Based on the founder of the technology behemoth Apple, the 2013 film "Jobs" is the story of Steve Jobs and how his fledgling company came to dominate the international stage. Starring Ashton Kutcher as Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak, "Jobs" was a critical failure, with a 28% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie's reception was not what made Kutcher sick, but rather his preferred style of method acting.
Steve Jobs was an avid fruitarian, an extreme form of vegetarian diet that focused specifically on fruits — something Kutcher wanted to experience for the role. Speaking on an episode of "Hot Ones," his wife Mila Kunis stated (via Insider), "He was so dumb. He only ate grapes at one point, it was so stupid. We ended up in the hospital twice with pancreatitis." In an interview with USA Today, Kutcher added, "First of all, the fruitarian diet can lead to like severe issues. I went to the hospital like two days before we started shooting the movie. I was like doubled over in pain."
According to ABC News, the fruitarian diet espoused by the late Steve Jobs comes with an important caveat that the diet includes very little of the proteins necessary for human life, and that practitioners must be very careful and considerate of everything they are eating, and to be aware of the intrinsic nutritional value of what is consumed. Failure to heed such warnings can lead to a myriad of health problems, and considering the experiences of Kutcher, probably not something that's worth experimenting with.
