Celebrity Arrest of the Day: Dennis Farina
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Newsstand
The always-enjoyable Dennis Farina was arrested when a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday. Farina, who's best known for being awesome in everything, was caught with a .22-caliber handgun in his briefcase. The actor claimed he forgot he had it on him when bail was set at $25,000, but then raised to $35,000 when cops learned the gun wasn't registered. 1) How do you accidentally forget that you have a loaded gun in your briefcase? 2) Why are you carrying around a loaded gun that's not registered? 3) Are there a lot of people out to get Dennis Farina -- so much so that he has to bring an unregistered loaded gun to the airport?And when the airport security asked Mr. Farina if he was traveling with a gun in his briefcase, did the actor turn and deliver one of his trademark replies? "You kiddin' me? What? I can't carry a f**kin' gun in this country anymore. Look, Idiot #1, tell Idiot #2 that I'm Dennis F**kin' Farina and I can do what I want. You gots?"
Speaking of ... we need to get Midnight Run on Blu-ray. Can somebody make that happen? They were smart enough to stick that sucker on HD-DVD, but I want to watch one of my favorite comedies ever on Blu-ray, like, now. And then I want them to include a commentary track from Farina, and I want him to talk about getting arrested in an airport with a loaded gun. I'd love to hear what that sounds like.
Sound off ... your favorite Dennis Farina role? (For me, it's a toss up between Midnight Run and Get Shorty.)









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5-12-2008 @ 8:08PM
Slick Rick said...
'Big Trouble'...
"So this is Miami? They can keep it."
24K Gold
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5-12-2008 @ 9:06PM
Sam said...
Isn't he an ex-cop?
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5-12-2008 @ 10:20PM
Erik Davis said...
WAS a cop. That doesn't mean you can carry an unregistered gun into an airport, though.
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5-12-2008 @ 10:37PM
Rivndellelf said...
Avi in Snatch.
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5-13-2008 @ 1:36PM
Akbar Fazil said...
I will second that.
5-13-2008 @ 9:04AM
Kevin said...
"Farina, who's best known for being awesome in everything". Thats the best description I've ever read for an actor, and in this case its totally accurate. I gotta go with Get Shorty here, but Snatch is pretty damn great too.
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5-13-2008 @ 10:29AM
juicerino said...
Gotta say, i love him in Manhunter (1986).
This little event is kind of funny cause he used to be a cop, and i remember hearing a comment from him celebrating the movie The Seven Ups (1973) for having some of the most realistic depictions of a cop locker room, haha, not sure why i thought of that, but i guess its cuase he got arrested.
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5-13-2008 @ 11:56AM
Jeffrey Overstreet said...
My favorite Farina role is Jimmy Sorano in "Midnight Run." But then, every actor in "Midnight Run" delivered performances that stand as my favorites.
Favorite Robert DeNiro performance? Midnight Run.
Favorite Joe Pantoliano performance? Midnight Run.
Charles Grodin? Yaphet Kotto? Yes, and yes again.
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