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Actors Who Nearly Died On Set
10. Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow
Cruise likes doing his own stunts, but some of them have almost cost him his life! One
of those times was for this action film and it was pretty much Emily Blunt’s fault.
She was driving a car in a scene with Cruise in the passenger seat when things got out
of control. They were approaching a right hand turn with some speed but Blunt wasn't
braking in time. Tom Cruise could be heard from the passenger seat yelling for her to
brake and turn but they eventually ended up hitting a tree.
9. Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz
The party trick of the wicked witch of the west was disappearing in a cloud of smoke
as she escaped the do gooder Dorothy. It was during this cloud poof that things went horribly
wrong. Her make up was actually made of petroleum, after she threw the cloud bomb a trap door
below failed to open and she caught on fire from the sparks. She got 3rd degree burns
on her hands and face.
8. Sylvester Stallone in Rocky 4
Rocky films are renowned for their over the top fighting scenes and yet had striking realism
to them. One of the films, Rocky 4, saw the italian stallion vs the huge man mountain
ivan drago. For the big hit that knocks Rocky down, Stallone asked Lundgren to hit him as
hard as possible. And boy did he get hit. A shot to the chest caused a swollen heart
and he as in ICU for 8 days.
7. Michael J Fox in Back to the Future 3
The realism of the movie back to the future 3 isn't something to be heralded, except for
one moment that is. Just how are you meant to make being hanged look as real as possible?
You get really hanged. The scene was performed standing on a box but it didn't look right.
He moved the box and started shooting, got the times wrong, and ended up passing out
for 30 seconds before people noticed it was real!
6. Jackie Chan in Police Story
The huge fight at the end of Police Story is what makes this film so memorable and it
was Chan doing all his own stunts. One such stunt is a jump where he ends up sliding down
a metal pole as light bulbs explode all around him. He ended up cracking his 7th and 8th
vertebrae, dislocated his pelvis and burning his hands.
5. Jaimie Alexander in Thor: The Dark World
A pro tip for stunts: if its wet, don't use metal steps. During filming of the super hero
movie, Jaimie Alexander took a tumble during a wet and dark morning around 5am. She was
coming down a metal staircase and slipped over, it took her out for a month. She managed
to displace a disc in her spine, chipped 11 of her vertebrae, dislocated her shoulder
and tore her shoulder.
4. Isla Fisher in Now You See Me
In the opening scene of the movie now you see me, isla fisher's character has to be
chained inside a huge water tank before being introduced to some piranhas. During the stunt,
her chain got stuck and she had to really try to swim free. Everyone thought it was
great acting until she pressed a fail safe switch and the emergency team had to help
her out.
3. Halle Berry in The Call
This movie might not be known for being full of action, but filming wasn’t dull. According
to Daily Mail, The actress was filming a fighting scene when she fell and hit her head on the
concrete floor. She was knocked out and the set closed down for the day. She was rushed
to the hospital, but fortunately they didn’t find any lasting injuries.
2. Jason Statham in The Expendables 3
The one time stunt man has had his share of bumps and bruises but during the action packed
Expendables 3, Statham was driving a truck when the brakes decided they'd not work that
day. The problem was the approaching sea side 60 foot below. Statham had to leap from the
moving truck as it plunged down into the chilly waters.
1. Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York
Daniel day lewis is a man who gets very involved in his roles. He would only wear clothes that
would fit in with the 1863 time period, which led to the Irish man getting pneumonia. He
tried to muscle through it, getting treatments only available at those times too but it got
the better of him, he was told if he didn't get treatment he'd die in this millennium
regardless of where he was acting like he was and he gave in
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