remind us never to take up acting
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who nearly died on set eyes you
afraid you got to get kill for this list
we’ve picked the most dramatic examples
of actors or actresses who have come
close to death on TV or movie sets but
were fortunately able to avoid it and if
you cross him down we will give you 10%
we’ve excluded brave stunt doubles as
they’ve gone into the profession knowing
what they signed up for number 10 jackie
chan armour of god this actor is known
for performing his own stunts and he
took it to the next level when a
particular one caused him to fall over
16 feet from a tree for armor of God
while attempting to jump from a wall
toward a branch Chan landed hard and in
the process his skull collided with a
rock this pushed some bone into his
brain which required surgery to remove
everyone’s favorite martial artist still
has a hole in his head though it has
been filled with a plastic plug you know
Leroy jalawla legacy sodakappa gay
luckily Chan seemingly escaped the
incident without lasting brain damage
although he did think starring in the
rush hour sequels was a good idea
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number nine isla Fisher now you see me
[Applause]
remember when asked apologist and
magician Henley Reeves pretends to be
stuck in a tank of water as piranhas
pour in well it turns out pretending to
be stuck and actually being stuck look
very similar during the filming of this
now you see me scene actress isla Fisher
banged on the glass to tell the cast and
crew she was stuck but since that’s what
her character was supposed to do no one
thought much of it thankfully she
managed to free herself in time
practical effects shouldn’t need to be
this real how about a little movie magic
number eight Kate Winslet Titanic
few things are scarier than a near
drowning incident while Viggo
Mortensen’s near drowning in a river
during filming of The Lord of the Rings
was harrowing imagine having to run from
a giant wave
[Music]
during the Titanic scene in question
Kate Winslet caught her coat on a gate
and got pulled underwater James Cameron
continues to dismiss the idea that she
was in any real danger claiming they
only let her think she was going to
drown he also claims to know what he’s
talking about because he’s almost
drowned on many occasions
okay let’s put this incident aside for a
second and ask ourselves why does James
Cameron keep nearly drowning number
seven
Jamie Alexander Thor the dark world Oh
yours as guardians are pretty hard to
kill Petraeus and AH Killian lady SIF is
no different
yet the SIF actress was defeated by the
most humble of foes in the second Thor
flick a flight of stairs you might want
to take the stache to the left after
tripping over in heels
Jamie Alexander chipped 11 vertebrae
knocked out her left shoulder slipped a
spinal disc and tore a rhomboid you’re
welcome
don’t worry though she was largely
healed and back to filming within a
month good let’s go
is she going to appear in any more Thor
sequels well that may depend on whether
they build stair lifts between the nine
realms
I’m Odin king of Ascot protector of the
nine realms
number six Michael J Fox Back to the
Future Part three the Back to the Future
series isn’t known for its realism the
time-traveling car and flying
skateboards ruin that
yet one scene of the trilogy was all too
real for lead Michael J Fox that time we
had anger in a series final installment
Marga McFly is captured by bandits and
hung with a noose until the doc rescues
him if McFly squirming looks genuine
it’s because the actor really was being
hung he even passed out for half a
minute before he was saved but it’s good
to see you Marty number 5
Johnny Depp The Lone Ranger greetings
noble spirit horse
The Lone Ranger already had to suffer
being panned by audiences and critics
I am Tonto of the Comanche but imagine
how much hate it would have received if
it had been the cause of Johnny Depp’s
demise during one horseback riding scene
Depp’s saddle slipped but I cannot
decide whether this horse is stupid or
pretending to be stupid
Johnny held on to the horse’s mane
before letting go and falling in front
of the horse
luckily the horses hooves just missed
his head meaning the world’s sexiest
hipster received only minor wounds from
the fall something’s very wrong with
that horse
obviously Depp survived and the only
thing the film did any permanent damage
to was his career I think the positive
thing is when Sox’s didn’t take it
number four
Jason Statham The Expendables 3
you’d feel pretty safe hanging out with
the Terminator Rambo and the Old Spice
power guy wouldn’t you came in this
thing together gonna leave it yeah
absolutely Harry yeah kids in fact when
these guys are together the biggest fear
might be that the continent they’re on
could run out of protein
this guy’s got more muscle in the cartel
King yet Jason Statham did nearly die
doing a stunt for The Expendables 3
while driving a truck the brakes gave
out and the actor drove off a cliff into
the Black Sea the transporters driving
may have led him down but fortunately
