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| mindmesh 2003-12-24, 1:48 pm |
| I get a kick out of this:
ROME, Italy -- Actor Jim Caviezel, who plays Jesus in Mel Gibson's controversial film "The Passion of Christ" was struck by lightning during shooting.
Caviezel was uninjured, but a producer described how he saw smoke coming from the actor's ear.
An assistant director on the film, Jan Michelini, was also hit -- for the second time in a few months.
The first time, a lightning fork struck his umbrella during filming on top of a hill near Matera in Italy, causing light burns to the tips of his fingers, VLife, a supplement to Variety publications said in its October issue.
A few months later the second strike happened, a few hours from Rome.
Michelini was again carrying an umbrella, and standing next to Caviezel on top of a hill, the magazine said.
Both were hit, with the main bolt striking Caviezel while one of its forks hit Michelini's umbrella. Neither were hurt.
The film, which is spoken in Latin and Aramaic, has come in for criticism from some religious leaders. It portrays the last hours of Jesus, but some Jewish and Roman Catholic groups are concerned the film will fuel anti-Semitism. | |
| jimbo2002 2003-12-24, 2:44 pm |
| Forget all the religious stuff, I think it speaks volumes about the dangers of carrying umbrellas! Perhaps they should rename the film "Umbrellas from Hell" and try a different marketing approach. | |
| thecomeons 2003-12-24, 3:51 pm |
| could have been worse. | |
| tembpoib 2003-12-25, 1:30 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by mindmesh
I get a kick out of this:
ROME, Italy -- Actor Jim Caviezel, who plays Jesus in Mel Gibson's controversial film "The Passion of Christ" was struck by lightning during shooting.
Caviezel was uninjured, but a producer described how he saw smoke coming from the actor's ear.
An assistant director on the film, Jan Michelini, was also hit -- for the second time in a few months.
The first time, a lightning fork struck his umbrella during filming on top of a hill near Matera in Italy, causing light burns to the tips of his fingers, VLife, a supplement to Variety publications said in its October issue.
A few months later the second strike happened, a few hours from Rome.
Michelini was again carrying an umbrella, and standing next to Caviezel on top of a hill, the magazine said.
Both were hit, with the main bolt striking Caviezel while one of its forks hit Michelini's umbrella. Neither were hurt.
The film, which is spoken in Latin and Aramaic, has come in for criticism from some religious leaders. It portrays the last hours of Jesus, but some Jewish and Roman Catholic groups are concerned the film will fuel anti-Semitism.
In the name of Satan, Ruler of the Earth, I command you to bestow your infenral blessings upon me. Open wide the Bill Gates of Hell and receive me as you Brother and friend. I favor the just and curse the rotten. May of the things of which I speak come to pass.
Shemhamforash! Hail Satan!!!! | |
| Helen of Troy 2003-12-25, 8:04 pm |
| Smacks of St. Paul getting fried and consequently led about on a stick ..  | |
| jeff_j_black 2003-12-26, 9:08 am |
| Shocking!!! | |
| mindmesh 2003-12-26, 9:35 am |
| I'm not the most religious person, but I would have left the film |
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