An under 16s motorbike display team perform a dangerous stunt

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A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, or any act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes in TV, theatre, or cinema. Stunts are a big part of many action movies. Stunt, a difficult or unusual feat performed for film or theatre Stunt (botany), a plant disease that results in dwarfing and loss of vigor Stunt (album), a Barenaked Ladies album Stunts (video game), a video game Stunt (football), an American Football defensive play STUNT, an abbreviation for STUN and TCP... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 434 KB) Motorbyke display team, photographed by User: Giano 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 434 KB) Motorbyke display team, photographed by User: Giano 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 475 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 475 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Before computer generated imagery special effects, these effects were limited to the use of models, false perspective and other in-camera effects - unless the creator could find someone willing to jump from car to car or hang from the edge of a skyscraper - the stunt performer. The seawater creature in The Abyss marked CGIs acceptance in the visual effects industry. ... Special effects (also called SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to realize scenes that cannot be achieved by live action or normal means. ... For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). ...

Practical effects

One of the most-frequently used practical stunts is stage combat. Although contact is normally avoided, many elements of stage combat, such as sword fighting, martial arts, and acrobatics required contact between performers in order to facilitate the creation of a particular effect, such as noise or physical interaction. Actresses Uma Thurman (right) and Vivica A. Fox performing a fight choreography Stage combat is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. ... Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in fencing with a sword. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... High wire act Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts, and is also practiced as a sport. ...

Stunt performances are highly choreographed and may be rigorously rehearsed for hours, days and sometimes weeks before a performance. Seasoned professionals will commonly treat a performance as if they have never done it before, since the risks in stunt work are high, every move and position must be correct to reduce risk of injury from accidents.

Examples

• Tripping and falling down
• High jump
• Extreme Sports
• Acrobatics
• High Diving
• HK spin, Gainer falls, suicide backflips and other martial arts stunts seen in martial arts films

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Mechanical effects

A physical stunt is usually performed with help of mechanics.

For example, if the plot requires the hero to jump to a high place, the film crew could put the actor in a special harness, and use aircraft high tension wire to pull him up. Piano wire is sometimes used to fly objects, but an actor is never suspended from it as it is brittle and can break under shock impacts. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) is a kung-fu movie that was heavily reliant on wire stunts. For other uses, see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with wushu. ... Wire-flying is a theatrical stunt which involves suspending an actor from from high-tension wires, normally with a harness concealed under the costume to simulate the action of flying or falling, especially in the presence of other actors. ...

Vehicular stunts

Performers of vehicular stunts require extensive training and may employ specially adapted vehicles. Stunts can be as simple as a handbrake turn, also known as the bootleg turn, or as advanced as car chases, jumps and crashes involving dozens of vehicles. Rémy Julienne is a well known pioneering automotive stunt performer and coordinator. Emergency brake handle in a German train around 1920 An emergency brake is a brake system that is generally only to be used in emergency situations to slow or stop a machine. ... A bootleg turn is a radical type of U-turn intended to reverse the direction of travel of a forward-moving automobile by 180 degrees in a minimum amount of time while staying within the width of a two-lane road. ... Remy Julienne (sometimes spelled Rèmy or Rèmi) (born April 17, 1930) is a pioneering French driving stunt performer, stunt coordinator, assistant director and occasional actor. ...

Computer generated effects

In the late 20th century stunt men were placed in dangerous situations less and less as filmmakers turned to relatively inexpensive (and much safer) computer graphics effects using harnesses, fans, blue- or green screens, and a huge array of other devices and digital effects. The Matrix (1999) is a hit action movie that used CGI stunts extensively. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This article is about the scientific discipline of computer graphics. ... The bluescreen setup. ... This article is about the 1999 film. ...

Examples

• Face replacement
• Wire removal

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Stars who do stunts

In the early days of cinema, some actors such as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin did most of their own physical stunts. However, as these performances were usually very dangerous and many movie stars were not so athletic, filmmakers and insurance companies turned to hiring stunt doubles to do the stunts. Joseph Frank Buster Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an Academy Award-winning American comic actor and filmmaker. ... Charles Chaplin redirects here. ... A movie star or film star is a celebrity who is a person known for his or her roles in motion pictures. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is one of the largest New York based life insurance companies Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ... A stunt double is a type of body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in movies and television (such as jumping out of a building, jumping from vehicle to vehicle, or other similar actions), and for other sophisticated stunts (especially fight scenes). ...

