EDWARD FURLONG Bravely Shares His Rock Bottom Story That Helped Him Change His Life Around

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    Edward Furlong (The Terminator, American History X) joins us this week to share his journey with addiction and the rock-bottom he hit that allowed him to get clean and re-discover the joys of a sober life. Edward shares fond memories with cast and crew while filming The Terminator franchise - all the while, acknowledging how he took it for granted in his youth.
    We also talked about going from teenage heartthrob to parent of a teenager, breaking the chain of generational trauma, and what Edward still wants to prove to himself.
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  • @lhart99
    @lhart99 Před měsícem +974

    A lot of people know Edward Furlong from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but American History X is just as epic of a film and performance. I'm glad Ed is still with us. I would have loved to have seen where his career went if drugs weren't such a destructive force in his life. I'm a recovering alcoholic. I know how destructive addiction can be.

    • @madmags969
      @madmags969 Před měsícem +64

      American History X doesn't get enough credit. Absolutely amazing film and so well acted.

    • @Stefan_Gerards
      @Stefan_Gerards Před měsícem +41

      Pet Sematary Two and Brainscan are some fun horror flicks too!

    • @invalidusername4011
      @invalidusername4011 Před měsícem +5

      Little Odessa is an incredible movie, he was fantastic in it.

    • @theshapeexists
      @theshapeexists Před měsícem +59

      Detroit Rock City kicked ass

    • @backintheday3097
      @backintheday3097 Před měsícem +10

      I always thought his performance in A Home of Our Own was really good as well.

  • @tetsuoshima7385
    @tetsuoshima7385 Před měsícem +1008

    When he said “there was this cop”, I immediately pictured Robert Patrick😂

  • @calixa
    @calixa Před měsícem +122

    Congrats Edward. I will hit 4 years sobriety in Sept 2024.
    Its like living two different lives.

    • @mikedavid5103
      @mikedavid5103 Před 29 dny +2

      @@Shredzilla dude 😂 that’s just wrong

    • @ronthorn3
      @ronthorn3 Před 28 dny +2

      I got 4 years as of last month myself! 🎉🎉🎉

    • @ronthorn3
      @ronthorn3 Před 28 dny

      @@Shredzilladick

    • @Dirty_Mike_and_the_Boys.
      @Dirty_Mike_and_the_Boys. Před 27 dny +3

      Congratulations on that, its not easy and not everybody is lucky enough to say that.

    • @Shredzilla
      @Shredzilla Před 26 dny

      @@ronthorn3that’s what’s up g, keep it up, I was just kidding, much love homies 🫶

  • @alexgoenne1689
    @alexgoenne1689 Před měsícem +306

    He was awesome in Detroit
    Rock city

    • @mstyles2667
      @mstyles2667 Před měsícem +5

      He was but you can tell he is high on blow the whole movie, the begining of the end.

    • @alexgoenne1689
      @alexgoenne1689 Před měsícem +9

      @@mstyles2667 some of the best moments caught on film were cocaine addled. Ask the Monty python cast

    • @user-nx7nx2vt2y
      @user-nx7nx2vt2y Před měsícem +2

      👍

    • @Majewski79
      @Majewski79 Před měsícem +2

      Classic movie.

    • @mstyles2667
      @mstyles2667 Před měsícem +1

      @@alexgoenne1689 Not denying it....just look where he ended up, not as cool and galmourous as it seems. His addiction cost him everything.

  • @telengardforever7783
    @telengardforever7783 Před měsícem +47

    He pulled a Steve-O and got clean. That's awesome!

    • @noonan395
      @noonan395 Před měsícem +7

      He Sounds like him Too EddieO

    • @earthhuman5448
      @earthhuman5448 Před měsícem +1

      And who can stand one minute of steveo now? His whole schtick was being a wacky wastoid.

    • @LordBonesaw
      @LordBonesaw Před 26 dny +5

      @@earthhuman5448Millions still can!! Just because you can’t doesn’t mean others can’t

    • @p.pingtam7253
      @p.pingtam7253 Před 13 dny

      Until next month, bruh.

    • @DeadPixel1105
      @DeadPixel1105 Před 13 dny +1

      @@p.pingtam7253 What are you talking about? Edward is over 6 years sober.

  • @grimecrimetime
    @grimecrimetime Před měsícem +88

    I got sober in 2016, then again 2017 and have been off heroin since. I lost 9 years of my life and am enjoying simple, sober lifestyle. My rockbottom was contemplating suicide and spending my last check on crack and heroin. Was injecting both in public and homeless. I was disgusted with myself and what my life became, somehow the day I was going to jump into the traintracks somebody from rehab facility saw me and took me to detox. Will never forget that.

    • @booognish
      @booognish Před měsícem +9

      Not a religious person but stuff like that is hard not to see as a miracle..

    • @grimecrimetime
      @grimecrimetime Před měsícem +3

      @@booognish its definitely on some spiritual stuff. I'm not religious either, but when I think back to those days there was a darkness keeping me in active addiction. I see it and feel it when I see people strung out on the streets

    • @robertbrodeur4326
      @robertbrodeur4326 Před měsícem +6

      That's great man - you should be proud. Keep it up.

    • @plutothe9th361
      @plutothe9th361 Před měsícem +7

      Glad you are still with us. Have an awesome day

    • @jbjacobs9514
      @jbjacobs9514 Před měsícem +3

      I am glad that you found that realization on your own, got help, and have turned your life around. I wish you peace and happiness - I hope you can remain clean. One day at a time!

