Clooney's Achilles Heel (Uncontrollable laughter alert)

IMDB.com ^ | January 20, 2003

[Paul Atreides]

Movie star George Clooney was reduced to tears after ripping his Achilles tendon whilst playing basketball. The Ocean's Eleven star is presently walking with crutches because of the accident, which left him in enormous pain. He says, "It was very painful, it just snapped - I didn't hear it snap but I cried like a little girl. I'm not afraid to say that. But my Achilles didn't rip all the way through. I'll know on Monday whether I need surgery."

[ewing]

You are a little girl Clooney!

[uncbob]

On behalf of Charelton Heston I hope you completely tore it--it is unrepairable and you tear the other one getting off the MRI table

[AlGone2001]

I just watched Ocean's Eleven with my wife this morning. What a horrible movie.

[Clara Lou]

Clooney's a Democrat and a raving idiot. A ripped Achilles tendon isn't funny, though. I don't care if it is Clooney's.

[Hildy]

I'm all mixed up about Clooney. He's got a fabulous personality and sense of humor. He told a story on ET that had my in tears. He's apparently a great practical joker and everyone loves him. However, we know we hate his politics. I wish these people would keep their opinions to themselves and just do what they do best.

[South40]

I'd like to hear Charelton Heston's take on this.

[what's up]

Not everyone loves him. And I think he has a lousy personality.

[kattracks]

Does this mean that Looney Clooney won't be able to stick his foot in his mouth again?

[Paul Atreides]

I beg to differ. He got up, made fun of Charleton Heston, and then proceeded to say that Heston DESERVED it and anything bad said about him. IMHO, this is justice.

[Paul Atreides]

From IMDB:

Alec Baldwin and Al Pacino have been ensuring they constantly look their best at this year's Sundance Film Festival - by donning make-up at the event. Baldwin reportedly summoned a team of Mac make-up artists to come out and revitalize his face one morning this week at the Utah festival, according to showbiz website Page Six. And, according to sources, not a lot of women wanted to be made up this year - it was all men who needed make-up. Robert Downey, Jr. reportedly needed to hide a sunburn acquired while skiing, while Oliver Stone, William H. Macy and Pacino all stopped by the Mac room at the Seven Jeans lodge in Deer Valley for touch-ups.

Remind me again why we should listen to these people about anything.

[Mamzelle]

"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is in my short collection of favorites...

And Vigoo Mortenstein, or whatever, plays Aragorn in my alltime favorite movie, LOTR...what to do, what to do? He's an idiot in real life.

Well, real life doesn't matter in movies, and we can't stop availing ourselves of art just because the artists are so stupid. These are not grownup men, they are "let's pretend" little kids obsessed with getting attention. They happen to be very entertaining.

Why should liberals get all the good movies? (A play on a Christian rock musician, saying, "Why should the devil have all the good music?")

[Clara Lou]

IMHO, this is justice.
No, this is tit-for-tat, not justice. It's sinking to Clooney's level-- and that's pretty low. It makes FR look bad.

[doug from upland]

Darn, you beat me to it. That was my first thought -- can't put foot in mouth. There may be a song there. Hmmmmm.

[Liz]

So this Cloonatic broke his Achilles heel. Just snapped, huh?

Frankly, I'm disappointed. I was hoping Clowney snapped off a body part where the sun don't shine.

[Paul Atreides]

Nope. I didn't wish a disease on him, or death. He'll recover. However, Charleton Heston didn't get up blubbering about his own condition.

[CholeraJoe]

He may in fact be a little girl but I've seen big strapping men reduced to tears by the same injury.

[kattracks]

Baldwin reportedly summoned a team of Mac make-up artists to come out and revitalize his face one morning this week at the Utah festival,...

I didn't know make-up artists did sand blasting.

[Commander8]

The first Hollywood leading man to be in touch with his feminine side since Rock Hudson.

[GrandMoM]

On behalf of Charelton Heston !

....revenge is mine sayeth the LORD!