This guy’s Keanu Reeves story is making people love him even more than they already did
As if people didn’t love Keanu Reeves enough already comes this story from a guy who once sold him a cinema ticket back in 2001.
His tale went wildly viral because – fortunately for all concerned – it’s a little bit more interesting than that, and made people love the John Wick star even more than they already did.
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In honor of John Wick 3 I have a Keanu Reeves story.
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
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Keanu came to the movie theater I worked at in Sydney in 2001. He was working on the Matrix series at the time. It’s a quiet, Wednesday morning — almost nobody is seeing movies.
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
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I’m working the box office, bored as hell and suddenly this dude walks up in jeans, a leather jacket and a horse riding helmet. A full ass, weird equestrian looking helmet. It takes me a solid 30 seconds to ignore the helmet and realize it’s Keanu Reeves
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
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He wants to buy a ticket for “From Hell,” the Johnny Depp movie. I’m so fucking star struck I do what any sensible 16-year-old does and tell him I’d like to give him my employee discount. This means he needs to sign my sheet and therefore I have his autograph
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
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“I don’t work here,” Keanu says. Seemingly confused by my offer. I’m flustered and just charge him the normal price. Kicking myself after for not getting his autograph
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
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2 minutes later there’s a knock on the door behind me that leads into the box office. I assume it’s my manager. It’s Keanu.
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
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“I realized you probably wanted my autograph,” he says. “So I signed this.” He hands me a receipt from the concessions stand that he signed on the back. He then casually throws an ice cream cone in the trash can and sees his movie
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
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I realize later that he bought an ice cream cone he didn’t want, just to get receipt paper so he could scribble his autograph for a 16-year-old idiot.
— James Dator (@James_Dator) May 17, 2019
Awwwww! And it prompted people to share even more stories of Keanu being just the nicest so-and-so around.
There’s a cell phone video of Keanu floating around out there on the Toronto subway (where he is unaware of being filmed) and he notices how full the car is and offers his seat to a woman who was forced to stand.
Someone will likely remember seeing this and post it.— Matt Godbout (@Habitforming1) May 18, 2019
— Matt Godbout (@Habitforming1) May 18, 2019
Verified! I was there. We also had George Lucas come in when he was filming the prequels I believe the same year.
— Reapz316 (@Reapz316) May 18, 2019
I worked at a movie theater showing Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Keanu walked in with friends, was very nice, then walked out about 40 minutes in to the movie. He was 100% right, that movie doesn't get any better.
— Mar-a-Lagot Robbie (@edillades) May 18, 2019
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭there are so many of these keanu stories and i will never tire of hearing them!!!!
— Amanda Rosenberg (@AmandaRosenberg) May 17, 2019
OK OK, calm down everyone. He's from Canada, and here we'd consider all these stories just a little impolite because he doesn't offer you a ride home after.
— Walter Chestnut, Jr (@WaterChestnutII) May 18, 2019
