Joaquin Phoenix loses plot on Letterman

Actor Joaquin Phoenix, left, waves to the audience from the set of the 'The Late Show with David...
Actor Joaquin Phoenix, left, waves to the audience from the set of the 'The Late Show with David Letterman," in New York as host David Letterman watches from the desk. (AP Photo/CBS, J.P. Flio)
Actor Joaquin Phoenix's interview with David Letterman started off odd and ended in full-blown weirdness, instantly joining Farrah Fawcett on the list of late-night appearances memorable for the wrong way.

The actor briefly forgot the name of his "Two Lovers" co-star, Gwyneth Paltrow, stuck gum under the edge of Letterman's "Late Show" desk and appeared to swear at bandleader Paul Shaffer for laughing at him during last night's show.

Clips of the bearded, sunglass-wearing Phoenix are already racing around the Internet.