hail Rip Torn
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- vanilla_cam0
fuck that, mailer is the shit...
- Llyod0
I saw mailer speak in college. He carried a cane with a silver eagle handle. He threw out a few anecdotes and that was about it. Nobody asked about his seven marriages.
- blackfrancis0
That is some seriously fascinating shit. Good find.
- Nairn0
It's almost worth putting up with all your bullshit, just for the occasional time you pull something this fantastic out of the bag, Llyod.
Brilliant.
- Llyod0
My dad had a copy of the book when I was a kid and there was a photo of rip with a hammer. So I googled it and was pleasantly surprised.
- boobs0
They say that Rip Torn has gotten into a fight with nearly everyone he's ever worked with.
- ukit0
Imagine when Rip dies. RIP Rip.
- turk_1820
The film is called "Maidstone"...
"The film is now famous for the improvised fight between Norman Mailer and Rip Torn. As the camera rolled, Torn struck Mailer in the head with a hammer, intending to "kill his character." Mailer's scalp opened up, and a vicious fight ensued. With the camera still rolling, Torn energetically strangled Mailer until the fight was broken up by Mailer's wife Beverly and Mailer's wailing children. During the melee, Mailer bit off a small chunk of Rip Torn's ear. The fight, in which the actors called each other by their real names, made it into the film, and the segment has proven very popular on the Internet in recent years."
- Jaline0
Birth Name
Elmore Ruel Torn Jr.