Herzog Helped Phoenix from Car Wreckage

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Oscar-nominee Joaquin Phoenix was rescued from his car wreck last week by German cult director Werner Herzog. The 31-year-old Walk The Line star overturned his car on a canyon road above Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood after his brakes failed and he collided with another vehicle. Phoenix was saved because he was wearing his seat-belt, but has revealed he was helped from the wreckage by the 63-year-old, who has a home nearby. The actor says, "I remember this knocking on the passenger window. There was this German voice saying, 'Just relax.' There's the airbag, I can't see and I'm saying, 'I'm fine. I am relaxed. Finally, I rolled down the window and this head pops inside. And he said, 'No, you're not.' And suddenly I said to myself, 'That's Werner Herzog' There's something so calming and beautiful about Werner Herzog's voice. I felt completely fine and safe. I climbed out. I got out of the car and I said, 'Thank you,' and he was gone."

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:14 (nineteen years ago)

file under ridiculous

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:15 (nineteen years ago)

such a great story. i love how he dissapeared

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:16 (nineteen years ago)

He rose from the wreckage like... a phoenix!

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:17 (nineteen years ago)

I can't think of anyone I'd rather have save me from a car crash than Werner Herzog.

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

i know, right!

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

Herzog was interviewed by Mark Kermode in The Culture Show yesterday. They were chatting outside and someone SHOT at Herzog with an air rifle. He seemed fairly unconcerned but Kermode insisted they get outta there. Back at Mr W.H.'s house they finished off the interview, and Kermode asked if he'd been hurt at all? Herzog shrugged, and pulled up his sweater to reveal a still bleeding wound.
Kermode horrified, Mr W.H. couldn't care less.

― Masked Gazza, Friday, 3 February 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

amazing

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

"Are you Werner?"

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, didn't Joaquin Phoenix just save Kirsten Dunst from drowning or something? What am I thinking of?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

that was spiderman 2 you ponce

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:58 (nineteen years ago)

Werner Herzog's life sounds really exciting.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:59 (nineteen years ago)

Somebody should make a road movie starring Werner Herzog and Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Drivin' around the countryside, robbin' banks and/or solvin' crimes

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 3 February 2006 22:59 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry, I was thinking of Benicio del Toro rescuing Penelope Cruz from an elevator.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, it'd seem a bit more dramatic to have Benicio del Toro appearing, telling you "come with me if you want to live."

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:05 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah I wouldn't assume that Joaquin Phoenix would be there to do good if appeared while I was in mortal danger.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

Man, that guy must be so in tune with the spirits of the elevators

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

if i had a car accident and heard werner herzog's voice i'd straight up think i was dead.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:18 (nineteen years ago)

"Herzog, as if it was the most normal thing in the world, said, 'Oh, someone is shooting at us. We must go.'

"He had a bruise the size of a snooker ball, with a hole in. He just carried on with the interview while bleeding quietly in his boxer shorts."

An unrepentant Herzog insisted, "It was not a significant bullet. I am not afraid."

Werner Herzog is now officially the most awesome person in the world

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:31 (nineteen years ago)

It's not self-destructive to jump into a cactus

― wz (Jon L), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:52 (nineteen years ago)

Even if you still have the thorns inside of your leg, years later.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 3 February 2006 23:55 (nineteen years ago)

wait a second, is that bullet story real? i thought it was a joke, as an exaggeration of his noble and dark character.

oh verner!!

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 4 February 2006 00:01 (nineteen years ago)

it wz on tv last night! i didn't see it but penman did

― mark s (mark s), Saturday, 4 February 2006 00:03 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3478770

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Saturday, 4 February 2006 00:08 (nineteen years ago)

i support this and its being awesome

― Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Plastic Gas Booby Trap), Saturday, 4 February 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)

"It was not a significant bullet. I am not afraid" - now that's an epitaph for the ages.

― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Saturday, 4 February 2006 02:22 (nineteen years ago)

Fucking fuck. Herzog, hero.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 4 February 2006 03:10 (nineteen years ago)

HERzOg

― cutty (mcutt), Saturday, 4 February 2006 03:14 (nineteen years ago)

that is... wow.

― mark p (Mark P), Saturday, 4 February 2006 03:19 (nineteen years ago)

You know Joaquin dreams stuff up all the time. he's fucking crazy. this most likely didn't happen seeing as though there is no confirmation by Werner. but he DOES live up there.

