Of all cities, how did this happened in Los Angeles?
Hysterical: Figgis Detained After 'Shoot a Pilot' Comment
(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.
Figgis was then held in an interrogation cell for five hours, and was released after officers figured out he had no assassination plans.
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posted by LA @ 12:22 PM
12 Comments:
That is too funny.
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heheheh
now he really does have an idea for a pilot
I am surprised it took 5 hours for him to explain himself.
Oh, oops! But now he has a really great story to tell at parties!
By his name, I'm guessing he's British. Therefore it took 5 hours for the agents to cut thru his accents and get to what he was actually saying!
Yeah right. He was probably trying to sneak a bottle of shampoo on board. I'm wise to them crafty Brits.
I can believe it took 5 hours to explain himself, his film "Leaving Las Vegas" seemed like it took that long to show a drunk Nic Cage dying.
Very funny story. Too bad it wasn't true and he was talking about John Travolta.
I'm with kookla . . .
Hah! That's pretty funny.
hilarious.
This exact thing actually happened to a friend of mine (a writer) some time ago, right after 9/11.
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