Corrected entry: Given how small the bug start of as that bites Dr. Marshall, when its on his back its the size of a gallon of milk from ingesting so much blood. The human body has 6 pints and that much blood being removed would surely have killed him despite the comedic factor of the gag.
jerimiah
11th Sep 2011
Correction: If visual gags killed people, there wouldn't be a comedy in existence that wasn't a slaughter-fest. Over-the-top visual gags are a staple of comedic film making, just like "sound in space" in the sci-fi genre. Neither is considered a movie mistake.
Phixius ★