Joseph Gordon-Levitt ‘Walk’ Film Makes People Vomit in Movie Theaters?

If you're heading out to catch Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new film The Walk, you might want to bring a barf bag. It's being reported that the actor's film, which details Philippe Petit's (played by Gordon-Levitt) daredevil-like stunt of walking between the Twin Towers in New York City on a tightrope, is actually making people vomit in movie theaters.

Per a report from The Guardian, The Walk has caused several movie-goers to throw up during screenings, largely due to the "3D twenty-minute tightrope scene" that shows the actor 1,362 feet above ground.

GQ describes viewers' feelings of "dizziness, queasiness, and extreme anxiety" during screenings of the film. But if you ask director Robert Zemeckis, it looks like he's cool with it, as he was quoted saying that the point of the film was to "evoke the feeling of vertigo."

Not cool, Zemeckis!

"We worked really hard to put those audiences up on those towers and on the wire," he continued.

Well. nicely done ... you did it. Congrats?

The story of Philippe Petit is a rather astounding one, as back in 1974 – without anyone else outside of a group of friends knowing about the stunt he was planning – he walked 1,300+ feet in the air on a tightrope between the Twin Towers located in Lower Manhattan. Most people didn't know about it until it was actually happening... when they looked up and saw a guy appearing to be flying in mid-air.

 His efforts were documented in the 2008 film Man on a Wire.