Major Accidents That Happened On The Set of a Film

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Some Twilight Zone worthy mishaps occurred during the filming of a scene with a helicopter in Vietnam. The protagonist of the film was supposed to be getting chased by American soldiers during a staged battle in the Vietnam war. The scene was shot from a hovering helicopter that the driver momentarily lost control of and decapitated the director of the film. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed but the case was so bizarre that it was dismissed as a true accident and left in the cold. 

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The More You Know

  • Charles Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner, actually shaved his trademark mustache off so Tom Hardy could wear it during the filming of "Bronson", which was based on his life in prison.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for.
  • Because they were shooting in black and white and color didn't matter, they used chocolate syrup as blood when shooting Psycho.
  • "Psycho" was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen.
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