30 TV Show and Movie Productions That Were Total Nightmares

Hollywood isn’t all glitz and glamor
30 TV Show and Movie Productions That Were Total Nightmares
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Being on these sets was one of those times where actors and other creative types wished they’d listened to their parents and gone to law school. We feel for them, ya know? They took some serious risks to get out to Hollywood and grind it out in those early poverty-stricken years, just to be injured, starved and even poisoned on something they thought was their big break. 

But don’t let these nightmarish experiences deter you. Every set isn’t like this, we swear.

Predator

Unclean water on PREDATOR They shot the 1987 movie in the jungles of Palenque, Mexico, and many of the cast and crew got sick with travelers' diarrhea because of the unpurified water. Kevin Peter Hall said, Predator wasn't a movie, it was a survival story for all of us. CRACKED

The Conjuring

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 2013 THE CONJURING Things mysteriously changed places in the Warrens' store room. Actress Joey King became covered with bruises, while Vera Farmiga woke up with three scratch marks on her thigh, and the same marks would also appear on her laptop and cellphone. Also, Farmiga would wake up between 3 and 4 a.m., the same time at which the witch dies in the film. CRACKED.COM

Alf

ALF TOOK FOREVER TO FILM, AND THE SET WAS A NIGHTMARE. The soundstage had dozens of built-in trap doors for the show's creator and puppeteer Paul Fusco to walk ALF around the set. The actors had to watch their every step so they wouldn't accidentally fall through one of these trap doors. No one was really that sad when the show ended. CRACKED.COM

Candyman

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Those are real bees in the mouth of Tony Todd in Candyman. GRACKED COM In the climax of the movie, Todd had to have real bees come out of his mouth, with only a dental dam blocking them from crawling down his throat. Todd had a deal with the production that he would be paid $1,000 for every bee sting (of which there were 23) over the course of filming.

The Innkeepers

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 2011 THE INNKEEPERS The movie is based on a haunted hotel Ti West where and his crew stayed while shooting The House of the Devil. During production, they witnessed flickering lights, slamming doors, and according to West, actress Sara Paxton would wake up in the middle of the night thinking someone was in the room with her. CRACKED.COM

The Wizard of Oz

THE WIZARD OF OZ almost killed Buddy Ebsen Before Jack Haley, Ebsen was the original Tin Man, but the aluminum dust used to coat the costume almost killed him. The cramps in my arms advanced into my chest and | wouldn't even be able to take a breath. | was sure | was dying. CRACKED

The Terminator

CRACKED THE TERMINATOR filmed without a permit and poisoned the crew Since they didn't pay for permits, they snuck a lot of shots on L.A. streets. They didn't stop filming when pesticides were sprayed over the city, so the fog washing over the cast and crew was incredibly toxic.

Insidious

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 2010 INSIDIOUS The crew would feel sick while filming hospital scenes. On other parts of the set that were not being used, strange noises would be heard, including a buzzer repeatedly sounding off from an empty room. CRACKED.COM

Full Metal Jacket

Asbestos rained down daily on FULL METAL JACKET Matthew Modine (joker) said, That was one of the most toxic places I've ever been. We'd be having a cup of tea in the morning, and all the dust would fall in. You just drank the tea and didn't think too much about the dust. There was asbestos everywhere from the buildings that were knocked down. CRACKED

Sorcerer

A myriad of diseases on the set of SORCERER William Friedkin's 1977 thriller was shot in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic for 10 hellish months. Не lost 50 pounds and contracted malaria, and at least 50 cast and crew were evacuated from the set with malaria, food poisoning, gangrene, or other injuries. CRACKED

Rapa Nui

CRACKED Starvation on the set of RAPA NUI In 1994, Kevin Reynolds' passion project was filmed on Easter Island, in the Pacific. We had one flight a week from the mainland, and there were times we ran out of food to feed people, and things like that, it was...it was very bad.

Melissa McCarthy on An Unnamed Toxic Set

CRACKED A hostile set made MELISSA MCCARTHY physically ill She said that she once worked with someone who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it made her physically ill. My eyes were swelling up, | was absorbing all of this nuttiness. There were people weeping, visibly so upset by this one person.

The Incredible Hulk

Hollywood feuds EDWARD NORTON VS MARVEL Norton was difficult throughout the entire creative process, but after he insisted on editing The Incredible Hulk, Marvel distanced themselves and hired Mark Ruffalo for future films. CRACKED

Three Kings

Hollywood feuds GEORGE CLOONEY VS DAVID О. RUSSELL Clooney called Three Kings, Truly, without exception, the worst experience of my life. Russell's abusive behavior led to a physical altercation, and Clooney said, Quite honestly, if he comes near me, I'll sock him right in the f-ing mouth. CRACKED

Christmas Vacation

Hollywood feuds CHEVY CHASE VS CHRIS COLUMBUS Columbus quit Christmas Vacation because of Chase's nasty behavior. Не said, To be completely honest, Chevy treated me like dirt. I called John Hughes and said there's no way I can do this movie. I know I need to work, but I can't do it with this guy. CRACKED

