Nick Nolte Crashes in Hawaiian Airport

Dripping in sweat and barely able to keep his bloodshot eyes open, a handlebar-mustached Nick Nolte stunned travelers at the Kauai Airport this week -- by passing out cold on the terminal floor!

TMZ obtained these photos taken by one of Nolte's fellow passengers, who told us that the incoherent actor drifted in and out of consciousness on the airport floor for more than two hours Monday night, after their flight was delayed because of engine problems.

According to the source, Nolte was still extremely friendly despite his groggy state -- chatting celeb mugshots -- click to launchwith fans and allowing passengers to snap photos, however, he wasn't entirely functional. "At one point we helped him put a dollar in the vending machine."

Calls to Nolte's rep were not immediately returned.

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61. First of all, he wasn't alone the whole time, there was some pitiful woman trying to hit on him for about an hour. Also, perhaps these photos will help him to finally reach his bottom and he will start working a proper 12 step program! As someone who has been through it, tough love is the only way to get through to people with this disease sometimes.

Posted at 6:22PM on Jul 18th 2007 by pinktaco

62. Nick's slipping into a G-hole!!

Posted at 5:54PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Brett

63. This guy is going to kill himself if someone doesn't get him some help. How sad is this?

Posted at 5:55PM on Jul 18th 2007 by izzy

64. this is not funny at all , he could be so much more, i hate to see people laughing at a drunk on the floor because i used to have some in my family doing that and it wasnt one bit funny . i hope he gets some help. imagine little kids having to see that . . yuck , im sure he smelled real good to sit next on the plane also . but i guess in this country its funny to see a celebrity fall on their faces then we dont feel so bad about ourselves

Posted at 5:57PM on Jul 18th 2007 by smokeyrose

65. He needs a serious intervention and rehab before he wakes up dead some day! Poor guy seems alone in this world. Has he no friends or family?

Posted at 6:15PM on Jul 18th 2007 by patirol

66. I'M SPEECHLESS....THAT'S JUST PATHETIC...

Posted at 6:07PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Liz

67. No Phia, you're not wrong! It was Gary Busey and not Nick Nolte who was on Fit Club. I never thought about it before but I guess those two could be mistaken for one another!

Posted at 6:12PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Me

68. Is it just me, or does Nick look like he always smells really bad?

Posted at 5:30PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Entertainment Gossip

69. *****************TEAM ALCOHOLIC***********************.....haha.....funny!!!...L-O-S-E-R

Posted at 6:15PM on Jul 18th 2007 by costaMesaboy

70. I find it all terribly sad, not just Nick Nolte, but the millions of people who have destroyed their lives, families, careers, and so much more because they cannot conquer their addictions. When people are this sick, everyone in their midst is affected. I don't know why so many of these posts have "LOL" in them. What the hell is funny?

Posted at 6:18PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Pilar Absraso

71. wow..... This is utterly disgusting. The man was slipping in and out of consciousness for two hours and all that anyone does is Sit there and Laugh? Oh thats right , they were also able to take pictures and sell them to the media.. Thats a great help. Shame on everyone who did nothing to help, and shame on the vultures who were picking at his bones when he was down ,you are pathetic. If someone in your family was in this position would you do the same? If this was your father, brother or son? He needed help and was instead treated to mockery ....... wow..... tragic

Posted at 3:01AM on Jul 19th 2007 by ted

72. HAOLE GO HOME!! and STAY THERE!!

Posted at 6:28PM on Jul 18th 2007 by ^@^

73. I feel bad for Nick, who obviously hasn't hit rock bottom and gotten completely disgusted with himself. I'm wondering if there is hope for him at his age, or if he'll just continue to drink. What a waste, he's a great actor and probably a nice person. It's just kind of demeaning to him to be in that condition in public.
Keep trying to get sober Nick!

Posted at 6:29PM on Jul 18th 2007 by charlie

74. Nick was just tired, he didn't get much sleep the night before. He has evolved as one of the more pathetic figures in Hollywood. He looks like hell, on a good day.

Posted at 6:43PM on Jul 18th 2007 by arliss

75. True, it's tragic, but he still looks better on the airport floor in Hawaii than Paris did on the beach in Hawaii.

Posted at 7:02PM on Jul 18th 2007 by R.Zimmerman

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