983 Жыл бұрын

    Classic Late Night

  • @BenjaminFields
    @BenjaminFields Жыл бұрын

    Legendary.

  • @moniquealbarado6160
    @moniquealbarado61609 ай бұрын

    I remember seeing this live while in college and my roommate and I did not know what to make of it.

  • @bradbrown8759
    @bradbrown87592 ай бұрын

    So cool to see this relived. I remember when it aired. Young and probably high... I cringed in my skin watching this play out. One of the brighter memorys of OG Letterman. Superballs dump off the roof is my all time favorite. Five minutes of Colorfull chaos.😂

  • @Piggy-Oink-Oink
    @Piggy-Oink-Oink Жыл бұрын

    I loved him as WILLARD lol

  • @flochfitness
    @flochfitness8 күн бұрын

    Just thinking out loud here, one of the reasons Dave is so peeved is that he does this show 200+ nights a year and there is a particular rhythm and cadence to HIS show. There was probably even a pre-interview where Crispin was just a normal dude. Then you have Crispin come on, and Dave obviously knows he’s doing a bit. And Dave is just not having it.

  • @peterquinn7878
    @peterquinn7878 Жыл бұрын

    Paul was great here. "Ya ever see a man die?"

  • @kencade6544
    @kencade65447 ай бұрын

    He is certainly performing here, seems like the character is from his film Reuben and Ed. Pretty strange, but classic Glover.

  • @charlenemack7040
    @charlenemack70406 ай бұрын

    I have read quite a bit on Crispin Glover. He is highly intelligent and that is all I really truly needed to know.

  • @marcmaschal2897
    @marcmaschal28977 ай бұрын

    This was included in Daves special.." Dave in Danger " lol.. F in Epic.Saw this live in 87.Never forgot it

  • @cheapskatepanic
    @cheapskatepanic7 ай бұрын

    His voice is so recognizable.

  • @stevencurtis3693
    @stevencurtis3693 Жыл бұрын

    R.I.P. LARRY "BUD" MELMAN. AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL.

  • @heartofglass7235

    @heartofglass7235

    6 ай бұрын

    ich bin ein berliner

  • @Phobero
    @Phobero Жыл бұрын

    I know a guy who's *exactly like this* in real life 😮

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