I met Bill Pullman tonight at a reception at work after a really cool event. He seems like a kind, funny, and down-to-earth guy. Very charming. And, dear god, I got the man to sign my Serpent and the Rainbow poster. You know, the one with him in the casket with that wonderfully cheesy Wes Craven tagline: "Don't bury me! I'm not dead!" He thought it was so funny I had this, he set down his wine and cheese, said, "Yeah! Let's do this!", dropped down on floor, spread out the poster and signed it "Bill Pullman... ALIVE!!!!"
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How cool is that? How many other Hollywood actors would get down on the floor of a cafeteria at a reception to sign a poster for a 20-year-old movie?
Bill Pullman rocks. (And he was in Spaceballs, which is pretty cool, too.)
And now, sleep.
3 comments:
Sweeeeeeet!!!
This gave me an idea. My employer is surveying our ideas for a company picnic this summer. I'm going to request that Johnny Depp show up so that I can get my Nightmare on Elm Street poster signed.
Speaking of actors who were in horror movies before they were mega-famous, Jennifer Aniston was in The Leprechaun. Everything she did afterwards pales in comparison.
Awesome! I love Bill Pullman :)
I have never seen The Serpent and the Rainbow. Looks like a horror movie, which is probably why (I'm a wuss).
That's a great story though. Did you have the poster with you because you knew he'd be there, or is it something you keep at work?
Heather - I knew he was coming to participate in a performance at work that evening, so I brought that sucker in. I carried it around this reception until I found just the right moment. :)
Ginger - you just made me laugh my ass off. True story? I contacted the webmaster for John Carpenter's website and gave him this wacky story about my love of "Big Trouble in Little China" and he told me I could send my poster to him and he'd have Carpenter sign it for me. I was primed to do it, but then, my mom got ill and passed away at that same time, and I just let that opportunity fade away. Maybe I'll see if he's still game...
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