7. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Sometimes it’s believed if you don’t follow the rules, you’re setting yourself up for crossed conditions. The 1983 anthology science-fiction fantasy horror film was produced by Steven Spieldberg, who also produced the cursed film Poltergeist.
The movie is a remake of several classic Twilight Zone episodes; “Time Out,” “Kick the Can,” “It’s a Good Life” and “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” The movie is infamous for a helicopter stunt gone bad that took the lives of two children and actor Vic Morrow. The two children were in violation of California law as they were working at night and in close proximity to explosions.
During the scene, Morrow’s character was to have traveled back through time where he found two Vietnamese children who were left behind. A U.S. Army helicopter then appears to be shooting at them. Morrow was supposed to take both children under his arms and escape the village as multiple explosions went on, and it was then believed that his character was to be redeemed. Instead, the helicopter pilot lost control because of the pyrotechnics in close range and the helicopter landed on Morrow and the children, killing them instantly. The deaths were captured from three different cameras at three different angles.
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