John Landis is a complete scumbag. He has the blood of Vic Morrow and two children on his hands. I initially thought the accident was due to a mechanical problem in the helicopter and that it was beyond anyone’s control. That was not the case.
You would be shocked and disgusted by what had happened. I read an article on it and it made me sick.
Have you seen the original ‘The Bad News Bears’ from 1976? Morrow was in that. He played the Yankees little league coach. It’s a good movie.
I’ve read the accounts, they have the NSB report online. I’m not sure what Landis could’ve really been convicted of, short of willful negligence (such as the hiring of the children). It’s not as if he deliberately intended to get Morrow and those poor children killed. It’s amazing the 6 people on the helicopter weren’t killed in the crash. Ultimately, the scene was ill-advised and probably should not have been attempted without professional stunt persons as stand-ins for the actors.
I’ve seen “Bears”, the one with Walter Matthau and Tatum O’Neil. I forgot Morrow was in it, it’s been over 20 or more years since I’ve seen it (and I’m not a sports person, so I don’t see many sports-related films).