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Actor:
Oliver Reed
Movie: Gladiator (2000)
Story: Reed had a well-earned reputation as an extremely
heavy drinker and partygoer, and he died the way he lived. While shooting
Gladiator on the island of Malta in 1999, he went to a bar and
reportedly drank three bottles of rum, eight bottles of beer, and several
shots of whiskey. At the end of the night, Reed, 61, dropped dead from
a heart attack.
Most of his scenes had been shot, but for the few that weren't, director Ridley Scott used a body double and then, using digital technology, placed Reed's face on the stand-in's body (they were fight scenes). Cost of the re-creation: $3 million. Gladiator was released in 2000 and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.