Margaret Hamilton was left with burns on The Wizard of Oz
1939 classic The Wizard of Oz famously features Margaret Hamilton’s Wicked Witch of the West disappearing in a small explosion. While SFX would probably be used today, back then they simply set off a real pyrotechnic on set.
On one take it went off too soon, leaving Hamilton with second and third degree burns. The actress came close to suing the studio over the accident.
Daniel Craig had two teeth knocked out shooting Casino Royale
Daniel Craig never made any secret of how physically gruelling he found the James Bond movies, and it’s no wonder considering what happened on his first film in the role.
Whilst shooting a fight scene in Madagascar for 2006’s Casino Royale, two of Craig’s front teeth were knocked out. The actor’s dentist was flown in from London to fix him up again.
Tom Cruise broke his ankle jumping between buildings on Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Sometimes, Tom Cruise’s insistence on doing his own stunts has consequences. Whilst performing a comparatively simple jump between two buildings on 2018’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Cruise misjudged the landing.
He ended up shattering his ankle, and production on the action sequel had to be paused for nine weeks to give the leading man time to recover.
Audrey Hepburn suffered a miscarriage after being thrown from a horse on The Unforgiven
Whilst shooting 1960 western The Unforgiven, Audrey Hepburn was thrown from a horse and suffered a broken back. This injury healed, but there was another, more terrible consequence: the actress had been pregnant, and suffered a miscarriage.
This would be the first of five miscarriages Hepburn would suffer throughout her life, although she would also give birth to two healthy children.
Linda Blair suffered a spinal fracture on The Exorcist
As gruelling as 1973’s The Exorcist is for audiences, making the film was also a tough experience for the cast, not least the young Linda Blair as the possessed child Regan.
For a levitation scene, Blair was fitted into a mechanical device which malfunctioned on one take, throwing her so violently her spine was fractured. This injury ultimately led to Blair developing scoliosis.
PJ Soles suffered a ruptured eardrum from a water cannon on Carrie
In the notoriously nightmarish finale of 1976 horror movie Carrie, PJ Soles’ character Norma appears to get off light, being seemingly knocked out but not necessarily killed by a high-pressure hose.
However, Soles actually suffered a serious injury shooting the scene, as the water pressure was so high, her eardrum burst. Happily, the actress fully recovered and can still hear through that ear today.
Sandahl Bergman’s fingertip was cut off on Conan the Barbarian
Shooting swordfights can be a hazardous business, as Sandahl Bergman found out the hard way on 1982’s Conan the Barbarian. Whilst shooting one such scene for the 1982 fantasy adventure, the actress’s fingertip was accidentally cut off.
Happily, the severed digit was successfully re-attached after Bergman was rushed to hospital.
A real bomb went off in Harold Lloyd’s hand on Haunted Spooks (1920)
One of cinema’s original daredevils, Harold Lloyd, came frightening close to death whilst shooting his 1920 film Haunted Spooks. Posing for a picture, Lloyd picked up a bomb and lit the fuse, believing it to be a prop.
Shockingly, the device was real and detonated in his hand. Lloyd was temporarily blinded, and permanently lost the thumb and forefinger of his right hand.
Sylvester Stallone’s neck was almost broken by Steve Austin on The Expendables
Sylvester Stallone may have been 64 when he shot 2010’s The Expendables, but he was still determined to give the action film his all. Whilst shooting a fight scene with actor/wrestler Steve Austin, the two musclemen overdid it a bit.
Stallone was left with a serious neck injury, which led to him being rushed into surgery and he had to have a metal plate put in his neck.
Jeff Conaway hurt his back in a fall shooting Grease
Whilst filming 1978 musical Grease, Kenickie actor Jeff Conaway suffered a fall shooting the Greased Lightning sequence (a song his character was supposed to sing, until the more famous John Travolta insisted he sing it instead).
This left Conaway with severe back pain which he self-medicated with opiates. Tragically, this contributed to the addiction issues that would ultimately end Conaway's life in 2011.
Vincent D’Onofrio needed knee surgery after a fall on the set of Full Metal Jacket
For the role of trainee Marine ‘Gomer Pyle’ in the 1987 Vietnam War drama Full Metal Jacket, actor Vincent D’Onofrio piled on 70 pounds in weight. This made the film’s more physical scenes hard work for the actor.
