{"id":605924,"date":"2023-02-08T16:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T22:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/10-terrifying-accidents-on-film-sets\/"},"modified":"2023-04-22T21:48:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T02:48:40","slug":"10-terrifying-accidents-on-film-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/10-terrifying-accidents-on-film-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Terrifying Accidents On Film Sets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t<span> \t\t\tEvery product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Breadcrumbs\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Entertainment\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entertainment<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Breadcrumbs\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Movies\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Movies<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/g42791580\/10-terrifying-<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/tag\/accidents\/\">accidents<\/a>-on-film-sets\/&#8221; data-vars-ga-ux-element=&#8221;Breadcrumbs&#8221; data-vars-ga-call-to-action=&#8221;10 Terrifying Accidents On Film Sets&#8221; data-vars-ga-outbound-link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/g42791580\/10-terrifying-accidents-on-film-sets\/&#8221;&gt;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>10 Terrifying Accidents On Film Sets<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/section>\n<p><em><\/em>&#8216;Rust&#8217; was unfortunately far from the first on-set fatality in the entertainment business. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-request-size=\"30\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"carousel\">\n<div id=\"slideshow-lede\">\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" abc news george stephanopoulos has the first exclusive interview with actor alec baldwin\" title=\" ABC News - George Stephanopoulos Has The First Exclusive Interview with Actor Alec Baldwin\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/news-announced-today-on-good-morning-america-that-co-anchor-news-photo-1675797242.jpg?crop=0.655xw:1.00xh;0,0&amp;resize=640:*\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Jeff Neira<\/span><span>Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Alec Baldwin\u2019s 2021 <em>Rust<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/tag\/accidents\/\">accident<\/a> and subsequent charges of manslaughter are just one instance among many in Hollywood\u2019s storied catalog of irresponsible endangerment and gross negligence. There are lots of experienced safety professionals working in the industry that help avert some disasters, but there have been many avoidable moments on sets of films and TV shows where things have gone fatally wrong.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-slide-type=\"default\">\n<div id=\"slide-0\" data-id=\"0\">\n<p><span><span>1<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>The Crow<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>Brandon Lee, son of the acclaimed actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, was killed in an on set accident while filming the 1994 superhero flick <em>The Crow<\/em>. During the shooting of a scene wherein Lee\u2019s character is killed by thugs, actor Michael Massee shot Lee in the chest with a mishandled prop gun, causing Lee to fall backwards instead of forward as scripted. When Lee remained on the ground following the director shouting \u201ccut\u201d, crew members initially thought the young actor was playing some sort of joke on them. After stuntman Jeff Imada noticed Lee\u2019s breathing had become labored and he\u2019d lost consciousness, he was rushed to the New Hanover Regional Medical center in Wilmington North Carolina where he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-1\" data-id=\"1\">\n<p><span><span>2<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>The Exorcist<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>Not only has 1973\u2019s <em>The Exorcist<\/em> sewn fear in moviegoers for decades, the production itself was a terror for the cast and crew. Early in production, after a bird had flown into a circuit box, the film\u2019s set was completely scorched, but the bedroom where the exorcisms took place were left eerily untouched. Later on, both actors Ellen Burnstein and Linda Blair would suffer serious back injuries following a mechanical malfunction during filming.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-2\" data-id=\"2\">\n<p><span><span>3<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Twilight Zone: The Movie<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>During production of the 1983 film <em>Twilight Zone: The Movie, <\/em>actor Vic Morrow and 2 child actors (Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen) were killed in a helicopter crash catalyzed by the improper use of pyrotechnics. The force of the explosions from the pyrotechnics sent the helicopter into a tailspin, crashing into Morrow and the children; Morrow and Le were decapitated by the helicopter\u2019s rotor blades while Chen was crushed by the aircraft\u2019s strut. The segment\u2019s director, John Landis, would be tried and subsequently acquitted for manslaughter in a lengthy, acrimonious trial spanning almost a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-3\" data-id=\"3\">\n<p><span><span>4<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Vampire In Brooklyn<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>On set of the 1995 cult classic <em>Vampire in Brooklyn<\/em>, Sonja Davis, the stunt double for the film\u2019s star Angela Bassett, died after falling over 40 ft to her death in a stunt gone awry. Davis\u2019s family alleged Davis was not given proper safety equipment and subsequently sued the filmmakers in a wrongful death suit for $10 million.