Emilio Estevez Says Laurence Fishburne Saved Him From Drowning In Quicksand During Production Of APOCALYPSE NOW

Emilio Estevez (The breakfast club, The Mighty Ducks) and her Emmy-winning father Martin Sheen (The west wing, The departure) recently sat down for a chat on The Jennifer Hudson Showand recalled an interesting story from the beginning of Sheen’s career.

In 1979, Sheen was starring in Francis Ford Coppolawar drama, Apocalypse now, and had his family with him in the Philippines during filming. Sheen was only 21 when Emilio Estevez and his brother were born Charlie Sheen it came only a few years later. Because he had a young family, Sheen often made it a priority in his film contracts to ensure that his family could stay with him if a film production was in a remote location for an extended period of time.

Emilio recalled a crazy story from his time there with his Oscar-nominated friend Laurence Fishburne, who had a supporting role in the film. Estevez said of Fishburne:

“He says, ‘Hey, there’s this little boat, let’s go get it.’ I said, “Sure.” We were both 14 at the time. So we were in this boat together, and we started getting too close to shore and I said, “Well, just jump me out, I’m going to push us off.” I jumped out and it was like quicksand mud. I was sinking and I just saw Fishburne look at me and say, “Take my hand!” and he pulled me back into the boat. We have been bonded ever since.

Sheen was never told the story of Estevez’s near quicksand death until decades later. When he was finally informed, he contacted Fishburne directly. Sheen recalled:

“I called Mr. Fishburne to thank him for saving my son’s life.”

It’s a pretty epic bonding moment! It seems like Fishburne is a really solid guy, and I bet he’s always held a special place in the hearts of Estevez and Sheen.

via: variety