News Room Contributor  Posts: 8060 Joined: 12 Nov 2002     | |
Paperboy  Posts: 30 Joined: 15 Oct 2008     | That's just absurd. Great video though. I loled when the banana got smushed by the motorcycle. |
Time Lord  Posts: 10071 Joined: 13 Feb 2008     | "Mama mia!" Good thing he didn't try it here, the traffic's murder enough as is. |
Red Guard  Posts: 3509 Joined: 18 Sep 2008   | Oh man that Astronaut one was WAY funnier than the Mario Kart video. |
Artist  Posts: 192 Joined: 24 Jun 2008    |
Haha it is! Where can I get a pair of those shoes?! |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 783 Joined: 27 Aug 2008     | Holy crap, now that's dedication. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3814 Joined: 6 Feb 2008  | That was just bizarre... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1762 Joined: 22 Oct 2008   | I hate to be that guy, but isn't throwing bananas at speeding cars dangerous? |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 444 Joined: 1 Feb 2008    |
Probably only if the other drivers decide to road rage on him, which it looked like one driver nearly did at 0:44 |
Muckraker  Posts: 341 Joined: 15 Jul 2008    | i lkoved this, its great, even if abit wierd... im not sure what i would do if im on my driving lesson and he drove up and started throwin bananas at me xD |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2019 Joined: 25 Jun 2008 |
Yeah, but not as dangerous as encouraging pissed off Police to chase you in a van while you're in a go-Kart. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1850 Joined: 13 Jan 2009   | Thats is Epic. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1072 Joined: 2 Feb 2009    | Hahaha I love Remi Gaillard. Again, the Escapist has introduced me to something ridiculously awesome. |
On the Record  Posts: 6920 Joined: 31 Dec 2008   | That shits funny, thats priceless |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 410 Joined: 18 Nov 2007   | It played the star power music when he got the mushroom! Not impressed.... Nah ok, it rocked still |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 665 Joined: 14 Nov 2008     | From Mario Kart to GTA. Hilarious! |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 413 Joined: 26 Mar 2009   | Despite the near-fatal illegality of stuff like this, I think people should do it more often. I wanna see some Zelda stunts! Let's go people! |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 558 Joined: 26 Jan 2009   | that is quite possibly the greatest thing i've ever seen ever. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 950 Joined: 15 Feb 2008  | I think a found my real life rolemodel. That guy is epic! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1411 Joined: 1 Apr 2009   | That guy is a legend. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4941 Joined: 10 Jan 2009   | I saw this quite a while back, but I didn't know that it was the same guy as in the Pac-Man video. Errr.... It's funny and all, but I think that messing with people like that is sort of obnoxious. I mean, I laugh at it, but causing enough trouble to attract the attention of the fuzz isn't the way to go about things. |
Paperboy  Posts: 49 Joined: 20 Oct 2007   |
wouldn't of thought so. they wouldn't be putting all of their weight on the banana they would just going straight over it. but then, it would be interesting to see them maybe do a 360 spin and stars emerging above their head. :P before driving off again to finish the curcuit :P |
On the Record  Posts: 5140 Joined: 13 Dec 2008    | Hilarious seeing him get chased by the cops at the end, even if only for a few seconds :) |
Reply to Thread
|
|
Not registered? Sign up for a free account! |
Real-Life Mario Kart Action
Do Not Try This At Home: An intrepid Mario fan has created and posted a real-life Mario Kart video, complete with tossed bananas and, apparently, getting busted by the cops.
That last bit may not have actually been in the game, but it was in the cards for Remi Gaillard, who tricked out a kart, dressed up like the world's most famous Italian plumber and went bombing around the streets, weaving in and out of traffic and tossing bananas under the wheels of passing cars. None of the cars went spinning out of control and lost several spots in traffic, sad to say, or even seemed to notice.
The gag is apparently part of a French "hidden camera show" that features stunts described as "surreal and very visual." Gaillard began making his videos after losing his job at a shoe store, and first came to national prominence when he was able to insert himself into the celebrations of the French soccer cup finals, dressed as a player, and even received personal congratulations from then-President Jacques Chirac.
Remi Kart can be seen on YouTube or at Gaillard's own site, nimportequi.com, where he's posted over 100 other videos as well. (Check out L'Astronaute while you're there, it's pretty good.)
Permalink