Aug 4 2008'The Joker' Tries To Steal Movie Posters From Local Theater, Fails, Gets Himself Arrested
Spencer Taylor, a 20-year old from Three Rivers, Michigan, dressed up as The Joker and tried to steal a bunch of Dark Knight movie posters and cardboard cutouts at a local theater.
At the time of his arrest, Taylor was wearing a purple suit and had made his face up with white foundation and red lipstick to resemble the character played by the late Heath Ledger, who played the comic book villain in the blockbuster, before his untimely death earlier this year.Police made Taylor pose for his mugshots both in and out off costume. He has been charged with larceny and malicious destruction of property.
Wow, way to suck, Spencer. On a related note, some guy dressed as the Dragon Emperor from the new Mummy movie stole a Brendan Fraser poster and everyone just felt sorry for him.
Hit the jump to see The Aborted Joker without makeup and a picture of the real one.
Police arrest 'The Joker' at Batman movie screening [dailymail]
Thanks to Roger, who successfully stole posters dressed as Mr. Freeze
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Reader Comments
1. SmokingGirl - August 4, 2008 11:17 AM
Mmmmmkay...*does evil Joker laugh*
*hums gypsy tunes*
*paints a mural*
*streaks at an elderly home*
*stabs self in the eye*
*wonders why I can't stop typing random shit*
*begins to question the Universe*
*does evil Joker laugh*
Okay, we're back to the beginning, I can stop now.
2. Amanda - August 4, 2008 11:18 AM
FIRST!
...im retarded.
3. Jumpin_J - August 4, 2008 11:19 AM
Hah! Guess the joke is on you, sucker! Hahaha!!!
That sucked. Okay, I got nothin.
4. Brandon - August 4, 2008 11:25 AM
He actually looks kinda like Scarecrow.
5. F - August 4, 2008 11:30 AM
Why so Ugly?
6. Popadopolis - August 4, 2008 11:35 AM
Wow, I totally thought that was an artical about my high school senior prom date. Then I read the artical and realized it's actually about the guy who stole my high school prom date from the buffet table as I drunkenly sat in the corner.
7. OMgirl - August 4, 2008 11:35 AM
that's a lame joker...
8. Julian - August 4, 2008 12:12 PM
does that not look like a really young Adrain Brody? This kid should be slapped across the face for stealing posters. The only thing i ever stole was a lady's heart. HAHA just kidding, no woman has ever given me the time of day. Apparently my job and house were turn ons but the 700+ video games were not. I think I've managed to regain my virginity.
9. Brett - August 4, 2008 12:23 PM
lol@Julian
10. Lynz - August 4, 2008 12:24 PM
There's a fine line between reality and a movie, Spencer, and you just crossed it in the dumbest way possible. I mean come on stealing something as worthless as a movie poster? Could have at least cut a smile on the police's face or did something cooler. Psh.
11. diana - August 4, 2008 12:45 PM
He really has no life.
www.TheCeeList.com
www.NycCelebs.com
12. elmo - August 4, 2008 12:59 PM
Bastard- he isn't smiling!
Why so seriously lame?
13. gingela5 - August 4, 2008 1:21 PM
I wonder if the police HAD to have a pic of him in makeup or if they just wanted one to embarrass the kid publicly...
14. Sufferin' sukatash - August 4, 2008 1:39 PM
he wasn't trying to be the Joker, He was just trying to cover up that mole!
15. Morrow - August 4, 2008 1:48 PM
Ah ha ha, this was a few hours from me. Was cracking up when it was on the news!!
16. Angel Mass - August 4, 2008 1:56 PM
If you ask me, I think he did it on porpoise lol, now he got into the Internet headlines!
17. drnecropolis - August 4, 2008 2:03 PM
He'd have been better off going around doing "magic tricks"
18. Slim - August 4, 2008 2:56 PM
#16 - Two steps forward and ten steps back. Now he's on the internet with what to show for it? A criminal record and a world of people who know just how lame he really is.
~ Slim ~
19. Amy - August 4, 2008 3:10 PM
#16, did you seriously say "on porpoise"? Really? Seriously?
20. Joel - August 4, 2008 4:11 PM
Hmmm... non-descript clothing could have helped with the getaway/not getting caught later. But what do I know...
21. Lauren - August 4, 2008 4:23 PM
he did it on porpoise??? That wasn't in the article! How'd he get the dolphin to agree to such a lame ass plan?
22. SmokingGirl - August 4, 2008 4:44 PM
Porpoise and their shenanigans. When will they learn?
23. the_napoleon - August 4, 2008 5:12 PM
"The police reportedly found nothing in his pockets but knives and lint."
24. Angie Otsa - August 5, 2008 1:43 AM
And this whole story just remind me how geek is my Roger (rogefgv) is...
25. Kat - August 5, 2008 9:30 AM
Hey, he kinda looks like Cilian Murphy (a.k.a. Scarecrow).
26. guate6 - August 5, 2008 12:33 PM
#25: agreed.
He would have been better off wearing a modified potato sack and some glasses. He would have at least been more convincing as far as looking the part. Sucks to be him.
27. tj - September 25, 2008 3:14 PM
he's kinda cute though..
28. marrilliondillion - December 19, 2008 9:00 PM
reminds me of my ex girlfriend
29. Turgler - May 20, 2009 12:20 PM
He gets arrested for stealing promotional material and gets his face published on the internet for that? U.S.A. really has no clue about human rights and privacy protection. I'm proud that I'm not living in that "free" fascistic country.
30. brett. - August 9, 2009 2:01 AM
he looks like aladdan...coincidentally also a thief...all it took was a little push....
31. dragonblood - March 18, 2010 9:38 AM
He could have at least smiled for the camera...