Emilio Estevez reveals Laurence Fishburne once saved him from drowning in ... trends now

Emilio Estevez recalled when Laurence Fishburne saved him from drowning in quicksand and his legendary actor father Martin Sheen called The Matrix actor personally to thank him.

Father and son duo Sheen, 82, and Estevez, 60, appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday as they talked about the scary moment.

Sheen and Fishburne, now 61, were on set of legendry 1979 film Apocalypse Now in the Philippines.

Estevez said: 'We'd only known each other a couple of days and this was in the Philippines.'

He explained that he and Fishburne were 14 at the time and came upon a small boat and suggested they get on it, however, it was too close to sure.

Estevez then suggested to jump off the boat and push it offshore but he found himself in what he described as 'quicksand mud.'

He explained: 'I was just sinking, oh my god, and I just saw Fishburne just looking at me going, "Quick grab my hand!" And he pulled me back up on to the boat, and we were bonded ever since.'

Sheen revealed that the first time he heard of the incident was when he read the father-son memoir Along The Way: The Journey Of A Father And Son. 

After hearing of the incident he promptly 'called Mr. Fishburne to thank him for saving my son's life.'

A year ago Sheen revealed that he regretted  adopting a stage name for show business.

The actor, born Ramon Estévez, spoke with Closer Weekly Saturday about the career decision, saying, 'That's one of my regrets.'

The Emmy-winning actor continued, 'I never changed my name officially. It's still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate.

'It's on my marriage license, my passport, driver's license. Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in, and you pay for it later. But, of course, I'm only speaking

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