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Danny Trejo Has the Most On-Screen Deaths of Any Actor
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rumimevlevi sh.itjust.works rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works
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Astronut lemmy.zip Astronut@lemmy.zip
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And I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of his movies.

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1hitsong lemmy.ml 1hitsong@lemmy.ml
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And I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of his movies.

Bubble Boy is worth your time.

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NutinButNet hilariouschaos.com NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com
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And I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of his movies.

He’s generally not the lead so he can be easy to miss or forget seeing. The only films that come to mind where he was lead are Machete and Machete Kills Again. Loosely based on his character from the Spy Kids movies.

He has it in his contract that if he plays a bad guy, they must be killed or I think go to prison, which is likely what this article is going to mention why his on-screen deaths are so high.

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Apeman42 lemmy.world Apeman42@lemmy.world
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I wonder if anyone has ever calculated his on-screen KDR.

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
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Sean Bean is inconsolable

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He’s generally not the lead so he can be easy to miss or forget seeing. The only films that come to mind where he was lead are Machete and Machete Kills Again. Loosely based on his character from the Spy Kids movies. He has it in his contract that if he plays a bad guy, they must be killed or I think go to prison, which is likely what this article is going to mention why his on-screen deaths ar...

Loosely based on his character from the Spy Kids movies.

Or more directly based on the fake movie trailer that's part of Grindhouse (2007).

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Nester feddit.uk Nester@feddit.uk
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I might be wrong but, I'm sure Danny Trejo has in his contracts that if he's playing a bad character that he has to die

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And I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of his movies.

If you’ve never seen Heat, you should fix that.

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red_tomato lemmy.world red_tomato@lemmy.world
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And I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of his movies.

You haven’t seen Breaking Bad?

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4grams awful.systems 4grams@awful.systems
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Sean Bean is inconsolable

There’s a movie here somewhere. Something where they both repeatedly die through more and more ridiculous means. Just lean into the fan service, we’ll come..

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Astronut lemmy.zip Astronut@lemmy.zip
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You haven’t seen Breaking Bad?

Actually I watched about three episodes and that was enough for me. I forgot to mention that I don’t really like most movies. They just don’t grab my attention.

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we are all crazypeople.online crazycraw@crazypeople.online
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You haven’t seen Breaking Bad?

that's not one of his movies.

that was a show.

:-P

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Radical_Socialist_t00t lemmy.ca Radical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.ca
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/Walks in Sean Bean

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Tyrq lemmy.dbzer0.com Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I dunno, there's probably a background stunt guy that has the most on screen deaths

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hank_the_tank66 lemmy.world hank_the_tank66@lemmy.world
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I might be wrong but, I'm sure Danny Trejo has in his contracts that if he's playing a bad character that he has to die

My wife just told me that factoid yesterday, so assuming her source was accurate, you are correct

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rumimevlevi sh.itjust.works rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works
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I might be wrong but, I'm sure Danny Trejo has in his contracts that if he's playing a bad character that he has to die

Very probable

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1hitsong lemmy.ml 1hitsong@lemmy.ml
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If you’ve never seen Heat, you should fix that.

Best sounding movie!

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GladiusB lemmy.world GladiusB@lemmy.world
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I might be wrong but, I'm sure Danny Trejo has in his contracts that if he's playing a bad character that he has to die

Yes. He was actually in prison. He wants kids to know if you do bad things, bad things happen.

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There’s a movie here somewhere. Something where they both repeatedly die through more and more ridiculous means. Just lean into the fan service, we’ll come..

Edge of Tomorrow 2

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Albbi piefed.ca albbi@piefed.ca
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He even dies in the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY. Love that subway fight.

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MeatPilot sh.itjust.works MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works
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Apparently Christopher Lee blows him out of the water. Unless they are counting "living" actors. Even then Lee beat him with 71.

https://collider.com/actors-characters-have-died-the-most-times-on-screen/

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Even more than Sean Bean? 😯

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Thassodar sh.itjust.works Thassodar@sh.itjust.works
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Edge of Tomorrow 2

Netflix brings back Travellers starring Sean Bean.

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ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace piefed.ca ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca
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Take that, Sean Bean!

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blockheadjt sh.itjust.works blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works
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And I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of his movies.

Check out Desperado, it's fantastic

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Wataba sh.itjust.works Wataba@sh.itjust.works
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Everyone bringing up Sean Bean, poor John Hurt getting left in the dust.

