![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Thousands of people have seen the film and been inspired to do the pilgrimage. 'It was written, directed and starred my son Emilio Estevez. 'We made it in Spain about the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and dedicated it to my father, who was from Galicia,' Sheen said. Sheen opened up about working with his son Estevez on his 2010 dramatic comedy The Way, saying the film filled him 'with the deepest gratitude and satisfaction' of all the roles he had in his career. The Apocalypse Now actor said 'the only influence' he had on son Emilio 'was to keep his name,' as 'when he started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn't do it. Sheen said he 'was doing a show one time, and Emilio showed up,' adding, 'I thought he was there to visit me, but he'd gotten a part in the same show.' 'I was so self-involved and trying to be a provider that I wasn't aware of their inclination to being actors.' 'I honestly have to say I wasn't aware of it,' he told the outlet. In the interview, the Dayton, Ohio native - who is father to stars Emilio Estevez, 60, and Charlie Sheen, 56 - said that he didn't stand in the way of his children entering show business. Fishburne to thank him for saving my son's life' After hearing of the incident he promptly 'called Mr. Sheen revealed that the first time he heard of the incident was when he read the father-son memoir Along The Way: The Journey Of A Father And Son. But, of course, I'm only speaking for myself.' Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in, and you pay for it later. 'It's on my marriage license, my passport, driver's license. It's still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate. The Emmy-winning actor continued, 'I never changed my name officially. The actor, born Ramon Estévez, spoke with Closer Weekly Saturday about the career decision, saying, 'That's one of my regrets.' Fishburne to thank him for saving my son's life.'Ī year ago Sheen revealed that he regretted adopting a stage name for show business. Sheen revealed that the first time he heard of the incident was when he read the father-son memoir Along The Way: The Journey Of A Father And Son.Īfter hearing of the incident he promptly 'called Mr. He explained: 'I was just sinking, oh my god, and I just saw Fishburne just looking at me going, "Quick grab my hand!" And he pulled me back up on to the boat, and we were bonded ever since.' I’m sure Esteves has no shortage of stories he can pull out at parties, but that one has to be near the top.Back in the day: Sheen and Fishburne (pictured), now 61, were on set of legendry 1979 film Apocalypse Now in the PhilippinesĮstevez then suggested to jump off the boat and push it offshore but he found himself in what he described as 'quicksand mud.' “I jumped out and it was like quicksand mud and I was just sinking… I saw Fishburne looking at me, just saying, ‘Grab my hand!’ He pulled me back up. “So we were out on this boat together and we started getting too close to the shore and I said, ‘Well let me jump out, I’ll push us offshore.’ ![]() He says, ‘Hey there’s this little boat, let’s go out on it,’ and I said, ‘Sure.’ “Well we had only known each other a couple of days, and this was in the Philippines. Here’s what The Mighty Ducks actor had to say about what transpired via Deadline : Coppola having a seizure after learning Sheen had a heart attackĪs a result, it was probably a bad idea for Sheen (whose real name is Ramón Estevez) to invite his 17-year-old son to join him in the Philippines while filming the movie, and it didn’t take long for Emilio to become one of the many people involved to end up in a scary situation while there.Prop assistants using actual dead bodies in scenes.Multiple people contracting tropical diseases.It turns out it’s actually pretty hard to suffer death by quicksand, although Emilio Estevez recently asserted he could’ve befallen that particular fate if it wasn’t for the quick thinking of Laurence Fishburne.Īpocalypse Now is widely regarded as one of the best movies ever made, but one of the multiple masterpieces Francis Ford Coppola has managed to put together was marred by a number of issues that made filming the textbook definition of “production hell,” like ![]()
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