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This video is awesome. It provides some really cool access to one of my favorite people.
His parents named him after Leonardo DaVinci, just to give you a sense of how familiar with third-grade education of historical figures featured on coffee mugs and mousepads artistic his parents were. That is probably the funniest part of this video. Because of how stupid it was when the person said that. Although a close second would be when a long-haired, baby-faced Leo leaned out of his convertible and said “we ah dooly appointed fedehral maahshals.”
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I am disappointed that this documentary ignores the glaring controversy of who started the low-baseball cap look, Leo or Topher Grace.
Hilarious inside-baseball update:
Gabe, when I sent this to you yesterday I somehow did not recognize my friend Elizabeth did the voiceover! It was her first job!
http://www.elizabethlaime.com/video.php
(She didn’t write the copy, no. That is for professionals.)
“Leo and his pals have been called the ‘Cat Pack’.” (Leo and his pals have NOT been called the ‘Cat Pack’) Of course! Because of how cats are always chasing models!
Garfield used to slay russians 2 at a time
18. cat around, Slang.
a. to spend one’s time aimlessly or idly.
b. to seek sexual activity indiscriminately; tomcat.
Leonardo Retardo? His friends get the leftovers? Karate Kicks? Leo the Lion? Now my Friday is upside down.
it’s actually Leonardo Ritardo. That’s Italian if you didn’t know. Still means retard though.
I remember reading in some magazine their group was called the “Pussy Posse” which makes Cat Pack so close but so far.
Also, did you see the way he moves after that baseball? He has the athletic prowess of a Garfield, rowr!
Leo and Scary Spice love to have karate kick offs!
He’s really evolved from this. (And by “evolved” I mean, he just does it bloated and with less karate kicks.)
The only way you could make this any better would be to splice in some footage from The Aviator of Leonardo collecting his urine in jars.
Kevin Connolly always seems to be just another guy in someone famous’ Entourage.
I’m going to name my kid Einstein. Because I’m really smart.
You kind of can’t believe he can pull of a Blood Diamond or Howard Hughes…but maybe the failure of the Kate Winslet reunion is more interesting…
How can you possibly call anything other than :49 the funniest part of this video? What is he even doing? Why is he doing random karate kicks, and why can’t he keep his balance? Such is the mystery of Leonardo Retardo.
I think what we all witnessed there was where he got that nickname. What could possibly be more socially awkward than random (failed) karate kicks?
“Despite being a fast food freak, Leo has a love for classic literature” because those two thing are always mutually exclusive.
I used to read a lot of classic literature, but that was before I discovered the Double Down from KFC.
I often read Madame Bovary to candlelit Taco Bell.
regardless of how dumb it is, in 1996 i would have bought this video. and if i’m being honest, ive watched this clip 4 times so far. i can not achieve the necessary distance to fully appreciate the lameness.
i had sort of hoped that leo would be my boyfriend.
Is this paparazzi for the people? Was the beach scene filmed from inside a bag? That lady is the best.
Who are those talking-head Leo authorities? His embarrassing aunt and uncle? “Leo is NOT in great shape.” Thanks, Aunt Judy. And where is the rule that says fast food freaks cannot enjoy quality literature? Leo is breaking through the stereotypes, with his karate kicks.
I thought the woman was Bonnie Hunt.
he circles around bars at 2am looking for pretty girls who are walking out alone? yikes!
‘unauthorized documentary’ is code for ‘stalking court case evidence.’
I’m so glad that this has finally come full circle for me as A… well, dare I say THE voice-over artist of the century. Thank you videogum for finally giving the recognition my catalogue of work deserves!!
nothing says “unauthorized documentary” like footage shot from a camera hidden in a plastic bag. Seriously, look at the beach scene, you can see the plastic bag.
Does it make me terrible that I though the pubescent Leonardo doing a Karate kick and mugging for the camera was adorable?
he was so cute when he was younger! and now he has tiny face syndrome, where all his facial features huddle together in the center of his head, like frightened baby chickens.