Whilst shooting the obstacle course sequence, D’Onofrio badly twisted one of his knees. The injury was so bad, D’Onofrio later had to undergo surgery.
Linda Hamilton was left partially deaf from a gunshot on Terminator 2
A whole lot of blank rounds were fired on the set of 1991's action epic Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Unfortunately, Linda Hamilton forgot to put in her earplugs for one such scene, when shots are fired in an elevator.
As a result of this, Hamilton wound up permanently losing her hearing in one ear.
Malcolm McDowell's corneas were scratched shooting A Clockwork Orange
One of the many unnerving scenes in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 dystopian future drama A Clockwork Orange sees Malcolm McDowell's Alex 'conditioned' against violence with his eyes forcibly opened.
Shooting this sequence left McDowell with scratched corneas; he even went blind for a short time. Nor was this McDowell's only injury on A Clockwork Orange, as he also suffered a broken rib shooting a fight scene.
Erik Estrada was almost crushed under his motorbike shooting CHiPs
TV cop show CHiPs famously saw Erik Estrada spend a lot of time on a heavy duty police motorcycle. Shooting one bike sequence in 1979, Estrada swerved and wound up pinned on a parked car with the bike on top of him.
This left the actor in a critical condition with injuries including fractured ribs, wrist and sternum and partially collapsed lungs.
Harrison Ford tore ligaments in his leg on The Fugitive
1993's The Fugitive sends Harrison Ford on the run, but for much of production running was actually a major problem for Ford, as he tore some ligaments in his leg whilst shooting a woodland chase scene.
Not wanting to hold up production, Ford refused to undergo surgery until after the shoot was over. Watch closely and you may notice Ford has a limp in the film.
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy suffered tinnitus from an explosion on the set of Star Trek
One of the most famous episodes of the original Star Trek, 1967's Arena, features an explosion that had real life consequences.
Actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were both a little too close to the incendiary device when it went off, and were not given ear protection. As a result, both men suffered tinnitus afterwards.
Melanie Griffith was mauled by a lion on Roar
Released in 1981 after many years in production, Roar has been called one of the most dangerous, deranged films ever made. Intended as a family comedy about a man who lives peacefully with animals, real big cats were used on set.
Predictably, the big cats frequently mauled the cast and crew. These included a young Melanie Griffith, who required 50 stitches to her face after a lion attack.
Frank Sinatra broke a finger in a fight scene for The Manchurian Candidate
When filming a fight scene for 1962's The Manchurian Candidate, Frank Sinatra had to fall through a table. The stunt went wrong and he wound up breaking his little finger.
It's said that Ol' Blue Eyes suffered from severe pain in that hand for years, ultimately electing to have surgery to fix it.
Michael J. Fox was almost hung for real on Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III sends Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly back in time to the Old West, where Thomas F. Wilson's villainous Buford Tannen attempts to hang him.
Alarmingly, the stunt went wrong and Fox was genuinely asphyxiated to the point that he was rendered unconscious.
Jackie Chan had his leg in a cast for most of Rumble in the Bronx
Famous for doing his own stunts, action icon Jackie Chan has suffered many injuries throughout his career. On 1995's Rumble in the Bronx, one accident left him with his leg in a cast.
They continued filming regardless, carefully disguising Chan's cast behind an oversized sock designed to look like a Nike sneaker.
Brad Pitt broke his arm for real shooting Seven
It was not originally part of the script that Brad Pitt's David Mills would suffer a broken arm in 1995's Seven.
Whilst shooting a chase scene, Pitt slipped and fell through a car windshield, requiring surgery. It was ultimately decided to simply make this injury part of Pitt's character arc.
David Niven almost drowned making The Guns of Navarone
On 1961 war movie The Guns of Navarone, David Niven almost drowned when something went wrong during a scene shot in a large water tank. The British actor also suffered a cut which went septic, forcing him to leave production for a month.
Committed to a fault, Niven insisted on finishing his scenes before he'd fully recovered, which ultimately landed him back in hospital again.
Sean Kanan suffered internal bleeding on The Karate Kid Part III
Sean Kanan appears in 1989's The Karate Kid Part III as Daniel LaRusso's new nemesis Mike Barnes - but while he may have played the bad guy, Kanan didn't deserve what happened to him.
Director John G. Avildsen shot 20 takes of a scene in which Kanan was thrown through a door, leading to the actor suffering internal bleeding.