  • @finster1968
    @finster1968 Před 18 dny +6

    I must say he looks 110% better. He got his teeth fixed plus being off the drugs has helped remove that sunken hollow look from his face. Very happy for him.👍

  • @breadfan262
    @breadfan262 Před měsícem +204

    Good for him. Stay strong Edward Furlong.

    • @davisjones7137
      @davisjones7137 Před měsícem +3

      This is John Conner. If you're listening to this then you are the resistance!

  • @GhostDrummer
    @GhostDrummer Před měsícem +112

    I’m glad Ed’s turned his life around. He gave one of the greatest emotional performances ever in T2 and helped sell that movie. His onscreen chemistry with Arnold is amazing.

    • @necrosadotor
      @necrosadotor Před měsícem +4

      T2 forever!

    • @residentpotato6023
      @residentpotato6023 Před měsícem +1

      Arnie diddled him. That’s why he went down that dark road.

    • @phoenixzappa7366
      @phoenixzappa7366 Před měsícem +2

      No fate but what you make

    • @worsethanhitlerpt.2539
      @worsethanhitlerpt.2539 Před měsícem

      When he signed on to do the movie "Brain Scan" must have been the low point hes talking about

    • @AD-kv9kj
      @AD-kv9kj Před měsícem +9

      @@residentpotato6023 Wtf dude, no he didn't. You don't just make up stuff like that, it's utterly vile and toxic.

  • @iambiggus
    @iambiggus Před měsícem +190

    Good for him. They call it a recovery for a reason, it takes awhile. And it takes a whole bunch of self reflection into acceptance.

    • @johngilmore697
      @johngilmore697 Před měsícem +2

      The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand

    • @mikedavis8008
      @mikedavis8008 Před měsícem +1

      Yeah he looks Stone sober lol

    • @bobbyfischer9927
      @bobbyfischer9927 Před měsícem

      Recovery is forever

    • @johngilmore697
      @johngilmore697 Před měsícem

      @@bobbyfischer9927 Rehab is for quitters

    • @Ptrm594
      @Ptrm594 Před měsícem

      My brother is 36 and he's been drinking a bottle of rum a day, and sometimes 2 bottle's, for 15 years now. It's crazy. I need help. I can't get him to stop ! He's gonna die. Someone please help with some advice, cause I've tried everything and he won't to to AA or any other group, he thinks he can beat it on his own. He also smokes weed and that makes him drink too.

  • @addyhizler6675
    @addyhizler6675 Před 27 dny +8

    A friend of mine drank with Edward after a Philly comic con that he attended in 2012. He said Edward was a mess but he was so stoked that he got to hang out with him. It's great to see Edward looking positive in 2024. Definitely just a regular guy like most of us. God bless.

  • @batgod6816
    @batgod6816 Před měsícem +27

    I stood right in front of him in line for the San Diego premier of Devils Rejects for about an hour back in 2005 and was actually an addict myself at the time and the same age as Ed…I was in bad shape and was shocked at how much worse than me he and his date were. Glad to see that he’s come out the other side in tact. He looks great.

  • @demonovationable
    @demonovationable Před měsícem +69

    Wanna hear him and Steve O talking to each other

    • @sean1852
      @sean1852 Před měsícem

      Ehh…Eddy will always be cool. Steve Os a bit of a sold out, washed up attention whore (imho). However, I am Happy they are both alive and well.

    • @zacksvoboda6050
      @zacksvoboda6050 Před měsícem +1

      Dude

    • @socialmediaalliance
      @socialmediaalliance Před měsícem +5

      Was thinking the exact same thing 😂

    • @yodoleheehoo90
      @yodoleheehoo90 Před měsícem +4

      hahaha, they do sound alike XD

    • @mattcavanagh8423
      @mattcavanagh8423 Před 29 dny +2

      One Steve O is enough haha

  • @johnmowry4691
    @johnmowry4691 Před měsícem +77

    I'm so glad he's still with us stay strong brother

  • @wolfman8449
    @wolfman8449 Před měsícem +141

    This episode made it very clear how genuine of a human he is.
    Addiction is Hell but he is a good dude. It's pretty easy to tell when an addict is still lying to themselves, when they are lying to others, and when they are genuinely trying to live an accountable life. He's not lying to himself, not lying to others, and is living an accountable life.
    Nobody is completely out of the woods with addiction but he's the real deal here. Really really happy to see him in such a good head space at this point in his life.

    • @Ptrm594
      @Ptrm594 Před měsícem +1

      My brother is 36 and he's been drinking a bottle of rum a day, and sometimes 2 bottle's, for 15 years now. It's crazy. I need help. I can't get him to stop ! He's gonna die. Someone please help with some advice, cause I've tried everything and he won't to to AA or any other group, he thinks he can beat it on his own. He also smokes weed and that makes him drink too.

    • @memyself898
      @memyself898 Před měsícem +1

      @@Ptrm594 I'm just going to say it, you can't really do anything until he want to do something. I know that is harsh and it sucks, trust me I know it sucks, but you will only drive yourself crazy. My sister went though it. We tried everything but she wouldn't listen. She finally made her decision to get clean and has been for 12 years now. I hope for the best for your brother and for you.

