Val Kilmer was so desperate to get to a strip club that he hitched a lift with a complete stranger.

The actor got fed up of waiting for his car to pick him up from a London theatre, where he is appearing onstage in 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'.

MSNBC reports a source as saying, "It was totally bizarre. He approached a complete stranger who had parked his car outside the theater for a quick cigarette.

"He said to him, 'I'm Val Kilmer - can you take me to Stringfellows?' And the bloke obliged! Val jumped in and headed off."