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February 12, 2009
Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman
This is pretty funny. David rips on Joaquin Phoenix because the guy is just humorless. I don't know if Joaquin is pretentious or nervous or on drugs or what. But he's totally uncooperative, refusing even to set up his own clip, and Letterman just destroys him.
"What can you tell us about your days with the Unabomber?" Letterman asks. And then later David quips "Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight."
Watching this clip makes me wonder if he's not following in the footsteps of his older brother River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose on the street outside The Viper Room.
At the conclusion of the interview, David laments that "we owe an apology to Farrah Fawcett", meaning that Joaquin has set a new standard for the most bizarre interview, eclipsing Farrah Fawcett's surreal interview of 1997.
Joaquin then jumps up from his seat and appears set to bolt from the studio, but then changes his mind, removes his shades, and leans in to say something to Dave as the camera pulls out. I'd love to know what he said to Dave. I can't imagine it was pleasant.
Posted by Rob Kiser on February 12, 2009 at 4:49 AM
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