If someone ran up to you in the middle of the day with a phone and asked you to answer the call, would you?
How about if the person on the other end of the phone asked you to pick up a manilla envelope from a stranger?
Well, this was the predicament faced by unsuspecting parkgoers recently when actor Matt Damon recruited them on surprise spy missions, as part of a prank in partnership with Omaze charity to raise money for Water.org.
The Ocean's Eleven actor, who is well-accustomed to secret operations after playing the titular character in the Bourne franchise, had random men approach strangers, passing them a mobile phone and instructing them to 'answer the call'.
When they answered, Damon was on the other end with a set of instructions, ranging from telling one to buy a hotdog to another having to say 'Elephants can swim' to a bystander, much to Damon and the camera crew's amusement.
The unwitting strangers were then told to enter a car park office and await further instructions before Damon made the big reveal, surprising his new 'recruits' with tickets to the Jason Bourne premiere.
Watch the hilarious video here:
[youtube ]https://youtu.be/hzVHqSpO8Ko [/youtube]
Jason Bourne opens in UK cinemas on 27 July.
Katie O'Malley is the Site Director on ELLE UK. On a daily basis you’ll find Katie managing all digital workflow, editing site, video and newsletter content, liaising with commercial and sales teams on new partnerships and deals (eg Nike, Tiffany & Co., Cartier etc), implementing new digital strategies and compiling in-depth data traffic, SEO and ecomm reports. In addition to appearing on the radio and on TV, as well as interviewing everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Rishi Sunak PM, Katie enjoys writing about lifestyle, culture, wellness, fitness, fashion, and more.