Most action movie actors today use stunt doubles, though some of them do a few of their own stunts to please movie fans. One famous exception to this norm has been Jackie Chan from Hong Kong. Phanom Yeerum, an actor who is highly skilled in Muay Thai, also does all his stunts without assistance. Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Phanom Yeerum (Thai: พนม ยีรัมย์), better known in the West as Tony Jaa, is a martial arts actor and choreographer who is highly skilled in Muay Thai, taekwondo, swordplay, and gymnastics. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For the drink with a similar-sounding name, see Mai Tai. ...

Popular Indian actor Jayan used to do physical stunts without stunt doubles. He was killed in a helicopter crash while doing a stunt for a Malayalam language movie in 1980. Hrithik Roshan too performed his own stunts for the much acclaimed films Krrish and Dhoom 2 that sprang him to instant stardom after his break with the movie Kaho Na Pyar Hai in which he played a macho man in the second half. Krishnan Nair (popularly known as Jayan), was a popular actor of the Malayalam film industry in the 1970s. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन, pronunciation: / born 10 January 1974) is an award-winning Bollywood actor. ...

Notable among the professional Hollywood stuntmen are Yakima Canutt and Dar Robinson. Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director. ... Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was a film stuntman and film actor. ...

In his movies, Tom Cruise performs many of his own stunts without doubles, including the Mission: Impossible Trilogy and Minority Report^{[citation needed]}. Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ... Minority Report is a 2002 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, loosely based on the Philip K. Dick 1956 short story The Minority Report. It is set in the year 1895, when criminals are interviewed based on foreknowledge. ...

Some notable movie stunts

• Safety Last

Silent comedian Harold Lloyd climbs the entire height of a Los Angeles, California skyscraper without wires, or nets. Lloyd dangles from a broken clock face on the topmost floor above moving traffic despite having only three fingers on his right hand. Original movie poster for Safety Last! Safety Last! is a 1923 comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. ... Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American film actor and director, most famous for his silent comedies. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

• Steamboat Bill, Jr.

The front of a house falls down with Buster Keaton standing in the exact position of an open window, leaving him unharmed. His stone-faced expression remains. Steamboat Bill Jr. ... Joseph Frank Buster Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an Academy Award-winning American comic actor and filmmaker. ...

• Ben-Hur

Joe Canutt Judah Ben-Hur rides his chariot over the wreck of a competitor. He is launched over the front of his chariot and barely manages to hang on to the front as he climbs back up. Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic film directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallaces novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). ... For other uses, see Chariot (disambiguation). ...

• The Great Escape

Pursued by Germans, Bud Ekins as Capt. Virgil “The Cooler King” Hilts jumps his motorcycle 60 feet (18 m) over a barbed-wire fence... but does not quite make it to safety. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ...

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Trapped by the Superposse, Butch and Sundance leap off a cliff into raging waters knowing that the "fall will probably kill [them]". Mickey Gilbert doubled for Robert Redford and Howard Curtis doubled for Paul Newman. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 Western film that tells the story of bank robber Butch Cassidy (played by Paul Newman) and his partner The Sundance Kid (played by Robert Redford). ... Robert Redford (born August 18, 1936)[1] is an Academy Award-winning American motion picture director, actor, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist and philanthropist. ... This article is about the American actor and race team owner. ...

• Papillon

Papillion makes his final bid for freedom by leaping from a cliff into the sea. Dar Robinson doubled for Steve McQueen, his first major stunt in a Hollywood film. Paperback book cover for Papillon. ... Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was a film stuntman and film actor. ... For other uses, see Steve McQueen (disambiguation). ... ...

• Live and Let Die

Ross Kananga as James Bond uses four crocodiles as stepping stones to reach safety on the other side. Kananga, who owned the crocodile farm seen in the film, and after whom the main villain is named, did the stunt five times wearing the same crocodile skin shoes as his character had chosen to wear. During the fourth attempt, the last crocodile bit through the shoe and into his foot. The fifth attempt is one seen on film, with the tied-down crocodiles snapping at his feet as he passes over them. Live and Let Die (1973) is the eighth spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ... This article is about the spy series. ... For other uses, see Crocodile (disambiguation). ...