George Clooney suffered head and spine injuries on Syriana
Whilst shooting a torture scene for 2005's Syriana, George Clooney chose to fall from a chair for real, resulting in severe injuries to his head and spine plus some memory loss.
Clooney later admitted being in such pain whilst recovering that he contemplated suicide. His subsequent Best Supporting Actor Oscar win may have provided some respite.
Oddjob actor Harold Sakata was burned for real during his death scene on Goldfinger
In the classic early James Bond movie Goldfinger, henchman Oddjob dies by electrocution while retrieving his metal-rimmed hat from electrically-charged bars.
Actor Harold Sakata actually suffered genuine burns to his hand when the pyrotechnics went off, but said nothing, either for fear of ruining the scene or losing his job.
Harrison Ford scarred Sean Bean for life on Patriot Games
One fight scene on 1992's Patriot Games got a little too real for stars Harrison Ford and Sean Bean. During their climactic battle on a speedboat in the rain, Ford accidentally struck Bean for real in the forehead.
Some of the blood we see in the film is Bean's own, and to this day the English actor has a scar alongside his eye.
Channing Tatum scalded his private parts on The Eagle
2011 historical drama The Eagle featured a scene in which the cast, clad in metallic armor, traverse a river. As the water was freezing, warm water was poured into the actors' armor to keep them warm.
Unfortunately, one crew member mistakenly poured boiling hot water into Channing Tatum's costume, which resulted in the actor suffering scalding on his nether regions.
Tom Hanks suffered a staph infection on Cast Away
Tom Hanks famously went method on 2000's Cast Away, pausing production for a year to give him time to really lose the weight his marooned character sheds. Filming was held up further when Hanks suffered a cut that got infected.
It turned out that Hanks had suffered a staph infection, resulting in blood poisoning that could have killed him.
Dominic Purcell suffered a head injury and broken nose on Prison Break
During production on TV's Prison Break in 2016, an iron bar accidentally fell on Dominic Purcell, leaving him with head injuries and a broken nose.
He required upwards of 170 stitches to his head and face, and had to take two weeks off the production to recover.
Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning shooting The Passion of the Christ
Director Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ presents an infamously graphic take on the death of Jesus, and actor Jim Caviezel suffered genuine injuries shooting the scenes in which he is beaten and whipped.
Carrying his cross also led to the actor dislocating his shoulder, but most alarmingly he was also struck by lightning whilst filming the Sermon on the Mount.
Brendan Fraser lost consciousness shooting his hanging scene in The Mummy
The well-documented physical ailments that held back Brendan Fraser's career for many years were largely down to the many injuries he sustained shooting stunt scenes for The Mummy series.
One of the worst was on the original 1999 film, when his hanging scene went wrong and the actor was almost hung for real, running out of air and losing consciousness.
Sienna Miller suffered burns to her cleavage shooting GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
During a fiery scene on 2009's GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, actress Sienna Miller had a mishap which almost left her with burns to her breasts. The actress remarked that she "ran the wrong way under an explosion. It was my own fault, I'm clumsy, there's a little scar."
She went on to explain that "Luckily it wasn't my breasts [that burned], it was the bit in-between." Very lucky indeed!
John Cho's knee injury held up production for a year on Cowboy Bebop
Early on in production on Netflix's 2021 live-action anime adaptation Cowboy Bebop, John Cho suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament after slipping on set. The injury was so bad it took a year for Cho to fully recover.
After other alternatives were considered, the show runners had no choice but to pause production on the series for all that time.
Dylan O'Brien was almost killed on Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Whilst shooting Maze Runner: The Death Cure in 2016, Dylan O'Brien was hit by a car during a stunt sequence. He suffered severe facial injuries and brain trauma, requiring surgery.
Production on the sci-fi drama was delayed by a year to allow the actor time to recover. While O'Brien was extremely fortunate to be OK afterwards, he admits feeling 'broken' in the aftermath.
Matthew Fox was actually stabbed in the last episode of Lost
The final episode of Lost sees Matthew Fox's Jack Shepard stabbed by Terry O'Quinn's John Locke. Unknowingly, O'Quinn picked up a real knife to use on Fox when shooting the scene.
Fox's injuries might have been fatal were it not for the fact that he was wearing a kevlar vest under his costume.
