Major Accidents That Happened On The Set of a Film

Gone in 60 Seconds II

During the filming of the sequel to the 1974 action cult classic, Toby Halicki was struck and killed by a 141-foot water tower prop. The idea was that the water tower would fall after the film team was well out of the way, but close enough to get a well-lit shot. Unfortunately, the cable that was supporting this structure snapped and killed Halicki, his movie was never finished. It wasn’t until the 2000 remake of the original Gone in 60 Seconds that Halicki’s ideas were finally memorialized.

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The More You Know

Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
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Shooting for No Country For Old Men was interrupted for a day due to a smoke cloud from the set of There Will Be Blood, which was also filming in the area.
In Iron Man/Avengers, J.A.R.V.I.S is an acronym for “Just A Rather Very Intelligent System.”

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