Brad Pitt and George Clooney Pay Student Handsomely for a Ride  9/13/05

Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney shocked a student when they offered him $1,800 in return for a lift to New York City.

The pair, who were traveling with Cindy Crawford's husband Rande Berger, waved down the student after their plane had been diverted due to stormy weather, leaving them stranded in upstate New York.

The young man's kind deed was not only repaid with the promised reward, but the Ocean's Twelve co-stars also whisked him off to the glitzy Mandarin Hotel for a night of luxury in the centre of the city.

Pitt, Clooney and Berger are currently planning to create their own Rat Pack-style hotel complex in Las Vegas.