6 Sweet and Innocent Movies with a Dark Story Behind
Miscellaneous / / March 02, 2022
On the set of these kindest pictures, animals were cruelly treated, and the actors were endangered.
1. Fishing!
Gone fishin'
- USA, 1997.
- Comedy, crime, adventure.
- Duration: 94 minutes.
- IMDb: 4.8.
Two cronies, Joe and Gaza, win a free hotel stay near one of America's top fishing spots. But on the way there, many incredible adventures happen to them. It all starts with the fact that friends have to catch a scammer who stole their car. And this is only the first of all troubles.
The comedy with Joe Pesci and Danny Glover was remembered not for the plot or jokes, but for the real tragic death on the set. It all started as a harmless boat trick. But she lost control and crashed into a crowd of actors.
Eventually perishedOne Killed, 4 Hurt In Movie Stunt Gone Awry / The Spokesman-Review stuntwoman Janet Wilder, and four extras, including her husband, were injured.
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2. Skippy
Skippy
- USA, 1931.
- Drama, comedy, family.
- Duration: 85 minutes.
- IMDb: 6.3.
A prankster named Skippy from a wealthy family regularly roams the city's slums, where his parents forbid him to go. There he meets a boy named Suki and they soon become best friends. One day, friends provoke local bully Harvey Nubbins, and he accidentally breaks the windshield of his father's car. But she blames the boys for everything.
Angry Mr. Nubbins takes dog Suki, demanding three days' damages or he'll shoot the dog. And now friends will have to do everything possible to scrape together the required amount and return the pet home.
There is a scene in the film where the young lead actor Jackie Cooper had to burst into tears. Director Norman Torog (by the way, one of the directors of The Wizard of Oz) decided that this episode needed real, lively emotions. And then he went on a cruel trick. Torog asked an assistant to lead Cooper's dog outside the studio gate and pretend to shoot at it.
Of course, in fact, no one was going to kill the dog. But Jackie was then only nine years old, and this case he rememberedPlease Don't Shoot My Dog: The Autobiography of Jackie Cooper for life. The actor even called his autobiography “Please Don’t Shoot My Dog” (Please Don’t Shoot My Dog).
3. The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Koneko monogatari
- Japan, 1986
- Drama, adventure, family.
- Duration: 90 minutes.
- IMDb: 7.0.
Red cat Milo lives on a farm and constantly manages to get into trouble. One day, the kitten falls into a box floating in the water, and the baby is carried away by the current down the river. His faithful friend - little pug Otis - goes to the rescue of a friend.
At first glance, The Adventures of Milo and Otis, standing at the junction of documentary and feature films, is the kindest children's movie about the friendship of a cat and a puppy. But if you know the ins and outs of filming, you can hardly perceive the film as before.
The fact is that the picture was shot in Japan, and there the legislation protects the rights of animal actors not as strictly as in the United States. Rumored to be on set ruined10 popular movies that faced claims of animal abuse / Denver7 about 20 kittens. They set on the animals snake, thrown off the rocks, left in the middle of a deserted area. One cat even had its paw broken to make its gait look unsteady in the frame.
4. Back to the Future - 3
Back to the Future Part III
- USA, 1990.
- Fantasy, comedy, adventure, western.
- Duration: 118 minutes.
- IMDb: 7.4.
Emmett "Doc" Brown is accidentally transported by time machine to 1885. Despite Doc's request not to visit him, Marty, a young friend of the scientist, nevertheless decides to intervene in order to prevent his friend from dying at the hands of the villain Buford Tannen.
Actor Michael J. Fox nearly died of asphyxiation while filming a scene. In it, his hero, Marty, is hanged by the neck, and only the appearance of a friend saves the guy's life. According to the plan, Fox was going to wear a real noose, which should not have been tightened to the end. But the situation quickly got out of control: the rope brokeThe Back To The Future Scene That Almost Killed Michael J Fox / Screen Rant from the mount and really pinched the actor's throat.
The worst thing is that the film crew did not immediately realize that the lead actor was suffocating, but not playing at all. Michael J Fox managed to lose consciousness for a few moments before he was released.
Sometimes on the Web you can find erroneous data that it was this case that caused parkinson's diseasefrom which the actor suffers. In fact, this is not entirely true, since Fox had problems with short-term memory and motor skills by the time he began work on the sequels to Back to the Future. Although it cannot be ruled out that the stress of filming and the incredible workload, including the horrific rope incident, may have aggravated or accelerated the progression of the illness.
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5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- New Zealand, USA, 2012.
- Fantasy, adventure, action.
- Duration: 169 minutes.
- IMDb: 7.8.
Bilbo Baggins considered himself an ordinary hobbit. But everything changes after the family friend Gandalf visits him on his next birthday. It turns out that the magician chose Bilbo to help a detachment of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield.
Unexpectedly for himself, the hero decides to go on a journey to recapture the kingdom of Erebor from dragon Smaug. But the farther, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
The wonderful fairy tale of Peter Jackson is overshadowed only by the fact that during the filming of The Hobbit, due to poor conditions of detention perishedAnimals Were Harmed on Set / The Hollywood Reporter at least 27 animals, including goats and sheep.
And the most unpleasant thing is that this happened in those days when people seem to have learned to do without unnecessary victims on the set. But even now, animals still cannot feel safe in front of cameras.
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6. The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
- USA, 1939.
- Musical, fantasy, adventure, family.
- Duration: 101 minutes.
- IMDb: 8.0.
Dorothy lives in Kansas with her aunt and uncle. Once, together with her dog Totoshka, a tornado takes her to a magical land. The powerful sorcerer Oz rules there, and only he can help the girl return home. But he lives very far away - in the Emerald City, where you can only get on the yellow brick road.
The heroine goes to the Emerald City. Along the way, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. Each of them has a cherished wish, and the heroes join Dorothy in the hope that the magician will help them too.
Good musical fairy tale Victor Fleming entered the history of cinema. But here's the atmosphere on the set was‘The Wizard of Oz’: Inside Judy Garland’s Disturbing Treatment While Filming: ‘[Drugs Were] A Way of Life’ / Showbiz Cheat Sheet very far from fabulous. The star of the film, Judy Garland, who at that time was only 17 years old, went through a real hell: the girl was harassed and insulted by studio executives.
To make the actress look younger, she was forced to wear a rigid corset that hides her figure, and was also put on a diet of coffee and cigarettes. In addition, the girl was stuffed with dubious drugs.
All this led Garland to addiction to psychoactive and narcotic substances, and also provoked a breakdown in her already not very strong psyche. As a result, America's favorite died of a barbiturate overdose when she was only 47 years old.
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