10 Genuine On-Screen Acting Injuries You Probably Missed

10. Pet Sematary

Mary Lambert's 1989 adaptation of Stephen King's classic Pet Sematary is notable for a number of reasons: firstly, it is arguably Lambert's finest work, aside from SyFy original Mega Python Vs Gatoroid (starring '80s pop sensation Tiffany,) and secondly it features the kind of straight-to-DVD cast (apart from Munsters legend Fred Gwynne in one of his final roles) that should never have worked together. But thanks to arguably the creepiest and most convincing demonic child performance in the history of horror movies from cherubic tyke Miko Hughes, and some genuinely affecting scenes, such as the skin-crawlingly awful sequence when the re-animated child severs Gwynne's achilles tendon, the film is a genuine horror gem. It might not be the crowning jewel of the genre by any means, but the performances from the key cast members, including father of the demon child, Dale Midkiff, are a significant step above the usual level of the genre. As well as that achilles tendon scene, the film features one particularly harrowing on-screen injury - this time an authentic one - which Midkiff had to endure, and which was kept in the final cut. Rolling off his bed after being plagued by nightmarish screams, Midkiff expertly negotiates the fall to the floor, and like the true method actor he is, doesn't let what looks like a significant whack to the eye get in the way of his performance... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tOEWRusMjg The look of surprise on Midkiff's face after crashing it into the bedside table is joyous and well worth the cover price of the movie in itself.