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famous_hollywood_myths [2021/08/03 15:27]
rapidplatypus [Poltergeist Is Cursed] |
famous_hollywood_myths [2021/08/03 15:37]
rapidplatypus [Atuk Curse] |
| ===== The Omen Is Cursed ===== | ===== The Omen Is Cursed ===== |
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| The film began filming in 1975 and was plagued by troubles from the start. Lightning struck the planes of actor Gregory Peck and producer Mace Neufeld while they were traveling for filming, while Harvey Bernhard's flight had a close miss. If it wasn't spooky enough, the studio had another plane leased for aerial shots, but it was replaced at the last minute. The aerial images were successfully captured with the new plane, but the original plane crashed, killing everyone on board. [([[https://filmdaily.co/news/the-omen-haunted-movie-set/|filmdaily]])] | Filming began in 1975 and was plagued by troubles from the start. Lightning struck the planes of actor Gregory Peck and producer Mace Neufeld while they were traveling for filming, and Harvey Bernhard's flight had a close miss. If that wasn't spooky enough, the studio had another plane leased for aerial shots, but it was replaced at the last minute. The aerial images were successfully captured with the new plane, but the original plane crashed, killing everyone on board. [([[https://filmdaily.co/news/the-omen-haunted-movie-set/|filmdaily]])] |
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| ===== The Omen Is Cursed 2 ===== | ===== The Omen Is Cursed 2 ===== |
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| The IRA destroyed a restaurant that Neufeld and Peck had reserved for dinner before the same terrorist cell destroyed Neufeld's hotel. Stranger situations happened, such as an on-set animal handler getting eaten by lions. However, the majority of these heinous expressions are rather simple to understand. Lightning strikes planes all the time with little harm done, and the IRA would have struck both locations whether Peck or Neufeld were present or not. [([[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12474820.curse-of-the-omen-and-other-hollywood-hexes-from-the-omen-to-the-exorcist-and-rosemarys-baby-there-are-tales-of-fatal-accidents-devil-worship-doomed-planes-and-car-crashes-barry-didcock-looks-at-some-of-the-most-cursed-films-of-all-time-and/|Herald Scotland]])] | The IRA destroyed a restaurant that Neufeld and Peck had reserved for dinner before the same terrorist cell destroyed Neufeld's hotel. Stranger situations happened, such as an on-set animal handler getting eaten by lions. However, the majority of these frightening events are rather simple to understand. Lightning strikes planes all the time with little harm done, and the IRA would have struck both locations whether Peck or Neufeld were present or not. [([[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12474820.curse-of-the-omen-and-other-hollywood-hexes-from-the-omen-to-the-exorcist-and-rosemarys-baby-there-are-tales-of-fatal-accidents-devil-worship-doomed-planes-and-car-crashes-barry-didcock-looks-at-some-of-the-most-cursed-films-of-all-time-and/|Herald Scotland]])] |
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| ===== The Omen Is Cursed 3 ===== | ===== The Omen Is Cursed 3 ===== |
| ===== Atuk Curse ===== | ===== Atuk Curse ===== |
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| Atuk tells the story of an inexperienced Inuit who moves to New York City. The screenplay, penned by Tod Carroll of National Lampoon fame, has been handed about Hollywood since the 1970s and has nearly been filmed multiple times—but every single actor (4 of them) designated to play the lead has died. This is known as "The Atuk Curse." [([[https://www.horrorbound.net/blog/2019/2/12/the-curse-of-atuk|horrorbound]])] | Atuk tells the story of an inexperienced Inuit who moves to New York City. The screenplay, penned by Tod Carroll of National Lampoon fame, has been handed about Hollywood since the 1970s and has nearly been filmed multiple times, but every single actor (four of them) designated to play the lead has died. This is known as "The Atuk Curse." [([[https://www.horrorbound.net/blog/2019/2/12/the-curse-of-atuk|horrorbound]])] |
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| ===== A Stuntman Was Killed During The Chariot Race Scene In Ben-Hur ===== | ===== A Stuntman Was Killed During The Chariot Race Scene In Ben-Hur ===== |
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| On set, he was injured, but he did not die. The stuntman's son, Yakima Canutt, was pushed out of a chariot while working for Charlton Heston. That scene does appear in the film. He was able to get back up and resume his work. He did not die or sustain significant injuries. [([[https://www.classichollywoodcentral.com/classic-hollywood-myths/myth-a-stuntmans-death-in-ben-hur-1959/|Classic Hollywood Central]])] | On set, he was injured, but he did not die. The stuntman's son, Yakima Canutt, was pushed out of a chariot while working for Charlton Heston. That scene does appear in the film. He was able to get back up and resume his work. He did not die or sustain significant injuries. [([[https://www.classichollywoodcentral.com/classic-hollywood-myths/myth-a-stuntmans-death-in-ben-hur-1959/|Classic Hollywood Central]])] |
