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TIL Danny Trejo has a clause in his movie contracts that requires his villainous characters to die by the end of the film. He wants children to learn that crime doesn't pay. (toofab.com)
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[-] TurboHarbinger@feddit.cl 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A bit out of context without considering that every character he plays is a bad guy. He was one.

And the point is to scare children (his children), so they avoid commiting the same mistakes he did. Any normal adult would notice this, right?

[-] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

I believe their is an anecdote about his character robbing somewhere and the actor stopping to give the director notes about how to actually do it.

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Reminds me a bit of when Christopher Lee told Peter Jackson how people actually react to being stabbed in the back.

[-] BleakBluets@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not a film, but he was a playable character (as himself) in the "Call of the Dead" map for Call of Duty Zombies. But even as a good guy, that mode is endless survival, so he inevitability dies in the end.

Edit: I guess he technically doesn't die if you survive long enough that the game resets at the ~70 hour 'killscreen'.

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