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During an interview with Comic Book Resources, John Leguizamo revealed that he took his role as the clownish Violator rather seriously in “Spawn.” He actually attended clown classes and learned various tricks of the trade, including juggling and somersault training. But perhaps the most disturbing fact that he offered up is that he actually ate maggots during a certain scene in the film. “When they brought out the maggots, I went, ‘F*** it, I’ll eat it! Don’t bring out the plastic things, it’s not going to have the same effect when you cut to something and they’re not moving,'” Leguizamo said.
Well, that’s certainly a level of dedication that perhaps other actors might not have aspired to. However, Leguizamo did note that there was a catch to him performing such a gross feat: he would only do it once. “I ate the maggots and it was disgusting and I only did one take. I said, ‘I’m not doing any repeats so you better get this s*** right,'” he said. Obviously, that seems like a more than fair limit to enforce. But for any fan out there who thought the maggot eating scene was a little too realistic, it turns out there’s a pretty good reason for that.
