Director’s Hilarious Story of a Boring Movie Set and a Broken Hand

  • Director Barry Sonnenfeld broke his hand punching Will Smith during the filming of ‘Wild Wild West’
  • Sonnenfeld played a game with Smith where they punched each other’s shoulders
  • The tedium of set life led to the incident
  • Sonnenfeld lied about how he broke his hand to avoid an insurance day

Movie sets can be tedious, especially when working on a film that doesn’t meet expectations. Director Barry Sonnenfeld experienced this firsthand while filming ‘Wild Wild West’ with Will Smith. To pass the time, they played a game of punching each other’s shoulders. One day, Sonnenfeld decided to punch harder and ended up breaking his hand. He lied about how it happened to avoid an insurance day, claiming a stage door had hit him.

Factuality Level: 8
Factuality Justification: The article is mostly factual and provides an entertaining story about the author’s experience working with Will Smith on a movie set. It includes some humor and personal anecdotes but does not contain any misleading information or propaganda.
Noise Level: 6
Noise Justification: The article contains some entertaining anecdotes and personal experiences but lacks substantial analysis or insight into the film industry or its inner workings.
Public Companies: Warner Bros. (N/A), Hachette Books (N/A)
Key People: Barry Sonnenfeld (Director), Will Smith (Actor)

Financial Relevance: No
Financial Markets Impacted: No
Financial Rating Justification: The article discusses a personal anecdote about the author’s experience working with Will Smith on a movie set and does not pertain to financial topics or impact financial markets or companies.
Presence Of Extreme Event: No
Nature Of Extreme Event: No
Impact Rating Of The Extreme Event: No
Extreme Rating Justification: There is no extreme event mentioned in the article, and it focuses on a personal story of the author’s experience on a movie set.
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Direction: Neutral
Magnitude: Small
Affected Instruments: Stocks

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