Brad Pitt tore his Achilles Tendon whilst playing Achilles in Troy
Few on-set injuries are quite so ironic as the one Brad Pitt suffered on 2004 historical epic Troy. Whilst portraying the Ancient Greek hero Achilles, Pitt suffered an injury which left him with a torn Achilles tendon.
Pitt put the injury down to "wear and tear and all the jumping and fighting in that sand", but maybe the spirit of Achilles decided to get involved to grant some realism to the movie.
Nina Dobrev broke Paul Wesley's finger during a love scene on The Vampire Diaries
Fight scene injuries aren't too uncommon, but we don't generally expect love scenes to be similarly hazardous. Nonetheless, one such scene for TV's The Vampire Diaries temporarily left Paul Wesley one digit down.
Wesley explained, “my thumb got bent back in a romantic scene where I slowly lowered Nina (Dobrev) onto a bed. I was out of commission for a week.”
Orson Welles chipped his ankle shooting Citizen Kane
1941's Citizen Kane is still hailed as possibly the greatest film ever made, in part because of how much first-time filmmaker Orson Welles took as a director, co-writer and lead actor.
Welles' experience on the film became even harder work after he chipped his ankle falling down a staircase on set, and had to spend the next two weeks calling the shots from a wheelchair.
Uma Thurman suffered a concussion shooting a driving scene for Kill Bill Vol 2
Uma Thurman is not trained as a stunt driver. Nonetheless, on 2004's Kill Bill Vol 2 director Quentin Tarantino pressured her to perform her own driving in a scene on a treacherous road in an unsafe car.
Thurman wound up losing control, hitting a tree and suffering a concussion, and sued the film's producers (including the infamously cruel Weinsteins) after the accident was covered up.
Buster Keaton fractured his neck on Sherlock Jr. - but didn't find out for 11 years
Silent movie comedian Buster Keaton was another of cinema's original daredevils, frequently risking life and limb with madcap stunts. On 1925's Sherlock Jr., Keaton performed a fall from a water tower whilst being pelted with water.
It wasn't until an x-ray 11 years later that it was discovered this fall had left Keaton with a fractured neck.
Burt Reynolds hurt his coccyx going over a waterfall on Deliverance
1972 survivalist drama Deliverance gave Burt Reynolds his breakthrough role, but it also came close to killing him. Rather than let director John Boorman use a dummy, Reynolds insisted on performing a waterfall stunt himself, subsequently injuring his coccyx as well as almost drowning.
When Reynolds asked Boorman how it looked on camera, the director replied, "It looked like a dummy going over a waterfall."
Arnold Schwarzenegger needed 40 stitches after his first day shooting on Conan the Barbarian
1982's Conan the Barbarian launched Arnold Schwarzenegger as an action star, but it proved a gruelling experience for the future Governator. Schwarzenegger says that on his first day of shooting he needed 40 stitches after suffering a gash on his back.
Later in production he was clawed by wild dogs, and had to bite a real vulture carcass.
Michelle Yeoh tore a knee ligament on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
With her extensive background in martial arts movies, Michelle Yeoh is no stranger to fight scenes and stunt work, but one moment on the set of 2000's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon pushed her a little too far.
Landing badly following a jump, Yeoh tore an anterior cruciate ligament in her knee and had to be rushed into surgery. She took weeks off to recover.
Bob Hoskins almost died multiple times on Super Mario Bros
The late Bob Hoskins often called 1993's Super Mario Bros the biggest mistake of his career, and it's little wonder considering the hellish experience he had on the video game adaptation.
Throughout the course of the shoot, Hoskins was accidentally stabbed, not once but four times, and on other occasions he was electrocuted and came close to drowning.
Jean-Claude Van Damme took a stuntman's eye out on Cyborg
On 1989 sci-fi action movie Cyborg, Jean-Claude Van Damme had a fight scene with stuntman Jackson 'Rock' Pinckney which went wrong. Wielding a prop knife, Van Damme accidentally hit Pinckney in the face.
Pinckney wound up losing the eye, and wound up suing Van Damme over it, ultimately being awarded $487,500 in damages.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt needed stitches after a bike accident on Premium Rush
2012 thriller Premium Rush follows a New York bike messenger racing for his life.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt learned firsthand just how hazardous inner city cycling can be when he accidentally rode into the rear windshield of a car and slashed his arm, which required 31 stitches.