• Live and Let Die

In the same film, Jerry Comeaux as James Bond jumps his speedboat 70 feet (21 m) over a police car, a record that remained for 15 years. Live and Let Die (1973) is the eighth spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ... This article is about the spy series. ...

• The Man with the Golden Gun

"Bumps" Williard as James Bond driving a AMC Hornet leaps a broken bridge and spins around 360 degrees in mid-air, doing an "aerial twist". Willard was paid £30,000 for the stunt, which was held under EON Productions copyright for several years afterwards. The Man with the Golden Gun, released in 1974, is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ... This article is about the spy series. ... The AMC Hornet was a compact automobile made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) beginning with the 1970 model year and continuing through the 1977 model year. ... The pound, a unit of currency, originated (at least in Britain) as the value of a pound mass of silver. ... EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. ... Not to be confused with copywriting. ...

• The Man Who Would Be King

A major character dies when the rope bridge he is standing on is cut. British stuntman Joe Powell volunteered for the stunt after the rest of the stuntmen came down with a mysterious ailment. He fell 80 feet (24 m) onto cardboard boxes balanced on the edge of a ravine. If he had missed the boxes, no safety wire or parachute would have stopped him falling to the bottom of the ravine. Making the situation more dangerous was the rope bridge, which caused Powell to spin as he fell. The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 film adapted from the Rudyard Kipling story of the same title. ... A stunt double is a type of body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in movies and television (such as jumping out of a building, jumping from vehicle to vehicle, or other similar actions), and for other sophisticated stunts (especially fight scenes). ...

• The Spy Who Loved Me

Rick Sylvester playing James Bond escapes the bad guys by skiing off a cliff in the Austrian Alps (actually Mount Asgard in the Arctic Circle) then releasing a parachute. Sylvester waited two weeks for the weather atop Mount Asgard to change. Finally he had a 15 minute window to make the jump. Five cameras were meant to record the stunt, but only the master shot worked. Sylvester was allegedly paid US$100,000 for the stunt. As he falls, one of his skis hits the parachute on its way down. It shows just how dangerous the stunt really was. The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977, is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. ... Rick Sylvester is a Hollywood stuntman, most famous for his BASE jump using skis and parachute from Canadas Mount Asgard for the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me in July 1976. ... This article is about the spy series. ... Cross-country skiing (skating style) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. ... Mount Asgard is a well-known twin peaked mountain on Baffin Island, both flat-topped cylindrical rock towers, separated by a saddle. ... For the fast food restaurant chain, see Arctic Circle Restaurants. ... Mount Asgard is a well-known twin peaked mountain on Baffin Island, both flat-topped cylindrical rock towers, separated by a saddle. ...

• Hooper

A.J. Bakunas as Hollywood stuntman Hooper leaps from a helicopter onto an airbag 232 feet (71 m) below, a record that remains to this day. Hooper is a 1978 Action-Comedy motion picture based loosely on the experiences of director Hal Needham, a one-time stuntman in his own right, and serves as a tribute to stuntmen and stuntwomen in what was at one time an underrecognized profession. ... A.J. Bakunas (1950 - 1980) was a stunt man who died doubling for George Kennedy in a fall from the Kincaid Building in Kentucky for the film Steel. ...

• Highpoint

The hero fights the villain atop the world's tallest freestanding structure, Toronto's CN Tower, and the villain loses. Doubling the villain was Dar Robinson who opened his parachute just 300 feet (91 m) from the ground after a fall lasting six seconds. Robinson was paid US$100,000. This article is about the CN Tower in Toronto. ...

• Conan the Barbarian

Corrie Jansen leaps 182 feet (55 m) from a cliff, a record freefall for a woman. This article is about the 1982 film. ...

• Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones climbs underneath a moving truck and is dragged along behind it before climbing back on board. The stunt was performed by Terry Leonard. Leonard agreed to do the stunt only if his good friend, stuntman Glenn H. Randall Jr., was driving the truck. This article is about the film. ... This article is about the fictional character. ...

