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Had dinner with him

posted 13 years ago by SecretAgent1111
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There were about 6 of us at dinner at a nice restaurant in Beverly Hills. He drove up in a old, but beautiful Rolls Royce. I wasn't sure what to expect when I found out I was going to have dinner with him. I had seen the crazy behavior on Letterman and had followed his interesting film career. He was sharply dressed and groomed. He was there with his girlfriend at the time. He was very gracious and shy. He came across very intelligent, not irratic or manic. Truth be told, if you were at this dinner and didn't know who he was, you would not have thought anything odd. You would have thought he was a shy, nice guy who seemed very accommodating and happy to be there. In his early/mid 40's he was more handsome than I anticipated, having grown into some of his sharper features. I did not see people recognize him. After all, his main fame was in the 80's which is now 3 decades ago. You need to be a film buff to know who he is. He had an element of class and manners that I was pleased to see. Ironically, Crispin was/is known as kind of a weird dude, but at the end of the day, has really outlasted most of his fellow 80's icons. You have to have something going on to keep it all moving forward for 3 decades. It was a nice glimpse into someone who, in my book, gave us one of the very best film performances in all of film. Maybe he has us all fooled. Maybe it was all in act and he's the sanest guy in the room. I'm still a fan.

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[–] taschedilino 13 years ago

Oh envy you....when the dinner was been?

[–] megaskunk 13 years ago

you know what scrazy,
having this actor not starring a movie feature.
A good old fun movie in the manner of Back to the Future.
Just get a good role for him and he would be great

[–] Tanaro_Fubine 13 years ago

Huh. When I saw him at a dinner he kept shooting laser beams out of his eyes and sparks kept coming out of his nose. He set my napkin on fire twice.

[–] jbhutt0 12 years ago

Interesting story. I probably would've accidentally said or done something to make him mad.

"you know what scrazy,
having this actor not starring a movie feature.
A good old fun movie in the manner of Back to the Future.
Just get a good role for him and he would be great"

Unfortunately, he got blacklisted after the BttF 2 fiasco. I think things have changed somewhat over the years though because I know he worked again with Zemeckis (as the voice of Grendel in Beowulf) and he also had a role in Alice in Wonderland which made a billion dollars or whatever. So I would say he's made somewhat of a resurgence.

[–] FEL123_2000 12 years ago

From what I've read, the Letterman behavior was just an act.

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[–] Killingforcompany 12 years ago

Yeah, it must be amazing to find out that celebrities and other luminaries are nothing more than regular people when the tinsel is stripped away. I didn't know what you'd expect, you were having dinner with him. If he was so eccentric and bizarre as he was in that interview in real life probably no one would want to work with him. Unfortunately, I think that interview sent exactly that kind of message.

[–] jinabuddha 12 years ago

Anyone who saw his Letterman performance and judged him by that alone, neglecting to consider his numerous other television interview appearances, is simply an idiot. Letterman himself in a later interview had a favorable disposition to Crispin, indicating that his view of the man was not permanently tarnished by that one appearance. If it did not bother Letterman himself, why would it bother anyone else? Letterman used it as a bit, rehashing it in every subsequent appearance. He clearly likes or liked Crispin more than he likes or liked Joaquin Phoenix, who returned for a stock standard interview, whereas Crispin's numerous returns to the show were as unique and entertaining as his most infamous one, indicating again that Letterman enjoyed Crispin's presence on the show. Joaquin Phoenix, who merely appeared on the show acting standoffish, was treated harshly on his return visit [whether this was a bit or not is not relevant] whereas Crispin was treated very favorably by Letterman. I think it is also very noteworthy to mention that Crispin appeared promoting Rubin & Ed in one of the appearances. This would never happen in 2013.