David Letterman had quite the highs and lows during his hosting duties. This particular moment alongside Crispin Glover certainly ranks up there among the more memorable.Looking back, fans think it was a case of Glover successfully trolling David Letterman. Others think it was Glover acting erratically. You be the judge as we look back at this intense yet hilarious moment.
What Happened Between David Letterman And Crispin Glover?
Interviewing celebrities for over three decades, David Letterman was bound to encounter a few awkward moments. Even some of the biggest stars in Hollywood had a tough time alongside the host, this includes Angelina Jolie who looked none too pleased throughout her interview alongside the 'Late Show' host. One of Jennifer Aniston's first appearances wasn't any better, as Dave attempted to suck her hair... which he actually ended up doing.
On the opposite end of things, Letterman had some memorable moments alongside various A-list celebs, including sharing kisses on multiple instances with Julia Roberts, and let's not forget about the host constantly getting trolled by Johnny Depp.
Perhaps the vote for the most odd interview ever goes to Crispin Glover. Back in the day, fans were genuinely worried, however looking back on it, some fans are calling Glover a genius, assuming that it was all fixed and meant for TV. Interestingly enough, Glover has kept quiet about his behavior on that night so until this very day, it is unclear if his actions were genuine or not.
Let's take a look at how it all went down.
Crispin Glover Was All Over The Place During His Brief 'Late-Show' Interview
"I'm strong, I can arm wrestle, I can kick." And that he did, Crispin Glover actually threw a kick that came close to taking off Dave's head. Following the moment, the host would proceed by saying, "I'm going to check on that top ten," as the show would cut to commercial. When they came back on the air, Crispin was no longer in the chair... leading fans to believe that it all might've been completely true.
Crispin is still asked about the interview viewed by millions and the actor is insistent on keeping things a mystery.
"Well, the thing that I say in media, which we're in right now -- what I always answer is, "I neither confirm nor deny that I was ever on the David Letterman show." Which, of course, there's a sense of humor to it -- you can make what you want. When people ask me at my shows, I go into a lot of detail about anything. But, in media, that's what I always say."
Crispin would drop other hints alongside the Huff Post, stating that he isn't interested in publicity and instead, he just loves to be an actor.
"I mean, when I started acting, my concept about publicity... my interest was just to be an actor. I was never really that comfortable with publicity."
The actor would further reveal that if it was up to him, he wouldn't do interviews at all. Nonetheless, it didn't work out that way, and he got the fans talking.
Fans Reaction Was Split With Some Thinking It Was Staged
The moment was viewed by over 1 million fans and for the most part, the reaction was split as to whether or not it was completely real or staged.
"I remember watching the Crispin Glover interview, and man, that was super cringe-worthy. The problem was, no one knew where he was coming from, and when he did the kick to Letterman's face, I thought he'd lost his mind. I always thought he was a little crazy after that, and I wonder if that was why he didn't get a whole lot of work afterwards. He's a great actor, but this made him look very bad."
"Love Crispin Glover. Dude was trolling before anyone knew what trolling was! Brilliant."
"I watched the Crispin Glover interview live, and Letterman was sincerely concerned about Crispin’s behavior."
"Little did Dave know it would become one of the pieces his show was most remembered for. He owes that to the brilliance of Crispin Glover."
"I loved this. So purposely awkward and Dave completely fell for it."