• Smokey and the Bandit II

The Bandit leaps his Pontiac Trans-Am motorcar from the back of trailer, setting a record that remains to this day. Smokey and the Bandit II is a film released on August 15, 1980 in the United States, January 1, 1981 in Australia, January 22, 1981 in West Germany, January 30, 1981 in Sweden, February 7, 1981 in Norway, and March 27, 1981 in Finland. ... The Pontiac Firebird was a pony car built by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors and was manufactured from 1967 until 2002. ... Car redirects here. ...

• Sharky's Machine

Sharky (Burt Reynolds) punches the villain through the window of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.To achieve the affect, stuntman Dar Robinson. ran at the window, then at the last moment, spun around to go backwards through the glass and land on an airbag. It is the highest freefall (220 feet (67 m)) from a building without a cable or parachute. Born in 1924, William Diehl, was fifty years old and already a successful photographer and journalist when he decided he had not heeded his life calling – the day after his 50th birthday he began his first novel, Sharky’s Machine. Since then he has completed 8 more novels, including Primal... Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ... Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was a film stuntman and film actor. ... For the Mozilla crash reporting software previously called Airbag, see Breakpad. ...

• Blue Thunder

Renegade cop Roy Scheider, flying the state-of the-art “Blue Thunder” helicopter, is chased by a police helicopter down storm drains in Los Angeles, weaving between the varying support legs until his pursuer eventually crashes. For other uses, see Blue Thunder (disambiguation). ... Roy Richard Scheider (born November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ... Storm drain in use A storm drain, storm sewer, stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) or surface water system (UK) is designed to drain excess rain and ground water from paved streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and roofs. ...

• Romancing the Stone

Vince Deadrick Jr. and Terry Leonard as Joan Wilder and Jack Colton leap from a car as it falls over an 80-foot (24 m) waterfall. Romancing the Stone is an American 1984 action-adventure film. ...

• Back to the Future

During the skateboard chase, Marty McFly runs over the top of Biff Tannen's convertible and rejoins his skateboard on the other side. This article is about the first film in the Back to the Future trilogy. ... A standard skateboard 1970s surfer print fiberglass skateboard A skateboard is a four wheeled platform used for the activity of skateboarding. ... Martin Seamus Marty McFly is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played by actor Michael J. Fox in the three films and voiced by David Kaufman in the animated series. ... Biff Tannen is a fictional character and an antagonist in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played in the three films and the ride, and voiced in the animated series by Thomas F. Wilson. ...

• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

While rampaging through a mall, Genghis Khan rides up to a trampoline, does a somersault off of it, and lands back on his skateboard. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989) is an American comedy/science fiction movie in which two slackers travel through time in order to assemble a menagerie of historical figures for their high school history presentation. ... For other uses, see Trampoline (disambiguation). ...

• Stick

Dar Robinson asked to play the part of the albino killer in this Burt Reynolds directed Elmore Leonard adaptation so the audience would be more shocked by the villain's death. Without cutting away, Robinson was filmed falling backwards off a hotel balcony emptying his revolver at Reynolds' as he fell. A thin cable ran up Robinson's leg to a harness around his waist to arrest his fall just feet off the ground. Stick is a film starring Burt Reynolds (Ernest Stickley) and Candice Bergen (Kyle). ... Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was a film stuntman and film actor. ... Albinism is a genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. ... Elmore John Leonard Jr. ...

• The Living Daylights

This was the third variation on a stunt that had appeared first in Moonraker and then in Octopussy; James Bond battles a bad guy while they are both hanging outside a plane. In this case, Bond and the villainous Necros fight as they cling to a cargo net filled with bags of opium hanging out the rear of a Soviet cargo plane. All three stunt sequences were done with ace parachutists Jake Lombard and B.J. Worth. Lombard, who had previously doubled for Roger Moore, took the part of Necros here, while Worth finally got to play Bond by doubling Timothy Dalton. For other uses, see The Living Daylights (disambiguation). ... Moonraker is a 1979 spy film. ... For other uses, see Octopussy (disambiguation). ... This article is about the spy series. ... Airplane and Aeroplane redirect here. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946[1]) is an English actor of stage and screen, best known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989) and in his roles in Shakespearean related films and plays. ...

• Amsterdamned

Nick Gillard as Eric Visser jumps his speedboat over a bridge in Amsterdam, breaking the record previously set by Live and Let Die. Amsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch slasher film about a serial killer who hides in the canal system of Amsterdam. ... Movie stunt man and coordinator, Gillard is best known know as the stunt coordinator for the Star Wars prequels. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... Live and Let Die (1973) is the eighth spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ...

