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Wheelchair curse?


I've noticed that alot of actors that have been in wheelchairs in movies seem to have had death get them in their real life, creepy huh,what do you think?

Tom mcbride (Friday the 13th part 2) :in the movie he played nice guy Mark who was wheelchair bound,in 1995 he died of AIDS.

Shawn Phelan(Miles from Nowhere 1992) in that movie Shawn's character gets paralyzed after car accident, that's what happened to Shawn in real life, he was comatose for two years and life support shut off and died in 1998.

Corey Haim was wheelchair bound in Silver Bullet(1985),in 2010 he died from pneumonia.

Paul A Partain (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Was wheelchair Franklin in that movie, he died age 58 of cancer in real life.

Melissa Clayton played wheelchair bound Laurel in House IV 1992. She died of cancer this year age 44.

Shannon doherty. I know she's still alive but she was in a wheelchair in the movie Sleeping with the devil(1997). She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.

Donald pleasance was in a wheelchair in Phenomena(1985),he died from surgery complications in 1995.

Christopher Reeve in wheelchair in Above Suspicion (1994)

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everyone dies eventually.
Raymond Burr lived a long time after "Ironside"

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I know, sucks doesn't it

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Jude Law is still doing okay after Gattaca.

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For now...

I wouldn't accept wheelchair character if I was an actress

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Face it. Wheelchair or not, none of us ever gets out of this world alive...... except astronauts.

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Hmm? Never heard that one before. That’s pretty good 😀

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You never get out of this world alive?
It's actually a line in an old Hank Williams song. I just can't remember which song it's from at the moment.

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No, I meant the astronaut variation Miss Margo 😀 But truth be told, I’m not very well versed with the country music genre, so I didn’t know where that line had originated until you had enlightened me.

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lol! I see. The astronaut variation is mine. As a kid, like many, I was fascinated with anything to do with the space program. I use to think that the astronauts who came back from their missions were really privileged to leave this earth and still be alive. Still do!

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That's pretty clever!

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The rock band the Doors also used it.

Five to one, baby, one in five
No one here gets out alive
You get yours, baby, I'll get mine
Gonna make it, baby, in our prime
Get together one more time

Kinda weird, but evocative !

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Thanks snepts. I like the Doors, but that song doesn’t sound familiar to me.

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If you like the Doors, it's not hard to know their complete catalog.
"Five To One" appears on the Waiting For The Sun album, and it's a very dramatic piece, similar to "The End" and "When The Music's Over."
Really worth checking out, if you are curious. Classic flipped-out Morrison, with suitable accompaniment.

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Gary Sinise is still doing okay after George Wallace.

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Don't forget that Sinise was also Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump.

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You dont know what you are talkign about:)

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Who? :)

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i dont know

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Death gets everyone eventually. It is undefeated.


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"Fruitcake anyone?"

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Yes its pretty scary

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