In an action film the list of stunt men and women can go longer than the list of credits
for actors.
These roles are important to the safety of the cast and crew but sometimes movie stars
want to perform their own stunts.
These stunts can go terrible wrong and cause long-term damage to the stars but nonetheless
they continue to want to perform them.
Sometimes these stunt could be a simple turn around that anyone of us can do but when you’re
on a film set things can get dangerous.
Get ready to like Screen Rant’s list of ten Movie Stunts That Weren't Suppose To Go
Horribly Wrong.
Bruce Willis in Die Hard
This action packed film that spawned a holiday movie-watching tradition, almost made Bruce
Willis deaf.
After Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber and gang took over the Nakatomi corporation building
one man stood in the way of them stealing $640 million in bearer bonds, Willis’ John
McClane.
When Willis fired a gun, the sound of the gun going off was compressed due to his location
under a desk.
He went deaf in one ear, only getting back 45% of his hearing.
It must not have fazed Willis since he keeps making Die Hard sequels.
Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux
Charlize Theron has given her all for her films, which is why she has an Oscar and has
starred in some awesome action films.
While performing in Aeon Flux, Theron knew her role would be physical and she felt she
was prepared due to her training as a professional ballet dancer.
While performing a back handspring Theron came down on her neck and sustained a spinal
disc herniation and massive nerve damage.
Five days in the hospital and weeks of physical therapy taught Theron to leave the more difficult
stunts to her stunt doubles.
Jackie Chan in Armour of God
You are probably not surprised that Jackie Chan is on this list but the surprise is he
won’t stop performing stunts and honestly we don’t want him to.
Chan has slide down the side of a skyscraper, free fell 60 feet and has even been hit by
a helicopter in flight.
Still his worst injury came in 1991’s Armour of God with a stunt that wasn’t nearly as
dangerous.
He was supposed to jump from a slope and into a tree but he missed and hit his head on a
rock, causing a piece of his skull to go into his brain.
That must’ve been the part of the brain that enhances fear because Chan knows no fear.
Diane Kruger in Inglorious Bastards
The Inglourious Basterds recruit German film star Bridget von Hammersmark, played by Diane
Kruger, to infiltrate a movie premiere in an attempt to kill Hitler and other top Nazi
officials.
Sadly Kruger’s character is killed before the deed is finished in a realistic strangulation
scene.
That’s because the director Quentin Tarrantino convinced Kruger to be strangled-for real!
Realistic, yes but he could’ve given her a chance to try acting before cutting off
her air supply in that dangerous stunt.
Steve Carell in The 40 Year Old Virgin
One of the most memorable scenes from The 40 Year Old Virgin is when Steve Carell gets
his chest waxed.
Some can say this isn’t a stunt but normally close ups would be shot by a stunt double
and not the lead actor.
Carell decided it would be funnier if he got waxed himself and not have a stunt double
take his place.
The director used four cameras to ensure no retakes would be needed because he knew Carell
wouldn’t want to do it again.
We are thankful Carell decided to become a Man O’Lantern!
Halle Berry in Many Of Her Films
Halle Berry is not someone you want to stand near while working on a movie set.
She has had multiple injuries on multiple films and seems to not be getting any better.
While filming Gothika she broke her arm, then on the set of Catwoman she hit her head on
a lighting rig, but it doesn’t stop there.
She broke her foot on Cloud Atlas and during the film, The Call she smacked her head on
the floor.
Still, her most embarrassing moment came from the film Die Another Day when she choked on
a fig during a sex scene with Pierce Bronson.
Yes, we said fig, get your mind out of the gutter.
Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future Part III
After three Back to the Future films you would think Michael J. Fox would be used to his
Marty character being harassed by the Tannen’s.
Yet, during the filming of Back to the Future Part III he almost lost his life.
In the scene where Mad Dog Tannen hanged him, he decided to perform his own stunt.
In rehearsals all went well but when it came time to the actually shoot he was asphyxiated
and lost consciousness.
No one realized it until a crewmember realized his acting was a little too good and they
luckily cut him down.
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
She’s one of the hardest working actresses in Hollywood and she demands the same pay
as her male co-stars.
That’s because she deserve it.
Not only does she bring in the ticket sales but during the making of The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay – Part 1 she was injured twice.
During training she ran into a wall injuring herself and when filming with a smoke machine
the machine broke and she was covered in smoke.
She almost choked to death but luckily she survived and had no permanent injuries.
Jeremy Renner in The Avengers
Jeremy Renner opted out of using a stunt man for many of the action scenes in "The Avengers."
In the shot where he jumped from a two-story building, turned and shoot a bow and arrow
toward the camera-it was actually Renner.
His impressive skills were used throughout the film until he turned the wrong way during
a fight and blew out his back.
This injury is still with him today and now he looks for a stunt double to take his place
in the more aggressive scenes.
Harrison Ford in Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
Harrison Ford has survived a plane crash and the wrath of a movie prop all in the same
year.
When the Millennium Falcon’s door landed on then 71-year-old Ford, it broke his leg
and caused other severe injuries.
The studio responsible was fined 2 million dollars, even though Ford wasn’t upset at
all.
He was joking and trying to keep others calm as he waited for them to lift the door off
him.
They should have called Chewbacca over to help!
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