10 Disasters That Happened on Film Sets

These movie disasters destroyed lives. For this list, we’ll be looking at tragic accidents that happened during film productions, leading to serious injury or death. Our countdown includes “Deadpool 2”, "Top Gun", "Rust", and more. Which of these instances shocked you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these instances shocked you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments.

[reachandler]

The Twilight Zone accident was worse than portrayed here. Vic Morrow had expressed concerns about the pyrotechnics being so close to them, and the helicopter pilot had complained in the rehearsal that the explosions were sending debris up towards the rotas, which was incredibly dangerous. They were assured these issues would be addressed, but they were not. The pyrotechnics caused the helicopter crash, which decapitated Vic and one child, the other child was crushed under the helicopter.
Oh, and if that's not bad enough, the director broke regulations, those children should not have been there. They were not actors, they were children of film crew.

[Akira]

The worst thing about the Twilight Zone accident was it didn't have to happen. John Landis is solely responsible for the deaths of Vic Morrow and the kids he paid under the table to work overnight. The bastard should have gone to prison for that.

[gutz]

The copter didn't "Land" on Vic, it decapitated him and the b0y, it was the girl who was trapped under the wreckage and drowned as a result. There is one frame of footage where you can see what the blades did to Vic and the poor k!d.

[Rodeo_Wizard]

The death of Brandon Lee while filming on The Crow still haunts me to this day. I remembered I was 14 when I heard the news of Brandon Lee's death on the set of the Crow and it really sadden me. I really wanted to see the son of Bruce Lee succeed in Hollywood but instead his life was cut short like his father Bruce. What a terrible shame. Brandon Lee could have been a big mega star like Bruce Willis.
R.I.P. Brandon Lee.

[LillikoiSeed]

What angers and saddens me, is the number of animals that are injured and killed still in feature films. There is supposed to be oversight and steps taken for that not to occur, and yet it still does to a shocking degree.
Oh wait, I forgot. Money.

[HeronCoyote]

Fascinating Horrors has an excellent and very respectful piece on the Twilight Zone tragedy. It was completely preventable. The children weren’t actors, but their parents worked on the set. They were told there would be no danger to their kids. Director John Landis was never convicted of anything (some of what he did was illegal, like having the kids work at night). Steven Spielberg refused to speak with Landis after this.

[rndmpinkiepie]

Stunt doubles (and even just crew) put their lives on the line for other actors and its heartbreaking that their incredible skills end up hurting them, crippling them or killing them. All in the name of entertainment

[claytondunn]

The saddest thing about this stuff is the fact that most of the accidents were caused by crew and producers etc… who would not take the proper steps and time to make sure everything was done the safe and proper way plus that woman who was a “gun expert” for Rust she was like 25, and only been using guns for two years they could’ve and should’ve gotten somebody with more experience

[ashleybrown]

Getting crushed by a Hummer is some Final Destination shit

[bjbell]

You could add Jon-Erik Hexum to that video. He shot himself in the head with a gun that had blank cartridges in it. He didn't know the force the wadding would have and it ended up in his skull.

[bennywark]

Am I the only one who thinks that Alec Baldwin shouldn't be entirely blamed for it, I think the real person to be blamed is the one who brought the gun in the first place.

[CarSagan]

It was a nice way of saying how the Twilight Zone's deaths occurred, "the helicopter landed on them" (11:45). It was actually the copter blade that chopped them to pieces. A slo-mo version of the video here on YT shows the actor's head & shoulders go flying off his corpse.

[derekberry]

It's amazing that they didn't actually made this list top 20. I still remember the movie xxx which actually had Vin Diesel. I remember hearing one of the stunt men actually was doing a stunt with a parachute and was supposed to zipline to boat but crashed in the side of a bridge.

[qactustick]

What sucks about the film industry is that the accidents that get the most press are the ones that involve the actors. If the accident only involves crew members (or even stunt doubles), not as many people seem to care. I'm learning about most of these accidents for the first time through this video, since a lot of them don't directly involve the on-screen celebrities.

[damemarthafalker]

Unsettling how Brandon Lee's make-up in 'The Crow' echoes that of Heath Ledger in his 'Joker' role.

[trillion]

The helicopter rotors in Twilight Zone the Movie decapitated Vic Morrow and the children. The accident investigation uncovered that the children were working after hours illegally and the parents, who were non-native english speakers, were not told of the dangers and risks that were involved filming the scene.

[toastnjam]

In the Burt Reynolds movie Shark (1969) A stunt diver was killed on-camera when a great white shark bit through a protective net and attacked him. His death was used in the movie.

[jasminejohnston]

What happened on the set of The Crow was a real tragedy. Brandon Lee was the son of famous martial artist and movie star Bruce Lee and he wanted to be like his dad. So he signed a multi-film deal with Fox…only to die during filming of his first movie due to a prop gun mishap

[fpsdovah]

The fact a role in a movie was more important than wearing a helmet, thst woman would still be alive today if she wore a helmet