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Jackie Chan's legs were crushed between two cars during a dangerous stunt scene. [247] The Fugitive (1993). Harrison Ford damaged some ligaments in his leg while filming a chase scene in the woods. Because he refused to have surgery until filming was wrapped, his character (Dr. Richard Kimble) walked with a limp throughout the film. [207]
Despite their well-choreographed appearance, stunts are still very dangerous and physically testing exercises. [1] [2] From its inception as a professional skill in the early 1900s to the 1960s, stunts were most often performed by professionals who had trained in that discipline prior to entering the movie industry. [3]
Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was an American stunt performer and actor. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." [1] He invented the decelerator (use of dragline cables rather than airbags for a "high fall gag", [citation needed] or a stunt calling for a jump from a high place) which allowed a cameraman to film a top-down view of the stuntman as ...
"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie talk about the "most dangerous" stunt they've ever done for this latest installment.
Oscar-winning filmmaker also shares rare behind-the-scenes stories about "The Terminator," "Titanic," "Aliens" and "Avatar" in our exclusive "Director's Reel" interview.
Tom Cruise is pushing himself to the limit for his next project. In a video shared to social media on Monday, fans got an inside look at how Cruise prepared to complete the most dangerous stunt of ...
[4] The stunt has been compared to Jackie Chan, [3] who performed a similar hot air balloon stunt in Armour of God (1986). Towards the end of the film, which involves car chases and fight scenes, Kumar performs various other stunts. During the finale, he is seen being chased by a car, dodging bullets, jumping off buildings, and climbing walls. [5]
Fans got to know Steve-O in the early aughts as one of the men of MTV's Jackass, the reality show where he and pals Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and others did absurd and dangerous stunts and pranks.