for some it’s a rite of passage for others is their ticket to the
for others is their ticket to the
for others is their ticket to the spotlight but for everyone it’s the
spotlight but for everyone it’s the
spotlight but for everyone it’s the thrill of the chase hi I’m Rebecca
thrill of the chase hi I’m Rebecca
thrill of the chase hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about the
today we’ll be learning more about the
today we’ll be learning more about the phenomenon of streaking what have you
phenomenon of streaking what have you
phenomenon of streaking what have you learned about the history of streaking
learned about the history of streaking
learned about the history of streaking there were some key players and there
there were some key players and there
there were some key players and there were key moments in streaking that
were key moments in streaking that
were key moments in streaking that influenced you know the handful of guys
influenced you know the handful of guys
influenced you know the handful of guys that are out there today the first one
that are out there today the first one
that are out there today the first one that most people know would be Michael
that most people know would be Michael
that most people know would be Michael O’Brien he’s the the twickenham streaker
O’Brien he’s the the twickenham streaker
O’Brien he’s the the twickenham streaker of 1974 a lot of people recognized that
of 1974 a lot of people recognized that
of 1974 a lot of people recognized that picture of him being led off the field
picture of him being led off the field
picture of him being led off the field by security with his arms out and the
by security with his arms out and the
by security with his arms out and the long hair he looks a lot like Jesus with
long hair he looks a lot like Jesus with
long hair he looks a lot like Jesus with the policemen’s helmets you know
the policemen’s helmets you know
the policemen’s helmets you know selectively covering his part then
selectively covering his part then
selectively covering his part then several years after that and early
several years after that and early
several years after that and early eighties was Erica Rowe also at
eighties was Erica Rowe also at
eighties was Erica Rowe also at Twickenham in England at the rugby match
Twickenham in England at the rugby match
Twickenham in England at the rugby match she was obviously famous because she was
she was obviously famous because she was
she was obviously famous because she was a woman so she was out there topless
a woman so she was out there topless
a woman so she was out there topless without any shame at all and then in the
without any shame at all and then in the
without any shame at all and then in the States there was the kissing bandit who
States there was the kissing bandit who
States there was the kissing bandit who was around for the I guess some early
was around for the I guess some early
was around for the I guess some early 80s maybe even into the 90s she would
80s maybe even into the 90s she would
80s maybe even into the 90s she would run out at baseball games man she would
run out at baseball games man she would
run out at baseball games man she would always run up to the pitchers and kiss
always run up to the pitchers and kiss
always run up to the pitchers and kiss them on the cheek what drives most
them on the cheek what drives most
them on the cheek what drives most people to do this motivations are always
people to do this motivations are always
people to do this motivations are always different you know for it for each of
different you know for it for each of
different you know for it for each of them when you look at someone like Mark
them when you look at someone like Mark
them when you look at someone like Mark Roberts who’s been doing this for so
Roberts who’s been doing this for so
Roberts who’s been doing this for so many years for him it really is about
many years for him it really is about
many years for him it really is about the entertainment he loves to go out
the entertainment he loves to go out
the entertainment he loves to go out there do his best to make people laugh
there do his best to make people laugh
there do his best to make people laugh he kind of sees himself as a class clown
he kind of sees himself as a class clown
he kind of sees himself as a class clown as a 10-round the whole stadium
you do it successfully we have 60 70
you do it successfully we have 60 70 thousand people in the stadium screaming
thousand people in the stadium screaming
thousand people in the stadium screaming and cheering their heads off and
and cheering their heads off and
and cheering their heads off and laughing you know for him that’s the
laughing you know for him that’s the
laughing you know for him that’s the motivation where is someone like Jimmy
motivation where is someone like Jimmy
motivation where is someone like Jimmy John perhaps he’s out there more to you
John perhaps he’s out there more to you
John perhaps he’s out there more to you know to spread a message whether it’s
know to spread a message whether it’s
know to spread a message whether it’s political or if there’s a certain cause
political or if there’s a certain cause
political or if there’s a certain cause that he’s trying to promote and he’ll do
that he’s trying to promote and he’ll do
