In May 2017, the manager of Big Star Sandwich Co. in New Westminster, part of the Greater Vancouver area, found out that Liam Neeson was in town filming a movie nearby. (The film was Hard Powder, later released as Cold Pursuit). So, the shop did what any business hoping for a little attention might do: it put up a chalkboard sign out front reading “Liam Neeson eats here for free.” The other side, according to TMZ, played on his most famous role: “Come in and Get Taken by Our Sandwiches.”

It was a joke. Nobody actually expected it to work.

A few hours later, Neeson actually showed up.

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Neeson walked into the shop, slipped........

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