The popular tv show, The Twilight Zone was made into a movie in 1983. While filming the movie on July 23, 1982 one of the scenes in the movie turned into a tragedy killing 3 actors, Vic Morrow (58 years old), Myca Dinh Le (7 years old), and Renee Shin-Yi Chen (6 years old). Shooting a scene where the three actors were running from a helicopter, the helicopter crashed into the actors and killed them all instantly. The chopper was flying too low to the ground (about 25 ft above the actors), which led to disaster due to getting caught in the pyrotechnics that were lit and going off and caused the crash. The co-director John Landis was accused of directing the helicopter to fly too low as well as not abiding by safety standards with the pyrotechnics. Landis' artistic vision for the shot may have been prioritized over the safety of the actors and everyone involved nearby the scene.
This tragedy although did help to push the need for CGI effects, which opened the door to so many more artists to explore and create.
You can sadly watch the helicopter fall on them in this you tube video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh1USxEZLwM
This tragedy although did help to push the need for CGI effects, which opened the door to so many more artists to explore and create.
You can sadly watch the helicopter fall on them in this you tube video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh1USxEZLwM
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