Major Accidents That Happened On The Set of a Film

The Dark Knight

Although Heath Ledger’s passing is the most commonly known tragedy from when this movie was filmed, another terrifying death slipped between the cracks. Special effects technician Conway Wickliffe was leaning out the window of a Jeep filming a scene when the driver turned into a tree, causing him fatal neck and spinal injuries. Wickliffe was in a similar accident during the filming of Batman Begins, however, he survived that car accident with minor injuries. 

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  • Brad Pitt injured his Achilles heel while playing Achilles.
  • While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.
  • Keanu Reeves used his profit from The Matrix to buy a motorcycle for all of the movie's stuntmen.
  • There’s a 20 year age gap between Sam Neill and Laura Dern in Jurassic Park, with Laura aged only 26 during filming.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.