• "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Vic Armstrong as Indiana Jones rides his horse onto a ledge and jumps onto a moving Nazi tank. This article is about the film. ... Vic Armstrong (born October 5, 1946) is a British born stunt double, the worlds most prolific according to the Guinness Book of Records. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ...

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The killer robot T-1000 flies a helicopter in a freeway chase after a S.W.A.T. van driven by The Terminator and at one point flies under an overpass. As if to prove the stunt was done for real, the pilot attempts a second underpass, but flies away at the last second. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly abbreviated T2) is a 1991 movie directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick. ... For other uses, see robot (disambiguation). ... Alternate meaning: SWAT (TV series), the 2003 feature film remake S.W.A.T. (movie) or the SWAT videogame series SWAT is an acronym for Special Weapons And Tactics. ... This article is about the first film in the series. ...

• Cliffhanger (film)

Corrupt Treasury agent Travers hijacks a jet carrying US$100 million, then slides down a cable to the villains' Learjet. British stuntman Simon Crane performed the stunt. When the film's budget could not afford the one million dollars needed to complete the sequence, lead actor Sylvester Stallone agreed to cut his salary by the same amount. Cliffhanger is a 1993 action movie directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. ... Learjet is a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use. ... Simon Crane is a British stuntman, stunt co-ordinator and second unit director. ... Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone[1] (born July 6, 1946) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ...

• Speed

Stuntman Billy Morts doubles for actor Keanu Reeves as L.A.P.D. cop Jack Traven, who rips the door off a Jaguar sports car then leaps to the open door of a speeding bus, his feet scraping against the ground. Speed is a 1994 American action film directed by Jan de Bont set in Los Angeles. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. ... The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Look up cop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry. ...

• GoldenEye

Wayne Michaels as James Bond bungee jumps over a dam to break into a Russian chemical weapons factory. Michaels reached 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) during the jump and came perilously close to the sloping surface of the dam, which was studded with irons struts that could have torn him to pieces. The stunt was further complicated as Bond had to take out a gun during the fall, which threw Michaels off trajectory. For other uses, see Goldeneye (disambiguation). ... Wayne Michaels is a British stuntman and stunt arranger, best known for having performed the highest bungee jump from a structure in a movie in the Bond film GoldenEye (1995). ... This article is about the spy series. ... Bungee Jump in Normandy, France Bungee jumping is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place (generally of several hundred feet/meters) with one end of an elastic cord attached to his/her body or ankles and the other end tied to the jumping-off point. ... This article is about structures for water impoundment. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Dressing the wounded during a gas attack by Austin O. Spare, 1918. ...

• The World Is Not Enough

Echoing The Man with the Golden Gun, Gary Powell as James Bond leaps his boat in a 360 degree spin, wrecking a gun emplacement on the bad girl's boat. For other uses, see The World Is Not Enough (disambiguation). ... The Man with the Golden Gun, released in 1974, is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional British secret agent James Bond. ... Gary Powell is a drummer with the band Dirty Pretty Things. ... This article is about the spy series. ...

• Casino Royale (2006)

Sebastian Foucan as an African bombmaker eludes Daniel Craig's James Bond using free running style parkour. Foucan's (and the stunt's) notation in the opening credits were a first. Casino Royale (2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series and the first to star Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. ... Daniel Wroughton Craig[1] (born 2 March 1968[2]) is a BAFTA-nominated English actor best known as the sixth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series from EON Productions. ... This article is about the spy series. ... This article is about the physical art. ... A traceur performs a cat balance, which in French is called an équilibre de chat. ...

Stunts that have gone wrong

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Stuntwork accounts for over half of all film-related injuries, with an average of 5 deaths for every 2,000 injuries. From 1980 to 1990 there were 37 deaths relating to accidents during stunts, twenty-four of these deaths involved the use of helicopters. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

• The Skywayman (1920 movie)

A plane crash killed stunt pilot Ormer Locklear. Ormer Lock Locklear (October 28, 1891 - August 2, 1920) was a daredevil stunt flyer during and immediately after World War I. Born in Greenville, Texas, Locklear was brought up in Fort Worth, and trained as a carpenter. ...