his expert level diving skills helped
him escape the wreckage and swim to
shore
number 3 Aaron Paul Breaking Bad what
are we gonna tell me did you know Jesse
Pinkman was supposed to be killed off in
the first season of Breaking Bad
I’m your pard the man you should have
told me the idea was ditched early on
because you know
Jesse’s awesome badass from what I hear
but the writers may never have had the
chance to save Jesse if Aaron Paul
wasn’t a perfectionist yeah in Episode
six of the first season Paul asked to
change the position where he was
standing I get it now this was very
lucky because a boulder fell down off
the roof of an RV and landed exactly
where Aaron had been during the filming
of the scene it’s too risky
okay when we’re making money why can’t
you just be satisfied with the way their
number to Tom Hanks cast away hello
anybody tragedy nearly struck when actor
and generally nice bloke Tom Hanks cut
himself on the set of this adventure
drama
while only a minor cut it quickly became
infected when he finally went to the
hospital a doctor told him the cut could
poison his blood so Hanks was kept in
the hospital we live and we die by time
anyway
this incident set filming back three
weeks but Hanks fully recovered I know
somehow I had to stay alive we’re
certainly glad he didn’t die who would
break the bad news to Wilson good before
we get to number one here are some
honorable mentions
ah his neck did not break you will
rescue Peeta at the earliest opportunity
or you will find another Mockingjay
every man has got a breaking point you
and I have vault Kurtz has reached his
very obviously he has gone insane number
one Tom Cruise The Last Samurai
oh great hide on the Last Samurai is
about as close to two hours of pure
sword porn as a film can get combine
this with the fact that Tom Cruise likes
to do his own stunts and it seems like
he was bound to get hurt on it set
perfect perfect in one scene Cruz and
his Japanese co-star were seated on
mechanical horses
[Music]
these two horses were hurtled towards
each other and his fellow actors soared
missed Cruz’s neck by an inch thanks to
his martial art skills looks enough for
a sword still that was relatively tame
another fight scene featuring four
attackers apparently had 70 instances in
which Cruz could have been wounded I
should have died so many times do you
agree with our list
what near-death experiences caught your
attention for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com know know hey it’s not
it’s not Batman it’s just you know I
don’t I don’t do business that way
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who nearly died on set eyes you
afraid you got to get kill for this list
we’ve picked the most dramatic examples
of actors or actresses who have come
close to death on TV or movie sets but
were fortunately able to avoid it and if
you cross him down we will give you 10%
we’ve excluded brave stunt doubles as
they’ve gone into the profession knowing
what they signed up for number 10 jackie
chan armour of god this actor is known
for performing his own stunts and he
took it to the next level when a
particular one caused him to fall over
16 feet from a tree for armor of God
while attempting to jump from a wall
toward a branch Chan landed hard and in
the process his skull collided with a
rock this pushed some bone into his
brain which required surgery to remove
everyone’s favorite martial artist still
has a hole in his head though it has
been filled with a plastic plug you know
Leroy jalawla legacy sodakappa gay
luckily Chan seemingly escaped the
incident without lasting brain damage
although he did think starring in the
rush hour sequels was a good idea
[Music]
number nine isla Fisher now you see me
[Applause]
remember when asked apologist and
magician Henley Reeves pretends to be
stuck in a tank of water as piranhas
pour in well it turns out pretending to
be stuck and actually being stuck look
very similar during the filming of this
now you see me scene actress isla Fisher
banged on the glass to tell the cast and
crew she was stuck but since that’s what
her character was supposed to do no one
thought much of it thankfully she
managed to free herself in time
practical effects shouldn’t need to be
this real how about a little movie magic
number eight Kate Winslet Titanic
few things are scarier than a near
drowning incident while Viggo
Mortensen’s near drowning in a river
during filming of The Lord of the Rings
was harrowing imagine having to run from
a giant wave
[Music]
during the Titanic scene in question
Kate Winslet caught her coat on a gate
and got pulled underwater James Cameron
continues to dismiss the idea that she
was in any real danger claiming they
only let her think she was going to
drown he also claims to know what he’s
talking about because he’s almost
drowned on many occasions
okay let’s put this incident aside for a
second and ask ourselves why does James
Cameron keep nearly drowning number
seven
Jamie Alexander Thor the dark world Oh
yours as guardians are pretty hard to
kill Petraeus and AH Killian lady SIF is
no different
yet the SIF actress was defeated by the