Sylvester Stallone broke three ribs falling into a tree in First Blood
1982's First Blood marked the first time Sylvester Stallone played John Rambo, and the actor wanted to be hands-on in the action-heavy role. However, Stallone may have bitten off more than he could chew when he chose to perform a fall onto a thick tree branch.
Stallone broke three ribs on impact, meaning his anguished cry in the scene is real.
Bob Wall accidentally slashed Bruce Lee with broken glass in Enter the Dragon
During the scene in which Bob Wall fights Bruce Lee in 1973 martial arts classic Enter the Dragon, Wall's character breaks two bottles and attacks Lee with them.
Genuine glass bottles were used, and in the heat of the moment Wall wound up accidentally cutting Lee for real on one take.
Winona Ryder broke her arm on Mr. Deeds
Winona Ryder plays the love interest in 2002 Adam Sandler comedy Mr. Deeds, and one scene involved the two of them riding bikes. Ryder had a slip-up and fell, breaking her arm in three places.
Shortly after filming, Ryder was caught in a media furore after being caught shoplifting, and her arm wound up being re-broken after she was jostled by the paparazzi.
Daniel Craig needed ankle surgery during No Time to Die
Whilst shooting his final film as James Bond, 2021's No Time to Die, Daniel Craig was injured once again whilst shooting an action scene on location in Jamaica.
The actor hurt his ankle, and had to undergo minor surgery then spend two weeks off work to recover.
Natalie Portman dislocated a rib on Black Swan
In her Oscar-winning turn in 2010's nightmarish ballet drama Black Swan, Natalie Portman suffered for her art just as her character did. Whilst performing a lift, Portman's rib went out of place.
Director Darren Aronofsky took advantage of this, asking Portman to remain in character and be filmed whilst an actual physiotherapist helped work the rib back in.
Martin Sheen really broke a mirror with his fist in Apocalypse Now
When filming the unsettling hotel room breakdown scene in Apocalypse Now, actor Martin Sheen was genuinely drunk and dealing with issues of his own. When he punches a mirror and cuts his hand, this was unscripted.
At Sheen's insistence they kept filming, and this footage was kept in the film. Things got worse later, when Sheen suffered a heart attack during filming.
Harrison Ford suffered a fractured leg on Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Everyone was thrilled to see Harrison Ford return as Han Solo in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but things took an unfortunate turn on set.
A hydraulic door accidentally fell on the then-72-year-old actor, fracturing a bone in his leg and forcing production to be put on hold for two weeks while he recovered.
James Caan really beat up Gianni Russo in The Godfather
If you ever thought the scene in which James Caan beats up Gianni Russo in 1972 classic The Godfather looked a little bit too real, that's because Caan wasn't pulling his punches.
When Caan threw him over a fence and hit him with a garbage can lid, Russo wound up suffering a cracked elbow and two broken ribs.
Charlize Theron injured her spine on Æon Flux
2005 sci-fi thriller Æon Flux sees Charlize Theron perform some huge acrobatic moves, but one of these went seriously wrong during production.
After doing a backflip, Theron accidentally landed on her neck and herniated a disc near her spinal cord. The shoot had to be put on hold for two months whilst Theron recovered from the injury.
Jan Fedder was thrown overboard and almost drowned on Das Boot
One scene in 1981 submarine drama Das Boot sees actor Jan Fedder blown from the sea vehicle's conning tower into the sea during a storm. This was not originally part of the script: Fedder was genuinely thrown overboard by accident.
His co-star Bernd Tauber had to act fast to save him. Director Wolfgang Petersen found this so dramatic, he incorporated the footage into the film.
Ellen Burstyn seriously hurt her back on The Exorcist
The intense production of 1973 horror classic The Exorcist also took its toll physically on actress Ellen Burstyn. One scene sees her character knocked over by her possessed child, and to achieve this Burstyn was pulled back by a hidden cable.
On the take used in the film, the actress was yanked so hard it impacted her spine, leaving it permanently damaged.
Halle Berry got shrapnel in her eye on Die Another Day
During production on 2002 James Bond movie Die Another Day, Halle Berry was celebrating her recent Best Actress Oscar win - but we suspect this happy mood might have been slightly impeded by the unpleasant accident she suffered on set.
Following an explosive stunt, some shrapnel wound up in the actress's eye.
