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Samuel L. Jackson Explains How He Almost Died Taking A New York City Train

Samuel L. Jackson Explains How He Almost Died Taking A New York City Train

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Saturday, June 07, 2025 08:57:30 PM UTC

The veteran actor took a trip across the pond for an interview, revealing a time he had a brush with death.

The classic subway line — “Stand clear of the closing doors, please” — took on a far more personal meaning for Samuel L. Jackson one day in New York City.

The veteran actor took a trip across the pond to appear on a Tuesday episode of the podcast “Mad, Sad and Bad with Paloma Faith.” The two discussed a wide range of topics — including a time Jackson looked death straight in the eye.

“I got dragged by a subway train in New York in 1990,” he calmly revealed. “I got dragged by the A train.”

Jackson went on to describe a scene that could have been lifted straight from one of his own films. He set the moment with precision, recalling that he was at the “middle door of the last car” in a “long-ass train station.”

That’s when the door closed on his foot and the train began to move.

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