“ I ran away from that film . It had taken a hatful more of my life sentence than I had plan on … "

Making a movie sure ain’t easy, and some ambitious film makers make it even harder for themselves with grand plans and specific demands. Things can go seriously, dangerously wrong due to a variety of reasons.

So, here are nine film shoots that were complete chaos:

1.The Abyss

2.Fitzcarraldo

3.Waterworld

4.Jaws

5.Roar

6.Predator

7.The African Queen

8.Apocalypse Now

9.Titanic

A woman is speaking in a room with shelves. Text overlay reads, "There is a lot of issues that could go wrong."

A person in a deep-sea diving suit walks underwater holding a tool, surrounded by underwater equipment and structures

A man with wild blond hair, dressed in a white suit and tie, stands in a lush forest with an antique phonograph

Kevin Costner, dressed in rugged post-apocalyptic gear, operating machinery on a boat in the ocean scene from the movie "Waterworld."

Two men, in casual shirts, lean off a boat named 'Orca' towards a large shark with its mouth open in the water

Woman in a polka-dot bikini jumps from a pool as a lion places its paw on her leg

Carl Weathers in a military vest and hat talking with Arnold Schwarzenegger in a sleeveless tactical vest holding a rifle in a jungle setting

Two people, Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, dressed in casual attire, are laughing together in an outdoor setting by a lake or river with trees in the background

Several soldiers, including Robert Duvall in a hat, shaking hands in a smoky, war-torn setting

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