Actually, that classic line from "Night Train to Mundo Fine" or "Red Zone Cuba" of "Water, thirsty, sick man" brings to mind a near brush with death that I experienced shortly after watching this movie. I developed severe dental pain which required a root canal to resolve. To alleviate the pain, the dentist prescribed Vycodaine (sp?)which I'd never taken before. Not only did it not relieve the pain, the vycodaine disoriented me so much I drank excessive amounts of water which led to a condition called hyponatremia, or excessive low sodium in the body. I blacked out and had to be briefly hospitalized. Afterwards, thanks to some alert doctors, it was found the hyponatremia had caused me to suffer a seizure that led to rabdomyelesis (sp?) or severe breakdown of muscle tissue that raised the presence of myoglobin in my blood which in turn could have led to severe kidney damage. As I said, thanks to alert doctors, this latter consequence was avoided and I am largely recovered. All of this is a long way of warning people that "Red Zone Cuba" isn't merely a bad cinematic experience but can be life-threatening.
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