re: Unscripted film shots or accidents that were kept in the final film (other than improv)

As far as stunts go... The Road Warrior frick up is maybe the craziest ever caught in modern film:






The stuntman's legs were not supposed to catch on the car. That's not some crazy wire work... That's flipping actually happened and damn near killed the guy.

Miller left it in the movie because it's so unbeleivebale. It almost looks fake it's so insane.

quote:

---

The stuntman—Guy Norris—was not supposed to bounce his legs off the car. Unfortunately, upon impact, the car rose into the air and met Norris’ legs full-on. The poor man had just recovered from a previous leg injury and this particular incident bent the steel pin in his leg 20 degrees in the wrong direction. A slow playback of the scene actually shows his leg at an unnatural angle.

---

The motorcycle stunt from Thx 1138 is right there, too.. Stuntman came in way too hot on the crash and then this happened:

>