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Keanu Reeves Says Worst On-Set Injury Came From ‘Good Fortune’ Carpet Trip

He describes a vertical kneecap break, continuing to film in a brace for roughly ten weeks.

Overview

  • Reeves recounted the accident on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, calling the pain “banana cakes.”
  • He said he tripped on a loose protective carpet while heading back to a dressing area and “spiked” his left knee, resulting in a vertical patella fracture.
  • Reeves continued working through the injury with his leg immobilized in a brace for about ten weeks.
  • He added that he did not require surgery and that draining blood from the joint capsule eased the pain.
  • The injury occurred on the set of Aziz Ansari’s comedy Good Fortune, which stars Reeves alongside Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh, and he cautioned that small set hazards can be as risky as stunts.