40 Times Hollywood Didn't Care Who Got Injured Or Killed to Get the Shot

Anything (and we mean anything) to get the shot
40 Times Hollywood Didn't Care Who Got Injured Or Killed to Get the Shot

When it comes to delivering the goods on time, we totally understand the pressures that directors and producers face. But does it really have to involve life-threatening decisions or shortcuts to deliver shots to the suits at the studio? 

We don’t think so, but we guess we’re just not as “dedicated” as these filmmakers and their do-or-die approach.

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40 Times Hollywood Didn't Care Who Got Injured Or Killed to Get the Shot

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40 Times Hollywood Didn't Care Who Got Injured Or Killed to Get the Shot

Ben-Hur

Historical Firsts in The World of Stunts The first large scale prep 1959 for a large scale stunt Yakima Canutt had over one year to train 78 horses, build chariots, and train actors for Ben- Hur. The now iconic scene had only one injury (Canutt's son, Joe, who doubled for Charlton Heston). The 1925 Ben-Hur film killed one stuntman and five horses, so... Progress! CRACKED

Child Abuse

CHILD ABUSE WAS COMMON. Classic Hollywood SUCKED F в С Shirley Temple is the rare child star who didn't grow up into a messed-up adult, but that wasn't because of Hollywood's lack of trying. She was only three when she was in sexually suggestive short movies - and when she misbehaved on set, she was forced to sit on a block of ice. CRACKED.COM

Disney

Disney widely popularized the myth that lemmings deliberately commit mass suicide in its nature documentary White Wilderness. FROM THE TOP OF THE WORLD! A FABULOUS NEW ADVENTURE IN EXCITING ENTERTAINMENT Walt Disney's WHITE WILDERNESS TECHNICOLOR TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE FEATURE Disney filmmakers actually threw the cute rodents of a cliff to stage a scene of their migration, now known to be a natural act of dispersion that involves some accidental deaths. CRACKED.COM

Real Bullets

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF CINEMA, REAL BULLETS WERE FIRED AT ACTORS. Before blanks, squibs, and special effects were invented, directors would hire sharpshooters to shoot over actors' heads during gunfight scenes. CRACKED.COM

The Evil Dead

Sam Raimi injured and tortured Bruce Campbell for months. THE EVIL DEAD CRACKED.COM The whole cast was in the dark when it came to Raimi's practical effects, but Campbell took the brunt. For example, Raimi routinely re-sprained his ankle.

Old Hollywood

CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD WAS RUN BY HARVEY WEINSTEIN TYPES. Classic Hollymood SUCKED Studio execs, agents, and filmmakers were very powerful men, and would often abuse that power. Sexual harassment was rampant - and unlike today, there wasn't the slightest chance the perpetrators would ever face consequences. CRACKED.COM

The Others

Alakina Mann The Others Mann had to stay indoors during daylight hours for the duration of the three-and-a-half-month shoot in order to remain pale. CRACKED.COM

Scream

Wes Craven threatened to murder Drew Barrymore's dog. SCREAM CRACKED.COM In order to rile her up into the blubbering ball of fear she becomes, the director recounted acts of animal cruelty to her between takes, culminating in the graphic threat.

The Blair Witch Project

The cast was subject to constant psychological torture. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT CRACKED COM They were periodically told to pick fights with each other, while being stalked through the woods day and night by crew members.

Twilight Zone

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 1983 TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE The tragic helicopter accident that killed actor Vic Morrow and two child actors was just due to gross negligence from the higher-ups. The spooky-ass coincidence, though, is that Morrow got a $1 million life insurance in 1974 because, I have always had a premonition that I'll be killed in a helicopter crash. CRACKED.COM

Weight Loss

ACTRESSES WERE TORTURED INTO BEING SKINNY. Classic Hollywood SUCKED Just like today, young female stars were expected to be thin. Sometimes they'd be ordered to ... even forced to. 14-year-old Judy Garland was kept on a very restricted diet, given diet pills, and reportedly made to smoke an awful lot to suppress her appetite. CRACKED.COM