most humble of foes in the second Thor
flick a flight of stairs you might want
to take the stache to the left after
tripping over in heels
Jamie Alexander chipped 11 vertebrae
knocked out her left shoulder slipped a
spinal disc and tore a rhomboid you’re
welcome
don’t worry though she was largely
healed and back to filming within a
month good let’s go
is she going to appear in any more Thor
sequels well that may depend on whether
they build stair lifts between the nine
realms
I’m Odin king of Ascot protector of the
nine realms
number six Michael J Fox Back to the
Future Part three the Back to the Future
series isn’t known for its realism the
time-traveling car and flying
skateboards ruin that
yet one scene of the trilogy was all too
real for lead Michael J Fox that time we
had anger in a series final installment
Marga McFly is captured by bandits and
hung with a noose until the doc rescues
him if McFly squirming looks genuine
it’s because the actor really was being
hung he even passed out for half a
minute before he was saved but it’s good
to see you Marty number 5
Johnny Depp The Lone Ranger greetings
noble spirit horse
The Lone Ranger already had to suffer
being panned by audiences and critics
I am Tonto of the Comanche but imagine
how much hate it would have received if
it had been the cause of Johnny Depp’s
demise during one horseback riding scene
Depp’s saddle slipped but I cannot
decide whether this horse is stupid or
pretending to be stupid
Johnny held on to the horse’s mane
before letting go and falling in front
of the horse
luckily the horses hooves just missed
his head meaning the world’s sexiest
hipster received only minor wounds from
the fall something’s very wrong with
that horse
obviously Depp survived and the only
thing the film did any permanent damage
to was his career I think the positive
thing is when Sox’s didn’t take it
number four
Jason Statham The Expendables 3
you’d feel pretty safe hanging out with
the Terminator Rambo and the Old Spice
power guy wouldn’t you came in this
thing together gonna leave it yeah
absolutely Harry yeah kids in fact when
these guys are together the biggest fear
might be that the continent they’re on
could run out of protein
this guy’s got more muscle in the cartel
King yet Jason Statham did nearly die
doing a stunt for The Expendables 3
while driving a truck the brakes gave
out and the actor drove off a cliff into
the Black Sea the transporters driving
may have led him down but fortunately
his expert level diving skills helped
him escape the wreckage and swim to
shore
number 3 Aaron Paul Breaking Bad what
are we gonna tell me did you know Jesse
Pinkman was supposed to be killed off in
the first season of Breaking Bad
I’m your pard the man you should have
told me the idea was ditched early on
because you know
Jesse’s awesome badass from what I hear
but the writers may never have had the
chance to save Jesse if Aaron Paul
wasn’t a perfectionist yeah in Episode
six of the first season Paul asked to
change the position where he was
standing I get it now this was very
lucky because a boulder fell down off
the roof of an RV and landed exactly
where Aaron had been during the filming
of the scene it’s too risky
okay when we’re making money why can’t
you just be satisfied with the way their
number to Tom Hanks cast away hello
anybody tragedy nearly struck when actor
and generally nice bloke Tom Hanks cut
himself on the set of this adventure
drama
while only a minor cut it quickly became
infected when he finally went to the
hospital a doctor told him the cut could
poison his blood so Hanks was kept in
the hospital we live and we die by time
anyway
this incident set filming back three
weeks but Hanks fully recovered I know
somehow I had to stay alive we’re
certainly glad he didn’t die who would
break the bad news to Wilson good before
we get to number one here are some
honorable mentions
ah his neck did not break you will
rescue Peeta at the earliest opportunity
or you will find another Mockingjay
every man has got a breaking point you
and I have vault Kurtz has reached his
very obviously he has gone insane number
one Tom Cruise The Last Samurai
oh great hide on the Last Samurai is
about as close to two hours of pure
sword porn as a film can get combine
this with the fact that Tom Cruise likes
to do his own stunts and it seems like
he was bound to get hurt on it set
perfect perfect in one scene Cruz and
his Japanese co-star were seated on
mechanical horses
[Music]
these two horses were hurtled towards
each other and his fellow actors soared
missed Cruz’s neck by an inch thanks to
his martial art skills looks enough for
a sword still that was relatively tame
another fight scene featuring four
attackers apparently had 70 instances in
which Cruz could have been wounded I
should have died so many times do you
agree with our list
what near-death experiences caught your
attention for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com know know hey it’s not
it’s not Batman it’s just you know I
don’t I don’t do business that way
[Music]
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