Sinatra continued shooting the scene despite the injury and never sought proper medical attention in a special 26th-anniversary interview, Sinatra shows off his finger, which appears to have limited movement. Despite the take being a mistake, it appears in the final film. He struck it so hard that he broke off a piece of the table and fractured his right pinky finger. For one stunt, a mistake in the fight choreography led to Sinatra chopping into a real coffee table - not a breakaway prop, as is standard for fight scenes.

When Marco suddenly encounters a Korean agent, played by Henry Silva, the two engage in a messy karate match, destroying a fellow soldier's apartment. Though Ebsen went on to have a successful career, he said the incident left him with 'a tendency toward bronchitis' and a need for air filtration systems in his home. Ebsen recovered eight weeks later during that time, he was replaced by Haley. He was sent to the hospital, where they discovered that his lungs had been fully coated in aluminum dust, causing a toxic reaction. According to him, 'It was impossible not to breathe the stuff.'Įbsen began to have difficulty breathing on set and, one night after shooting, woke up completely unable to. Throughout the shoot, Ebsen would occasionally sweat off the dust, so it was constantly reapplied. According to Ebsen's autobiography, 'The Other Side of Oz,' the crew had settled on white clown face paint coated with dust made of pure aluminum. He had even recorded all the songs and underwent extensive makeup tests, the latter of which was his undoing. We all know Jack Haley as the Tin Man, but Ebsen was originally set to play the character. She was on crutches for two weeks but sustained long-term injuries to this day. That take was also used in the final film, agonizing scream and all. The wire was pulled even harder, and Burstyn was sent to the hospital. She requested less force, a request Friedkin ultimately ignored. After the first take, Burstyn told Friedkin that the pull was too harsh.

Meanwhile, Burstyn fractured her tailbone in a separate incident, which she describes in the film's 1988 making-of documentary, 'The Fear of God.' During the scene when Regan slaps Chris, Friedkin had Burstyn pulled down to the floor with a wire. This, in combination with a car accident later in life, led to her developing scoliosis.

Due to further technical failure, her back was fractured during the film's climactic levitation scene, the take of which is featured in the final film. The harness was not well-fastened, causing it to repeatedly hit Blair's spine. One of these involved being strapped to her bed with a harness. Later in that same interview, Crowe explains that he 'physically commit' to doing his own stunts so that, simply put, 'the director can get the shot.'īlair, who was 12 years old at the time of filming, was encouraged to do the majority of her own stunts. Many of Crowe's injuries stem from arguably his most well-known role: Maximus in Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator.' In his episode of 'Inside The Actors Studio,' Crowe discusses the many brunts he took on the set: skin discoloration, blown-out knees, scars, back problems, a dislocated rib, and the aforementioned Achilles tendon tears, amongst other things. He was even injured during pre-production for a film he never ended up doing. 'Mystery, Alaska' had Crowe in ice skates for 12- to 14-hour days, 'Cinderella Man' saw Crowe train to become a genuine heavyweight boxer, and 'Robin Hood' featured extensive stunt work. The reasons for his injuries are mostly due to the intensity of his roles. Crowe broke down all his long-term injuries in an interview with Vulture, including multiple shoulder surgeries, grade-four tears in his Achilles tendons, and a complete lack of cartilage in his toes.

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