20 biggest on-set accidents that changed movie history 

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The Cannonball Run (1981) - Distributor: 20th Century Fox ; The X-Files (1998) - Distributor: 20th Century Fox ; The Dark Knight (2008) - Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures ; Top Gun (1986) - Distributor: Paramount Pictures
The Cannonball Run (1981) - Distributor: 20th Century Fox ; The X-Files (1998) - Distributor: 20th Century Fox ; The Dark Knight (2008) - Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures ; Top Gun (1986) - Distributor: Paramount Pictures

12) Art Scholl in Top Gun

Top Gun (1986) - Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Top Gun (1986) - Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Tom Cruise’s movies are known for their extensive stunts. The hit movie Top Gun involved several sequences of fighter jets. One acrobatic pilot, Art Scholl lost his life filming one such sequence. His plane maneuvered and fell into the Pacific Ocean and was never recovered.

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