Dave Franco Confirms Zac Efron Dislocated Thumb Filming Neighbors

Dave Franco has addressed the longstanding story about Zac Efron injuring his hand during the filming of the 2014 comedy Neighbors, clarifying that Efron dislocated his thumb during a fight scene where both actors grabbed each other's crotches. Franco explained on the Call Her Daddy podcast that Efron came in with too much force at the wrong angle, which caused the injury, and joked that it wasn't due to him being aroused on set. The scene involved a comedic contest of who would let go first, with Franco's character using a trick to get hard on command to win the hold. Efron previously recounted the incident in 2014 on The Tonight Show, joking about having "balls of steel" and revealing he had to get a metal plate put in his hand after the injury. Franco also shared that he was married to Alison Brie and denied rumors about dating Efron. The incident remains a humorous anecdote about the physical comedy involved in Neighbors, which is now streaming on Netflix as Franco promotes his new horror film Together.