    • @MegaMerdeux
      @MegaMerdeux Před měsícem +1

      ​@@Ptrm594what the other person said. Sadly theres only so much you can do. But if an addict doesn't want to get clean, no amount of effort is going to help. Best you can do is talk to that person, explain why he or she is important to you and that this person is valuable and not worthless. That you dont want him or her to die. After that, it's up to the other person.

    • @Ptrm594
      @Ptrm594 Před 27 dny

      @@memyself898 Wow, that's great to hear about your sister. It gives me hope about my brother. Thanks for the kind words

    • @TheGeenat
      @TheGeenat Před 24 dny

      I have two parts of his story that cast a little bit of doubt for me, but maybe there is something at play that not quite as bad as self deception. When he heard the knock on the door and (for some odd reason) they magically were asked to move rooms. I’m going to say that’s at least 80%+ probability that they had something to do with that. And I’m going to say that the next incident (cop just randomly busting his girlfriends balls and asking if she had drug on her, followed by both of them getting arrested) is about 95% likely that there was nothing random at all about that event and they were both at fault there as well. Why he’s still pretending to be a victim as well as speak like a 12 year old is a warning sign that he isn’t rooted in reality completely and that’s always a major risk factor for relapsing. I hope he never uses again though.

  • @JReybabay
    @JReybabay Před měsícem +73

    I was a heroin/fentanyl addict. I have over 2 years sober. The stuff he is saying is extremely relatable to me

    • @macmikemo
      @macmikemo Před měsícem +3

      Congrats on your sobriety! Keep going 💪

    • @puntsize
      @puntsize Před měsícem

      Heroin is amazing! Fent is for losers!

    • @lisacampbell4819
      @lisacampbell4819 Před měsícem +3

      I’m so proud of u & glad ur still here❤❤🎉😊👍🤘🫶👏🙌🙋‍♀️

    • @psiklops71
      @psiklops71 Před měsícem

      he is high as fuck look at his eyes

    • @darktheories1758
      @darktheories1758 Před měsícem +2

      Keep fighting. Edward Furlong was my favorite actor throughout my childhood. 12 years out of prison, 10 off parole. 7 years sober for me.

  • @jamesphlames7498
    @jamesphlames7498 Před měsícem +61

    I'm the same age as Edward. He was the coolest kid i had ever seen growing up in the 90's. I even tried to replicate how he smoked cigarettes in 'American History X' because to me he looked like a total bad ass.
    Funnily enough i also went through serious drug / alcohol addiction but managed to get clean after completely ruining my life.
    Hope he gets some more big acting roles.

    • @cessxiii
      @cessxiii Před měsícem +2

      Glad to hear you bounced back! \m/

    • @toneohm
      @toneohm Před měsícem +1

      I hear ya

    • @bobbyfischer9927
      @bobbyfischer9927 Před měsícem +1

      Glad to hear you’re recovering as well. Keep crushing it!

  • @sgg6927
    @sgg6927 Před měsícem +42

    I'm ready for a Furlong comeback

    • @trashyraccoon2615
      @trashyraccoon2615 Před 28 dny +4

      He doesn’t really have star quality anymore though. Maybe try directing

    • @jackwalker5266
      @jackwalker5266 Před 25 dny

      Not with that look. He needs to get in shape first. His face isn't giving star quality either.

  • @unikornkontroller
    @unikornkontroller Před měsícem +38

    I don't believe people love to see celebrities fail. When I found out Edward was doing better and acting again it made me happy.

    • @seanking1775
      @seanking1775 Před měsícem +1

      Maybe you personally don't, but there are many people of miserable people out there who love to circle a carcass and pile on.

    • @MaxskiSynths
      @MaxskiSynths Před 28 dny +2

      Unfortunately, for some people, misery loves company..

    • @jackwalker5266
      @jackwalker5266 Před 25 dny +1

      Unfortunately unless people like furlong had been in a hit movie they don't care

    • @fredtaylor9792
      @fredtaylor9792 Před 24 dny

      The media likes to watch them fail

  • @ryanlanderos5077
    @ryanlanderos5077 Před měsícem +5

    Brave of him to share his story, I hope it’s helps others who struggle with this poison.

  • @bluechalk6275
    @bluechalk6275 Před měsícem +23

    He's the actor who I most want to write a memoir, because god knows this guy has some horror stories.

  • @trufantom21
    @trufantom21 Před měsícem +55

    I hope he has a long, healthy and happy life.

  • @tylerabolt
    @tylerabolt Před měsícem +4

    Wow. That's gnarly. Drugs and addiction are a bitch. He's been through some shit. I'm happy he is still breathing. Very brave of him to share this. I hope the rest of his years are good ones.

  • @ainsleybrown2762
    @ainsleybrown2762 Před 9 dny

    I am proud for Edward. He's come along way since his sobriety and you can see a lot of personal growth along with it.
    I hope he stays strong on his path.

  • @RendersFX.
    @RendersFX. Před měsícem +5

    Rooting for Edward!! Ed was a year older than me when he starred in T2, and that was a magical moment for our age group - I caught that film in a drive in in the CA desert not understanding back then how close we were to the actual filming locations, man it was special film. I hope he keeps on the good path because he has the talent to get right back in the game, keep it going dude!

  • @nathanielbarbeau4821
    @nathanielbarbeau4821 Před 27 dny +3

    “Thank God” 100% So much respect for Edward.

