Samuel L. Jackson Reflects on Craziest Movie Stunt He’s Ever Done

Samuel L. Jackson couldn't be more proud to do his own stunts, but the action star recently revealed that there was one movie in the '90s that had him questioning everything.

Jackson, who is about as seasoned of an actor as it gets, discussed the topic with American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson while appearing on a recent episode of the pop star's talk show. During this, Hudson, 41, prompted The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey star to talk about the "craziest thing [he's] ever done for a movie."

According to the 74-year-old award-winning actor, back in the mid-90s, while filming for The Long Kiss Goodnight, he discovered firsthand the answer to the age-old question, "What's cooler than being cool?"

At one point in the 1996 spy action film, Jackson (who portrays Mitch Hennessey) helps Geena Davis' character Charly escape danger by jumping out a window and into the icy water below.

Almost 30 years later, he admits it was the wildest thing he's ever done.

"It was -37 degrees that day," Jackson recalled. "They cut a hole in the ice and they put a hot tub in it to make sure we didn't float away because there was a current in the lake. They had to break the ice because it would freeze over between shots, and we would get in. They told us to count to five, and we would come up. Then we'd crawl across the ice, and they'd put us in a hot tub while they looked at the replay."

"We did it five times," Jackson said. "I have never felt anything like that in my life."

"You know that headache you get when you drink milk too fast?" he asked, trying to relay the feeling to something relatable. "Multiply that by 20. Oh, Lord! My brain was like, 'What are we doing?!'"

And while this may seem like a pretty tame answer from someone who starred in bloody action films like Pulp Fiction, last fall, Jackson's former co-star opened up to late-night talk show host James Corden about the scene, describing the feeling as "being hit in the head with a sledgehammer," adding, "I couldn't see or think or hear."

While the technique sounds similar to the viral cold plunging method, it's a level of extreme no-one would recommend–not even the two celebs.

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