The Exorcist

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 1973 THE EXORCIST The home where the movie would be filmed caught on fire, so filming was delayed. During the shoot, actress Ellen Burstyn was injured, and her scream of agony can be heard in the film. Relatives of Linda Blair and Max Von Sydow died during production, and two actors died shortly after production wrapped. CRACKED.COM

Drugged Child Actors

CHILDREN WERE DRUGGED TO PERFORM IN MOVIES. Classic Hollymood SUCKED Teens Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were made to work 18 hours a day, six days a week. They were given amphetamines to keep up with that frantic pace (and then sleeping pills to calm them down at night). CRACKED.COM

The Return of the Living Dead

THE YELLOWISH SMOKE DURING THE OPENING CREDITS WAS PRETTY TOXIC IN. THE RETURN of THE LIVING DEAD. Apparently the only way to get yellow smoke was for the production team to use sulfur. It took a few minutes of pumping that smoke to give most of the people on set terrible headaches. CRACKED.COM

Hereditary

ALEX WOLFF WAS SERIOUSLY SCARRED FILMING HEREDITARY. Wolff had to go to therapy and had serious issues sleeping after being emotionally screwed by the film. CRACKED.COM

Justice League

Joss Whedon threatened Gal Gadot's career on the Justice League shoot. Не had her record lines she didn't want to say, apparently telling her he could make her look incredibly stupid in the finished movie if he wanted to. CRACKED.COM

The Conqueror

THE CONQUEROR was the most carcinogenic set of all time They filmed so close to an atomic bomb test site that 91 out of the 220 cast and crew members got cancer later in life. 46 of those, including John Wayne, died from it. Radiologist Dr. Robert Pendleton said, Blame for their exposure on set would hold up in a court of law. CRACKED

Fitzcarraldo

CRACKED Death and snake venom on FITZCARRALDO In Werner Herzog's 1982 film, several indigenous extras were killed or injured. A logger was bit by a venomous snake, and had to cut off his own foot with a chainsaw to stop the poison from spreading.

Goldfinger

Asbestos exposure on GOLDFINGER The 1964 James Bond movie used asbestos boards in its set construction. Set painter Ronald Sharp later developed mesothelioma and died at age 59. His widow sued his former employers for compensation. CRACKED

Ed Lauter

Actor ED LAUTER died of mesothelioma In 2014, his widow Mia Lauter sued CBS and NBC, claiming that her late husband was exposed to asbestos in their studios. Because he worked in so many movies and shows, his exposure to asbestos was off-the-charts high. CRACKED

Melissa McCarthy

CRACKED A hostile set made MELISSA MCCARTHY physically ill She said that she once worked with someone who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it made her physically ill. My eyes were swelling up, | was absorbing all of this nuttiness. There were people weeping, visibly so upset by this one person.

Rapa Nui

CRACKED Starvation on the set of RAPA NUI In 1994, Kevin Reynolds' passion project was filmed on Easter Island, in the Pacific. We had one flight a week from the mainland, and there were times we ran out of food to feed people, and things like that, it was...it was very bad.

Sorcerer

A myriad of diseases on the set of SORCERER William Friedkin's 1977 thriller was shot in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic for 10 hellish months. Не lost 50 pounds and contracted malaria, and at least 50 cast and crew were evacuated from the set with malaria, food poisoning, gangrene, or other injuries. CRACKED

Full Metal Jacket

Asbestos rained down daily on FULL METAL JACKET Matthew Modine (joker) said, That was one of the most toxic places I've ever been. We'd be having a cup of tea in the morning, and all the dust would fall in. You just drank the tea and didn't think too much about the dust. There was asbestos everywhere from the buildings that were knocked down. CRACKED

The Wizard of Oz

THE WIZARD OF OZ almost killed Buddy Ebsen Before Jack Haley, Ebsen was the original Tin Man, but the aluminum dust used to coat the costume almost killed him. The cramps in my arms advanced into my chest and | wouldn't even be able to take a breath. | was sure | was dying. CRACKED