  • @TheHammersmashdave
    @TheHammersmashdave Před 22 dny +1

    This dude was legitimately one of my full blown heroes when I was a child because of Terminator 2. It always broke my heart that he was struggling, and it makes me so happy to see him doing so well and so clear headed. Idk if he even wants it anymore, but if he does it would be absolutely amazing to see him act again.

  • @JSTNtheWZRD
    @JSTNtheWZRD Před měsícem +12

    All of my friends are dead, my father at 49, ruined lives, and I lived. Its like I'm dead. Quit 10 years ago knowing if I didn't I would die, there's no going back.

    • @bradpnw1897
      @bradpnw1897 Před měsícem

      Good for you. If you were into heroin there really is no going back now that fentanyl has COMPLETELY taken over. The fent is so bad in my area of West Coast USA that people who are addicted to fentanyl and who are trying to use methadone instead are having to take between 250-300 mgs of methadone daily, and that clinic is even routinely having to write over 300 mgs a day for many. That same clinic in 2012 when it was just heroin on the streets wouldn't give anybody over 120 mg a day unless they were terminally or had horrible chronic pain. To give some context 40 mg is enough to kill anybody who doesn't use opiates. Let that sink in.

  • @oztrace6016
    @oztrace6016 Před 27 dny +3

    Great interview! I’m recently sober but something that Edward said about it taking a long time to get sober totally resonates with me. I recently said to my (very sober, patient) husband, I thought once I’d decided to give up that would be it. But it has taken me 4 years to actually get to a point where I finally feel I’ve turned a corner. For some of us it takes many tries. For anyone still addicted, don’t give up hope. Admitting you are an addict is the first step of many, but the most important step. One day, the urge will go away if you keep trying and wanting better for yourself. 💜

  • @AnthonyClarkLark
    @AnthonyClarkLark Před měsícem +11

    Peer pressure is real, when you're around people who aren't good for you or people cheering on the drunk/drugged up guy - then it's not a situation where those people really care about you, they're there for a "laugh". So good to see him progressing well. Keep going Ed buddy.

    • @jackwalker5266
      @jackwalker5266 Před 25 dny +1

      Didn't he say he gave her stuff. 😂
      He was the guy that introduced her to this

  • @duffmanx2000
    @duffmanx2000 Před 29 dny +2

    I love sobriety success stories. Furlong, Jason Mewes and Steve-O are inspirations.

  • @kokomanation
    @kokomanation Před měsícem +18

    He is an incredible actor I once saw him in a 2014 CSI episode and he nailed it I wish for him more roles because the man deserves it

  • @aimeegallant-bruns5784
    @aimeegallant-bruns5784 Před měsícem +15

    I am a huge fan of Edward Furlong from back in the day. He is so talented!!! It was hard to watch someone you really admire and look up as an artist, have their personal struggles play out for all to see. Its great to see him looking so much healthier. I really hope his recovery journey continues. Healing is lifelong man, it really sucks (the ebbs and flows) but just continuing to make the effort makes all the difference. Bravo my man!

    • @kdizzle901
      @kdizzle901 Před měsícem

      He really is so talented American History X

    • @edwardcatton1047
      @edwardcatton1047 Před měsícem

      I remember I was in Prison?, & a movie came on!, Kathy Bates?, getting touched up at work!, slaps the Manager perp?, loses her Job!, single Mother!, Edward as the Son?.

  • @josebro352
    @josebro352 Před měsícem +27

    Most people automatically think of T2 when they see Edward Furlong and some recall American History X but he was also in a relatively unknown little film with Kathy Bates called A Home of Our Own. It's quite sad and highly underrated in my opinion. Bates is phenomenal in it as usual.

    • @ModMax69
      @ModMax69 Před měsícem +4

      A home of our own is really good. Thanks for reminding me. He was also in "Night of the Demons" remake from the 2010's.

    • @vicvega3614
      @vicvega3614 Před měsícem +3

      Detroit rock city, before and after with Liam Neeson, Amerucan Heart with Jeff Bridges, animal factory with Willem Dafoe, Brainscan, pet sematary, and a very underrated film Jimmy and Judy was real good. Dude had a list of great movies and was real young.

    • @josebro352
      @josebro352 Před měsícem +2

      @@vicvega3614 Totally had forgotten about Pet Sematary 2!! Yes, he was awesome in that as well. Great performance. Wasn't Captain Hadley from Shawshank in that too? I think he played a sheriff or something.

    • @ReverendS3rvo
      @ReverendS3rvo Před měsícem +1

      Thats one of those movies I can only watch every five years or so. Lol It'll gut you. Especially if you grew up poor. Amazing performances from everyone.

    • @hobowithawaterpistol9070
      @hobowithawaterpistol9070 Před měsícem

      Thanks! I’ll have to check that out!

  • @striker0000
    @striker0000 Před 29 dny +2

    I always wished this guy would have stayed sober and stayed on the acting path. Great talent as a young actor. All the best to him good to see him turn it around.

  • @josiahmcdunning9399
    @josiahmcdunning9399 Před 12 dny

    So happy and proud of Edward for his journey of sobriety! I am 1 years and 1 month sober myself best decision I ever made! 💯

  • @Spaghettineck
    @Spaghettineck Před měsícem +25

    Edward Furlong is a legend. Terminator 2 is a classic . And low key Pet Cemetery 2 is highly over looked . You the man Eddie!

