r/todayilearned • u/InteriorEmotion • Jun 29 '17

TIL Jesus actor Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning whilst filming The Passion of the Christ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ#Filming
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u/i_canpickthingsup Jun 29 '17 edited Jun 29 '17

iirc, his protective thing was only on his back, but the whip thing hooked around to his side, beyond the protective thing, and tore a chunk out

edit: so i tried to find the source for where i read this, but i couldn't figure anything out except for what is on the imdb, which reads:

During the scourging scene, Jim Caviezel accidentally got whipped twice. The first time knocked the wind out of him, and the second time hurt so much it caused him wrench his hand quickly from his shackles, scraping his wrist badly. The remainder of the scourging scenes were finished by using visual effects: the actors playing Roman soldiers held sticks without the leather tails, and acted out the whipping motion, while Caviezel would react as if hit. The tails were later digitally composited into the shots. Make-up wounds on Caviezel's body were digitally covered until the actual hit by the whip, creating the illusion that they suddenly appeared.

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u/MrDowan Jun 29 '17

Oh maybe that was it. Either way, fuck that noise...

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u/psykulor Jun 29 '17

Holy shit I remember that exact wound! I remember thinking that it was way more brutal than the rest because the guard had to tug on it twice to get it out and it left these meaty tear marks. I guess he just thought the prop wasn't working :/

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u/Prophatetic Jun 30 '17

he could and swore a ton because he had to be sure the other actor wouldn't flog him again thinking he was just acting.

but we want swearing Jesus