October 19, 2005

Conversations with Famous People, Pt. 13

Posted by pete at October 19, 2005 12:06 AM

The Year: 2004
The Place: The Yarrow Hotel in Park City, UT - Sundance Film Festival 2004
The Person: Actor Xander Berkeley

For purposes of set-up, I'm supposed to meet a fellow FT-er at the hotel bar and have been wandering the halls when I bump into Mr. Berkeley in what looks like the end of a receiving line outside a screening room.

Xander Berkeley: Hello.
Pete: Howdy.
Xander Berkeley: What'd you think of the movie?
Pete: Oh, I thought [quickly looking at poster] Below the Belt was a great look at, uh, boxing.
Xander Berkeley: You didn't actually see it, did you?
Pete: Absolutely not. Good catch.

For the record, BtB (also known as Human Nature) is sort of like Brazil meets the Marx Brothers. I blame my lack of honesty on the fact that I'd already had a few beers.