Posted on 10/22/2021 1:54:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Labor trouble had been brewing for days on the dusty set at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe.
The cinematographer who was accidentally killed, Halyna Hutchins, had been advocating for safer conditions for her team, said one crew member who was on the set.
As the camera crew — members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees — spent about an hour assembling their gear at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, several nonunion crew members showed up to replace them, the knowledgeable person said.
A member of the producer staff then ordered the union members to leave the set. She said if they didn’t leave, the producers would call security to remove them.
“Corners were being cut — and they brought in nonunion people so they could continue shooting,” the knowledgeable person said.
There were two misfires on the prop gun on Saturday and one the previous week, the person said, adding “there was a serious lack of safety meetings on this set.”
The shooting occurred about six hours after the union camera crew left.
Baldwin, the film’s star who also served as a producer on the film, was apparently rehearsing a scene outside the church of the Bonzana Creek Ranch set...
The scene involved a gun fight that began in the church, and then Baldwin’s character was supposed to back out of the church, according to production notes obtained by The Times. It was the 12th day of a 21-day shoot.
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Very possible.
Here is my more innocent theory — it is indeed a fully functional firearm. Someone or someones took it out to the range to test it out. Maybe because it was cool. It looked cool.
After shooting it someone left a round in it. Stupid them. This can easily happen with an auto where a round is still chambered even after the mag has been removed.
Not clear if it was a revolver. If it were, then a similar situation might have happened. Same point.
Here is my expectation:
If a gun is used on set, it either has to be disarmed completely or not operational in the first place. And whomever supplies the firearm has to warranty it as such.
Commentary from people who claim to have more information on another website.
“Commentary from people who claim to have more information on another website.”
LOL!
I think I first saw it as a story line for a Columbo episode about 45 years ago. People must really hate that guy.
Thanks and I appreciate that. But save your money and stay safe in your city. L.A is not worth visiting and a craphole.
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