For three days, actor Shia LaBeouf watched all of his movies in reverse order with a camera trained on his face the entire time. This happened at the Angelika Theater November 10-11 (but don't worry, you can still catch up with all the action). Whether you consider it fascinating or just plain weird, “All My Movies” captured the imagination of movie fans all over the world.
In honor of Shia, here are 10 other bizarre stunts and performances from some of your favorite actors. And see the funniest GIFs from Shia's event at the very end...
Sacha Baron Cohen crashes the White House as Borat
The hilarious Sacha Baron Cohen journeyed across America in-character as wildly offensive Kazakh journalist Borat, but his most audacious came during the promotion of the film… when he arrived at the White House demanding a meeting with “George Walter Bush."
Tilda Swinton sleeps in a box… inside a museum
Tilda Swinton has a reputation for playing odd characters in odd movies, but the Oscar-winning actress’s weirdest performance came when she became a living art exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. Visitors flocked in to watch the Michael Clayton star sleep in a glass case for all to see.
James Franco makes invisible art
The problem with writing about the insane art projects of actor James Franco is that you have to pick just one. As Hollywood’s go-to experimental oddball, Franco could fill an entire list with his absurd and frequently baffling stunts. So we’ll just go with the time he contributed a piece titled “Fresh Air” to the “Museum of Non-Visible Art.” That title was literal – it was literally nothing. It sold for $10,000. It was later refunded.
Crispin Glover karate-attacks David Letterman
In 1987, Back to the Future star Crispin Glover appeared on Late Night to seemingly promote his new movie River’s Edge… but he was actually there to promote Rubin and Ed and showed up in character as the eccentric Rubin Farr. Except that he didn’t tell anyone in advance and he almost kicked David Letterman in the face.
Gwyneth Paltrow tries to live on food stamps
In one of the more well-intentioned celebrity stunts on this list, Gwyneth Paltrow tried to live on food stamps to showcase the problems facing lower income American families. Instead, she became the subject of mockery and criticism from every corner of the Internet.
Russell Crowe sees a “UFO”
Is it possible that Russell Crowe actually saw a UFO and put the footage on YouTube because he wanted to share the truth? Maybe. But it’s more likely that he was out to promote his crime drama Broken City, which opened the next day in Australia.
Terry Gilliam will direct for food
Dissatisfied with how his film Tideland was being dumped into theaters and abandoned by its distributor, director Terry Gilliam (of Monty Python fame) took to the streets of New York to beg for spare change.
Shia LaBeouf isn’t famous anymore
Before he was watching all of his movies over three days with a camera pointed at his face, Shia LaBeouf combated plagiarism accusations by acting strangely enough to change the conversation. He infamously attended a red-carpet event at the Berlin Film Festival, wearing a paper bag on his head, the phrase “I Am Not Famous Anymore” scrawled across his face.
Joaquin Phoenix tries out a rap career
For a few months, it looked like Joaquin Phoenix was losing his mind as he quit acting, grew out his hair and beard, and tried his hand at a hip-hop career. Eventually, it was revealed that he was playing an elaborate character for the comedic faux-documentary I’m Still Here, but he kept the entire world guessing for a lonnng time.
Bill Murray crashes every party
Bill Murray is more likely to crash your party than he is to appear in a movie. The beloved comedy superstar has spent the past few years showing up uninvited at weddings, bachelor parties, karaoke gatherings, golf tournaments and bars, where he often makes big speeches and makes everyone’s day before vanishing as quickly as he came. And because he’s Bill Murray, no one ever seems to mind.
And because we kinda love Shia LaBeouf's latest piece of performance art, here are our five favorite GIFs from the three-day event.
