During his Hollywood debut, Brendan Fraser physically challenged himself to perform most of his stunts himself. A discipline that almost cost him dearly. guest The Kelly Clarkson ShowBrendan Fraser returned to a moment on the set of The Mummy that could have cost him his life.
The scene takes place in the 20th minute of the film, his character Rick O’Connell is in prison and about to be hanged. But the scene didn’t go as planned, as the actor tells us:
“I was standing on my toes like that, with the rope, and you can’t get past that. Le came up to me and said, ‘Hey, it doesn’t look like you’re drowning. You can do it. for me ? And I was like, ‘OK,’ so I agreed to do another shoot.”
“The camera rolled around and I was back on my toes and the guy holding the rope on top of me pulled me up a little bit and I was on my toes so I could just fall. As far as I can remember, I had an elbow in my ear and the world was upside down and I had gravel in my teeth, everything. Everyone was very was concerned.”
The actor was almost in serious condition. After his fall, highly experienced stunt coordinator Simon Crane immediately came to Fraser’s aid, saying: “Congratulations on joining the club – same thing happened to Mel Gibson on ‘Braveheart.’.
A very small consolation prize for a stunt that nearly cost him his life.
Brendan Fraser’s new movie hits theaters this Wednesday. Titled The Whale, it depicts a homebound English teacher trying to reconnect with her teenage daughter in one last chance at redemption.
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