When "Gladiator" (starring Russell "Rusty" Crowe) won for Best Picture, Brian Dennehy thought that "Gladiator" (starring a svelt 270lb Dennehy and Cuba Gooding Jr.) had won.* He attempted to walk on the stage and got up a few steps before being lured off with a snack-pack of pot roast and bourbon. Backstage, Dennehy approached a smirking Crowe and punched him in the mouth. Crowe regained consciousness 8 days later and used his groggy feelings and ineptitude as the basis for "A Beautiful Mind".
*One has to wonder how Dennehy thought his 1992 film could be up for best picture in 2001. Said One should also consider one word, bourbon.
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