    • @williamh3845
      @williamh3845 Před měsícem +3

      Legend? Hes a one hit wonder child star who ruined his career from drugs. Dime a dozen

    • @telengardforever7783
      @telengardforever7783 Před měsícem +2

      Honestly, his work in "American History X" should far overshadow "Pet Semetary 2".

    • @telengardforever7783
      @telengardforever7783 Před měsícem +1

      @@williamh3845 His work in American History X will live on. American History X is the anti-racist movie the United States needed since the 1960s.

    • @memyself898
      @memyself898 Před měsícem

      @@williamh3845 I agree with the second part but one hit wonder?

    • @jackwalker5266
      @jackwalker5266 Před 25 dny

      ​@@memyself898Yep he never got out of the stereotype of playing a kid like home alone kid
      He had some roles but nothing compared to his T2 star quality

  • @pollyanna147
    @pollyanna147 Před měsícem +40

    I lost three years of my life because of alcohol and it was a subtle build that hit me right around age 31 after 9 years of drinking, coincidently right when the pandemic hit. I toured constantly being in a band since I was 17 and collapsed one night leaving a bar and almost died. I wasn't homeless or in a tent, I thought life was great. I didn't feel sick prior to that night it happened or even thought something was wrong. I almost lost my life and now am forever changed after losing most of my pancreas, I have to deal with the repercussions every day for the rest of my life now 36. I've been sober for three years and I don't regret my past, but I never want to be in that place again.

    • @neilbottles2597
      @neilbottles2597 Před měsícem

      What band were/are you in?

    • @bmwmd110
      @bmwmd110 Před měsícem +1

      @@neilbottles2597 Polka Floyd

    • @ambertierney9885
      @ambertierney9885 Před měsícem

      How much / often / what were you drinking ?

    • @Ptrm594
      @Ptrm594 Před měsícem +1

      My brother is 36 and he's been drinking a bottle of rum a day, and sometimes 2 bottle's, for 15 years now. It's crazy. I need help. I can't get him to stop !

    • @Craig-wi5bv
      @Craig-wi5bv Před měsícem

      Cool story bro 🤷🤦

  • @zenobiapalmyra8931
    @zenobiapalmyra8931 Před 14 dny +1

    I hope he is fine. He was always a great actor!

  • @Stuart267
    @Stuart267 Před měsícem +32

    *Furlong is lucky to have survived Hollywood. He was groomed by a woman in her mid 20's when he was just 12 years old & the late night shows tried to normalize it even back in the early 90's.*

    • @daidavies90
      @daidavies90 Před měsícem +6

      Wow really?? Awesome! What a lucky guy! 😀

    • @Stuart267
      @Stuart267 Před měsícem

      @@daidavies90 *Probably say the same when its a little girl being assauIted by some MusIim. Frigging animaI.*

    • @Stuart267
      @Stuart267 Před měsícem

      @@daidavies90 *So a chiId being groomed is funny to you?*

    • @Stuart267
      @Stuart267 Před měsícem

      @@daidavies90 *Do humanity a favour don't procreate.*

    • @mstyles2667
      @mstyles2667 Před měsícem +5

      @@daidavies90 Not really, look how it all turned out. Horribly.

  • @randypowers3904
    @randypowers3904 Před měsícem +3

    Love you, Ed! So glad you're getting yourself out of that dark place - I hope there's only good things for you in the future.

  • @kane00000
    @kane00000 Před měsícem +3

    Dude Edward if you ever see this thank you for contributing to such awesome movies throughout your career. They have entertained me and my family ao much. I'm sorry you went through all that I have too it sucks man. You are an absolute legend.

  • @johnm84
    @johnm84 Před měsícem +1

    Good on him for changing and getting his life on track.

  • @shaneb.3982
    @shaneb.3982 Před 7 dny

    Everyone knows him from Terminator 2 and American History x, but American Heart is one of his best roles. It still holds weight to this day.

  • @jerellcresswell2811
    @jerellcresswell2811 Před měsícem +6

    Wow. That's honesty. Good dude.

  • @kckstnd8
    @kckstnd8 Před měsícem +10

    Edward Furlong sounds like Stevo

  • @NatashaRaisorGlam
    @NatashaRaisorGlam Před měsícem +1

    Thank you for your honesty. Heroine is such an ugly addiction . My dad and my fiancé died from it🙏🏾😢

  • @austriantruther4648
    @austriantruther4648 Před měsícem +4

    He was the coolest kid of the 90's!!
    Wish you all the best Edward, greetings from Austria!!
    Terminator 2 and American History X was your best work!!

  • @YourManRosser
    @YourManRosser Před měsícem +13

    Talking about rock bottom while wearing a Clermont Lounge shirt is SOLID GOLD to this Atlantan. Bless this Man.

    • @dorkodude83
      @dorkodude83 Před měsícem

      Ah. The Clermont Lounge. Where strippers go to die, haha!

  • @Sammy_Boy_Smith
    @Sammy_Boy_Smith Před měsícem +1

    My paperboy in 87' I don't remember the kid, but mom n dad remembered when T-2 was all over TV

  • @nicholassmith8212
    @nicholassmith8212 Před měsícem +3

    Love to see Edward on here wish him all the best

  • @PixxelBros
    @PixxelBros Před měsícem +40

    Miss having you in Film. Very underrated actor. Sorry to hear you hit so low. Glad to see youre still fighting

    •  Před měsícem +10

      Are you sure?
      The word "underrated" is literally used on EVERY actor interview in internet history.
      This is the worst use yet.