• Noah's Ark (1928)

Several people died, one man lost a leg and a number were injured in a scene where several hundred extras were caught in the 'Great Flood'. The deaths were instrumental in the introduction of film safety regulations in the following year.

• The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Margaret Hamilton was badly burned during a scene in which her character 'vanished' in a burst of flame and smoke, a delay in activating a trap-door catching her in the pyrotechnic device. Her stuntwoman was also injured in a scene involving a smoking broomstick The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... Margaret Hamilton could also refer to a local politician in the United Kingdom. ...

• How the West Was Won (film) (1962)

Stuntman Bob Morgan was seriously injured filming a gunfight on a moving train. Chains holding logs on a flatbed car broke, crushing Morgan as he crouched beside them. How the West Was Won is an epic 1962 western film which follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts) as they move ever westward, from western New York state to the Pacific Ocean. ...

• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

Stunt pilot Paul Mantz was killed, and another stuntman seriously injured, when the title plane failed to clear a sand dune and crashed. It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film). ... Albert Paul Mantz (August 2, 1903 – July 8, 1965) was a noted movie stunt pilot and consultant from the late 1930s until his death in the mid 1960s. ...

• Kamen Rider (1971-1973)

During a scene for Episode 9 ("The Terrifying Cobra-Man"), lead actor Hiroshi Fujioka, fractured his thighbone in a motorcycle stunt when he rode into a telephone pole at 50mph, forcing him out of action. Producers had to use stock and unused footage which was dubbed by Rokurô Naya for the next four episode, causing a dip in the ratings. Producers eventually had no choice but to substituted him with a second character played by Takeshi Sasaki. Fujioka made a return in Episode 53 ("Monster Jaguarman - Deathmatch by Motorcycle Fight"). As neither actors could be axed, the show eded up having two heroes (as opposed to one). Kamen Rider ), translated as Masked Rider, was a popular and seminal sci-fi story conceived by renowned Japanese comic book creator Shōtarō Ishinomori ). It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973. ... Hiroshi Fujioka is a famous japanese actor best know for his work as playing Kamen Rider 1. ... The femur or thigh bone is the longest, most voluminous, and strongest bone of the human body. ... A telegraph post, telegraph pole or telephone pole is a post or pole upon which telephone network equipment is situated. ...

• Steel (1979 movie)

A.J. Bakunas died doubling for George Kennedy in a fall from the Kincaid Towers in Lexington, Kentucky, for the movie "Steel". Bakunas had successfully performed a fall from the ninth floor of the construction site, but when he learned that Dar Robinson had broken his record high fall for a non-movie related publicity stunt, Bakunas returned to perform the fall from the top of the 300-foot (91 m) construction site. Bakunas performed the fall expertly, but the airbag split and Bakunas was killed. A.J. Bakunas (1950 - 1980) was a stunt man who died doubling for George Kennedy in a fall from the Kincaid Building in Kentucky for the film Steel. ... Kincaid Towers along Vine Street. ... Lexington is: The USS Lexington is one of five different ships of the United States Navy named after the battle of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington, Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

• For Your Eyes Only (1981)

While filming a high speed chase in the bobsleigh-run the four-man bob came out of the run at the wrong place and hit a tree. One of its occupants, a young stuntman named Paolo Rigon, was killed. This article is about the James Bond book and short story. ...

• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1982)

The making of the movie Twilight Zone had consequences that overshadowed the film itself. During the filming of a segment directed by John Landis on July 23, 1982, actor Vic Morrow and child actors My-Ca Dinh Le (aged 7) and Renee Shin-Yi Chen (aged 6) died in an accident involving a helicopter being used on the set. Without warning, it spun out of control and crashed, decapitating Morrow and one of the children with its blades. The remaining child was crushed to death as the helicopter crashed. Twilight Zone: The Movie was a 1983 movie produced by Steven Spielberg as a theatrical version of The Twilight Zone, a long-running early TV series. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Victor Vic Morrow (February 14, 1929 - July 23, 1982) born Bronx, New York was a Jewish-American actor. ... My-Ca Dinh Le (January 7, 1975 - July 23, 1982) was a Vietnamese-American child actor who died in a helicopter accident in 1982 while filming Twilight Zone: The Movie. ... Renee Shin-Yi Chen (Born 1976 or 1977) was a child actor who died in a helicopter accident in 1982 while filming Twilight Zone: The Movie. ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ...

