(2004) Tags: Fox
Barry v. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
Barry, an Irish national, signed a non-union crew deal memo to work as a camera operator on the film “Flight of the Phoenix.” During the principal shoot, which occurred between October 2003 and February 2004, he also worked as second unit director of photography. In April 2004, Barry signed a separate non-union crew deal memo to work as a director of photography on a miniature shoot for the film.
On June 4, 2004, during the miniature shoot of a simulated airplane crash in Namibia, a model airplane launched off a dolly flew farther than expected and went through the plywood structure from inside which Barry was filming. Both of Barry’s legs were broken. Nerve damage on his lower left leg caused his foot to claw, which means that his toes curl up and under. Barry and his wife sued Fox and Flight for negligence.