Actor Cuts His Own Throat on Stage After Being Given Sharp Knife Instead of Blunt Prop
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MasterBlaster76
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I actually went on stage as the other actor and popped him myself, in time with the sound effect, of course, and then just walked off the stage nice and calm like!
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Wouldn't he have figured it out before hand? I mean a real and a rubber knife sure do look different.:
It was a prop knife, not a toy knife!! You really think that a rubber knife would be used in a professional stage production? I've been in shows that involved real guns before - the only difference was that they'd had their firing pin removed. Otherwise, a real gun.
Cricketman
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It's not like anyone can tell really.
Wouldn't he have figured it out before hand? I mean a real and a rubber knife sure do look different.
Have you ever acted? The actor is too busy concentrating on remembering his lines, keeping posture, walking correctly, making sure the audience can see him, doing the actions correctly and not bumping into the other actors or furniture to bother inspecting whether a knife is real or not.
smssia0112
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Reminds me of this story:
Daily Express | Showbiz :: Jimmy Smits stabs stuntman for real in TV scene-gone-wrong
The stuntman was tied up on a table for the stabbing, so he had no way of avoiding Smits when he saw the real knife in his hand.
Daily Express | Showbiz :: Jimmy Smits stabs stuntman for real in TV scene-gone-wrong
The stuntman was tied up on a table for the stabbing, so he had no way of avoiding Smits when he saw the real knife in his hand.
It's a cut throat industry...
I'll get my coat.
Your coat? I thought it was hot in hell
Master Khan
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That's way being a actor sucks
treva
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Yeh, apart from the fact that this is very rare, and being an actor usually means girls, money and fame. Yeh, how it sucks to be an actor!
Highlander999
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From someone who's friend ended up massively disabled from a car crash its probably not the best way to die as it can cock up pretty easily
As for the guy reminds me of hitman and randomly of the quatum of solace which reminded me of hitman which reminded me of this. Good stuff.
As for the guy reminds me of hitman and randomly of the quatum of solace which reminded me of hitman which reminded me of this. Good stuff.
Highlander999
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From someone who's friend ended up massively disabled from a car crash its probably not the best way to die as it can cock up pretty easily
I would have to make sure it was a lorry or something big that I hit. That or a blazing ball of flames looks quite good
Sorry about your mate though, not a nice way too end up
King Pietersen
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Hmm, although the blazing ball of flames may look impressive to onlookers, I'm not sure burning to death in a Fiat Punto would be the best way to go. You'd probably die from asphyxiation from the fumes from the burning plastic before the flames killed you as well 
jordox
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I have major trouble in understanding how on earth this could of happened.
That knife must have been incredibly sharp. Most of the average person knives in the kitchen wouldn't slit your throat easily. Now, why on earth did this guy not realise the sharpness of the knife?
It was most likely swapped for the blunt one, but I still don't see why the actor didn't realise.
That knife must have been incredibly sharp. Most of the average person knives in the kitchen wouldn't slit your throat easily. Now, why on earth did this guy not realise the sharpness of the knife?
It was most likely swapped for the blunt one, but I still don't see why the actor didn't realise.
