Best Oscar Moments
Anti-War Streaker (1974)

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Anti-war sentiments were running high in 1974, and some of this passion found itself onstage while British actor David Niven was preparing to introduce Elizabeth Taylor as the Best Picture presenter. Things went awry when a man wearing an impressive mustache, and nothing else, streaked across the stage – unbeknownst, at first, to Niven.

Niven casually turned his head to the right, took in the naked spectacle that was this ‘70s man, then returned his attention to his audience – as if the whole thing had been set up and he’d just been waiting to drop his punchline. His extemporaneous response was better than any of the written jokes that night: “Well ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen. But isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?” ( Edited by DGfromMTL)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IIl3zSYL8k

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