    • @hayleydanhirschfeld4862
      @hayleydanhirschfeld4862 Před měsícem +4

      Yeah, I mean it sucks his life went off the rails. But not sure how you get to very under rated actor.

    • @NeilPundick
      @NeilPundick Před měsícem +4

      More like a great actor who never allowed himself to hit his peak due to the path he took

    • @PixxelBros
      @PixxelBros Před měsícem +1

      @@NeilPundick true.

    • @PixxelBros
      @PixxelBros Před měsícem +1

      Well, ive quite literally never used the term to describe an actor before. of course i had to hear about it from an insufferable human the first chance they got.

  • @ceciliaabdalla8954
    @ceciliaabdalla8954 Před měsícem +3

    Listen to this guy stay away from drugs and bad people be your own best friend

  • @jokertheclownprinceofcrime
    @jokertheclownprinceofcrime Před měsícem +7

    The three movies I remember him in is of course T2, American History X and The Crow 3, he played The Crow.

  • @GuerradeBoxeo
    @GuerradeBoxeo Před měsícem +21

    He looks like Devon Larratt but he did drugs instead of armwrestling.

  • @jackdubz4247
    @jackdubz4247 Před měsícem +15

    Mr Furlong, I wish you all of the best in the world. I really do.

  • @flyguy7825
    @flyguy7825 Před měsícem +4

    It's a damn shame his career went the way that it went. But I'm glad that he finally reached his rock bottom and got clean, which is the most important thing

  • @tolishaws
    @tolishaws Před měsícem +2

    Ed a special place in my heart.

  • @montecarlo4294
    @montecarlo4294 Před měsícem +6

    He was amazing in American History X

  • @christophermaynard1902
    @christophermaynard1902 Před měsícem +75

    Dude partied very hard and it shows. I'm happy he got sober and pray for his sobriety...it's not easy for many....im blessed, my sobriety was done by me. No rehab no drugs. Miracles happen everyday. And that was 3 years ago....

    • @user-gb2fy5ed5r
      @user-gb2fy5ed5r Před měsícem +3

      Congratulations...

    • @kernel5anders420
      @kernel5anders420 Před měsícem +3

      Toot toot

    • @aarondavid5866
      @aarondavid5866 Před měsícem +1

      they are liars too. probably aint done dude

    • @tobe1207
      @tobe1207 Před měsícem +1

      Tbf he kinda looked like that as a kid too

    • @tobeunknown3417
      @tobeunknown3417 Před měsícem +2

      You speak of miracles while taking full credit. Higher power involved? Not diss intended just curious. Be well.

  • @willgold9989
    @willgold9989 Před měsícem +2

    Glad you were able to turn the corner sir. Stay strong.

  • @My2Cents1
    @My2Cents1 Před 22 dny

    Eddie we love you. You've made an imprint forever in pop culture. Very few people in the world can boast that. Hope everything goes right fight you!

  • @ConspirRV78
    @ConspirRV78 Před měsícem +5

    Was waiting for the cop to show her a pic and say...."have you seen this boy?" T2 just plain awesome.

    • @ahhwe-any7434
      @ahhwe-any7434 Před měsícem

      That was predictable before he even said anything about a cop. :/ like sure, just go down the st in eyes view. There's the everyone knows. Then there's the no1 will ever find out. I remember his 3d stuff at Disney. I had a crush on him as a teen. As an adult I saw some weird slasher film where I think he played some safastic director & wondered wth happened to him...

  • @iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053
    @iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 Před měsícem +16

    Quitting any addiction is hard. My Grandma smoked from the age of 13 (1942) to the age of 60 (1989). She was about 2 packs a week throughout this time period. My cousin Tyler deserves all the credit in the world for getting her to quit because one night when us kids were real little he just said to our Grandma, "Grandma, cigarettes are bad for you and I love you and I don't want you to hurt yourself". And I remember this crystal clearly to this day, by God that saint of a woman put her cigarette out and she never smoked again. Not once. She never complained about withdrawals. She never made a big deal about it. She just did it. To me that is the greatest act of love I've ever witnessed in my life.

    • @stevemorash3206
      @stevemorash3206 Před měsícem

      Try withdrawal from benzos. That's even worse than herion.

    • @johnstucker683
      @johnstucker683 Před měsícem +4

      Awesome. Your grandma sounds like tough woman. I had a granny like that. Toughest person I've ever known. 😅

    • @Whityfisks
      @Whityfisks Před měsícem +4

      2 packs a week is amateur hour.

    • @chrisbirch4150
      @chrisbirch4150 Před měsícem +3

      It would be quite funny if she had never even realized it was bad for you until that point. Respect to her for going turkey like that though.

    • @J-Dawg81
      @J-Dawg81 Před 25 dny

      That's very admirable but just realize some addictions you can't just quit outright, it can be dangerous

  • @gatecreeper7930
    @gatecreeper7930 Před 25 dny

    Most people who are hooked on heroin or cocaine do wanna get clean but don’t always succeed, mostly fail. Many of the failures just give up after failing over and over again but if they keep trying most likely they’ll succeed. I failed many times and after a 18yr run with heroin, today I’m 6yrs clean. Thanx Eddie, American History X is one of my favorite films that you’ve done.

