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Star of Chatham movie "The Golden Boys" arrested as bank robber

Rip Torn, "Drunk of the Century", once wrestled Norman Mailer

A scene from Chatham film "The Golden Boys", with, from left; Bruce Dern, Rip Torn and David Carradine.

In the biggest upset of the week thus far, Rip Torn just stole the title of Hollywood Dream-Weaver I Identify With Most from Nick Nolte. That's because Rip was arrested last week for breaking into a Connecticut bank, drunk and waving around a loaded revolver. My favorite part of this story is that Rip thought the bank was his house.

He breaks in, and, not realizing immediately that it's a bank, goes to sleep. Awesome. If I were him, I'd have my publicist spin this as some kind of populist activist statement of protest. Instant Academy Award.... Monolith.

You can read a review of the movie when it was still called "Chatham" at the Cape Cinema here. Review Solon Economous wrote, "It was great--a light-hearted comedy with many Cape Cod locations you'll recognize. David Carradine, Rip Torn and Bruce Dern play the grumpy old sea-captains in a 1905 setting who decide to bring a wife into their household to take care of them."
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Rip Torn to enter rehab after his arrest for drunkenly breaking into a bank

Police mugshot of Rip Torn at arrest

Rip Torn is trying to patch things up with the law by going into rehab. The 78-year-old "30 Rock" actor was packed off to a New York treatment facility after he was arraigned Monday on charges of busting into bank while loaded - and armed with a gun.

"Have a nice day," a smiling Torn said after he posted $100,000 bond and was released from the Connecticut clink where he'd spent the weekend in jail.

Earlier, Torn appeared before a judge wearing cowboy boots and shackles to face charges of trespassing, possession of a firearm without a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, criminal mischief and burglary. Torn's lawyer insisted the actor wasn't planning a heist when he broke into a bank Friday night... Torn had a loaded .22-caliber revolver in his pocket... NY Daily News.
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