Cripes, those SyFy movies are dangerous

[wraithfodder]

It seems most Stargate actors are off doing wretched SyFy movies in out-of-the-way (aka cheap) locations, and now one of them was badly injured in the process.

Corin Nemec was in a boat crash in Belize, and broke his femur in three places (!)and lost a lot of blood. Luckily, he survived. Others, including the lead actor, were injured. No mention of names. Full details at http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=24537.

Gads, think it's time to bring all these flicks back to filming in the States/Canada where there are stricter laws and regulations...

Hope Corin recovers; a break that bad could leave a permanent injury.

Comments

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh no,not against Romania. :) It has lovely forests (Michael Shanks made a movie there, as I recall). It's just that production companies need to ensure safety for their cast/crew. European countries seem pretty safe, but Africa and South America and islands? Not so much. However, I do recall a US tourist breaking a limb in England, I think, and got treated without paying a dime. DOn't be a foreign tourist in the US, though. Our medicine costs, alas!

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

However, I do recall a US tourist breaking a limb in England, I think, and got treated without paying a dime.

You're not thinking of the Beatles fans who walked on his hands across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road studios are you? His story was in the Michael Moore movie Sicko...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Never heard about that. No, I read about this other tourist several years back in some article on health care.

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

It's probably pretty much the same deal. Emergency medicine is free to all - citizens, permanent residents and tourists alike. USians always seem to be stunned by only having to pay for their pain meds...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Luckily never got injured while in UK, but yeah, would definitey have been shocked if I'd had free medical care.