• Cannonball Run II (1984)

Stuntwoman Heidi van Beltz is left a paraplegic after being thrown from her car during a crash. See also Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash Cannonball Run II is a film that was released in 1984. ... Paraplegia is a condition where the lower half of a patients body is paralyzed and cannot move. ...

• Top Gun (1986)

Stunt pilot Art Scholl was killed in an aircraft crash. Top Gun is a 1986 American film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Paramount Pictures. ... Art Scholl (24 December 1931 - 16 September 1985) was a renowned American aerobatic pilot, aerial cameraman, flight instructor and educator based in Southern California. ...

• Armour of God (1986)

During the filming of a scene which called for Jackie Chan to jump from a wall to a tree branch, unhappy with the first shoot, he performed a second shoot that went wrong as his grip on the branch slipped and Jackie fell 15 feet to the ground below. He landed hard on his head, causing part of his skull to crack and shoot up into his brain. He was flown to the hospital and was in surgery 8 hours later. He now has a plastic plug, and a permanent hole in his head. He is also slightly hard of hearing in one ear from that fall. UK DVD cover Armour of God is a 1986 Jackie Chan film. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ...

• Million Dollar Mystery (1987)

Stuntman Dar Robinson dies in a motorcycle accident. Million Dollar Mystery is a movie released in 1987 as a promotional piece for Glad-Lock brand bags. ... Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was a film stuntman and film actor. ...

• Hired to Kill (1989)

Stuntman Clint Carpenter dies in a helicopter stunt.

• The Crow (1993)

In one of the most high profile stunt deaths Brandon Lee the star of the The Crow was killed 8 days before that film's completion. Prop Masters working under time constraints had failed to notice that the previous firing of a cartridge with only a primer and a bullet in had caused a bullet to lodge in the forcing cone of one of their revolvers. When the first unit used this gun to shoot the death scene, the chamber was loaded with blanks which had no bullets. However, there was still the bullet in the barrel, which was propelled out by the blank cartridge's explosion. Despite being rushed to hospital Lee died within a matter of hours. The Crow is a 1994 American film adaptation of the comic book of the same name by James OBarr (who himself makes a cameo in the film). ... For other uses, see Brandon Lee (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see The Crow (disambiguation). ...

• Gone Fishin' (film) (1995)

Stuntwoman Janet Wilder is killed and four other people are injured when a speedboat misjudges a ramp and lands in a crowd. Gone Fishin is a 1997 comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling fishing enthusiasts. ...

• Ah Kam (a.k.a The Stunt Woman) (1996)

Actress Michelle Yeoh, who usually perform her own stunts was seriously injured when she misjudged 18-foot (5.5 m) jump off a bridge onto a truck, fracturing a vertebra and was in traction for a month, this sequence can be seen at the end of the film. This was her last stuntwork before Tomorrow Never Dies Dato Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese (Yale romanization): yèuhng jí kìhng; born August 6, 1962) is an BAFTA-Award nominated Chinese Malaysian actress and dancer, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the... Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as MI6 agent James Bond. ...

• World Wrestling Federation event

Professional wrestler Owen Hart died in May 1999's WWE/WWF PPV Over the Edge 1999 after he was scheduled to glide down from the rafters for a ring entrance. This stunt was botched and Owen fell over 50 feet (15 m) to the ring below. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999)[1] was a Canadian professional wrestler who was most known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... Over the Edge was a World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view held in 1998 and 1999. ... In the wrestling world, a move is botched is when a wrestler does not perform a move correctly. ...

