Late last year theater troupe Improv Everywhere (the people behind the yearly “no pants subway ride“)released a series of videos based on iconic movie moments. Titled “Movies in Real Life,” the series took actors into very public places to re-create…
Normal People Tapped For Glorious Fake Torch Run
The Winter Olympics are well underway, and people across the world are cheering for their athletes. Though the opening ceremony was not without its problems, for the most part the games are providing the curling athletic competition everyone wants. In…
No Pants Subway Ride: Riders Donning Drawers Draw Attention
“I look up and there’s this guy with no pants on.” This is the how the “No Pants Subway Ride” was originally conceived – with a woman, being secretly recorded on the 6 Train as she served as the “butt”…
‘A Christmas Story’ Re-Enacted With NYC Subway Pole
For the past two months, theater troupe Improv Everywhere has been brightening New Yorkers’ days with reenactments of classic movie scenes. Rocky II, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Jurassic Park have all been featured. Harry Potter searching for platform…
Spartacus Claims His Coffee in New Movie Reenactment
Theater troupe Improv Everywhere (the people responsible for the annual “no pants subway ride“) today took its movie reenactments to Starbucks with a Spartacus-themed prank. The trope had actors planted throughout a Manhattan Starbucks. One ordered a drink, giving his…
Harry Potter Searches For Platform 9 3/4 in New York Subway Station
For the past two months, theater troupe Improv Everywhere has been releasing a series of humorous real-life recreations of famous movie scenes. Movies such as Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Rocky II have all been recreated in…
‘When Harry Met Sally’ Scene Recreated With 20 Women
I called it. When performance troupe Improv Everywhere (the group responsible for the annual “no pants subway ride“) began its Movie in Real Life series with the run from Rocky II, I stated my hope that it was only a…
Jurassic Park Scene Reenacted in New York
For the past few weeks acting troupe Improv Everywhere (famous for the “no pants subway ride“) has been releasing videos of people acting out movies in real life. This “Movies in Real Life” series has been spreading a bit of…
Indiana Jones Runs For His Life in Central Park
Last week Improv Everywhere (the “no pants subway ride” troupe) released the first of its “Movies in Real Life” series. The first event had an actor dressed as Rocky Balboa run through the streets of Philadelphia, re-creating the famous workout…
‘Rocky’ Run Recreated in Philadelphia [VIDEO]
One of the most memorable scenes in movie history is of Rocky Balboa running through the streets (and parks and train tracks) of Philadelphia as people cheer him on in Rocky II. Children begin following him and the music swells…