Embarrassing moment for director Arquette

Embarrassing momentfor director Arquette
SAN DIEGO -- David Arquette was in such a rush to show footage of his directorial debut, "The Tripper," at Comic-Con that he lost the tape on the way to the convention center.
"I'm so embarrassed," the 34-year-old actor told the throng of fans who gathered to see the film at the comic convention last week. "It'll probably be on the Internet tonight."
To appease the crowd, Arquette acted out a few lines from the movie, which he co-wrote.
He described it as "a political horror film about a person who's obsessed with Ronald Reagan and he attacks hippies at an outdoor music festival."
The film stars Paul Reubens, Jason Mewes, Lucas Haas, and Thomas Jane, who became Arquette's brother-in-law last month when he married actress Patricia Arquette. Arquette plays a small part, a "redneck local" named Muff. His wife, Courteney Cox Arquette, makes a cameo appearance.
The actor said he chose to direct a horror flick because he loves the genre and "you can also get into sex, drugs and rock n' roll more than you can the other genres."
He is still seeking distribution for the independent production, which he called a "passion project."
"The fact that I've completed this, that it's in a box and done, is the biggest accomplishment for me," he said.
Unfortunately for his fans, that box is lost somewhere in the San Diego Convention Center.
Woman disrupts'Tonight Show' taping
BURBANK, Calif. -- "The Tonight Show" had an unscripted moment when a woman from the audience walked up to Colin Farrell as he was talking to host Jay Leno.
The 30-year-old actor quickly escorted her off stage and asked for security.
"She said something to Colin Farrell that no one heard, then he took her by the elbow, led her off stage, asked the cameramen to turn off their cameras and asked for security," said Molly Mattaini, who was visiting from St. Paul, Minn.
"Tonight Show" spokeswoman Tracy St. Pierre said Thursday's incident won't be broadcast.
The woman was detained by a Burbank police officer hired by NBC to provide security, but was not arrested "at the request of NBC," said police Sgt. Carlos Gomez.
Farrell's publicist did not immediately return messages left after business hours.
Mattaini, 16, said Farrell returned to the stage and apologized to the audience.
"He sat back down and said, 'My first stalker,' and Jay Leno said, 'Welcome to celebrity,"' Mattaini said.
Farrell remained on stage the rest of the show, appearing "very calm, very collected," Mattaini said. Later in the evening, he appeared at the premiere of his new movie, "Miami Vice."
Today's birthdays
Actress Gloria DeHaven is 81. Actor Calvert DeForest is 78. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 70. Actor Ronny Cox is 68. Radio personality Don Imus is 66. Country singer Tony Joe White is 63. Rock singer David Essex is 59. Actor Larry Manetti is 59. Actress Belinda Montgomery is 56. Rock musician Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overdrive) is 56. Actor Woody Harrelson is 45. Rock musician Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) is 45. Actor Eriq Lasalle is 44. Rock musician Yuval Gabay is 43. Rock musician Slash is 41. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is 39. Rock musician Nick Menza is 38. Model-actress Stephanie Seymour is 38. Actress Charisma Carpenter is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Watters is 36. Country singer Alison Krauss is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dalvin DeGrate is 35. Rock musician Chad Gracey (Live) is 35. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 34. Country singer Shannon Brown is 33. Actor Omar Epps is 33. Baseball player Nomar Garciaparra is 33. Actress Stephanie March is 32. Country musician David Pichette (Emerson Drive) is 29. Rhythm-and-blues singer Michelle Williams is 26. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 17.