Brendan Fraser Apologizes To San Francisco For George Of The Jungle Incident
Brendan Fraser has been a busy guy lately, with projects like Doom Patrol and the recently-canceled Batgirl film, and his critically-acclaimed film The Whale. Fraser appeared at San Francisco's Mill Valley Film Festival for a screening of The Whale, where he offered an apology to the city for something that happened long, long ago, the SFGate reports.
First in a red carpet interview and then later when addressing the audience, Fraser told the brief anecdote. In 1997, the actor was filming a live-action adaptation of the 1960s animated show George of the Jungle. One scene in the movie has Fraser's titular character rescuing someone whose parachute became tangled in a bridge on the way down. Brendan said it took place at the Golden Gate Bridge, but SFGate noted that it was actually the Bay Bridge.
«I have, almost, an apology to make. When we were doing George of the Jungle, George goes to rescue a parachutist tangled in the Golden Gate Bridge. That means Disney put a mannequin hanging by a parachute from the uprights,» Fraser explained. «It brought traffic to a standstill on either side of the bridge. My trailer was on the other side in a parking lot. I just remember watching the [Bridge]. There's this dummy parachutist hanging from it.»
«I had the TV on, and Oprah got interrupted because there was a special news report saying a parachute is dangling on the bridge,» Fraser continued. «And I'm going, wait a minute, I'm looking at the helicopters on TV, someone didn't pull a permit. Somebody's going to get in trouble with the mayor's office. So I can only apologize for that.»
The Whale--and Fraser--received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival for his portrayal of the main character, a man struggling
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