That's A Crime
Episode 45: Movie Stunt Leads To Real-Life Deadly Game (1993)

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez break down the true crime story of the Movie Stunt Leads To Real-Life Deadly Game in 1993. The original version of the Disney movie, The Program, contained a scene where several football players lay on a busy local road as a test of their courage. Soon after the film's release on September 24, 1993, several real-life teenagers began copying the stunt, which in itself is a crime, Obstruction Of Traffic. The results of those mimicking the scene were tragic and included 18-year-old Michael Shingledecker, of Polk, PA who was killed almost instantly when he and a friend were struck by a pickup truck. His friend, 17-year-old Dean Bartlett was critically injured. In another case, 17-year-old Michael Macias, of Syosset, N.Y., was put in intensive care after being hit by a car. Buena Vista & Touchstone Pictures, divisions of Walt Disney Studios, were not liable but did remove the scene from the movie.

Recorded: 01-25-23
Studio: Just Curious Media
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