“This is your bail out”: Carrie Fisher Tried Saving Her 18 Year Old Co-Star in Her $49M Cult-Classic Movie With Tom Hanks After Sensing His Dark Future Ahead

The Star Wars franchise has brought many talented actors into the spotlight with Carrie Fisher being one of them. She portrayed the iconic role of Princess Leia, which was how she earned her s-x symbol status. Given her on-screen persona, she was bold yet humble in nature, her behind-the-camera personality also resonated likewise.

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She has been the ray of bright light in many lives with The ‘Burbs actor, Corey Feldman being one of them. He opened up about getting approached by the former when he was on his path to a dark future.

Carrie Fisher Reached Out to Corey Feldman!

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In an interview with PEOPLE, Carrie Fisher‘s The ‘Burbs co-star, Corey Feldman revealed that the former reached out to him when he delved deep into substance abuse.

Recalling his experience working with the actress, he mentioned,

“I was not at the best point in my life and I was about to go off the deep end to the dark side right before I became a heroin addict, and she saw it coming.”

He continued,

“She saw the darkness that was growing in me, but I didn’t understand it at that point. I didn’t know what was coming.”

At that time, the actor was just 18 years old which is why she knew that he was on the wrong path.

“Carrie looked into my eyes and saw the pain and recognized it,” Feldman explained. “She said to me, ‘Honey, I got tot tell ya, this is your bail out. This is your chance to become clean and I can help you. Or you can be in denial and you’re going to go down this long, hard road.’ “

The License to Drive actor further added that he shrugged off her worries by claiming that he was fine but the When Harry Met Sally… actress didn’t budge a bit.

Carrie Fisher Knew The ‘Burbs Co-star Corey Feldman Needed Help

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Feldman mentioned that he was moved by her actions which is why he expressed what he felt at the time but told her that he was fine. However, what he shared next would surprise anyone, even him!

“At the time, I was like, ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about, but I really appreciate that you’re reaching out and you’re sweet, but I’m fine,’ ” he said. “And I believed I was fine. But she had some great psychic ability and she saw my future. She knew I was headed for danger.”

“[Carrie] told me, ‘You may believe you’re fine, but you’re not. You are changing seats on the Titanic,’ ” he recalled. “Sure enough, a year later, I tried heroin for the first time and became an addict.”

He struggled with drug addiction for years before eventually deciding to go sober. He recalled meeting her again 22 years ago from now when he told her that he eventually chose the right path after stumbling for a while.

As for their collaborative project starring Tom Hanks, it grossed $49 million worldwide becoming a cult classic in this era.

Source: PEOPLE