Bob Geldof cut his hand whilst trashing a room in Pink Floyd - The Wall
In 1982's Pink Floyd - The Wall, director Alan Parker's abstract film interpretation of the rock band's best-selling album, real-life singer-songwriter Bob Geldof portrays the deeply troubled rock star protagonist.
In one scene, while doing the classic rock star move of trashing a room, Geldof actually cut his hand for real. Footage of this is kept in the final film.
Jeremy Renner broke both his arms on Tag
2018 comedy Tag required Jeremy Renner to perform a stunt that involved running up a 20-foot stack of folding chairs.
When something went wrong, Renner wound up falling, and on impact he fractured his left wrist and right elbow. He wound up completing the film with his arms in casts that were later covered up with CGI.
Jaimie Alexander seriously injured her shoulder and spine on Thor: The Dark World
2013's Thor: The Dark World is generally considered a low point for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it was especially rough for actress Jaimie Alexander.
Suffering a fall from a significant height, Alexander wound up suffering numerous injuries including a dislocated shoulder, a herniated disc, a torn rhomboid and 11 chipped vertebrae. Remarkably, it was only a week before the actress was back on set.
Sylvester Stallone was rushed to hospital after Dolph Lundgren really punched him on Rocky IV
Whilst filming his climactic boxing match with Dolph Lundgren on 1985's Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone foolishly requested that his co-star punch him for real.
Lundgren struck with such force that Stallone's heart swelled later that day. The actor and director was rushed into intensive care, where he remained for eight days.
Lorenza Izzo almost drowned on The Green Inferno
2013 jungle-based horror The Green Inferno features a scene in which Lorenza Izzo gets into the Amazon river in an attempt to escape her captors, and is almost washed away by the current.
Unfortunately, Izzo was quickly in real trouble and came close to drowning for real; the crew initially assumed her screams of terror were simply acting.
Leonardo DiCaprio really cut his hand in Django Unchained
2012's Django Unchained features an unsettling moment when Leonardo DiCaprio furiously strikes a table, smashing a glass and cutting his hand. This was not scripted, but DiCaprio refused to break character and continued the scene.
Director Quentin Tarantino chose to use this take and incorporated the character's injury into subsequent scenes.
Kate Winslet almost drowned and suffered hypothermia on Titanic
Production on 1997's uber-blockbuster Titanic inevitably involved the cast and crew spending a lot of time in the water, which proved hazardous on multiple occasions.
On one occasion, leading lady Kate Winslet almost drowned when her costume got stuck on a gate. Another time, she developed hypothermia after declining to wear a wetsuit under her costume.
Jackie Chan needed life-saving brain surgery after a high fall on Armor of God
Action star Jackie Chan has hurt himself on a great many of his films, but he never came closer to death than he did on 1985's Armor of God.
Chan performed a jump into a high tree branch, but it proved weaker than expected and broke, causing him to fall over 16 feet. Chan broke several bones and his skull, and required brain surgery.
Ed Harris almost drowned on The Abyss
James Cameron's 1989 deep sea thriller The Abyss had one of the most notoriously difficult shoots in film history. In one underwater scene, Ed Harris ran out of air and almost drowned, and was only given oxygen after he passed out.
It's rumored that when Harris learned Cameron kept shooting whilst he was drowning, the actor punched the director in the face.
Al Pacino burned his hand on a gun in Scarface
It seems that Al Pacino was a little too eager to say hello to his little friend whilst shooting 1983 gangster classic Scarface.
In between takes, the actor unwittingly picked up a recently fired gun by the barrel, not realizing how hot it would be. This subsequently left Pacino with burns that required him to stop filming for two weeks.
Daryl Hannah chipped her elbow on Blade Runner
1981's Blade Runner gave Daryl Hannah a breakthrough role as the replicant Pris - but sadly, this wasn't the actress's only break on the film.
Shooting one scene on the dark and rainy streets, Hannah slipped and fell into the windshield of a parked car, chipping her elbow in eight places.
Isla Fisher almost drowned in Now You See Me
2013's Now You See Me is set in the world of stage magic, and features a scene in which Isla Fisher performs an escapologist act whilst shackled in a locked water tank.
Something went wrong on one take, and Fisher actually got stuck and nearly drowned. Foolishly, the stunt team had not established a signal for Fisher to use in case of such an emergency.