posted by admin on Jul 16
This is the wildest interview ever shown on US tv
Oliver Reed on the original Late Night w Letterman
I want to add that there were cuts in my video. The most important were as follows:
David asks about a drinking contest w the guest and Lee Marvin. Oliver Reed says this is not to be asked, or any alchohol related issues.
Oliver was on an all porcelain diet at this point and not interested in discussing such issues. Thus when Dave asks about the “tree climbing”
contest the question was rebuffed because it was a re try of the previous question!
Long live you Oliver Reed! You are an idol!
Here’s what was edited for the collectors out there, its not much but I found a transcript:
at the beginning
OR= Oliver Reed / DL = Letterman
OR: He’s one of the few actors I admire very much. Along with, how much time do you got?
DL: We have all the time you want.
OR: Rock Hudson, Rod Steiger, uh Lee Marvin, Rod Steiger, Lee, uh (snapping his fingers) Marvin.
DL: Now, uh, so you and Lee Marvin went drinking. And you had a contest to see who could drink the most.
OR: Ya, first off, your researcher was told already that I don’t want to talk about drink, understand?///
So let’s cool that one. Let’s get on another subject. I love trees and boats.
DL: So, it’s true that you and Lee Marvin had a tree climbing contest?
later…
DL: Where is Guernsey?
OR: Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands, which is a little set of islands in between France and England. Near the “nathe caste” of paste.
OR: Hang on, I’ve got some digests (he reaches into his pocket and hands Letterman the tablets).
DL: Oh great, thank you very much.//
OR: That wasn’t rehearsed.//
DL: Ya. Have you been taking these? (Reed nods yes) Well then, I’ll wait until a little later. Um anyway, so you were being a fisherman…//
later…
OR: Ya well that’s for everybody that goes to see the movie to judge for themselves. //
A lot of people make the mistake of um messing up Lucy Erwin, who played
DL: She was the Amanda Donahoe…
OR: That’s right. She played Lucy Erwin. And Amanda Donahoe played the part. And myself, Gerald Kingson. A lot of people mix us up, especially women’s libbers. I can’t talk for myself. I thought it was, uh, she’s got a great body.
DL: Uh huh. And briefly the story is, a gentleman wants to..
OR: No, he’s o gentleman.//
DL: Alright, a guy wants to retire to an island. I guess in the South Pacific, off the coast of Australia or New Zealand, or something, roughly?
OR: Ya, ya.
DL: And he runs an ad for a female companion. Isn’t that the story?
OR: Thank you for filling me in.
later…
DL: Only a joke. And not much of a joke, I’ll grant you that. Believe me, I didn’t even think it was (he breaks off and looks to his band leader Paul Shaffer), Paul, get over here. (Shaffer puts his hands in the air to show he is passive. Reed takes off his glasses and stares down Letterman). No, no, c’mon no, uh. We have soda and snacks in the green room. And you can have what you want.
OR: I thought they were there.
DL: Alright, so the movie comes out soon. Briefly, shortly, soon?
OR: Yes, it comes out in New York in , uh. I’ve got to say all these things and I’m sure that I’m right. It comes out in the beginning of September in New York. And the rest of America, in the end of September. (pause) Can I thank you for being so erudite.//
DL: Thank you very much, I appreciate your patience here.
Duration : 0:7:41
directed by Daniel Brereton. released on Moshi Moshi Records September 2007