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  • Director Mike Figgis detained: 'Shoot a Pilot' taken literally (TSA at LAX)

    05/30/2007 2:18:45 PM PDT · by SubGeniusX · 89 replies · 2,334+ views
    Monsters & Critics ^ | 5/30/07 | By Stone Martindale
    Everyone in Los Angeles knows that when you are to "shoot a pilot", it involves grips, a gaffer, location managers and other key crew. Apparently this is a fact lost with the TSA bunch at Los Angeles International Airport. Cinematical's Scott Weinberg uncovered a gem regarding director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) and an allegedly true incident that went down at LAX. Weinberg writes that Figgis was going through security at LAX "when he was asked the reason for his visit." "I'm here to shoot a pilot," was what Weinberg claims Figgis responded. The LAX immigration official took him at...