Tarantino explains why he continues to use real weapons in his films

The death of the director of photography Halyna Hutchinsaccidentally caused by a gunshot Alec Baldwin during recordings Rustonce again raised discussions and provoked changes in relation to the use of real weapons during filming of films and series. However, the director Quentin Tarantino It is not intended to give up the artifice.

During the filmmaker’s participation in the podcast Club Random (via Consequence), the presenter Bill Maher touched on the topic when he opined that it would be better to record without any type of ammunition — even fake ones. In his view, it is possible to let the special effects team take care of this, to avoid another similar event.

Tarantinothen, opposed the idea. For the American filmmaker, special effects will never surpass the real procedure.

I think we’ve managed to include digital erections in pornographic films, but who wants to see that? It’s exciting to shoot with the fake bullets so we can see real flames, not added flames (for effects).”

Quentin Tarantino and the second incident in history

The director also states that the accident Rust It was only the second of its kind in cinema history. The first was the death of Brandon Lee during recordings The Crow (1994).

Among the many weapons we have shot in films, we only have two examples of people being shot due to an error in the weapon.”

Finally, Quentin Tarantino is aware that an incident like this “harms the entire sector”. Still, he considers it “exciting” to take certain risks when recording a film.

Death in Rust recordings

On October 21, 2021, while rehearsing with a gun for recording a scene from Rust, Alec Baldwin fired an accidental shot that killed Halyna Hutchins. Joel Souzadirector of the film, was also injured.

According to the case investigation, the production delivered the Baldwin a weapon with live ammunition for rehearsing the scene in question. However, no one paid attention to the fact, resulting in the tragedy.

In January 2023, both Alec Baldwin as Hannah Gutierrez-Reedgunsmith in the film, were formally accused of manslaughter by the courts. The trials only took place in 2024.

The first was that of Hannah Gutierrez-Reedheld in March. The gunsmith ended up convicted of the crime and sentenced to 18 months in prison. The actor’s incident occurred in July and the judge in the case chose to dismiss the charges.

As a result of the tragedy, Rust His recordings were stopped for a long time. They were resumed and completed only in 2023. The premiere took place in November 2024.

Collaborated: Augusto Ikeda.