Riveting press appearance by Sean Penn. His new movie about another dead Alaska wannabe.

Daily Gleaner Canada ^ | Sunday September 9th, 2007 | CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI

[biscuit jane]

Actor-turned-director Sean Penn refrained from smoking during his return to the spotlight at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, but could have used something to calm his nerves as he repeatedly lashed out at media for distracting him during a news conference.

The intense movie star sucked on ice cubes and swore as he met with dozens of reporters to discuss his riveting new film, "Into The Wild," featuring a tour de force performance by newcomer Emile Hirsch.

[biscuit jane]

We all know Sean Penn is a lost man, but to make a movie from the Christopher McCandless story is just pure stupidity.

I read the book. McCandless, like the guy that got gobbled by the grizz in Kenai, was also a lost soul and he foolishly set out to live in the wilds of Alaska but ended up starved to death there instead.

Why make a movie about such a loser ??

[stm]

Sean who?

He should have stuck with his Jeff Spicoli character. Penn and that character are one in the same.

[lowbridge]

The intense movie star sucked on ice cubes

With all the global warming going on in the world, is that really the smart thing to do? I mean, there are Eskimos who could really use that ice.

[dfwgator]

The intense movie star sucked on ice cubes

Remove the last three words from that sentence, and that would be true as well.

[Chi-townChief]

Well, Fast Times at Ridgemont High was pretty “riveting” anyhow.

[dfwgator]

Well, Fast Times at Ridgemont High was pretty “riveting” anyhow.

Only because of Phoebe Cates.

[biscuit jane]

I like him telling everyone to quit snapping pictures because it made it hard for him to think !!

bwaaahhaaaa !!

[NCC-1701]

“...Why make a movie about such a loser ??...”

Because Sean Penn IS a loser. He didn’t have to do any research to play the part. It all came natural.

[Billthedrill]

I recall the case. N00b in Alaska finds out that he can't live off the land and ends up starving to death a quarter mile from a tram across the river and an emergency shelter stocked with supplies. Everyone he met tried to talk him out of it.

Well, if they can deify Che they can certainly turn this poor loser into a folk hero. The real trouble is that some city boy is going to see this movie and try to emulate him. Rangers and SAR teams just love those guys.

[weegee]

I like that he was on a publicity appearance and told the media to knock it off.

[RedMonqey]

Christopher McCandless story is just pure stupidity

Extreme hubris killed him.. No map, no compass., no radio. nilch Took only a .22 semi auto into Canadian Bush.

Grizzly country Sean Penn was better armed in New Orleans than this fool.

Said in OUTDOOR online article, Death of an Innocent he accidently bagged a caribou......with a .22 Leave it to an dumbass city boy to "accidently" shot an big game. Multiple times.

He must have spent a couple boxful of shells trying to down a large animal when a single shot from a 30.06 would do down it.. If he did this, which I doubt, he tortured the poor animal worse than Michael Vick did pitbulls.

Idiot liberal