Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Oak-Mot by Crispin Hellion Glover The Real Reason We Don't Hear From Crispin Glover Anymore. Starting as a teen actor in the early 1980s (one of his first roles was on The Facts of Life ), Crispin Hellion Glover (yes, that's his real middle name) became a star in 1985 with his nuanced role as the teenage and adult George McFly in Back to the Future. He's appeared in several major motion pictures over the last 30 years—including The Doors, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie's Angels, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Willard —but hasn't had as high-profile of a career as other actors of his generation, or even some of his Back to the Future cast-mates. Here's why Crispin Glover never quite lit up the marquees. He's considered difficult to work with. Glover refused to return for the second and third installments of the Back to the Future trilogy. Glover was very uneasy with what he thought was a morally wrong ending, arguing with director Robert Zemeckis that it was "not a good idea for our characters to have a monetary reward." Rather than write out George McFly, filmmakers re-cast the part with Jeffrey Weissman. But according to Glover, how they presented Weissman misled audiences into thinking that Glover was in the film by cloaking Weissman in prosthetics, filming him from a distance, and splicing in unused footage of Glover. Glover sued the makers of Back to the Future and won an undisclosed amount. He likes making music—very weird music. In 1989, Glover released the album The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be . Produced by Barnes & Barnes, creators of the 1978 novelty hit "Fish Heads," Glover's record is a collection of original songs, covers, and sound experiments. Among the tracks are versions of "These Boots are Made for Walking" and "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze," a take on a song written by Charles Manson, and three untitled songs. The album's only single was "Clowny Clown Clown," for which Glover directed the music video. The liner notes implored listeners to call Crispin Glover directly if they discovered what the titular "Big Problem" was. He spends a lot of time at his castle. Glover visited Prague in September 2001 and loved it so much that he bought a 400-year-old castle there. Glover did some research on the residence, "Zámek Konárovice," and discovered that it was once owned by a count who served as the patron for Bedrich Smetana, the "father of Czech language opera." The property—the chateau and its surrounding 20 acres—requires a lot of upkeep. "It is a lifetime project that will be in continuous flux and repair for hundreds of years from now, as it has been the hundreds of years before I 'owned' it." When he's not there, which is a lot, the home is available for rental on Airbnb. He's written several books and published them himself. Through his own company, Volcanic Eruptions, Glover has published several very different books. Rat Catching is a reconfiguration of an 1896 British textbook. Glover cut out pictures and text and then re-pasted them together as a form of artistic collage. In 1991, Glover released Oak- Mot. He took an obscure 1868 novel by an Ohio pastor and then pointedly blacked out large swaths of text and added in his own handwritten notes. (Glover calls the book, "a tale of epic proportions involving pride and prejudice.") The title of his third book, published in 1992, summarizes the work itself: Concrete Inspection: A Family Story Where a Mother is Looking for Something and Finds it. He's spent years on a trilogy of art films. In 2005, Glover wrote, directed, and produced What Is It? The film involves a group of people living with Down syndrome, snails, a man afraid of castration (Glover), and a telepathic doll. Glover has stated that the film is about his "psychological reaction to the corporate restraints" that stifle filmmaking. "Specifically, in that anything that can possibly make an audience uncomfortable is necessarily excised." Glover followed What Is It? with It Is Fine! Everything is Fine! This film stars actor Steven C. Stewart in an "autobiographical, psychosexual, fantastical" telling of Stewart's own story of living with cerebral palsy. The third film in the trilogy, It Is Mine, is yet to be released, but it was filmed at Glover's centuries-old home in the Czech Republic. He's got a roadshow slideshow. Glover has never widely released his movies in theaters, on home video, or via a streaming service. He instead likes to present them himself as part of a three-part evening of entertainment and exploration. The show consists of the film, a post-film 90-minute Q&A, and a multimedia presentation called Crispin Hellion Glover's Big Slide Show. "I perform a one-hour dramatic narration of eight different profusely illustrated books," as Glover describes it, "as the images from the stories are projected behind me." He's been typecast. Crispin Glover is a very unique actor. The roles Glover is offered, and the ones he accepts, are almost always playing weirdos. Due to his breakout role in Back to the Future as the creepy teenage nerd turned adult wimp George McFly, Hollywood has had trouble viewing him as anything much beyond that. At the end of the day, Glover doesn't appear in many movies because there aren't many weirdo characters, nor is he much offered the chance to stretch his acting muscles. Of course, there's also the possibility that the opposite might be true: It's Crispin Glover who just isn't interested in Hollywood. Glover, Crispin 1964– Full name, Crispin Hellion Glover; born April 20 (some source cite September 20), 1964, in New York, NY; son of Bruce Herbert (an actor) and Betty Lillian Marie (an actress and dancer; maiden name, Koerber) Glover. Education: Trained for the stage with Dan Mason and Peggy Feury. Avocational Interests: Painting. Addresses: Agent —Ryan Martin, Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3604. Contact —c/o Volcanic Eruptions, P.O. Box 25220, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Career: Actor, director, producer, and writer. Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Awards, Honors: Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1986, for Back to the Future; Saturn Award nomination, best actor, 2004, for Willard; Jury Award, best narrative film, Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2005, for What Is It? CREDITS. Film Appearances: Private Lessons , Jensen Farley, 1981. Jack, My Tutor , Crown International, 1982. Larry Hoff, The Orkly Kid (short film), American Film Institute, 1983, later included in the film Beaver Trilogy , Strand Releasing, 2000. Jimmy, Friday the 13th—The Final Chapter (also known as Friday the 13th Part 4 ), Paramount, 1983. Danny, Teachers , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984. Gatsby Boy, Racing with the Moon , Paramount, 1984. George McFly, Back to the Future , Universal, 1985. Layne, River's Edge , Island, 1986. Lucas, At Close Range , Orion, 1986. Howdy Cleveland, Twister , Strand Releasing, 1988. (Uncredited) George McFly (in archive footage), Back to the Future Part II , Universal, 1989. Cousin Dell, Wild at Heart (also known as David Lynch's "Wild at Heart" ), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1990. Lionel, Where the Heart Is , Buena Vista, 1990. Andy Warhol, The Doors , TriStar, 1991. Rubin Farr, Rubin and Ed , IRS Releasing, 1991. Joey Kremple, Little Noises , 1991. Mintus, Ferdydurke (also known as 30 Door Key ), 1992. Howard Barth, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues , Fine Line, 1993. Bobby McBurney, What's Eating Gilbert Grape , Paramount, 1993. Howard Finster, Chasers , 1994. Train fireman, Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man" ), Miramax, 1995. Arlo, The People vs. Larry Flynt (also known as Larry Flynt ), Columbia, 1996. Roy Ostery, Nurse Betty , USA Films, 2000. The thin man, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fur Charlie ), Columbia, 2000. Title role, Bartleby , Outrider Pictures, 2001. Jules Langdon, Fast Sofa , Studio Home Entertainment, 2001. Rodion Raskolnikov, Crime and Punishment , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002. Stan Bittleman, Like Mike , Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002. Willard Stiles (title role), Willard , New Line Cinema, 2003. The thin man, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle , Columbia, 2003. Party guest, Incident at Loch Ness , Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2004. Dueling demi-god Auteur and young man's inner psyche, What Is It? , Volcanic Eruptions, 2005. Eddie, Drop Dead Sexy , Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2005. Simon/Stanley, Simon Says , Dark Moon Pictures, 2006. Montag the Magnificent, The Wizard of Gore , Open Sky Entertainment/Sick-a-Scope, 2006. Film Work: Produced (as Crispin Hellion Glover) and director and editor, What Is It? , Volcanic Eruptions, 2005. Television Appearances; Movies: The Kid with the 200 I.Q. , 1983. Television Appearances; Specials: Crispin, Best of Times , ABC, 1981. Danny, "Blackout," Hotel Room (also known as David Lynch's "Hotel Room" ), HBO, 1993. Himself, Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (also known as The Whole Warhol ), 2002. Television Appearances; Pilots: Archie Feld, High School, U.S.A. , NBC, 1983. Bo Middleton, High School, U.S.A. , NBC, 1984. Television Appearances; Episodic: First cadet, "The Big Fight," The Facts of Life , 1982. Roach, "Vocational Education," Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again ), 1983. Space cadet, "Honk if You're a Goose," Hill Street Blues , 1983. Friend of Alex, "Birthday Boy," Family Ties , 1984. Guest voice, "TV or Not TV," Duckman (animated), ABC, 1994. Television Guest Appearances; Episodic: Late Night with David Letterman , NBC, 1987. Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage ), CBS, 2003. Late Night with Conan O'Brien , NBC, 2003. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , CBS, 2005. Henry's Film Corner , Independent Film Channel, 2005. Stage Appearances: (Stage debut) Friedrich Von Trapp, The Sound of Music , Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 1977. Performs the solo show Crispin Glover's Big Slide Show (which includes readings from his creative works). RECORDINGS. Videos: The Year of the Rat , New Line Home Video, 2003. Digging Up the Dirt: Making "Drop Dead Sexy," Arrival Pictures, 2005. Albums: The Big Problem The Solution. The Solution=Let It Be , Restless Records, 1988. Also recorded the unreleased album The Big Love Album . WRITINGS. Screenplays: (As Crispin Hellion Glover) What Is It? , Volcanic Eruptions, 2005. Books; As Crispin H. Glover: Rat Catching (poetry), 1987, reprinted, Volcanic Eruptions, 1999. Concrete Inspection: What It Is, and How It's Done , Illiterati Press, 1988. Oak Mot (poetry), Volcanic Eruptions, 1991. Also author of a book titled Billow Rock . OTHER SOURCES. Periodicals: Entertainment Weekly , October 27, 1995, p. 16; June 28, 2002, p. 53; March 28, 2003, pp. 28-32. Rolling Stone , September 1, 2003, pp. 60-62. Electronic: Crispin Glover Official Site , http://www.crispinglover.com, July 23, 2006. