9 terrible deaths during the filming of films

Movie actors die and resurrect like phoenixes more than once during their acting career: what does not happen to their characters! But it happens that the death in the frame becomes real. An accident, a mistake, or the director's negligence can lead to unavoidable consequences. Not only actors are killed, but also stuntmen and decorators. We tell about the tragic stories that happened right on the set in our material.

Brandon Lee — " The Raven»

The accident with the star of the film Brandon Lee occurred on April 1, 1993. A few hours before the shooting, Lee jokingly held a Magnum-44 pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger. There was a click, and everyone stared at the actor in horror, and Brandon just laughed and said, " Whoever is destined to be hanged will not drown. I'll die otherwise, I don't need to be afraid of the gun."

But when Lee pulled the trigger again during the shooting, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, and a pool of real blood spread out under his head. It turned out that they had forgotten to remove the "plug" from the gun — it flew out and got stuck in Lee's spine. The fault, most likely, was the negligence of the props.

In two weeks, the actor was supposed to have a wedding, but he died in the hospital a few hours later, without regaining consciousness.

Sergey Bodrov Jr. - " Svyaznoy»

A block of ice broke off from Mount Jimara, pushed the Kolka glacier and moved it from its place. There was an avalanche. Having fallen on the Karmadon gorge, where just at this time the shooting of "Svyaznoy" took place, it covered people, burying them under ice and rocks.

More than a hundred people have been missing for many years, including Bodrov Jr. On that day, 130 people were killed, 23 of whom were members of the film crew.

Vic Morrow — " The Twilight Zone»

It was during the scenes about Vietnam that Morrow died, along with two children-actors of 7 and 6 years old. According to the script, the hero of Vic escaped from a US army helicopter in an abandoned village. The helicopter was hovering directly over their heads. Suddenly, the pilot lost control and crashed right on top of Vic and the children, cutting off their heads.

After this incident, Hollywood changed the rules for shooting children in night scenes. The filmmakers paid monetary compensation to the parents of the deceased children and Morrow's daughter.

Evgeny Urbansky — " Director»

But something went wrong and the car overturned. Urbansky fell back, suffered multiple fractures, and died. If, on the contrary, he had bent down, he would have remained alive.

Art Scholl — " Best Shooter»

Still, shooting in the air wasn't completely safe. One of the pilots, Art Scholl, performed a "flat spin" - a figure of aerobatics. He lost control during the maneuver, and his plane crashed.

It was decided to dedicate the film to the deceased stuntman.

Sonia Davis — " The Vampire from Brooklyn»

But something went wrong, the prop guys messed up with the pillow installation, and instead of falling on the pillow, Sonya sprang and hit the wall of the house hard. She was in a coma for 13 days, but the doctors could not save her life.

David Ritchie — " Teleport»

Andrey Rostotsky — " My Border»

He was falling, arms outstretched, trying to grab hold of something or try to soften the blow in some other way.

Inna Burduchenko — " So no one loved»

When Inna was taken out, 78% of her body was burned, only her face was untouched by the flames. The audience donated blood for their favorite actress and even pieces of skin, but it was not possible to save Burduchenko's life.