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Re: Suitmation - Accidents, Calamites and Near Misses

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 5:31 pm
by Terasawa
G2000 wrote:
Terasawa wrote:Electrocute = death by electric shock. No one has been electrocuted in a Godzilla costume.
Electrocution doesn't necessarily mean death; the term can be used to refer to injury by electric shock as per Oxford and Merriam Webster
Electrocution Lawyers PLLC defines electrocution as a death by electric shock, but I'm not gonna argue about it. I think the "cute" in electrocute comes from "execute" and the injury definition comes from repeated informal use. Either way, no one has died from an electric shock in a kaiju suit.
Living Corpse wrote:Zapped. Better?
I would have preferred "shocked to his shammies."

Re: Suitmation - Accidents, Calamites and Near Misses

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 5:47 pm
by Gothicserpent
Do we know of any mishaps during the Gamera films?

Re: Suitmation - Accidents, Calamites and Near Misses

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 6:55 pm
by BlankAccount
Gothicserpent wrote:Do we know of any mishaps during the Gamera films?
Yeah I imagine the Gamera suit or other monster suits/props caught fire since they had Gamera shoot real fire from his mouth and the prop for the flying scenes.

Re: Suitmation - Accidents, Calamites and Near Misses

Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:28 pm
by SoggyNoodles2016
Not really a calamity, but I'd like to mention the time on the set of vs Hedorah that Kenpachrio Satsuma's appendix burst, he was rushed into the hospital and had to have the appendectomy while still in the Hedorah suit.

Re: Suitmation - Accidents, Calamites and Near Misses

Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 5:10 pm
by godzilla98rules
Even though several suit actors have been injured/nearly killed, at least their filmed incidents lead to some of the most iconic scenes. I love the shot of Godzilla on fire in TOMG.

Re: Suitmation - Accidents, Calamites and Near Misses

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 11:57 am
by edgaguirus
And Godzilla's head briefly catching fire in M vs G.

Re: Suitmation - Accidents, Calamites and Near Misses

Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 6:47 pm
by BlankAccount
Well, this is the best I can do on finding mishaps with Gamera films.

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godzilla98rules wrote:Even though several suit actors have been injured/nearly killed, at least their filmed incidents lead to some of the most iconic scenes. I love the shot of Godzilla on fire in TOMG.
And I love that instead of being upset the suit actors agree and say "well I didn't die, and suit catching fire is cool".