Actor Brendan Fraser revealed the lengths he went to in order to achieve the perfect look for his role in “George of the Jungle.”
The actor, 54, spoke to Adam Sandler as part of Variety’s “Actors On Actors,” where he opened up about the impact of starving himself on the set of the film. 1997 movie.
Despite achieving her ideal body, Fraser says many weight loss efforts have had a negative impact on her mental health.
“I was arrested. Starving for carbs,” Fraser recalled. “I’d drive home after work and stop for something to eat.”
“I needed money one day, and I went to the ATM, and I couldn’t remember my PIN number because my brain was wrong. Typing the thing. I didn’t eat that night, ” he said.
Fraser said it was important for him to achieve a muscular build for his role in the film because “there are no clothes” for his character.
“You shouldn’t do that to us,” Sandler said. “You’ve done it right in nature. But you did us wrong, man. You hurt us ourselves. “
The film, which premiered in 2003, saw Fraser playing George – a man raised by gorillas in the African jungle. He then falls in love with a woman of American heritage, played by Leslie Mann, during his trip to Uganda.
The film ended up being a box office hit, making $180 million worldwide with a $55 million budget.
Fraser recently issued an apology for the number of cars that completely blocked traffic in San Francisco while filming a scene for the movie.
Fraser said that the weather, which destroyed the bridge of the Oakland Bay Bridge, more than 8.4 miles, his way to climb the bridge to save a parachutist, where a parachute was used dummy.
But the concerned people were led to think that it was a real person who was stuck there, after a huge traffic jam started.
“Disney put a mannequin hanging on a parachute from the authorities. The car was released on both sides of the bridge,” the 53-year-old told SFGate. “My bike is over there in the parking lot. I just remember watching the… Bridge.
