'Gladiator' star Russell Crowe helps save his friend's leg.
According to Kennedy News & Media, Charlie Allan, a stuntman for the film Gladiator, fell from the roof of a building while renovating the entrance to a garage and felt a “twitching sensation” in his ankle.
Alan, 61, is at risk of losing his leg due to the fall. Crowe, who worked with him on “Gladiator'' and “Robin Hood,'' donated 5,000 pounds ($6,336) through Alan's GoFundMe page.
'Gladiator' star Russell Crowe has donated thousands of dollars to help save a stuntman's leg. (Getty Images/Kennedy News)
“It's amazing and very humbling that Russell Crowe has donated. Russell and I are going back to 'Gladiator,'” Alan told the magazine. “In 'Gladiator,' I was both a stuntman and an actor, the guy who opens the movie screaming at Russell Crowe with a severed head in his hand.
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“I always get chills after watching this scene. There were 15,000 men on set that day, and it took three weeks to shoot the first 10 minutes of the movie. That's how Russell and I became friends on 'Gladiator.' 'We've been friends for years. ”
“That's how Russell and I became friends on 'Gladiator.' We've been friends for years.”
According to Kennedy News and Media, Alan's fall resulted in “a complete arterial thrombosis in his left leg, leaving him in critical condition due to insufficient blood supply to his limbs.”
According to the NHSArterial thrombosis is “a blood clot that forms within an artery. It is dangerous because it can obstruct or stop blood flow to major organs, such as the heart and brain.”
The original version of Gladiator, released in 2000, starred Russell Crowe as Maximus. (Chris Weeks/Liaison)
Kennedy News and Media reported that Alan was admitted to Hairmyres University Hospital in Glasgow and was told he needed a procedure to stabilize his leg.
While in the hospital, Alan was awaiting venous bypass surgery because his “legs turned white and felt numb.” Twenty-four hours before his scheduled surgery, Alan was informed that he could not proceed due to blunt force trauma to his leg.
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The newspaper reported that he was sent home with painkillers and blood thinners and told he would not be able to undergo any other surgery under the NHS.
After hearing the news, Allan's wife, Chara Garros-Allan, 33, set up a GoFundMe page to try to find an alternative treatment to save his leg.
Charlie Alan said he and Russell Crowe became friends after meeting on the set of Gladiator. (Kennedy News Media)
According to Kennedy News and Media, the goal of the GoFundMe was 25,000 euros (approximately $26,500) to support endovascular thrombectomy outside the UK
“I'm very humbled and excited at the prospect of actually being able to complete the surgery. If we can complete it before Christmas, it will be a very active, outdoor and festive Christmas,” Alan said.
“I'm a healthy guy for my age. I ride my bike and ride horses. I have to stay healthy.”
Charlie gave details of the fall to the press, explaining that the situation had a “severe impact” on his life.
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“Right now I can only walk about 20 feet before the pain becomes unbearable and I have to stop. I stand up all the time. I run charity events and teach young people sword fighting to be on TV. I teach,” he said. .
Charlie Alan may lose his leg in an accident. (Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images)
“I am an actor, stuntman and combat stuntman, and this has seriously affected my life. Now that my son is older, I can't follow him and it has taken over my life. The quality is ruined.”
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Alan said he hasn't yet been able to see Gladiator II, which stars Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, but “will watch it when I can.”
