Brendan Fraser Says He Nearly Died While Filming 1999’s ‘The Mummy’ After Getting ‘Choked Out’

Brendan Fraser, 54, described a scary incidental that happened connected the acceptable of his 1999 movie The Mummy, during an interrogation this week. The actor appeared connected The Kelly Clarkson Show and admitted helium “nearly” died aft a mishap with a rope. “Well, I was choked retired accidentally,” helium said earlier going connected to picture that it was a hanging country successful which helium was accidentally attacked by a stuntman.

“I was lasting connected my toes similar this, with the enactment [around my neck], and you lone got truthful acold [you tin move],” helium explained portion lasting and demonstrating. “And [director] Stephen [Sommers] ran implicit and helium said, ‘Hey, it doesn’t truly look similar you’re choking — tin you merchantability it?’ And I was like, ‘All right, fine.'”

Brendan admitted to astir dying from a enactment connected the acceptable of ‘The Mummy.’ (Unviersal Pictures/Everett Collection)

“So I thought, ‘One much take, man,'” helium continued. “And the camera swooped astir and I went up connected the toes, and the feline holding the enactment supra me, helium pulled it up a small higher and I was stuck connected my toes — I had obscurity to spell but down. And truthful helium was pulling up and I was going down. And past the adjacent happening I knew my elbow was successful my ear, the satellite was sideways, determination was gravel successful my teeth and everyone was truly quiet.”

Brendan added that erstwhile helium regained consciousness, helium heard the stunt coordinator say, “Congratulations, you’re successful the nine — the aforesaid happening happened to Mel Gibson connected Braveheart.” He responded with, “Thanks, I think?! I wanna spell home!”

A country from ‘The Mummy.’ (Unviersal Pictures/Everett Collection)

Brendan’s admittance astir about dying connected the acceptable of The Mummy comes aft helium celebrated winning a SAG Award for his epic show successful The Whale past week. He gave an affectional code that encouraged struggling actors portion accepting his award. “I volition treasure this (award), but ne'er much than what I utilized to support successful my wallet, which was my SAG paper that I earned successful 1991,” helium said. “It made maine consciousness similar I belonged. We’re actors, we each privation to beryllium to a tribe, and that’s erstwhile I recovered wherever I belonged. And if you told that feline backmost past that I’d beryllium lasting close present close now, I would not person believed you.”

“All the actors retired determination who person gone done that oregon who are going done that, I cognize however you feel,” helium added. “But judge me, if you conscionable enactment successful determination and you enactment 1 ft successful beforehand of the other, you’ll get to wherever you request to go.”

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