The actor’s job is safe even while you are not forced to stick your head in the jaws of a crocodile or jump off a horse without a parachute.
In the creation of the film invested a lot of hard work, sweat and a lot of dedication on the part of all participants in the shooting process.
Although many people think that work only actors who actually work in full swing throughout the set. At any moment something can go wrong: it may fall off the lamp overhead lighting may not work stuntman, and something out of the ordinary.
Many actors had received injuries on the set, and some even died. And it makes you wonder whether the risk is the price we pay for entertainment.
With time working conditions improved significantly, and the number of accidents in the industry declined. However, with the development of pop culture came a greater demand for extreme movies: a viewer wants to see more action, risky stunts and entertainment. As a result, some of the actors and their understudies put their health and their lives at risk, turning to an ordinary daily life.
Today you learn the names of the 15 actors who almost died during filming:
15. Isla Fisher (Isla Fisher) — “the Illusion of deception” (“Now You See Me”)
Isla Fisher had a life during the filming of a stunt in this film in 2013. The fact that her colleagues mistook for a wonderful performance, was actually a cry for help. 40-year-old actress was behaving very restlessly and cried, but it was muted by the water in which it was in the story. One of the chains caught on her bathing suit, and Isla Fisher could not inform the members of the crew.
“In fact, I literally was drowning. And everyone thought that I was so believable playing. No one understood what had really happened”. The red-haired actress remained under water for nearly five minutes before she managed to escape. Although Isla Fisher was with one foot in the grave, she’s still joking over this unpleasant episode in his acting career: “Who wants to die in a swimsuit?”
14. Sylvester Stallone (Sylvester Stallone) — rocky IV (“Rocky 4”)
Not everything went smoothly during the filming of the movie “rocky 4” in 1985. Sylvester Stallone, who in the story had to fight with his hated enemy in the performance of Dolph Lundgren (Dolph Lundgren), decided that it would be more believable if Lundgren actually knocked him out during a fight scene. Lundgren did a great job with this task, striking with such force that Sylvester Stallone had to be hospitalized.
“Late in the evening my blood pressure rises to 260, I go to the hospital, they put me on a jet plane and send to US. The next thing I know I’m in the ICU for 5 days, surrounded by doctors and nurses,” says the actor. The survey showed that the force of the blow Lundgren was such that heart was smashed into his ribs, and severely swollen.
13. Jamie Alexander (Jaimie Alexander) — “Thor 2: the Kingdom of darkness” (“Thor: The Dark World”)
Jaimie Alexander didn’t know what to get injuries on the set, playing the role of Lady SIF (Lady Sif). She arrived on shooting to play in a normal scene where there were no risky stunts or complex actions, but the situation has changed in a matter of seconds.
“It was September, it was raining, the street was dark like at 5 am. I went down a metal staircase and slipped, resulting in the shifted intervertebral disc in the thoracic spine and cracked the 11th vertebra. I hurt my left shoulder and tore my rhomboid on the right side”. The actress returned to the set after a month.
12. Aaron Paul (Aaron Paul) — breaking bad” (“Breaking Bad”)
Aaron Paul played Jesse Pinkman (Jesse Pinkman), the right hand of the great Walter white (Walter White). But what if you learn that we could lose this actor in the first season of “breaking bad”?
After numerous takes of scenes, which clearly didn’t happen, Paul asked the Director if he could improvise. It was one of the scenes, which were taken in the desert near their trailer laboratory. Almost immediately after Paul moved from originally planned locations, a huge stone, which kept the trailer, slipped and fell on the spot where stood the actor. If Paul had not been asked to make some changes to the scene, he would have been overtaken by untimely death.
11. Michael J. Fox (Michael J. Fox) — Back to the future 3″ (“Back To The Future III”)
As a rule, during the shooting of the film actors should know and understand the vision of the Director, but to be in the dark most of the time — it really is bliss. Michael J. Fox learned that lesson first hand when he started his acting duties.
During the filming of a scene in the movie “Back to the future 3” actor has appeared in a difficult life situation. He wanted to make it look like he’s hung in real life, but the stage was short-lived.
The actor has decided to clear out from under the feet box, which is bottom supported his weight, thereby effectively hanging himself. However, something went wrong, and in the end, the actor almost died from suffocation. It took almost 30 seconds before the film’s Director Robert Zemeckis realized that even a great actor like Michael J. Fox could not so most likely to play a scene, and that there is something wrong.
10. Kate Winslet (Kate Winslet) — Titanic (“Titanic”)
“Titanic” was probably one of the hardest films that has ever had to remove. Failures and malfunctions on the set soaking wet to the actors, it’s safe to say that the crew was working in the most simple terms.
Kate Winslet has experienced a lot of trouble playing the role of rose, a rich but an adventurous red-haired beauty. She managed to avoid many cases of colds, terrible injuries and fractures in the bones that happens on set, but during the filming heartbreaking scenes when Rosie and her lover Jack Dawson (Jack Dawson), being under water, find yourself in front of the grille, Kate Winslet understood what real fear.
Jacket actress stuck in the grille, and it’d all be over the fact that she drowned, swallowing large amounts of water, if she failed to escape, to swim to the surface, escalates, othercity the water from the lungs and begin to breathe.
