REALITY TV
TV
MOVIES
MUSIC
CELEBRITY
About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use Accuracy & Fairness Corrections & Clarifications Ethics Code Your Ad Choices
© MEAWW All rights reserved
MEAWW.COM / NEWS / CELEBRITY NEWS

'Mike promptly vomited': Woody Harrelson and Michael J Fox drank 'cobra blood' cocktail during wild nightout in jungle

Woody Harrelson and Michael J Fox engaged in some thrilling adventures in Thailand in 1989
UPDATED JUN 13, 2023
Woody Harrelson and Michael J Fox had the time of their lives during a trip through Thailand in the '80s (Frazer Harrison, Morigi/Getty Images)
Woody Harrelson and Michael J Fox had the time of their lives during a trip through Thailand in the '80s (Frazer Harrison, Morigi/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Woody Harrelson, best known for his work on the NBC sitcom 'Cheers,' recalled a shocking event he had with Michael J Fox when he visited the 62-year-old in Thailand in 1989. Presenting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to the 'Back to the Future' star at the 2022 Governors Awards in Los Angeles, Harrelson recounted that he and Fox were out one night when they encountered a child staging a fight "between a cobra and a mongoose."

“He taunted a bunch of these cobras and then he found the orneriest cobra, grabbed it by the neck, threw it in a cage with mongoose, where I saw the craziest fight I’ve ever seen between any animals other than studio executives,” the 61-year-old Primetime Emmy Award joked at the time. 

(L-R) Woody Harrelson presents Michael J. Fox with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award onstage during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 13th Governors Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on November 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Woody Harrelson presents Michael J Fox with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in Los Angeles, California (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Cobra blood and some Thai whiskey

The 'Zombieland' actor continued, "And the mongoose won, they took the snake, yep, tied it by its tail, run the blood out, half-filled four glasses with cobra blood and half with Thai whiskey" adding that “drinking the cobra blood is called ‘becoming brother to the snake.’” 

Actors Michael J. Fox speaks during a
Michael J Fox speaks during a 'Back To The Future Reunion' in New York City (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Michael J Fox threw up snake blood cocktail

Even though Harrelson said that Fox usually “hold his own” when it comes to drinking, he disclosed that Fox instantly vomited "his snake cocktail.” After recalling the harrowing incident, Harrelson praised Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1991, for turning “a chilling diagnosis into a courageous mission.”

Woody Harrelson attends the premiere of
Woody Harrelson attends the premiere of 'Champions' in New York City (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Fox created a foundation in his name in 2000 which raised over $1 billion to find the treatment for Parkinson’s disease. “He never asked for the role of Parkinson’s advocate, but it is his best performance,” Harrelson said. “Michael J Fox sets the ultimate example of how to fight and how to live.”

Michael J. Fox attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Michael J Fox attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre in Park City, Utah (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

'We did some damage in the '80s'

Fox thanked Harrelson for being a constant support and friend after he made his way up to the podium amid a lengthy standing ovation. “I love you. We did some damage,” Fox said to Harrelson. “We did some damage in the ’80s.” Fix has always been positive with his life even after battling the disease for over 30 years. “I refer to Parkinson’s as the gift that keeps on taking. But it truly has been a gift,” he said during his speech. 

Woody Harrelson attends the Premiere Of Disney Pictures And Lucasfilm's
Woody Harrelson attends the premiere of Disney's 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' in Los Angeles, California (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

He said the same thing in 2021 in a profile for AARP magazine, where he claimed that he is happy despite the difficult conditions in his life. “I’m really blunt with people about cures. When they ask me if I will be relieved of Parkinson’s in my lifetime, I say, ‘I’m 60 years old, and science is hard. So, no,’” Fox said. “I am genuinely a happy guy. I don’t have a morbid thought in my head — I don’t fear death. At all.” 

Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan attend the 2022 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's at Cipriani South Street on October 29, 2022 in New York City.
Michael J Fox and Tracy Pollan attend the 2022 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's in New York City (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
POPULAR ON MEAWW
MORE ON MEAWW