that he’s trying to promote and he’ll do that by you know putting messages across
that by you know putting messages across
that by you know putting messages across his t-shirt or website addresses to
his t-shirt or website addresses to
his t-shirt or website addresses to direct people’s attention in a certain
direct people’s attention in a certain
direct people’s attention in a certain way what made you want to document this
way what made you want to document this
way what made you want to document this phenomenon our tradition the original
phenomenon our tradition the original
phenomenon our tradition the original intention was never to actually make a
intention was never to actually make a
intention was never to actually make a film about streakers and so when we
film about streakers and so when we
film about streakers and so when we started the project it was more about
started the project it was more about
started the project it was more about Jimmy John because he was the first
Jimmy John because he was the first
Jimmy John because he was the first character we’d seen on television
character we’d seen on television
character we’d seen on television we were watching a football match one
we were watching a football match one
we were watching a football match one day on TV and Jimmy jump had jumped from
day on TV and Jimmy jump had jumped from
day on TV and Jimmy jump had jumped from the stands and he had run fully clothed
the stands and he had run fully clothed
the stands and he had run fully clothed across the field and he’d thrown the
across the field and he’d thrown the
across the field and he’d thrown the Barcelona flag into one of the players
Barcelona flag into one of the players
Barcelona flag into one of the players faces so the original intention was to
faces so the original intention was to
faces so the original intention was to tell you know a story about Jimmy and
tell you know a story about Jimmy and
tell you know a story about Jimmy and who is this guy that’s jumping on the
who is this guy that’s jumping on the
who is this guy that’s jumping on the fields and why and how many professional
fields and why and how many professional
fields and why and how many professional sports streakers are there around the
sports streakers are there around the
sports streakers are there around the world well you know there’s lots and it
world well you know there’s lots and it
world well you know there’s lots and it depends how you define it as
depends how you define it as
depends how you define it as professional or non-professional because
professional or non-professional because
professional or non-professional because of course there’s many know college kids
of course there’s many know college kids
of course there’s many know college kids around the world that would do that on a
around the world that would do that on a
around the world that would do that on a drunken $10 bet the three that we focus
drunken $10 bet the three that we focus
drunken $10 bet the three that we focus on on the film are Jimmy jump mark
on on the film are Jimmy jump mark
on on the film are Jimmy jump mark Roberts who’s the world’s most prolific
Roberts who’s the world’s most prolific
Roberts who’s the world’s most prolific streaker he’s been streaming for 16
streaker he’s been streaming for 16
streaker he’s been streaming for 16 years he’s done 500 events and then
years he’s done 500 events and then
years he’s done 500 events and then there’s Ron Banks I mean he’s from
there’s Ron Banks I mean he’s from
there’s Ron Banks I mean he’s from Montreal who hasn’t done as many events
Montreal who hasn’t done as many events
Montreal who hasn’t done as many events maybe he’s done five or six they’ve all
maybe he’s done five or six they’ve all
maybe he’s done five or six they’ve all guarded him like international media
guarded him like international media
guarded him like international media attention and finally have you ever
attention and finally have you ever
attention and finally have you ever streaked know I’ve never streaked were
streaked know I’ve never streaked were
streaked know I’ve never streaked were you know kind of consider ourselves the
you know kind of consider ourselves the
you know kind of consider ourselves the authority on streaking because we’ve
authority on streaking because we’ve
authority on streaking because we’ve talked about it with everyone and we’ve
talked about it with everyone and we’ve
talked about it with everyone and we’ve looked at it from every viewpoint we’ve
looked at it from every viewpoint we’ve
looked at it from every viewpoint we’ve discussed it from every single angle so
discussed it from every single angle so
discussed it from every single angle so I think the only thing left to do it
I think the only thing left to do it
I think the only thing left to do it actually would be to rip off our clothes
actually would be to rip off our clothes
actually would be to rip off our clothes and go out there and do it for ourselves
and go out there and do it for ourselves
and go out there and do it for ourselves we have this movie to promote now so
we have this movie to promote now so
we have this movie to promote now so what better way to do it
what better way to do it
what better way to do it you
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