Drop the Weapon, Son!

Last week, one of my gamers got himself into something of a pickle when he showed up 8 hours early for a midnight showing of Army of Darkness showing at the local cineplex (inaugurating Movie Geek Night). The problem: He came out dressed as Ash, a Halloween costume he'd used before:Between the boom-stick and the chainsaw, someone called 911. 4 police cars showed up and he was told to "Drop. The. WEAPON." To which he answered: "I can't. I would need a flathead screwdriver." The local newspaper covered it HERE.

Fred's crime wasn't that he was packing faux-weapons, or even that he dressed up to go to a movie. His crime was not gauging when to start a line-up for a 15-year-old cult film. A guy dressed up as Ash in a movie line-up, perhaps getting his picture taken next to the poster, that's fandom. Same guy alone on a sidewalk? That's a lone gunman.

The next Movie Geek Night is showing the original Terminator. Someone's gonna get their ass shot, I can feel it...

Comments

Anonymous said…
Wow... I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed...
De said…
Just consider it a lesson learned. We had a guy in full SG-1 off-world gear - including a replica gun - almost get arrested at a nearby convention one year.

Within a year, your tangle with the law will become the stuff of "remember when" stories and plenty of guffaws.
Anonymous said…
This is why I only dress up as Disney animation characters.

No, self respecting, cop would shoot at someone dressed as Remy the cooking rat.
Sea-of-Green said…
A similar thing happened in Bloomington, Indiana last year, when the local cops tried to arrest Doctor Calamari. Now, Doctor Calamari is a pretty harmless guy who just likes to run around in a Cthulhu mask (along with his buddy, Baron Mardi). But, you know, to the Bloomington cops, a guy in a Cthulhu mask can't possibly be up to anything good!
Siskoid said…
Fred: Seeing as the cineplex almost adopted you as mascot because of this, you should probably be proud.

I personally love the irony that your dad is a cop.
Anonymous said…
(play Vonage music here)
Anonymous said…
j'adore le titre qui fait reference a son pere policier:P