Cop Out

Kevin Smith and Bruce Willis almost physically fought on the set of Cop Out. At one point, Willis asked Smith to clear the set .. he did, and Willis asked him Do you want to take a swing at me? Не didn't, so that was that. CRACKED.COM

Justice League

Joss Whedon threatened Gal Gadot's career on the Justice League shoot. Не had her record lines she didn't want to say, apparently telling her he could make her look incredibly stupid in the finished movie if he wanted to. CRACKED.COM

CBS and NBC Sets

Actor ED LAUTER died of mesothelioma In 2014, his widow Mia Lauter sued CBS and NBC, claiming that her late husband was exposed to asbestos in their studios. Because he worked in so many movies and shows, his exposure to asbestos was off-the-charts high. CRACKED

Ishtar

CRACKED Sun poisoning and a dead cobra on ISHTAR The 1987 movie was shot in the Sahara Desert, where director Elaine May found out she was allergic to the sun. She had to wear bandages completely covering her face. Oh, and a cobra that was supposed to appear in the film died of a heart attack.

Goldfinger

Asbestos exposure on GOLDFINGER The 1964 James Bond movie used asbestos boards in its set construction. Set painter Ronald Sharp later developed mesothelioma and died at age 59. His widow sued his former employers for compensation. CRACKED

Fitzcarraldo

CRACKED Death and snake venom on FITZCARRALDO In Werner Herzog's 1982 film, several indigenous extras were killed or injured. A logger was bit by a venomous snake, and had to cut off his own foot with a chainsaw to stop the poison from spreading.

The Conqueror

THE CONQUEROR was the most carcinogenic set of all time They filmed so close to an atomic bomb test site that 91 out of the 220 cast and crew members got cancer later in life. 46 of those, including John Wayne, died from it. Radiologist Dr. Robert Pendleton said, Blame for their exposure on set would hold up in a court of law. CRACKED

Four Christmases

Hollywood feuds REESE WITHERSPOON VS VINCE VAUGH On Four Christmases, they found each other to be entirely vile. The hatred was so intense that a source said, Sometimes Vince will be standing behind her and he has this look on his face that he just wants to kill her! CRACKED

Noah’s Ark

Illegal filmmaking Extras died in 1928's Noah's Ark. For the flood, cameraman Hal Mohr quit when director Michael Curtiz rolled his eyes at his safety concerns. Three extras died, another lost a limb, and a dozen suffered serious injuries, but Curtiz somehow escaped any legal repercussions. CRACKED

The Shining

STANLEY KUBRICK BERATED SHELLEY DUVALL TO CAPTURE HER REACTIONS IN THE SHINING. A MASTERPIECE The demanding director's OF MODERN HORROR method for perfection involved screaming at Duvall, take after take, PMP to get a more realistic ЕНЕ performance out of her. It caused the actress so SHiNiNG much stress that her hair began to fall out. SHEAD DUCHI THESHING SPECIMEN SALE DANE - CRACKED.COM

The Blair Witch Project

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The Exorcist

LINDA BLAIR AND ELLEN BURSTYN BOTH SUFFERED BRUTAL BACK INJURIES FILMING THE EXORCIST. The Scanest Movie or All Time Her Returned The lacing on the device le A Version You've Never Seen used to thrash Blair on the bed came undone, causing the actress serious injury to her back as she yelled for them to stop. Burstyn was thrown off her feet, back-first, onto a OUI, table, screaming in agony. DEFG Both shots, and their real THE EXORCIST QRST E cries of pain, were used IM adidas 1 IDE em 12 WIE para CITY - - DISNEY - in the

The Birds

HITCHCOCK TORTURED TIPPI HEDREN WITH ACTUAL LIVE BIRDS IN THE BIRDS. It could be the most terrifying motion picture have ever made!- any ...and remember the next screen you - may the your own. ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S The Birds TECHNICOLOR ROD TAYLOR JESSICA TANDY SUZANNE PLESHETTE 'TIPPI HEDREN - - a Center - - Premium - - le EVAN HUNTER by ALFRED HITCHCOCK Hedren recalled how for days, the director would throw real birds at her, which would proceed to scratch and s#!t on the actress. On the last day, the director tied birds to Hedren, with one nearly pecking her eye

Cannibal Holocaust

RUGGERO DEODATO EMOTIONALLY TORTURED THE CAST AND CREW OF CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. UN FILM DE RUGGERO DEODATO CANNIBAL = HOLOCAUST Filming in the middle of nowhere, crew members were left in tears or vomiting after being forced to perform or witness no fewer than seven animal murders. Deodato also abused the locals, making native children extras huddle inside a hut while it was set on fire. CRACKED.COM

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BILL SKARSGÂRD WAS SO MISERABLE MAKING IT, НЕ SUFFERED FROM PENNYWISE NIGHTMARES. The actor compared the role to a destructive relationship, adding, I was so miserable. You'll Boat too Skarsgård said that even after the film was done, Septembre he would have vivid nightmares about the demon clown. Every night, he came and visited, he said. CRACKED.COM

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