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bonesawmcl lemmy.world bonesawmcl@lemmy.world
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And that Wilhelm guy has the most off-screen deaths... probably...

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Apparently Christopher Lee blows him out of the water. Unless they are counting "living" actors. Even then Lee beat him with 71. https://collider.com/actors-characters-have-died-the-most-times-on-screen/

I wonder where time loop films fit in this. Tom Cruise dies like 20+ times in Edge of Tomorrow.

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Bashnagdul lemmy.world Bashnagdul@lemmy.world
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I wonder where time loop films fit in this. Tom Cruise dies like 20+ times in Edge of Tomorrow.

Ground hog day could add a new competitor

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MeatPilot sh.itjust.works MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works
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Ground hog day could add a new competitor

This guy from the 2018 movie "The Endless". Someone in the comments said he probably died 600 million times, since he's been stuck in this loop since the early 1900's and dying every 5 seconds.

Also what an absolute nightmare to also be aware of it.

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No1 aussie.zone No1@aussie.zone
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Except "Unknown Extra"

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cenariodantesco lemmy.world cenariodantesco@lemmy.world
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well, my heart sunk for a moment because I was scrolling and speed reading thread titles and 'Danny Trejo deaths' popped up, don't do this again ma'am/sir

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GalacticGrapefruit lemmy.world GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world
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He didn't die in Spy Kids.

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TwodogsFighting lemdro.id TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id
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I might be wrong but, I'm sure Danny Trejo has in his contracts that if he's playing a bad character that he has to die

Hello Danny.

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TwodogsFighting lemdro.id TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id
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Matt Dillon killed something like 400 people over the course of gun smoke.

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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
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Yes. He was actually in prison. He wants kids to know if you do bad things, bad things happen.

If only that were actually true.

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Malica lemmy.zip Malica@lemmy.zip
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I read that it's in his contracts that if he plays a bad guy, that guy has to die, so as to not influence kids that crime pays off in any way. I'm not sure if it's true, but I choose to believe it is.

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Lovable Sidekick lemmy.world LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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Especially impressive considering that his acting career is shorter than Sean Bean's.

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baines lemmy.cafe baines@lemmy.cafe
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If only that were actually true.

as long as it is poor people bad things like smoking a plant

and not rich people bad things like fucking a kid

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Rakonat lemmy.world Rakonat@lemmy.world
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Everyone bringing up Sean Bean, poor John Hurt getting left in the dust.

Too soon.

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Rakonat lemmy.world Rakonat@lemmy.world
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Sean Bean is inconsolable

They retroactively removed his deaths for his role in Sharpe series and actively repelling death. (And almost died IRL on set when a horse almost trampled his skull.)

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1984 lemmy.today 1984@lemmy.today
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If you’ve never seen Heat, you should fix that.

I rewatched it a few days ago. It's from back when actors could act properly. Amazing movie. The shooting scene at the end is absurdly good as well. The sound is incredible.

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roofuskit lemmy.world roofuskit@lemmy.world
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well, my heart sunk for a moment because I was scrolling and speed reading thread titles and 'Danny Trejo deaths' popped up, don't do this again ma'am/sir

It does feel right that death would have to come for Danny Trejo more than once.

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roofuskit lemmy.world roofuskit@lemmy.world
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Sean Bean is inconsolable

He actually won't take roles where he dies anymore. I don't think he's a fan of the meme.

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Slovene85 sh.itjust.works Slovene85@sh.itjust.works
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He actually won't take roles where he dies anymore. I don't think he's a fan of the meme.

One does not simply shake off the legacy.

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Slovene85 sh.itjust.works Slovene85@sh.itjust.works
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Edge of Tomorrow 2

Just lean into the fan service, we’ll come..

Edge of Tomorrow 2

Is this a movie about fapping?

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Nester feddit.uk Nester@feddit.uk
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Hello Danny.

Hi

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FordBeeblebrox lemmy.world FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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I read that it's in his contracts that if he plays a bad guy, that guy has to die, so as to not influence kids that crime pays off in any way. I'm not sure if it's true, but I choose to believe it is.

Spending several years in San Quentin will have that effect, he doesn’t want to see any other kids end up there

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HairyOldCoot lemmy.ca HairyOldCoot@lemmy.ca
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#50 · Quote Reply

Even Kenny?

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a_non_monotonic_function lemmy.world a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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There’s a movie here somewhere. Something where they both repeatedly die through more and more ridiculous means. Just lean into the fan service, we’ll come..

Fucking brilliant. And they're playing dramatized versions of themselves, right?

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