Death Video Finally OUT

Such a horrible tragedy:(

I went to the site, but changed my mind before hitting play and clicked out. I dont think I would be able to stomach the reality.

Never minding the Faces of Death series...there's a clip of it in one of the Death Scenes (released by Nick Bougas) videos. I have the DVD versions so I think volumes 1 and 3 were switched release-wise from the VHS versions. But I'm pretty sure (on the DVDs) it's in either volume 2 or 3.

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i almost lost my mind when i seen that helicopter come down..i almost lost my head..

The only thing worse than watching the accident footage is watching it while tripping on LSD.

About 2 years ago, me and my roommates were tripping all night and were having fun watching different movies on Instant Netflix to keep us entertained. We came across the Twilight Zone movie, and someone said, "Why not?"

During the first segment, I recalled out loud that the actor playing the lead died in a helicopter crash while they were making the movie. Our acid brains wondered aloud if his segment was meant to end differently since he died during filming. So my friend with a laptop did some research while we were tripping/watching the movie. He typed in "Twilight Zone movie alternative ending", and a video popped up. We paused the actual movie and full screened the video and pressed play.

At first, it did seem like deleted footage. Shots of a burning village and children crying. This had to be it! But then we see poor Vic carrying these two children through waist deep water. In the video, he is obviously struggling to carry these 2 kids underneath the special effects, sluggishly trying to keep pace in such heavy water. And then they disappear. And then a wider shot, making the night set almost look like a very large room, the helicopter spinning out and crash landing on top of these smaller specks in the water.

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL. I was *beep* up for days after watching that. I couldn't sleep, and I couldn't stop reading about the production/accident/court case. I even went on to Vic Morrow's forum and urged people not to watch the footage. Unfortunately, the only responses I got were along the lines of: "Censorship = WRONG" and "You don't get to tell ME what to watch!!!!"

So I will end this dreadful flashback that I will never be able to "un-see" with this advice: If you have any portion of a soul, or a conscience, don't watch the footage. Yes, I am aware of morbid curiosity and how it can get the best of us, but you will regret watching this. No matter how you rationalize it, the bottom line is: You are watching a video of one man and two children DYING. Not for a political cause or some greater sacrifice or awareness, but for a stupid movie.

http://www.idfilm.blogspot.com/

It was irresponsible to have Vic Morrow do this shot without a double/stuntman.

It was even more irresponsible to have two children right in the middle of all these explosions, fire, water and huge machinery (helicopter).

It was pure insanity to have the helicopter and the actors in one take in front of the camera and urge the helicopter pilot to fly lower and lower. Was the helicopter supposed to be in the same frame with the actors, right above their heads or what intention did Landis have??

This makes me really sad. And its sad also, Spielberg and Landis got away with it. In my opionion, Spielberg is responsible also - he didn't supervise this production carefully enough. This scene, in the way it was shot, never should have been approved by any producer. It doesn't matter, if Spielberg was on location or not - if he wasn't, it was HIS fault!

Besides, Landis obviously was not qualified for this scene and the producers, including Spielberg, placed lives in danger by giving Landis full control of this scene.

In my opinion, Landis totally lost his mind, just to have an incredible scene on tape. He probably didn't even realize anymore, he was risking anybodies lives and was just focused on the scenery. People like that, should never direct a movie.
This is almost like killing somebody, just to have the opportunity to do a photography or painting of a dead body.
An artist, who forgets reality in his art, becomes danger.

And if it's all true, what Dick Peabody states about Landis' appearance and narcissistic remarks on Vic Morrow's funeral (http://www.jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/personnel/Peabodys_Place-4.html), this makes the whole story even worse!


R.I.P.!

I watched it online about a month ago and it still creeps me out.