Woman in Court for Movie Set Accident

March 6th, 2024

A woman named Hannah Gutierrez-Reed works on a movie. She helps to look after the guns used in the movie. The movie is called "Rust." A big problem happened on the set of the movie. A gun went off and a woman who works with cameras, named Halyna Hutchins, died. The actor Alec Baldwin was holding the gun when it happened. Hannah went to court. The court people said that it was her fault, and she did not mean to hurt anyone. This is called involuntary manslaughter. She has another problem too. People said she gave a bag to someone else. The bag had bad things inside. But the court said she did not do that. Now, Hannah has to wait to see if she will go to jail or pay money for what happened. Her lawyer said they will ask other people to look at the court's decision. Alec Baldwin will also go to court soon for the same big problem. In the movie, nobody thought there were real bullets in the guns. But something went wrong, and a real bullet hurt Halyna. People talked a lot in the court about how the movie guns were looked after and about gun safety. The court also talked about the people who made the movie. They said the movie did not have a lot of money and Alec Baldwin did many important things for the movie. A lot of people came to the court to talk about what happened to Halyna. They tried very hard to learn how the real bullet came to the movie set. Hannah's lawyer said it's not clear where the real bullet came from. That's what happened with Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the movie "Rust," and Alec Baldwin.

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💭 Discussion Questions

. What is the name of the woman who looks after the guns in the movie?

. What happened to a woman who works with cameras on the movie set?

. Will Hannah Gutierrez-Reed go to court for what happened on the set?

📖 Vocabulary

🌐 Cultural context

In the United States, movies often use guns as props. Safety rules are very important when using guns on movie sets. Alec Baldwin is a well-known actor. Courts in the US decide legal problems and can send people to jail or make them pay money.

🧠 Further reading

Set It Off (film)

There is a movie called "Set It Off." It is about four women who are good friends. They live in Los Angeles. They want to rob a bank. They each need money for different reasons. They want to help their families. The movie did well. Many people went to see it. It made more than $41 million. People who write about movies said good things. They liked the story and the music. They said the women in the movie did a great job acting. In the story, one woman named Frankie loses her job at a bank. She works with her friends at a cleaning job. They do not get much money. Frankie has an idea to rob a bank. At first, not all her friends want to do it. But then, bad things happen to them. After that, they all want to rob the bank together. Frankie and one friend, named T.T., go to see a bank to plan the robbery. Frankie meets a man who works at the bank.

Rust shooting incident

A bad thing happened on the movie set of "Rust". It was October 21, 2021. A lady named Halyna Hutchins got hurt very much and a man named Joel Souza got hurt a little. It was in Bonanza City, New Mexico. Alec Baldwin was using a gun for the movie, but something went very wrong. People who work for the law looked into it. They said Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed did something wrong without meaning to. They said David Halls also did something wrong with a gun. Alec Baldwin said he did not do it. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed also said she did not do it. They will go to court to talk about it. This sad story made people talk. They talked about keeping safe when making movies. They talked about how to treat the people who make movies. And they talked about if it is a good idea to use real guns in movies. The movie "Rust" was Alec Baldwin's special project. It did not cost a lot of money to make. Alec Baldwin helped write it and he wanted to make it very much.

The Judge (2014 film)

There is a movie about a man named Hank. He is a good lawyer. His mother dies, so he goes back to his old home. He sees his family. Hank's dad is a judge. They do not get along very well. Hank's dad is not very nice to him when he is young. In the movie, Hank's dad has a problem. Hank sees this. Hank tries to find out what is wrong with his dad's car. People in the movie are Robert, Robert, Vera, Vincent, Jeremy, Dax, and Billy. They act very well. People like how they act. The music in the movie is good too. But some people say the movie story is not new. Robert, the man who plays the judge, is very good. He might win awards. Thomas, who makes music, might win an award too.