
In 1988, Elisabeth Shue and her family experienced a horrific loss when her brother William Shue died at age 26 in a freak accident while on a family vacation. Willam was swinging on a tire swing when a rope broke, and he was thrown into a tree branch, which impaled him. Per The Morning Call, Elisabeth witnessed the accident. She said, "Will's death taught me not to be afraid to express my vulnerability, that rawness inside myself that I tried so long to protect. Leaving Las Vegas proved to me that strength comes from vulnerability. And that's something I always have to remember."
Nine years following his death, Elisabeth and her brothers Andrew and John developed the film Gracie as a tribute to Will and it is, in a sense, the story of Elisabeth's life. Per The New York Times, the film tells the story of a teenage girl (played by Carly Schroeder) who fights for the chance to play soccer on her high school's all-male varsity team. At the same time, she deals with the recent death of her beloved older brother. The film pays tribute to the Shues' late brother William. It also shines a light Elisabeth's childhood experience as the lone girl soccer player in the year-round soccer leagues of New Jersey. More on how Gracie honors Elisabeth Shue's brother below.
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