Death On "Spider Man" Set

By Acheron March 7, 2001 6:25 AM

(E!) A crew member was tragically killed in a construction mishap on the set of Sam Raimi's Spider Man in Los Angeles yesterday.

As the crew worked to replicate the top two floors of a 1930s-style building, a crane hauling a large metal cage (which contained a sign) suddenly toppled over on its side, according to a spokesman for the Downey Fire Department. The sign was meant to be placed atop the facade, which stood 20 feet above the ground.

The falling crane smashed into a platform on which two welders were working. The swinging cage struck one of the two men in the head, killing him. The other welder escaped injury. The accident happened shortly before 9 a.m. PT.

None of the cast was present at the time of the incident, as filming on that location isn't scheduled until later this month.

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RE: Death On   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 7:12 AM

Tragic. Where is  a good jolt of spidey sense when you need one?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 8:06 AM

Hopefully this  tragic death won't be a starting a series of detrimental facades that will plague the most sought out movie for us Spidey-people

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 11:40 AM

POOR GUY,...AT LEAST HES NOT A SPIDEY PEOPLE, WHOM ARE ALL SERIOUS DORKS

RE: RE: RE: Death On   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 12:55 PM

"A SPIDEY PEOPLE?"  At least we comic fans know proper grammer.  Good luck getting a decent job talking like that, kid.  And the caps are annoying

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 1:58 PM

"grammer?" At least he can spell...

RE: RE: RE: Death On   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 4:13 PM

All of us should grow up someone died, who cares about "grammer" or spidey people. There are deaths on a lot of movie sets, (like Brandon Lee) but that is not a reason to put people down. We should have repect for the dead and let the movie makers, move on to make a good movie.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 6:58 PM

I agree with the spidey people(proper grammar) Dude man learn some correct grammar. I feel sorry for you

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 7, 2001 10:35 PM

please stop

enough already   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 8, 2001 12:47 AM

this page is for the guy who died..... please let's remember that, without the likes of him there would be no movies at all.

RE: enough already   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 8, 2001 5:49 AM

How about making a movie about this guy who goes around correcting everyone's grammar?

RE: enough already   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 8, 2001 10:02 AM

yeah if not for welders there would be no movies?

RE: enough already   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 8, 2001 6:26 PM

Thankyou, to the 9th comment! at least someone has a brain! unlike the 1st comment. People! "give respect, and you will be respected".

RE: RE: enough already   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 9, 2001 12:44 PM

Eat me. Respect the girth.

RE: RE: RE: enough already   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 9, 2001 1:43 PM

war: spidey people, movie welders, proper grammer...
GOOD NIGHT NOW

RE: RE: RE: Death On   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 11, 2001 3:53 AM

the "?" shouldn't have been inside the ""'s.

lmao

Bunch of A55HOLES   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 11, 2001 8:43 AM

People dies and what you do is just to care about your stupid f**king movie!! You bunch of viced kids, I hope for you that you grow up and you never experience what the family of that man is experiencing now.
I don't give a damn about the movie. I hope that there was a responsible for the security and that all the measures were in place, otherwise...

RE: RE: RE: Death On   reply

Posted by straightup (not visible) on March 11, 2001 11:52 AM

why not think a little bit about the man who lost his life while trying to bring some entertainment into ours!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 11, 2001 5:38 PM

Comments aren't for correcting a person's grammer............. they are for dicussing the stated article!!! So just stop talking about the stupid little grammer problem!!!!! It's really annoying!!! That people are arguing about grammer when someone has died! I think the dead person problem is alot worse then some absolutly stupid grammer!!! Though I do agree about the grammer thing. "Spidey" isn't a word.... as far as I know anyways.

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Posted by TheUndeadChick (zombiebme@yahoo.com) on March 13, 2001 7:19 AM

*whew!*
With deep regret already, even in light of this poor welders unexpected demise, this thread is the funniest thing I've read in a while. I mean, it really is.
If we're lucky, the welder is logging on right now, is some other universe (or something deep like that) and he's reading this. And laughing. Like me.

eat more yams   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 13, 2001 11:58 AM

I'll bet the welder could have sustained (sp?) the head injury if he had eaten more yams.

RE: All's weld that ends weld   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 21, 2001 7:18 PM

I wonder if that welder guy could spell?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 30, 2001 12:09 PM

All your yam's are belong to us!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 1, 2001 1:52 PM

Once and for all, it's GRAMMAR!!!

sweet jesus...

RE: RE: RE: All's weld that ends weld   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 9, 2001 4:44 PM

Once and for all, SOMEONE DIED, THAT'S THE IMPORTANT ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!!!NOT F---KING "GRAMMAR"

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 5, 2002 4:50 PM

To *Whew!" I have to agree.  Nicely done unitl you got to your second paragraph and said is instead of in.  Does anyone every proof read what they write anymore?