A Brief History
On July 23, 1982, the set for the film, Twilight Zone: The Movie, became a real-life killing ground when actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed when a helicopter crashed into the actors. Despite revised safety rules after the incident, movies and TV remain a dangerous enterprise.
Digging Deeper
A recent example in 2021 is the set of Rust, a Western being made by Alec Baldwin, who accidently shot and killed a cinematographer with a real bullet when only blanks were supposed to be on the set.
The Wrap quotes the AP as saying 43 people have died making movies and another 150 sustained life changing injuries just from 1990 to0 2016! Other gunshot victims include Jon-Erik Hexum in 1984 and Brandon Lee in 1993.
Stunt men and women get hurt often, as do actors doing stunts, including Halle Berry, George Clooney, Leo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and of course, Jackie Chan.
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What is your favorite movie?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Chain, Steven. Fly By Night: The Secret Story of Steven Spielberg, Warner Bros, and the Twilight Zone Deaths. TrineDay Star, 2022.
Zucker, Johnny. Dangerous Stunts. Badger Publishing, 2004.
