Crispin Glover

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I remember hearing or reading Lea Thompson say that while they filmed BTTF they spent a few evenings together painting. He seems pretty creative.

I thought that they made kind of a hot "older" couple (at the end of the movie). I remember when she sits on his armchair he gazed up at her adoringly, and thinking "hmm...".

[missfitt]

Wow, Minky! I was coming here to post the same exact defense. That is one of my favorite movies and no one has ever even heard of it when I mention it. Everytime someone brings up the Letterman incident I end up talking about Rubin & Ed and trying to get people to watch it with me. Also, I find Crispin Glover to be hot and creepy and I like it.

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I'm Netflixing this movie right now.

ETA: Never mind, they don't have it. This is the first time I haven't been able to find something on Netflix. I'm kind of crushed right now. I guess I'll get River's Edge instead.

[Benni]

minky said:

Every time I hear anything negative about Crispin Glover on Letterman I must leap to his defense. He went on the show as his character Rubin from his movie "Rubin and Ed." Rent the movie. It's very weird and one of my favorites. The short version:

Rubin is very weird man with terrible style whose cat died. He lives at his mom's motel. Ed (Howard Hesseman) is a real estate seminar attendee and is looking for people to bring in on the scheme. He crosses paths with Rubin, who agrees to go with Ed to his seminar if Ed helps him find the PERFECT place to bury his dead cat (in the meantime it's in an Igloo cooler). Hilarity ensues.

Thank you for posting this. I never understood why he was dressed the way he was on Letterman.

A movie that I really liked that he was in is called Dead Man by Jim Jarmusch. It is a western and he plays a train conductor. He makes a good western character. He has such a unique face.

I wonder if you can buy Rubin and Ed anywhere.

[dancedancexenu]

You can get it on VHS from the Amazon marketplace.

You guys are persuasive. I just ordered his album. I think it's because of my weakness for These Boots are Made for Walking.

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There's a rap song about masturbation on there. Just thought I should warn you. It's actually pretty catchy.

[dancedancexenu]

Is it as good as 'Dancing With Myself?'

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It's not really the same thing. There's no metaphor in Crispin's song at all, it's about masturbation and he says so, very explicitly. I don't know how to explain it- I don't really take Crispin's album very seriously musically speaking. It's just so bizarre that it's interesting, to me. It kind of is what it is and you'll never hear anything else like it.

I do love Dancing With Myself, though.

[hobocamp]

My cat can eat a whoooole watermelon!

[Wol]

If you're in LA this weekend....

He's doing something arty.

Yes, he'll be reading from the Rat Catching book. Notice he's now "Crispin Hellion Glover".