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49: Egos That Kill–Hell on the Set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie"

1 hour 39 minutes Posted Sep 9, 2025 at 7:30 am.

A.M. on July 23, 1982, actor Vic Morrow paced nervously in front of a mock Vietnamese village at the Indian Dunes park just north of Los Angeles. Morrow could not help but feel uneasy as he watched the Huey helicopter approach the village for a final rehearsal. Years earlier, Morrow had had a premonition that he was going to die in a helicopter crash. . . .

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The Night Of

The Case

The Director

The "Animal House" Era

The "Blues Brothers" Era & The Ballooning Ego of John Landis

Landis's Script For "Twilight Zone: The Movie"....Uh....

Landis Hates Child Labor Laws :(

The Production Team Hates Laws and/or Their Job

The Days Prior & The Night Of (WTF....)

John Landis & Co. Is The Worst (Still)

The Manslaughter Trial

The Verdict

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(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) **LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED, GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAUMATIC DEATH INVOLVING CHILDREN** Shortly after

This is the story of ego, arrogance, a manslaughter trial, and the conduct of Director John Landis and his production team that resulted in the deaths of My-ca Dinh Le (7) , Renee Shin-Li Chen (6), and Vic Morrow (53).

***The YouTube video for this episode includes actual footage of a helicopter crash resulting in death. Viewer discretion advised.***

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