![]() ![]() ![]() Lee, who was 28 at the time, was the son of the late martial-arts star Bruce Lee. Hutchins' shocking on-set death immediately drew comparisons to the untimely 1993 death of Brandon Lee. "We go through the utmost caution and care when putting any sorts of weapons in the hands of actors," he said. He said the industry standard is to abide by strict safety rules. Though Hutchins' death is tragic and distressing, film and television prop experts told NPR that injuries or death from prop firearms specifically are exceedingly rare. and more than 150 had been left with life-altering injuries. On Thursday, while filming the Western Rust, the movie's star Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun that killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.Īn Associated Press report from 2016 determined that from 1990 until the time of publication, at least 43 people died on sets in the U.S. The shooting death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins on a film set in Santa Fe, N.M., is a stark reminder to the filmmaking community that, though they work in fantasy, actions on set can have real world consequences. The death of American actor Brandon Lee (shown here in 1986) during the filming of The Crow garnered worldwide attention and prompted changes on how firearms are treated on sets. Jon-Erik Hexum (left) died in 1984 from injuries sustained from a prop gun on a television set. ![]()
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