35 years ago today, Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope stretched b/w the tops of the Twin Towers

[fishwax]

A documentary about the planning and execution of the stunt came out last year, and won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. It's a pretty interesting movie.

There's also a children's book that came out a few years ago. It has really great illustrations (and deservedly won a Caldecott Medal).



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit

Anyone here who has seen the movie? Or perhaps remembers the event?

[MichiganVote]

1. My husband and sons saw the movie and loved it. Me? I can't even look at yur pic's

[Aristus]

2. I saw the documentary. I thought it was incredible.

I only have a vague memory of the actual event, though. I was only about five or so...

[MilesColtrane]

3. An insane and remarkable achievement, the likes of which we'll never see again....

[Callalily]

4. Yes, it is a very

captivating documentary. I saw it several months ago.

http://www.manonwire.com/

[RFKHumphreyObama]

5. Interview with Philippe Petit broadcast on Australian TV here

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s2396348.htm

[elocs]

6. For any who subscribe to NetFlix the movie is available to watch online for free.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Man_on_Wire/70084167?lnkce=seBsLn&trkid=222336&strkid=872297470_0_0&strackid=5710eda34bbf8f72_0_srl

I have it in my queue to watch the streaming video, so perhaps today is a good day to do that. I use a Roku digital video player (http://www.roku.com/what-to-watch.aspx?utm_source=google_medium=ppc_campaign=New%20-%20Roku%20Variations&gclid=CL2k9O6HlJwCFRkMDQodXWl3eg) to watch my Netflix streaming videos on my 50" plasma and they look great. I can also use the Roku to rent online streaming movies from Amazon (tonight I'll watch the movie "Taken" for $1.99).