Charlie Matthau, son of the late actor Walter Matthau, revealed that he once suggested to his father that he be frozen after his death — but that he rejected the idea for a truly surprising reason.
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In an interview with Deadline, Charlie said that before his father died, he had the chance to talk to him about his wish to have his brain and body frozen, hoping that one day they could be brought back to life.
Matthau’s son, who starred in major hits like “The Odd Couple” and “Charade”, said that he went out to dinner with his father to talk about it, knowing the actor’s answer would likely be no, but he was ready to make his case.
“He’s my best friend, and if I come back in the next life cycle, if this really works, I’d like to hang out with my best friend,” Charlie said.
“So I thought: ‘Okay, let’s go out to dinner, and I’ll convince him.’ I know he’s going to say: ‘Charlie, this is a bunch of nonsense… and you’re crazy.’ And then I’ll say: ‘Well, if that’s how you feel, but you really should do it, because it won’t work anyway, and you’ll make your son happy.'”
According to Charlie, when he mentioned cryogenics, his father simply looked at him and said he wasn’t going to do it. When Charlie asked Matthau why not, the actor gave an unexpected answer: “Because I’m afraid it might work.”
Walter Matthau died in 2000 at the age of 79. His final appearance was that same year in the film “Hanging Up”, a comedy written by Norah Ephron and directed by Diane Keaton, who passed away on October 11, also at the age of 79.
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