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Brendan Fraser in "Furry Vengeance."

DALLAS — Brendan Fraser is willing to take a lot of abuse in the name of comedy.

The “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “Mummy Returns” actor is a certifiable action star, but his character may be as abused in the comedy “Furry Vengeance” as any action hero.

“It’s not easy doing comedy; it actually kind of hurts sometimes,” the actor said in a press tour in support of

Actor Brendan Fraser throws out the first pitch prior to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Toronto on Tuesday April 13, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

his latest film, “Furry Vengeance.” Fraser plays Dan Sanders, a real-estate developer who is in the process of tearing down a forest to develop a housing division. The animals of the forest fight back, and Dan takes most of the abuse. From being hit with boulders, sprayed by skunks and trapped in a portable potty, Dan faces the vengeance of the animal kingdom.

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