Happy Friday, dudes. And a special birthday shoutout to longtime Dude Stuff subscriber Bryan Cranston (okay, he’s not actually subscribed… yet). In honor of Hal’s big day, we’re diving into all things movies. Let’s get to it.

Movie Stuff

The Time Kevin Nash Took a Knife to the Chest and Just Kept Filming

Hollywood fight scenes are all about carefully choreographed violence, except when someone forgets to swap out a real knife for a fake one. That’s exactly what happened on the set of The Punisher (2004) when pro wrestler-turned-actor Kevin Nash got actually stabbed in the chest by lead actor Thomas Jane. And because Nash is built like an indestructible action figure, his reaction was less screaming in pain and more mild inconvenience.

How Do You Accidentally Stab a 7-Foot Wrestler?

The scene in question featured Jane’s character, Frank Castle, going toe-to-toe with Nash’s Russian enforcer in a brutal, over-the-top brawl. At one point, a butterfly knife comes into play. Because of the complex flipping motions required, the crew had two knives. One was a real blade for handling shots where the weight mattered, and the other was a prop knife with a retractable blade for the stabbing parts.

Somewhere along the way, the knives didn’t get swapped, and Jane ended up holding the real one.

(Skip to 0:30 if you just want to see the stab)

The Stab Heard 'Round the Set

Cut to Thomas Jane in full Punisher mode, following his choreography, and the knife goes right into Kevin Nash’s collarbone.

Jane, looking down in horror, sees the blade actually embedded in Nash’s chest and has a moment of sheer panic. Nash, meanwhile, just looks at the knife, then looks at Jane, then shakes his head like a disappointed dad.

At this point, most people would be demanding a medic, some stitches, and maybe a lawsuit. Nash? He had the wound superglued shut and kept filming like nothing happened. Because when you're 7-foot-4, 300 pounds, and have spent decades getting slammed through tables, a stab wound is basically a paper cut.

"Uh… My Bad?"

Realizing he had just turned a movie fight into an actual crime scene, Jane felt awful. His solution? He sent Nash a couple of cases of beer as a peace offering.

To this day, Nash remains unfazed by the incident. “It wasn’t like I hadn’t done 9,000 movies before,” he shrugged, explaining that this kind of thing just happens sometimes.

Lessons Learned:

1. Always double-check your weapons on set.

2. Don’t rely on a distracted prop guy.

3. If you do stab a professional wrestler, make sure he’s Kevin Nash.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how one of Hollywood’s toughest guys got stabbed, shrugged it off, and finished the job. Some people act tough. Kevin Nash actually is.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Standing Beside Wilt Chamberlain and André the Giant

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Daniel Day-Lewis Went Full Caveman for The Last of the Mohicans

Daniel Day-Lewis isn’t just an actor, he’s a method-acting lunatic who takes roles to an almost ridiculous extreme. Whether he’s living in a wheelchair for My Left Foot or refusing to wear modern clothes while filming Gangs of New York, Day-Lewis is known for disappearing into his characters. But his preparation for The Last of the Mohicans (1992) might be his most insane commitment yet.

No Hotels, No Room Service

In the film, Day-Lewis plays Hawkeye, a rugged frontiersman raised by the Mohican tribe during the French and Indian War. Instead of memorizing his lines and showing up on set like a normal actor, he spent months living off the land to fully embody the role.

That meant no electricity, no running water, and no modern comforts. He camped out in the Appalachian wilderness for weeks, hunting and skinning his own food, learning to build fires from scratch, and refusing to eat anything he didn’t personally kill.

A Gun Was His Constant Companion

To get into character, Day-Lewis carried his flintlock rifle everywhere. And when I say everywhere, I mean everywhere. He insisted on keeping it loaded at all times and would only eat food he had personally shot. At one point, he reportedly taught himself how to reload the musket while running, because that’s something Hawkeye would be able to do.

Did It Pay Off?

Absolutely. The Last of the Mohicans was a massive success, and Day-Lewis’s intensity and physicality made his performance unforgettable. His commitment to authenticity made the movie feel as raw and real as possible.

While most actors would consider learning lines and hitting their marks enough, Daniel Day-Lewis would rather turn himself into an 18th-century survivalist just to make sure he really “gets it.” 

And that’s why he’s one of the greatest of all time.

Fun Fact

Because Halloween (1978) had a tight budget, the prop department had to get creative. They grabbed a cheap William Shatner Star Trek mask, spray-painted it white, messed up the hair, and reshaped the eyeholes. The result? Michael Myers' iconic look. Shatner didn’t even realize his face was being used for horror history until years later.