9. Jason Statham (Jason Statham) — “the Expendables 3” (“The Expendables III”)
That is the past experience of the actor, as a professional driver helped him escape death in the film “the Expendables 3”.
During the filming of the scene where Statham leads a three-ton truck at full speed, the worst that could happen. The car broke down, and Statham was forced to jump out before the vehicle fell into the sea with an 18-metre height. Fortunately, the door of the truck was dismantled at the time of filming, and Statea managed to jump in time. If the actor was not a great swimmer, he would not be able to escape and survive this terrible incident.
8. Matthew Fox (Matthew Fox) — “lost” (“Lost”)
Matthew Fox, who plays Dr. Jack Shepard (Jack Shepherd) in the popular series, was close to lose his life during the filming. With all the hustle and bustle that happens on the set, sometimes it happens that some items can get lost among the props or get complicated, but sometimes even a small error can lead to death.
Terry O Quinn (Terry O Quinn) was given the knife and told him “stab” the colleague on shop Fox, but the actor had no idea that the knives will mix, and he will not retractable knife, and the present.
The confusion happened because the Director initially wanted to Fox stabbed this knife, and then decided that protective apparel shirt Fox looks too bulky.
Then, to correct the situation with clothing, the Director decided to use a retractable knife, but forced Fox to wear a more protective vest in order to avoid hemorrhage. If Fox was not wearing a protective vest, a knife pierced him through and through, inflicting a fatal wound.
7. Chevy chase (Chevy Chase — “Modern problems” (“Modern Problems”)
During the filming of the movie “Modern problems” chase nearly died. Due to the short circuit is fixed to the actor landing lights, the actor received a huge shock, losing consciousness. Fortunately for all, Chevy chase has not received any permanent damage.
6. Tom cruise (Tom Cruise) — top gun (Top Gun)
Tom cruise could be the record for near-death experiences ever attributed to a single actor. He starred in such number of futuristic thrillers, almost shocking how he managed to survive in his acting career.
During the filming of a scene in the blockbuster “top gun” actor was close to got hurt in the accident. During the scene in the ocean, where he grabbed the lifeless body of Gus, parachute, Cruz began to get wet. If not a member of the crew noticed it and quickly having liberated the actor, he would have surely drowned.
5. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a “special delivery” (“Premium Rush”)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as a rule, refrains from doing stunts, but during the filming of the movie “special delivery,” he decided to break out of the usual comfort zone. In the film he plays a man, followed by corrupt police, while he tries to deliver a package from Columbia University.
Being in new York, it is very difficult to maneuver safely, so it took very little time to meet face to face with danger. While the actor at high speed riding on the bike, he managed to enter in the ass a cab and break a window. The result of the accident was 31 seam, superimposed on the hand of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but he received no permanent damage, what was the occasion of joy for the actor.
4. Margaret Hamilton (Margaret Hamilton) — the Wizard of Oz “(The Wizard of Oz”)
The actress played the role of the Wicked witch of the West (The Wicked Witch of the West), and during one of the scenes staged her usual wild cries turned into screams of unadulterated terror.
Character actress always disappeared in a cloud of smoke, but this trick was not as easy as it seems. Then the special effects in the movie were not like this, so the crew worked with what they have… and they have oil. Hamilton used it as a base for makeup, but nobody knew that it is a highly flammable substance that comes in contact with sparks from a cloud of smoke. Wicked witch of the West burst into flames, receiving burns to the face and hands of the third degree.
3. Daniel Day-Lewis (Daniel Day-Lewis) — Gangs Of New York (“Gangs Of New York”)
Daniel day-Lewis is one of the most celebrated actors of his generation. This man is known such a desire to get into character, ready to risk their lives.
During the filming of this film, the actor refused to wear any clothing that does not match the time era of the film, and the events in the film takes place in 1863, and the street was so cold that the operator even with gloves had cold hands. But, despite the weather, the actor has not made concessions to the crew and remained in fine clothes.
In the end, the pneumonia came up behind him, clapped him on the shoulder and invited to dance, whispering death threats in his ear. That was enough to make the actor reconsider his position and put on extra clothes.
2. Halle berry (Halle Berry) — “Alarm call” (“The Call”)
Halle berry extremely perfectly played the role of Catwoman, but despite this, people do not always land on his feet.
While shooting one of the scenes in the film “emergency call” berry, I think, put his feet in the wrong place and eventually smashed his head on the concrete floor. The impact was so strong that it immediately made a set and was taken to the hospital.
Soon, the actress has regained consciousness, but was not able to get back to filming. The accident filming on this day was suspended.
1. Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan) — “Police story” (“Police Story”)
Jackie Chan — man. It turns out. He’s fun, rapid and never hesitate to perform their tricks. In General, it is a complete kit and a source of inspiration for those who like to admire the amazing clarity of martial arts. However, even the most amazing people sometimes may fall, especially if the set themselves impossible tasks.
During the filming of the final scene with the fight in “Police story”, he suddenly felt what is commonly experienced. Fear. When the actor jumped on a metal pole and began to slide, a lot of light bulbs began to explode. This caused severe burns on his hands.
However, this was not the only incident that day. The cast used the “sugar glass” instead of the usual “stunt”, which was much thicker than was necessary. The seventh and eighth vertebrae Jackie Chan is cracked, he dislocated his pelvis during the impact, but fortunately, managed to avoid the sad fate.
