Imagine watching an actor on stage performing a suicide scene, only to have the fake knife turn out to be a real one and the blood you see squirting from his neck is real, too.
That's what happened in Vienna, Austria, recently to actor Daniel Hoevels who cut his own throat with what was supposed to be a blunt stage knife. It wasn't. Police say somehow the fake knife was replaced with a real one and Hoevels, his neck slashed and bleeding, was taken to a hospital.
It all happened in front of a thrilled audience that didn't know what they were watching was real.
Police are investigating whether the switch was intentional. Could another actor have taken jealousy to an almost murderous pitch?
-- Lance Murray
Publicity stunt... just wants attention.
Posted by: LipuoqInFrontPokerInRear | December 10, 2008 at 02:33 PM
Talk about a cut throat industry!
Posted by: Werdna | December 10, 2008 at 02:36 PM
Shades of Jessica Fletcher!
Posted by: Gary Kromer | December 10, 2008 at 05:09 PM
If the actor cant tell the real knife from the fake one he should'nt be acting... Sound like a publicity stunt or just real stupidity!!!!
Posted by: jac pryce | December 10, 2008 at 07:29 PM
I wonder if he is okay?
Posted by: Kimberly | December 11, 2008 at 03:52 PM
What--have y'all never heard of 'Method Acting"?
Posted by: George S. | December 11, 2008 at 05:44 PM