Into the Wild movie by Penn, main character died from eating moldy seeds

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Just rented and watched the new movie out on dvd called " Into the

Wild " by Penn. Good Movie! Although unfortunately they didnt

mention it in the movie i just found this on the wikipedia website

concerning the main character in the movie McCandless:

" In the most recent edition of his book, Krakauer has slightly

modified his theory regarding the cause of McCandless' death. He

believes the seeds of the wild potato had been moldy, and it is the

mold that contributed to the seeds' toxicity. The exact cause of the

young man's death remains open to question. "

full story here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild

[Guest guest]

I watched it the other day,what I could see anyway, I had heard about

that we the producer was on oprah one day. he didn't say mycotoxins,

but said a toxic substance from the mold cause him to starve to

death. it was emorional for me to watch, knowing that. sad.

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> Hi all,

> Just rented and watched the new movie out on dvd called " Into the

> Wild " by Penn. Good Movie! Although unfortunately they didnt

> mention it in the movie i just found this on the wikipedia website

> concerning the main character in the movie McCandless:

>

> " In the most recent edition of his book, Krakauer has slightly

> modified his theory regarding the cause of McCandless' death. He

> believes the seeds of the wild potato had been moldy, and it is the

> mold that contributed to the seeds' toxicity. The exact cause of the

> young man's death remains open to question. "

>

> full story here:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild

>