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Charlie Day reveals a shocking behind-the-scenes secret from the set of the 2013 blockbuster ‘Pacific Rim’. In this video, the actor explains how a malfunctioning prop helmet was actually zapping him throughout filming—and why he was too afraid to speak up about it.

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00:00That's Dr. Newton Geisler in Pacific Rim.
00:02And what was cool is I had these full sleeve tattoos,
00:05which took like hours to get on.
00:08What wasn't cool was I wear this little honey,
00:10I shrunk the kids sort of helmet thing in the movie.
00:12It would always have these like sharp corners.
00:13I wasn't sure what it was.
00:15And then the actor, Bern Gorman, had to wear it in another scene.
00:17He put it on, he goes, oh man, this thing's electrocuting me.
00:19I was being electrocuted that whole movie.
00:22He didn't say anything.
00:23No, I didn't want to lose my job.
00:24I was like, well, I don't want to complain,
00:26so I'll just keep wearing this thing.
00:28And it was zapping me pretty good.
00:30You know what, that explains the what.
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