Passion of the Christ.
The sufferings of Jim CaviezelJim Caviezel experienced a shoulder separation when the 150lb (68 kg) cross dropped on his shoulder. The scene is still in the movie.
In an interview with Newsweek magazine, Jim Caviezel spoke about a few of the difficulties he experienced while filming. This included being accidentally whipped twice, which has left a 14-inch scar on his back. Caviezel also admitted he was struck by lightning while filming the Sermon on the Mount and during the crucifixion, experienced hypothermia during the dead of winter in Italy.
Mel Gibson had a Canadian priest, Fr. Stephen Somerville, celebrate the Traditional Roman Catholic Latin Mass of the Apostolic Rite for the film crew each day before production began.
Mel Gibson has stated that he will give $100 million of the film's gross to the Traditional Catholic Movement.
It would usually take over 10 hours to put Jim Caviezel into the scourged makeup. On some of those days, it would happen that the …
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