― shadeball (chaki), Saturday, 4 February 2006 03:44 (nineteen years ago)

after kinski, getting shot is like a mosquito bite

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 4 February 2006 03:52 (nineteen years ago)

You know Joaquin dreams stuff up all the time. he's fucking crazy. this most likely didn't happen seeing as though there is no confirmation by Werner.

A publicist for Lionsgate, "Grizzly Man's" DVD distributor, confirmed that Herzog had attended to Phoenix after the accident. The director was unavailable for comment.

― cutty (mcutt), Saturday, 4 February 2006 04:15 (nineteen years ago)

10 Facts About Werner Herzog:

Werner Herzog's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

Most reported Bigfoot sightings are just Werner Herzog with his shirt off. Loch Ness sightings, on the other hand, are Werner with his pants off.

Werner Herzog counted to infinity - twice.

Once a grizzly bear threatened to eat Werner Herzog. Werner showed the bear his camera and the bear proceeded to eat himself, because it would be the less painful way to die.

Pi is not infinite. It stops when Werner Herzog tells it to.

Werner Herzog does not have to mow his lawn. He simply stares at the grass and dares it to grow.

One time in an airport a guy accidently called Werner Herzog "Warner Hogwarts". He explained it was an honest mistake and apologized profusely. Werner accepted his apology and politley signed an autograph. Nine months later, the guy's wife gave birth to a German-accented baby. The guy knew exactly what had happened, and blames nobody but himself.

Werner Herzog can make a woman climax by simply pointing at her and saying "when i look into your eyes i only see the blind murderousness of nature".

Werner Herzog can touch MC Hammer.

Werner Herzog rescued Joquin Phoenix without leaving his own house.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 4 February 2006 04:24 (nineteen years ago)

Pi is not infinite. It stops when Werner Herzog tells it to.

I think you're confusing Werner with Ned, there.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 4 February 2006 04:25 (nineteen years ago)

Well, obviously this could only have been cooler if he had caused the crash as well. Still pretty shit hot.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 4 February 2006 07:04 (nineteen years ago)

It would have been better if Lee Tamahori had been the Hollywood director walking by, just to fuck with JP's mind even more.

― gordo heavyfoot (van dover), Saturday, 4 February 2006 07:12 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

INCREDIBLY AWESOME piece on herzog in the nyer this week.

― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 20 April 2006 23:53 (nineteen years ago)

i loved it as well. i never wanted it to end. i had to stop myself from typing half the thing out on a thread like this too.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 21 April 2006 00:46 (nineteen years ago)

I saw the herzog bullet thing

ridiculous

is the herzog nyer thing online?

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 21 April 2006 15:00 (nineteen years ago)

yeah great profile

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 21 April 2006 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

i had to stop myself from typing half the thing out on a thread like this too.

Please un-stop yourself.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 21 April 2006 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, we don't have a sub to the NYer anymore and article is not on their website :(

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:13 (nineteen years ago)

yez plz type it out, fanboy

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:30 (nineteen years ago)

also i think "herzog helped phoenix from car wreckage" is one of the most beautiful phrases in the english language

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

I was more hoping someone else typed it out on the internets and there was an already existing link that some magic person knew about :(

Or maybe someone would send me the issue :D

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

don't they have newsstands in d.c.?

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

surprisingly not that many, but plz to keep being a jerk.

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

wait, ok, you work at a magazine right? there's probably issues lying around your office, dude.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

.........

are you kidding me? I work for a scientific journal. Not known for their conde nast or whatever associations.

It's not a big deal, I'll just walk the freaking 15 blocks in the pouring rain to the Borders and pay a lot of money for one article! Just was hoping someone knew of an online scan/link, I didn't mean to offend you or cutty. ;_;

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

when was i offended? i love you.

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

the rest of the issue is pretty good, actually.

xpost - definitely not offended.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

dudes I'm just fucking with you guys. I'm sure I know someone who has it or I can pick it up tomorrow.

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

this was motivation to just subscribe to the nyer. $47 for a year, i'd buy that for a dollar.

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 21 April 2006 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

we used to have a subscription but it went away. I think Tom subscribed to the Economist instead :(

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 21 April 2006 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

i have to remember to re-up my sub soon, thanks.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 21 April 2006 17:02 (nineteen years ago)

I think Tom subscribed to the Economist instead

you sure it wasn't guns and ammo?

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 21 April 2006 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

oh why don't you just go join the marines already or something!!!

I have a gift subscription to Cosmo, what is that about? Would Herzog approve?

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 21 April 2006 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

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