  • @juniordavidson7279
    @juniordavidson7279 Před 15 dny

    Edward Furlong is a great actor! I also remember him in pet cemetery and the dude that’s interviewing him looks like Chevy Chase , another great actor

  • @ReadyPlayerTomVR
    @ReadyPlayerTomVR Před měsícem +5

    You gotta have Eddie on again Michael, this was one of the best pods.

  • @Goldiney
    @Goldiney Před měsícem +5

    Love this guy. Really do.

  • @Khaos969
    @Khaos969 Před 27 dny +1

    This guy was the golden boy … how did he end up like this .. and a great actor .. girls loved him too

    • @TheGeenat
      @TheGeenat Před 24 dny

      Hollywood is fully satanic in almost every way. You become who you hang with.

  • @AnnOsman
    @AnnOsman Před 5 dny

    i hope he will continue to do well and get himself surrounded by a good support system..

  • @slartibartfast7921
    @slartibartfast7921 Před měsícem +8

    What a cool, humble person. Glad he’s well.

  • @Gr33nbayfreak187
    @Gr33nbayfreak187 Před měsícem +3

    Man i feel him when he was explaining "kickin". Not in drug form but alcohol hangover form. I would be so hungover from binging that even walking to the bathroom or the kitchen to get water was a struggle 🤢🥵

  • @deadlotus4445
    @deadlotus4445 Před měsícem +2

    Glad you still around homie. It's scary to have an addiction nowadays. Everything is laced with fent.

  • @UKpolitoons
    @UKpolitoons Před měsícem

    This is really good material Michael, well done once again!

  • @rs7458
    @rs7458 Před měsícem +8

    Man…this dude had the look in the 90s.

    • @queefsmellington
      @queefsmellington Před měsícem

      now he looks 90

    • @Gchang54
      @Gchang54 Před měsícem

      ​@@queefsmellington one day you will look like your username

  • @Leo-qe3gl
    @Leo-qe3gl Před měsícem +7

    Furlong sounds like Steve-O. 😂

  • @eddie_retro6192
    @eddie_retro6192 Před 24 dny

    I'm so glad and proud that he is doing so much better now. Big love for Eddie, always. Stay awesome bro!

  • @matthowell8985
    @matthowell8985 Před měsícem +2

    There's a certain level of liberation and freedom that comes along with accepting accountability. The very thing that a lot of us run from can actually be our salvation.

  • @TheBeardSpeaks
    @TheBeardSpeaks Před měsícem +6

    One time Eddie thought a T 1000 cosplayer was a real cop and bailed on a convention early.

    • @mikedavis8008
      @mikedavis8008 Před měsícem +2

      Because he snuck in?

    • @iamrage4753
      @iamrage4753 Před měsícem +1

      when he was talking about a cop hassling him etc on top of all the other stuff...I had this thought skynet sent drug dealing terminators back in an alt timeline to get him realistic and gritty for a re-imagined movie

  • @lindamawdsley6130
    @lindamawdsley6130 Před měsícem +11

    Edward was guided to the right place to help with his recovery🙂

  • @justineves3588
    @justineves3588 Před měsícem +2

    Wow I am very very proud of him that he worked on getting better good for him 😊❤

  • @CloneShockTrooper
    @CloneShockTrooper Před měsícem +1

    I am glad that Edward Furlong is doing better and I am from the heart wishing him well and hope to see him at a convention one day either Denmark or Sweden.. hopefully Malmö Sweden.

  • @jerseyirish
    @jerseyirish Před měsícem +3

    Proud of you Mr. Furlong. We do recover. Hope to see you in the movies again 👊 cheers from Hackensack NJ ✌️

  • @poposterous236
    @poposterous236 Před měsícem +5

    All those years I always wondered what he was up to...

    • @johnphantom
      @johnphantom Před měsícem

      Hollywood is full of America and America is full of drugs. (not to mention the biggest drug, alcohol)

  • @BeTeLGeuZeX
    @BeTeLGeuZeX Před měsícem +2

    Wow, epic guest to bring on. Been waiting to hear him on a podcast. Perfect choice for him to come to this one

  • @HurricaneJerry108
    @HurricaneJerry108 Před měsícem +1

    Met him at a convention very humble person

  • @greyinvader
    @greyinvader Před měsícem +62

    The girlfriend he's talking about is Monica Keena from Freddy Vs. Jason. She used to be gorgeous until she shacked up with this guy.

    • @Spindler2007
      @Spindler2007 Před měsícem +14

      I remember they were in a movie together which was the remake of Night of the Demons.

    • @djd620
      @djd620 Před měsícem +13

      I interviewed them both on the set of Night of the Demons. I sensed there was something very off about them both. And yeah, she was gorgeous. She's the poster child of what happens when you get around an addictive personality.

    • @Mr.EastCoast-oj2xk
      @Mr.EastCoast-oj2xk Před měsícem

      So true her body was built like a 🧱 💩 🏠

    • @Tman001100
      @Tman001100 Před měsícem +13

      They both were attractive people. But Edward was abused by Jackie Domac who was an adult at the time and she was dating him when he was underage. That's probably what made him more vulnerable to addiction.

    • @tuirizzi
      @tuirizzi Před měsícem +5

      I remember her very well... Such a promising career😢 hope she's well

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere Před měsícem +7

    _THAT'S_ Edward Furlong? Holy cow! I think whenever studios hire young actors for huge movies they need to factor in the enormous pressure that can fall on their shoulders and have counselors work to prepare them for this and help guide them after the process fro several years. SO many young actors have spiraled out of control after becoming famous on TV or in movies. Some never recover.

