Comedy Central's Insider blog sent a reporter down to street level to document director Terry Gilliam's "crashing" (i.e., pre-publicized attempt at organizing a "flash mob") of The Daily Show's audience line yesterday afternoon, where Gilliam tried to generate some buzz for Tideland, his latest movie:

So, Terry Gilliam showed up in front of the Daily Show with a giant sign that said "Will direct films for food." He had a plastic cup that people in the Daily Show ticket line filled to the brim with dollar bills. At one point he looked down at the cup stuffed with cash and said, "This is the most money I've made in a long time".

Even if Gilliam's appearance didn't stir up as much publicity as he'd hoped, he still performed a valuable service to young filmmakers by demonstrating the regrettable costs of getting mixed up with the Weinsteins, which can reduce even the proudest fillmmaker to wandering the street with a cardboard sign to drum up financing for his next project.

• Terry Gilliam Visits The Daily Show [CC Insider]

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