Hot Dog Tosser Inspired By Movie

BY CHRISTINA MARTIN

ANCHOR JIM FLINK


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Ryan Gosling's latest flick "Drive" spurred one man to take on a meaty mission.



31 year old Brandon Kelly launched a hot dog at Tiger Woods while the golfer was lining up a putt at the Frys.com Open on Sunday. Kelly said he was inspired by the movie to do something “courageous and epic." (Video source: NBC / ABC Australia)

So, where does a hot dog make a cameo in a movie about a stunt car driver? Well, it doesn’t. Washington Post writer Sarah Anne Hughes offers another reason for the hot dog heaving.

“...I can report that at no point does Gosling’s character, known only as Driver, throw a hot dog... But Driver does become a hero. And maybe that’s all that Kelly wanted to do, too. Maybe next time he can find a better outlet for his newfound courage.”

Screen Junkies writer Wookie Johnson scoffs at Kelly’s lame act of bravery -- and says Ryan Gosling needs to tell fans to cut it out.

“...since there were no children to save from nearby house fires, Kelly opted to throw a hot dog at Tiger Woods... Something needs to be done here and I feel like it should fall on the shoulders of Drive star Ryan Gosling. He needs to address his crazed fans and let them know that hot dog tossing will not abide.”

And the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is on the offensive, calling out Kelly and his serious breach of hot dog etiquette.

“‘The use of an iconic food in an act of violence against an iconic golfer like Tiger Woods is reprehensible... Some might call the thrower a ‘wiener,’ but we’d say that’s too high a compliment,’ said Council President Janet Riley. Hot dogs are meant to be enjoyed – not weaponized.”

Kelly was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace, and a spokesman for the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said that Kelly's misdemeanor offense would likely result in a fine and community service.


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