This story is hilarious. You wouldn't think a 'shooting a pilot' comment would get you arrested, especially in Los Angeles, but it did. Thanks to la for the tip.
"I'm here to shoot a pilot."
"Cuff em!"
(May 29) -- There are certain things one should probably refrain from saying at an airport, and director Mike Figgis unfortunately learned the hard way.
Figgis, who directed "Leaving Las Vegas," was reportedly held for over five hours at Los Angeles International airport after he told immigration officers "I'm here to shoot a pilot," according to The Guardian.
In television, the first episode of a potential television show is called a pilot. However, the agents, apprently not in-the-know with industry terms, took it to mean Figgis had plans to gun down an airline pilot.
The Guardian claimed Figgis was held in an interrogation cell for five hours, and was released after officers figured out he had no assassination plans.
2 comments:
OMG, that totally made my day!!
ha!ha!!!!
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