Gerard Butler left ‘burning alive’ after rubbing acid on his face

Gerard Butler left ‘burning alive’ after rubbing acid on his face

No pain, no “Plane.”

Gerard Butler accidentally rubbed phosphoric acid into his eyes while filming his upcoming action flick “Plane,” saying the experience felt like he was “burning alive”

The 53-year-old made the revelation during an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” Wednesday, saying the accident occurred as he attempted to repair a faulty aircraft on set.

“Now I’m sticking my hand in between these two wheels, kind of pretending that I know what I’m doing,” Butler recalled. “Every time I bring my hands out, they’re covered in blood and green fluid, right? And I’m like, ‘I don’t know what this green fluid is.'”

“I’m rubbing my face and, suddenly, it’s in my throat. It’s in my mouth. It’s up my nose. It’s in my eyes,” he continued. “It’s burning my face, and I mean burning.”


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Gerard Butler tells Seth Meyers about how he accidentally burned himself while filming Butler made the revelation during an interview on Seth Meyers’ late night show Wednesday. Late Night with Seth Meyers

To add insult to injury, Butler said that accident happened on the hottest day of filming Puerto Rico. In addition to being covered in blood and acid, the actor was also drenched in sweat.

After the film crew realized that the green fluid was phosphoric acid, there was a commotion on how best to get the substance out of Butler’s body.

Some suggested the star wash his face while others said doing so would only aggravate it.

According to the CDC website, the person affected should wash their face immediately and seek medical help.

Butler, 53, said the accident occurred while he attempted to repair a faulty break in the aircraft.Butler said the accident occurred as he attempted to repair a faulty break in an aircraft on set. Kenneth Rexach/Lionsgate via AP

 “I’m just, like, burning alive… So it was intense. It actually burned for hours,” Butler stated, without revealing how he ended up removing the acid.

The action hero has since fully recovered and joked that the incident was “great for the sequence” that they were filming.

“Anything for the work!” the Scottish star quipped, causing Meyers to burst into a fit of laughter.

“Plane” — which sees Butler play a pilot who makes an emergency landing in hostile territory — lands in theaters Jan. 13.Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

“Plane” — which sees Butler play a pilot who makes an emergency landing in hostile territory — lands in theaters Jan. 13.

The big-budget flick stars “Ghost” legend Tony Goldwyn and Marvel star Mike Colter.