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Eli Roth almost killed by sea urchins

post #1 of 24
1/6/10 at 3:14pm
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Mexico is now dangerous for another reason. Eli Roth almost got stung to death 10 days ago off the coast of Careyes.

The "Inglourious Basterds" star was kayaking a mile from shore when he got pulled under by a sinkhole. Eli tells TMZ he tried climbing on a rock that was covered in sea urchins, with nobody in sight, but then a huge wave engulfed him ... he tried gaining his balance on the rocks and stepped on the urchins, which unleashed scores of spikes into his body.

Eli screamed for help. A nearby fisherman saved him. The doctor couldn't anesthetize his foot because of swelling, so the doc held up a needle and tweezers and said, "Be brave."

And get this. When Eli got to shore, writhing in pain, a dude in a nearby boat came over -- drink in hand -- and asked Eli to meet his kid. Eli said, "Um, really, I just almost died out there." The dude persisted, and his son -- a 20-year-old who had too much to drink -- came over for a schmoozefest. Eli held out his bloody hand and the meet and greet was over.

The Bear Jew was stung 200 times -- pins in the bottom of his feet and palms.
Ouch.
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post #2 of 24
1/6/10 at 3:15pm
Sounds like torture.
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post #3 of 24
1/6/10 at 3:17pm
Yeah, it's like a perfect pitch for his next film.
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post #4 of 24
1/6/10 at 3:24pm
AAUUUGGHH!!!! Oh man, if I could have just covered my eyes while reading that post, I would have!
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post #5 of 24
1/6/10 at 3:25pm
Now he knows how I felt after listening to him in Death Proof.
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post #6 of 24
1/6/10 at 4:14pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
Yeah, it's like a perfect pitch for his next film.
I dunno, Will Smith kinda already made a "stupid death by small sea creature" already.
Also, yep, sea urchins are dangerous....but they're also dangerously delciious!
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post #7 of 24
1/6/10 at 4:17pm
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Originally Posted by ryoken View Post
I dunno, Will Smith kinda already made a "stupid death by small sea creature" already.
Also, yep, sea urchins are dangerous....but they're also dangerously delciious!
Don't forget the Queen Latifah death scene in Sphere...
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post #8 of 24
1/6/10 at 4:19pm
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Eli tells TMZ he tried climbing on a rock that was covered in sea urchins, with nobody in sight
Sounds like he was hoping for an early entry into this year's Darwin Award nominations.
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post #9 of 24
1/6/10 at 4:26pm
Was he on anyone's 2010 dead pool? If not, it isn't too late to update that.
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post #10 of 24
1/6/10 at 4:55pm
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Originally Posted by Mr_Cellophane View Post
Now he knows how I felt after listening to him in Death Proof.
For the type of character he was playing, he was dead on*.



*Though I kinda wonder if Eli might be that way in real life...
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post #11 of 24
1/6/10 at 5:14pm
Steve Irwin
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post #12 of 24
1/6/10 at 5:22pm
Karl Marx
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post #13 of 24
1/6/10 at 5:24pm
Karl Marx was killed by a sea creature?
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post #14 of 24
1/6/10 at 5:25pm
Oh. I thought we were just randomly tossing off names with no context attached. My bad.
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post #15 of 24
1/6/10 at 5:26pm
...post #6, post #7......

I can add context to Steve Irwin, but I had thought that was in recent enough public memory. I guess not...
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post #16 of 24
1/6/10 at 5:53pm
If you follow him on Twitter, he said his Kayak sprung a leak and that was the nearest land.
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post #17 of 24
1/6/10 at 7:00pm
A worthy punishment for that Pancakes kid in Cabin Fever.
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post #18 of 24
1/6/10 at 7:24pm
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica View Post
Sounds like he was hoping for an early entry into this year's Darwin Award nominations.
I was scared shitless the one time I nearly drowned. I know they say that panicking is what kills you (thanks a lot Armchair Safari Joe, YOU try relaxing when you suddenly get sucked under), but I'd have grabbed onto a floating raft made entirely of snakes if it would have saved me.
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post #19 of 24
1/6/10 at 8:36pm
Man, a raft made entirely of snakes would be awesome but deadly.
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post #20 of 24
1/7/10 at 12:08am
Awesome, even sea urchins hate that guy.
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post #21 of 24
1/7/10 at 12:23am
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Originally Posted by Jake View Post
I was scared shitless the one time I nearly drowned. I know they say that panicking is what kills you (thanks a lot Armchair Safari Joe, YOU try relaxing when you suddenly get sucked under), but I'd have grabbed onto a floating raft made entirely of snakes if it would have saved me.
This is so true. Getting sucked under is scary fucking business. I got my stupid life saved by a lifeguard.
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post #22 of 24
1/7/10 at 5:53am
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Originally Posted by Jake View Post
I was scared shitless the one time I nearly drowned. I know they say that panicking is what kills you (thanks a lot Armchair Safari Joe, YOU try relaxing when you suddenly get sucked under), but I'd have grabbed onto a floating raft made entirely of snakes if it would have saved me.
You shouldn't have panicked. Panic is what kills you.
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post #23 of 24
1/7/10 at 11:00am
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Originally Posted by stelios View Post
You shouldn't have panicked. Panic is what kills you.
That, and water in your lungs.
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post #24 of 24
1/7/10 at 11:14am
vs.

FIGHT!
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