“My whole arm swelled”: this bad injury of Jake Gyllenhaal on the set of Road House

“My whole arm swelled”: this bad injury of Jake Gyllenhaal on the set of Road House



Street house : old fashioned action movie

Jake Gyllenhaal he’s taking on muscle roles right now. After Ambulance (2022) e The Pact: Mission in Afghanistan (2023), the actor plays a former MMA champion turned bar bouncer Street house, the remake of the 1989 film of the same name starring Patrick Swayze. Directed by Doug Liman, the feature film is a pure old-fashioned action film. A real regressive treat where we get to see Jake Gyllenhaal tearing guys apart with a smile. At least until he comes face to face Conor McGregor.

Jake Gyllenhaal - Road House ©Prime Video
Jake Gyllenhaal – Road House ©Prime Video

The latter plays Knox, a very violent man, hired to eliminate Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) and thus allow criminals to get their hands on the Street house that the veteran must defend. To our delight, the two artists engage in ultra-violent combat, made possible thanks to a very particular technique. Which didn’t stop the film’s star from doing so get injured while shooting. An injury that could have been harmless, but took a bad turn.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s hand injury

It’s on the podcast Armchair expert from Dax Shepard that Jake Gyllenhaal revealed he was injured while filming the fight with Conor McGregor at the bar. In fact, the actor ended up with pieces of glass in hand.

We fought on the floor, around the tables, around the glass. Then I put my hand on the counter and a damn glass. I felt it enter my hand. I remember that feeling (and) I said to myself, “It’s a lot of glass after all.”

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Jake Gyllenhaal clarified that this type of injury can often occur during the filming of similar action films Street house. And this could have been an anecdotal event. Except the actor went on to explain that that was the case more serious than he initially thoughtdue to an infection.

My whole arm swelled up and eventually turned out to be staph.

A staph bacteria infection is usually easily treated with antibiotics. But if the matter is not addressed, the consequences can become serious and spread to the lungs, joints, or bloodstream. Jake Gyllenhaal therefore got a little scared when he saw it his arm swells, before being treated correctly. Fortunately for him, apart from this event, he “He did not suffer any serious injuries“During shooting.

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Source: Cine Serie

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