10 Horror Movie Scenes That Broke The Camera

10. The Hospital Explosion - Halloween II

Halloween II's fiery climax sees Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) trigger a gas explosion in Haddonfield Memorial Hospital which seemingly kills both himself and Michael Myers (Dick Warlock). But as confirmed by director Rick Rosenthal on the movie's DVD commentary, this cinematic inferno ended up burning wildly out of control for real.

Rosenthal said the crew "had a hard time putting that fire out," with the flames still active even after every fire extinguisher on hand had been used. Though the fire was eventually taken care of, it ended up causing unexpected damage to one of the cameras shooting coverage for the scene.

There's a shot in the sequence where the hospital room's ceiling appears to be collapsing due to the heat, but Rosenthal confirmed that this was actually the matte box attached to the camera, which had melted due to the intense heat and slid in front of the lens, causing it to get captured on film.

Needless to say, no Hollywood studio these days is going to let filmmakers put camera equipment this close to a real fire.