10 People Who Copied Movies In Disturbing Ways

3. A Young Boy Hanged Himself After Imitating Captain Jack Sparrow's Noose Escape

Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow
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In the closing scenes of 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow successfully evades death (again) when his hanging is interrupted by blacksmith-turned-sea-dog, Will Turner.

Will uses his sword to support Jack's legs, and the legendary pirate is freed when the hangman accidentally cuts his noose.

It's another unlikely escape that's befitting of the famous character, but tragically, there was an entirely different outcome when the scene was copied by a 12-year-old boy in 2005.

After watching the movie with his mother, young Scott Buckle took inspiration from Jack's miraculous escape by hanging a noose round his own neck and attempting a similar feat. But unlike his big-screen hero, Scott did not survive.

Reportedly, the youngster was prone to imitating the things he saw, with his mother explaining that he "felt invincible and was not aware of the risks". Because of this, it was assumed that the child genuinely believed he could survive, as was depicted in the movie.

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