26The African Queen Dysentery
While filming "The African Queen" in the Congo, everyone on the crew became very ill with dysentery from drinking the water, except Humphrey Bogart, who only drank whiskey.
27. Some of the actors playing zombies in 1978's "Dawn of the Dead" were drunk, regularly going to a nearby bar while they waited for filming to begin. Some even jumped on a golf cart and crashed it into a pillar, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
28. While filming "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas," Benicio Del Toro got so into the character of Dr. Gonzo that he would burn himself with cigarettes because that's what the real Oscar Zeta Acosta did.
29. Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma suffered appendicitis while playing Godzilla. Doctors had to operate while he was still wearing the Godzilla costume because it would have taken too long to get him out of the suit.
30. While performing the role of Achilles in the film "Troy," Brad Pitt damaged his Achilles tendon so badly that production was delayed for several weeks.
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31The Rock's Apology Gift
The Rock accidentally knocked out Michael Clarke Duncan while filming a fight scene for "The Scorpion King" and had a custom Rolex made as an apology gift. However, he liked the watch so much that he kept it for himself.
32. While filming "The Passion of the Christ," Jim Caviezel, the actor who played Jesus, was struck by lightning along with the assistant director, who was struck twice.
33. While filming "Monty Python & The Holy Grail" (1975), Graham Chapman developed delirium tremens (DTs) from a lack of alcohol on set. DTs can be fatal even with treatment and typically only affect habitual drinkers who consume 0.5L of liquor or 7-8 pints of beer daily for 10 years or more.
34. While filming "The Blues Brothers," Dan Aykroyd saved Carrie Fisher by performing the Heimlich maneuver on her while she was choking on a Brussels sprout.
35. Steve Martin has a ringing in his ear called tinnitus, which he acquired while filming a pistol-shooting scene for the film "Three Amigos" in 1986. He was quoted as saying, "You just get used to it, or you go insane."
