Michael Douglas's childhood nightmare: He was saved when the elevator door closed.

14.10.2026 10:42

Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas recounted an attempted kidnapping he said he experienced when he was eight years old. Douglas, who escaped from two people and hid in the basement, stated that he was saved thanks to the elevator he got on at the last moment.

Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas has recounted that he was almost kidnapped when he was eight years old. The actor, who fled from two people pursuing him, was saved by the elevator he boarded at the last moment.

HE HID IN THE BOILER ROOM

According to People, Douglas shared the incident he experienced in New York in his new memoir One Helluva Ride. The actor, saying that two people were following him, stated that he ran to the basement of the apartment building and hid in the boiler room.

HE BANGED ON THE CLOSING DOOR

Douglas then said that he got on the elevator and went up to the floor where his family lived. According to the actor's account, one of the men banged on the closing door as the elevator moved. Douglas believes the incident was a kidnapping attempt connected to his famous father, Kirk Douglas.