    • @chunkypisser
      @chunkypisser Před měsícem

      They also need to stop raping them

    • @JimmyStruthers-lb3sn
      @JimmyStruthers-lb3sn Před měsícem +2

      Yeah he looks terrible. Unrecognizable.

    • @Blood-Fartz
      @Blood-Fartz Před měsícem +2

      Studios don't care. Not even a little.

    • @iamrage4753
      @iamrage4753 Před měsícem +2

      ​@@JimmyStruthers-lb3snhe just looks embattled and has been through life's crap, most don't come out the other end, so good on him

  • @ninjaswordtothehead
    @ninjaswordtothehead Před měsícem

    He was a part of my formative years; and as a recovered addict (who found out rock-bottom has a basement), it makes me happy that he's found his way.

  • @joshDammmit
    @joshDammmit Před měsícem +45

    Drug addicts should NOT be put in prison.
    They're NOT criminals, they're sick.

    • @jaredmartin7040
      @jaredmartin7040 Před měsícem +24

      A lot of them are criminals that's the problem

    • @deadseagull-xf3lk
      @deadseagull-xf3lk Před měsícem

      It's a sickness that makes you a criminal you square lol a weekend in LA county sobers up 95% of whiteboys who otherwise wouldn't be there.

    • @BoboMcBooboy
      @BoboMcBooboy Před měsícem +3

      ​@@jaredmartin7040there's a happy middle ground. If youve done crimes that require jail time, because they're serious enough, you absolutely should be put in jail imo. However, if the root cause of your stealing for example, is to fund your addiction, then let's work on treating the addiction WHILE you're in prison as best we can.
      If the crime itself IS the using/acquiring of drugs, and you're a non violent offender, no, jail time is absolutely ridiculous. The fact we still have people in jail for pot in the US is absolutely disgusting.

    • @BoboMcBooboy
      @BoboMcBooboy Před měsícem

      Giving people criminal records because they use a substance that's different then the substance millions of people use around the world to 'get drunk daily" for example is just so beyond ridiculous.
      Imagine if there was almost zero illegal black market for drugs! Imagine if you could completely avoid the risk of getting drugs cut with dangerous crap! Accidentally getting crap with fentanyl in it...
      Imagine if you could get you legal "upper or downer or psych high" dose controlled accordingly from a medical professional, and was taxed accordingly, instead of all the money we LOSE fighting a worse then pointless "war on drugs" for decadeS now...

    • @merrycaviller8145
      @merrycaviller8145 Před měsícem +2

      while your premise is agreeable, there comes a point in time where the line becomes blurred. while most non-organized criminal behavior is caused by people as a result of an addiction, most drug addicts don't wind up committing felonies as necessary outcome of their addiction. as a matter of fact, some of those who do escalate criminality might just be what 'snaps them out of it'.
      it's for these reasons that there must remain punishment for addicts who hurt people. addicted or not, they are still in there, and they have a choice, afterall

  • @bayanimiguelacebedo5491
    @bayanimiguelacebedo5491 Před měsícem +8

    He could totally play Norman Reedus' brother in something

  • @007bondspy
    @007bondspy Před 18 dny

    Talented actor and a Gentleman.

  • @tonye4176
    @tonye4176 Před 20 dny

    Good to see he’s back to normal

  • @Chrisdrumz
    @Chrisdrumz Před měsícem +12

    You can always tell a person has an addictive personality if they never put down their vape.

  • @ernestnelson2407
    @ernestnelson2407 Před měsícem +4

    he was supposed to lead the revolution but then he got high

    • @historyexplorer
      @historyexplorer Před 21 dnem

      Because he got high
      Because he got high
      Because he got highhhh

  • @rodlong1802
    @rodlong1802 Před měsícem

    Awesome to hear he is doing well! ❤

  • @meatball1385
    @meatball1385 Před měsícem +2

    One thing that messed with me was the will power to get away from my addictions. I feel like maybe I wasted so much up my will power I had depleted it. My will power at one time I felt like was never ending, but when I was faced with trying to use it I could not find it. Im still struggling to this day, and still searching for something I never really had or took for granted.

  • @demetriuscooksey7147
    @demetriuscooksey7147 Před měsícem +6

    I'd love to see him start hitting the gym, get a nutritionist, and make a huge comeback as John Connor, leader of the war against the machines!

  • @vorhees2093
    @vorhees2093 Před měsícem +14

    Monica Keena is the actress he strung out. They met on the set of the night of the demons remake

    • @stinkyham9050
      @stinkyham9050 Před měsícem +6

      I saw her in a documentary about Friday the 13th (maybe it was nightmare on elm St) and you could tell she was ripped on something. She was so hot before the drugs got to her, not so much after.

    • @aovers
      @aovers Před měsícem +3

      ​. She was a panelist at a Nightmare on Elm st. Convention, and she was out of it and nodding off there. This was maybe in '21/'22. I cringed everytime it was her turn to answer questions.

    • @CSAccetura
      @CSAccetura Před 26 dny

      She had her own personal choices throughout the whole relationship.

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee Před měsícem +2

    One of those "Didn't you used to be Edward Furlong?" situations. Glad he's gotten better, I do wish Edward the best.