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. MLA Chicago APA. "Glover, Crispin 1964– ." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television . . Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2021 < https://www.encyclopedia.com > . "Glover, Crispin 1964– ." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television . . Retrieved June 01, 2021 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/glover-crispin-1964. Citation styles. Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). Within the “Cite this article” tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. Then, copy and paste the text into your bibliography or works cited list. Big Problem Does Not Equal the Solution. The Solution = Let It Be. Most actors who want to become rock musicians tend to take traditional routes. Kevin Bacon tried his hand at blues-rock, Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves took on alternative, and even Russell Crowe played in a pub rock band. But Crispin Glover took a much different approach to making music. Sounding like a cross between King Missile and circus music, The Big Problem is one crazy slab of sound. Glover's voice (which has an thin, endearing tremble) serves as the narrator to the world of nonsense he's documented on this album. Occasionally he takes the listener by surprise with a melody. Both the hypnotic "The New Clean Song" and the soothing "Never Say Never to Always" are actually pretty good songs hidden among the madness. But mostly he rants and raves in a stream-of-conscious manner over the genre-hopping music. Most of the time this works in his favor; in fact, his Residents-esque cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a nervy delight. The original songs, like the hilarious "Clowny Clown Clown," can be equally entertaining. But sometimes he runs headfirst into his own limitations, like on his disturbing attempt at rap, "Auto Manipulator," a harsh tribute to masturbation that lacks any subtlety at all. A good portion of the material is taken from his books of poetry, which are definitely crazy but not always engaging. But Glover is a very original entertainer, making his musical mark with this weird collection of songs. Fans of edgy, bizarre music will probably enjoy this one immensely. Crispin Hellion Glover. In 1989, during a hiatus from films, Glover released an album called "The Big Problem ≠ the Solution. The Solution = Let It Be " through Restless Records, produced by Barnes & Barnes (of "Fish Heads" fame). The album features original songs like "Clowny Clown Clown", warped covers of Lee Hazlewood's "These Boots Are Made for Walking'" and Charles Manson's "Never Say 'Never' to Always" (sung in falsetto), and readings from his art books Rat Catching and Oak Mot (Glover modified old books with exp. In 1989, during a hiatus from films, Glover released an album called "The Big Problem ≠ the Solution. The Solution = Let It Be " through Restless Records, produced by Barnes & Barnes (of "Fish Heads" fame). The album features original songs like "Clowny Clown Clown", warped covers of Lee Hazlewood's "These Boots Are Made for Walking'" and Charles Manson's "Never Say 'Never' to Always" (sung in falsetto), and readings from his art books Rat Catching and Oak Mot (Glover modified old books with expired copyrights by adding or deleting pictures, text, and drawings). Sample pages from these books are featured in the album's liner notes. The music itself is similar to outsider music, with seemingly absurd, dream-like lyrics. The back cover of the album is a collage of figures relating to each track on the album, with a puzzle: "All words and lyrics point to THE BIG PROBLEM. The solution lay within the title; LET IT BE. Crispin Hellion Glover wants to know what you think these nine things all have in common." He included his home phone number with copies of the album, encouraging listeners to phone when they had "solved" his puzzle. Glover later commented that he was surprised how many people figured it out. Oak-Mot by Crispin Hellion Glover. Rat Catching, Oak Mot, and What it is, and how it is done. All books are fine, signed, hard bound editions with over two hundred photographs and illustrations for your assistance and perusal. Wherein all action takes place on the Virgin American prairie around the year 1868, save for the end which takes place in the year 1926. Oak Mot is a tale of epic proportions involving pride and prejudice. Which is a study in the art of Rat Catching, plus something extra. A signed, collection of all three books - Oak Mot, Rat Catching and Concrete Inspection. Oak Mot, Rat Catching and Concrete Inspection are suitable for all occasions. They are thirty dollars each plus three dollars shipping and handling in the USA, and $7.50 for international orders. If you should purchase all three books you may take fifteen dollars off the total price. To order your copy by mail, send a check or money order to the below address payable to Volcanic Eruptions. Please allow three to six weeks for delivery. A money order will expedite delivery.