Brendan Fraser starved himself for ‘George of the Jungle’: ‘My brain was misfiring’

Actor Brendan Fraser revealed the drastic lengths he went to in a determined bid to attain his best look for his position in “George of the Jungle.”

The actor, 54, spoke to Adam Sandler as a part of Selection’s “Actors On Actors” sequence, the place he opened up in regards to the impact of ravenous himself in the course of the filming of the 1997 movie.

Regardless of reaching his purpose physique, Fraser stated the drastic weight reduction measures took a adverse toll on his psychological well-being.

“I used to be waxed. Starved of carbohydrates,” Fraser recalled. “I'd drive dwelling after work and cease to get one thing to eat.”

“I wanted some money sooner or later, and I went to the ATM, and I couldn’t bear in mind my PIN quantity as a result of my mind was misfiring. Banging on the factor. I didn’t eat that night time,” he added.

Fraser stated it was vital for him to attain a muscular construct for his position within the movie as a result of “there was no wardrobe” for his character.

“You weren’t supposed to do this to us,” Sandler quipped. “You probably did proper by the character. However you probably did fallacious by us, man. You made us really feel unhealthy about ourselves.”

The hit movie, which obtained a sequel in 2003, noticed Fraser play George — a person raised by apes in an African jungle. He then falls in love with an American heiress, performed by Leslie Mann, throughout her tour of Uganda.

Brendan Fraser appears in a scene from the 1997 hit "George of the Jungle."
Brendan Fraser seems in a scene from the 1997 hit “George of the Jungle.”
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The film ended up being a field workplace smash, producing $180 million globally with a $55 million price range.

Fraser just lately issued an apology for the huge visitors jam that introduced automobiles to a whole standstill in San Francisco whereas filming a scene for the movie.

Fraser stated the scene, which induced chaos within the metropolis’s Oakland Bay Bridge, spanning over 8.4 miles, concerned his character climbing up the bridge to rescue a parachutist, for which a dummy was used.

Brendan Fraser and Leslie Mann are spotted together in the 1997 film "George of the Jungle."
Brendan Fraser and Leslie Mann are noticed collectively within the 1997 movie “George of the Jungle.”
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However fearful onlookers had been led to suppose it was an actual particular person caught up there, subsequently inflicting a serious visitors jam to happen.

“Disney put a model hanging by a parachute from the uprights. It introduced visitors to a standstill on both facet of the bridge,” the 53-year-old advised SFGate. “My trailer was on the opposite facet in a parking zone. I simply bear in mind watching the… Bridge.”

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