This article explores several instances where accidental injuries on movie sets resulted in some of cinema's most memorable scenes. From Cary Elwes getting knocked unconscious to Jake Gyllenhaal cutting his hand, these accidents turned into gold for the filmmakers.
Cary Elwes, who played Westley, in the scene where Rugen hits Westley on the head with his sword. The take was used because “it was the only one that looked so real,” Elwes said."Chris swung the heavy sword down toward my head. However, as fate would have it, it landed just a touch harder than either of us anticipated.
"The frightening incident occurred while shooting the scene where her character Justine tries to escape a canoe of cannibals and jumps into the water. Izzo grabbed a rock and fought against the current as she screamed. Director Eli Roth had given her a safe word but said,"It was so loud that when she was screaming it at the top of her lungs, none of us heard her." They thought she was acting until they realized she was shouting in English and Spanish.
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