Children of Addicts Can Learn this (Well-Hidden) Lesson From Charlie Sheen
A look at his turbulent biography is a warning for us
One of the most famous scenes from Apocalypse Now features Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) in a dark hotel room, drunk and battling his inner demons.
In a flashback, he smashes a mirror and cuts his hand. Bewildered, he spreads the blood across his face and breaks down in tears.
What many don’t know is that the breakdown was real.
On his 36th birthday, a heavily intoxicated Martin Sheen accidentally hit the mirror and improvised the scene, later describing it as “an exorcism of his alcoholism.”
The film’s numerous delays provided opportunities for the crew to indulge in alcohol and drugs.
Amid this chaos was a 13-year-old child, Carlos Irwin Estévez, absorbing everything. He would later gain notoriety for his scandalous escapades and public outbursts.
Carlos Irwin Estévez is better known as Charlie Sheen.
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