Today in SCV History, May 29, 1987, a Los Angeles jury acquitted “Twilight Zone” director John Landis and four co-defendants of involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from one of the most harrowing tragedies in Hollywood history.  “Twilight Zone: The Movie” was under production at the time of the 1982 helicopter crash that killed actor Vic Morrow and two children on the ...

In the early morning hours of Feb. 10, 2013, tragedy struck a film production during a helicopter stunt at a movie ranch near Acton. A Bell 206B JetRanger helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff around 3:30 a.m., killing all three people on board during the filming of a reality television show on an Acton movie ranch. The aircraft, operated by Orbic ...

May 29 marks the anniversary of the acquittal of Director John Landis on manslaughter charges following an infamous Santa Clarita helicopter crash that killed Twilight Zone actor Vic Morrow and two child actors.  On July 23, 1982 53-year-old Vic Morrow and two child actors died in a helicopter crash during the filming of “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”  The crash took ...