10 Big Movies That Suffered Even Bigger Disasters Whilst Being Made

For big Hollywood movies, a large budget is essential - as films generally need to look good and have the biggest stunts to perform well at the box office and win the most awards.

In turn, the main actors sometimes therefore have to endure more than they have ever bargained for in their performance careers, as their directors attach them to the latest contraptions that cause them have some close calls to death, submerge their stunt doubles in to shark - infested waters with no diving experience, or, in some cases, film on a set that curses them and their crew forever.

It's a mystery to how these films actually came out and how the cast and crew involved ever wanted to set foot on to a set again after their own experiences.

Over the years of making and releasing cinema, there have been a range of disasters that have occurred for the people involved in production, but here are some that will make you reconsider your dream career on set or acting in front of the camera any time in the future...

It's no surprise that The Exorcist production crew suffered dark fates, after making such a world famous creepy movie, sparking outcry from all religions alike in the banning of the film ever seeing the light of day since in debut in 1973.

On set, director William Friedkin was notoriously known for getting the actors to endure a multitude of experiences after long and painful takes, including the famous floating off the bed scene, in which actress Linda Blair playing possessed girl Regan suffered bruising from the harnesses attached to her for long periods of time, whilst thrashing around to achieve the possessed look.

Air conditioning units were used to create the cold air in the room for a chilling performance, meaning in just her nightgown seen in the movie, Blair was often performing in below zero temperatures.

Many crew members have sworn that the set was cursed, with electrical fires on set and even actors dying before the film's release. Elements during filming would often go wrong, including a scene in which Regan's mother Chris, played by Ellen Burstyn, is thrown across the room by a harness. Burstyn hit her back so painfully that she was permanently damaged.

The scream she cries out in pain is used in the final cut.