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-4\" data-id=\"4\">\n<p><span><span>5<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Rust<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>On October 21, 2021 while on set filming the forthcoming western flick <em>Rust<\/em>, actor Alec Baldwin discharged a mishandled prop firearm, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Production was subsequently suspended as the Sante Fe County Sheriff\u2019s Office conducted an investigation into the incident, struggling to disentangle the web of fault and responsibility for the shooting. Following accusations of gross negligence by the film\u2019s production team, authorities turned their focus to the production\u2019s armorer and property key assistant, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed; an inexperienced and dubiously qualified armorer whose previously faced allegations of continually violating basic firearm safety protocol. On January 19, both Baldwin and Guiterrez-Reed were charged with involuntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-5\" data-id=\"5\">\n<p><span><span>6<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Rust<\/i>, once again<\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>Weeks after the film\u2019s tragic shooting accident, crew member Jason Miller was bitten on the arm by a brown recluse spider while disassembling the movie\u2019s now closed set. Miller was hospitalized after suffering both necrosis and sepsis, requiring multiple intensive surgeries in order to avoid amputation of the bitten limb.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-6\" data-id=\"6\">\n<p><span><span>7<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>The Walking Dead<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>A stuntman for AMC\u2019s <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>, John Bernecker, died of blunt force trauma after falling from a balcony on-set in Georgia. While rehearsing a stunt, Bernecker fell 20 ft onto a concrete floor resulting in a severe head injury, temporarily halting production on the show\u2019s 8th season. That season\u2019s premiere episode was later dedicated to the stuntman\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-7\" data-id=\"7\">\n<p><span><span>8<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Maze Runner: The Death Cure<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>While filming the 3rd and final installment of the dystopian film franchise <em>Maze Runner<\/em>, actor Dylan O\u2019Brien, cast as the film\u2019s protagonist Thomas, was hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries filming one of the flick\u2019s lauded action sequences. O\u2019Brien\u2019s been reluctant to go into major detail about the accident, but has said he was struck by a vehicle amidst a stunt resulting in brain trauma, a concussion, and a facial fracture. The young actor\u2019s injuries were so serious it took him nearly 6 months to recover and he\u2019d even contemplated leaving the entertainment industry in its entirety.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-8\" data-id=\"8\">\n<p><span><span>9<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Top Gun<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>Seasoned stunt pilot and aerial cameraman Art Scholl was killed in an airplane crash during the filming of <em>Top Gun<\/em> in 1985. After losing control of the aircraft following an inverted spin, Scholl plummeted into the Pacific Ocean, losing contact with the film\u2019s ground crew. Both his body and the plane were never recovered.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"slide-9\" data-id=\"9\">\n<p><span><span>10<\/span> of 10<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Resident Evil: The Final Chapter<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                    <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<p>In 2015, stuntwoman Olivia Jackson was nearly killed after colliding with a piece of camera equipment while riding a motorcycle in South Africa filming 2016\u2019s <em>Resident Evil: The Final Chapter<\/em>. Jackson remained in a medically induced coma for 2 weeks, suffering brain trauma, a severed artery, several broken ribs, and multiple torn fingers that would later require her left arm to be amputated. Less than 2 months later another crew member, Ricardo Cornelius, was killed after being crushed by a Hummer on-set.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/g42791580\/10-terrifying-accidents-on-film-sets\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Sharie Michaud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Entertainment Movies 10 Terrifying Accidents On Film Sets &#8216;Rust&#8217; was unfortunately far from the first on-set fatality in the entertainment business. 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