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List of amputees in film

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Characters with limb loss and limb difference are frequently found in many popular movies. In some cases they illustrate how individuals can thrive after limb loss.

Character Movie(s) Type Cause
Aron Ralston 127 Hours Right below-elbow Self-amputation (knife)
Homer Parrish The Best Years of Our Lives Bilateral below-elbow Trauma (fire)
David Della Rocco The Boondock Saints Left little finger Trauma (bullet wound)
King Fergus Brave Left below-knee Trauma (bitten off in battle)
Dr. Julius No Dr. No Bilateral below-elbow Radiation
Ash Williams Evil Dead franchise Right hand Self-amputation (chainsaw)
Lt. Dan Taylor Forrest Gump Bilateral above-knee Trauma (bomb)
Fredrick Sykes The Fugitive Right below-elbow Trauma
Hiccup How to Train Your Dragon franchise Left below-knee Trauma (battle)
Toothless Left tail fin Trauma (crash)
Dr. Claw Inspector Gadget Left hand Trauma (car collision)
Don Joe Dirt Left above-knee Trauma (train)
Gazelle Kingsman: The Secret Service Bilateral below-knee (unknown)
Imperator Furiosa Mad Max: Fury Road Left below-elbow (unknown)
Bucky Barnes Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise Left arm Trauma
Nebula Self-amputation
Black Knight Monty Python and the Holy Grail Quadrilateral Trauma (sword)
Ronny Cammareri Moonstruck Left hand Trauma (bread slicer)
Lady Kushana Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Trilateral (left arm and both legs) Trauma (insect)
Captain Hook Peter Pan Left hand Trauma (knife)
Cherry Darling Planet Terror Right above-knee Mutilation (zombies)
Lady Eboshi Princess Mononoke Right arm Trauma (wolf)
Harold Pointer Intent Unknown Bilateral below-knee Trauma (gun shot)
Will Sawyer Skyscraper Left below-knee Trauma (bomb)
Bethany Hamilton Soul Surfer Left above-elbow Trauma (shark)
Luke Skywalker Star Wars franchise Right hand Trauma (lightsaber)
Darth Vader Quadrilateral
Jeff Bauman Stronger Bilateral above-knee Trauma (bomb)
Terry Fox The Terry Fox Story Right above-knee Cancer

References

  1. Moreau, Jordan (2019-03-07). "The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Secret History of Amputations". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. Cavna, Michael (2019-02-28). "'How to Train Your Dragon' hero strikes a chord among amputees in audience". Valley News. Retrieved 2020-04-11.


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