Predator

Unclean water on PREDATOR They shot the 1987 movie in the jungles of Palenque, Mexico, and many of the cast and crew got sick with travelers' diarrhea because of the unpurified water. Kevin Peter Hall said, Predator wasn't a movie, it was a survival story for all of us. CRACKED

Alien 3

Illegal filmmaking David Fincher took matters into his own hands on Alien 3. Producers thought the drooling Xenormorph was too much, so Fincher took a rogue crew, stole an alien costume, and took Sigourney Weaver to another location (without a permit) to shoot the scene against their wishes. CRACKED

Animal House

Illegal filmmaking Piano thievery on Be National Lampoon's Animal House. The production brought the Delta Tau brothers up to the University of Oregon five days before shooting to bond. They hit up a real frat party that involved hard drugs and a massive brawl, and they stole a piano. CRACKED

The Birds

Illegal filmmaking Alfred Hitchcock terrorized actors and birds) on The Birds. Hitchcock pelted actress Tippi Hedren with live birds (injuring and killing the birds), and force-fed whisky to seagulls to get them to stay still for longer. Hedren was hospitalized, and he ruined her career when she refused his sexual advances. CRACKED

Escape From Tomorrow

Illegal filmmaking Escape From Tomorrow illegally shot at Disneyland. In 2013, they shot several scenes in Disneyland without permission. The actors pretended to be tourists, the cameras were smuggled in, and the editing was done in South Korea. Disney avoided controversy by deciding not to sue. CRACKED

This Is Not A Film

Illegal filmmaking This Is Not a Film was an illegal production. Banned from filming movies in Iran for 20 years, they filmed it secretly as a protest against the Iranian government's sentencing of director Jafar Panahi to six years of prison. They smuggled the film from Iran to Cannes on a USB drive hidden inside a birthday cake. CRACKED

Noah’s Ark

Illegal filmmaking Extras died in 1928's Noah's Ark. For the flood, cameraman Hal Mohr quit when director Michael Curtiz rolled his eyes at his safety concerns. Three extras died, another lost a limb, and a dozen suffered serious injuries, but Curtiz somehow escaped any legal repercussions. CRACKED

Human Traffic

Illegal filmmaking Danny Dyer took actual drugs for Human Traffic For the 1999 movie, the British actor later admitted he was high out of his mind for the entire shoot. It was six weeks of debauchery. It's weird for me to watch it now. That's me out of my nut on screen! CRACKED

Cruel Jaws

Illegal filmmaking Cruel Jaws has nothing to do with Jaws. They marketed this 1995 movie as Jaws 5, but it actually has zero connection to the franchise. Worse, they stole shots from previous films, and plunked in the main theme music of Star Wars without securing the rights. CRACKED

The Hangover 2

Illegal filmmaking The Hangover 2 stole an artist S design. When Ed Helms' character gets Mike Tyson's exact face tattoo, they didn't ask artist S. Victor Whitmill for permission to use his original design. Не sued the production, and instead of digitally altering his face in post, they settled out of court. CRACKED

Easy Rider

Illegal filmmaking Easy Rider's drug use and knife fights, The drugs used on camera were real, and the cast and crew partook off-camera as well. Director Dennis Hopper also threatened actor Rip Torn with a knife, but claims Torn pulled a knife first. CRACKED

Lost River

Illegal filmmaking Ryan Gosling was arrested for trespassing on Lost River. As a director, Gosling was location scouting in Detroit by trespassing in abandoned buildings without permits. Not recognizing him, police arrested him thinking he was stealing copper piping. CRACKED

The Terminator

Illegal filmmaking CST-HOT The Terminator filmed without a permit and poisoned the crew. They didn't pay for permits, and snuck a lot of shots on L.A. streets. Worse, they didn't stop filming when pesticides were sprayed over the city, so the fog washing over the cast and crew was incredibly toxic. CRACKED

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