Many years ago, Penn and Teller put out a book called Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends, and in it, they talk about the game they play when they’re in a movie theater. I can’t remember all of the rules, but the two I remember are that you applaud any time they say the name of the movie in the movie and if you see a bald character, you shout, “BALD!”
I imagine Penn must do the shouting for both of them.
When they came out with their movie, Penn and Teller Get Killed, I remember being really disappointed when Teller talked. It’s a bit silly to think about now, being disappointed that he did something he obviously did when he wasn’t on-stage or on-camera anyway.
Shortly before that, both Penn and Teller had small voice-over roles in the English dub of the French animated film Gandahar (rechristened Light Years in the U.S. for some reason) and Teller was just credited as Teller. The filmmaker, Rene Laloux, also made Fantastic Planet, aka La Planete Sauvage. I highly recommend both if you haven’t seen either.
I love deep nerd dives like this. Thanks, Flying Squid.
I used to do their “fork in the eye” trick at restaurants all the time.
I did too! Scared the hell out of a Denny’s waitress.
Care to explain what it is and how it works. I’m quite curious now. ^^
You surrepetitiously palm a liquid creamer container, then at the appropriate moment, draw attention to youself with a fork. Hold the palmed creamer up to your eye, pretend to puncture your eye with the fork, but actually puncture the creamer. Squeeze.
Instructions unclear, punctured my eye anyways
Squeeze.
Perfect, thank you. Next time someone insists on meeting me in a restaurant, I might just do that. I tend to create my own fun when I’m in places I don’t like.
Just know that it is a very messy trick.
Sounds like the boring sober version of a drinking game
Oh is that so?
“Thank you, Dr. Obvious.”