• XXx' (2002)

Stuntman Harry L. O'Connor was killed in an accident when he failed to rappel parasailing line to land on the submarine, he impacted a bridge at high speed and was killed instantly. Look up XXX in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Recognition of stunt performers

Movies such as Hooper and The Stunt Man and the 80s television show The Fall Guy sought to raise the profile of the stunt performer and debunk the myth that movie stars perform all their own stunts. Noted stunt coordinators Hal Needham, Craig R. Baxley and Vic Armstrong went on to direct the action films The Cannonball Run, Action Jackson, Joshua Tree (1993 film). Vic Armstrong became the first stuntman to win both an Academy Award (for developing a descender rig as a safe alternative to airbags) and a Bafta award (for lifetime achievement in film). But the status of stuntmen in Hollywood is still low; despite the fact that few films of any genre or type could be made without them, stunt performers are still seen as working mainly in action movies. Repeated campaigns for a "Best Stunts" Academy Award have been rejected. Hooper is a 1978 Action-Comedy motion picture based loosely on the experiences of director Hal Needham, a one-time stuntman in his own right, and serves as a tribute to stuntmen and stuntwomen in what was at one time an underrecognized profession. ... The Stunt Man is a 1980 American film directed by Richard Rush, starring Peter OToole, Steve Railsback and Barbara Hershey. ... The Fall Guy was an American television series produced for ABC. It ran from 1981 to 1986 and starred Lee Majors, Heather Thomas and Douglas Barr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Vic Armstrong (born October 5, 1946) is a British born stunt double, the worlds most prolific according to the Guinness Book of Records. ... Cannonball Run was a campy, screwball comedy released in 1981 that starred Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise and Farrah Fawcett-Majors. ... Action Jackson is a 1988 action film, starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson, and Sharon Stone, directed by Craig R. Baxley. ... Joshua Tree is a 1993 action film directed by Academy Award and Bafta winning stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong, written by Steven Pressfield and starring Dolph Lundgren and George Segal. ... Vic Armstrong (born October 5, 1946) is a British born stunt double, the worlds most prolific according to the Guinness Book of Records. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

In 2001, the first "World Stunt Awards" was held in Los Angeles. Presented by actor Alec Baldwin, the event had A-list stars presenting the statues to Hollywood's unsung heroes. Arnold Schwarzenegger was presented with the first "Lifetime Achievement" award. He presented the awards in 2001. The awards show hands out eight awards: Best Fight, Best Fire Stunt, Best High Work, Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Man, Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman, Best Speciality Stunt, Best Work with a Vehicle and Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Alexander Rae Alec Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an Emmy- and Academy Award-nominated, and Golden Globe Award-winning, American actor. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German IPA: ; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, Golden Globe-winning actor, businessman and politician currently serving as the 38th Governor of the U.S. state of California. ...

Shows such as "Jackass" on MTV2, Dirty Sanchez on British TV, and "Totally Outrageous Behavior" on the American G4 feature people doing outrageous stunts. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... Dirty Sanchez is a TV series (and film series) featuring three Welsh men, Pritchard, Dainton, Pancho and an English man Joyce, all of whom display a total disregard for their own health and engage in extremely self-harmful acts. ... G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ...

Equality in stunts

In past Hollywood movies it was common for men to double for women and White American stunt performers to double for African-American performers. Veteran stunt man David Sharpe, a man of shorter than average height, often doubled for women in movie serials of the 1930s and '40s. It is now against union rules for stunt performers to double an actor of a different gender or race unless the stunt is so dangerous that there are no other volunteers, for example when B.J. Worth doubled for the black Jamaican actor Grace Jones parachuting off the Eiffel Tower in A View to a Kill. The rise of action heroines like Angelina Jolie and African-American stars like Will Smith has offered wider opportunities for stunt performers from diverse backgrounds. The term white American (often used interchangeably and incorrectly with Caucasian American[2] and within the United States simply white[3]) is an umbrella term that refers to people of European descent residing in the United States. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... David Sharpe (born 1967) is a former British middle distance runner who won a silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 800m. ... The Lawrence textile strike (1912), with soldiers surrounding peaceful demonstrators A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours, and working conditions, forming a cartel of labour. ... Stunt man and stunt woman redirect here. ... Grace Jones (born May 19, 1948)[1] is a Jamaican–American model, singer and actress. ... Skydiver redirects here. ... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. ... A View to a Kill is a 1985 spy film. ... Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ... “W. S.” redirects here. ...

The future of stuntwork

A backlash against dangerous stunts following the death of Sonya Jones^{[citation needed]}, coinciding with developments in Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) that make such stunts unnecessary threatens to reduce stunt performers to the status of body doubles. And yet a backlash against movies that resemble video games could lead to a resurrection in pure stuntwork. Movies such as The Matrix and Mission: Impossible II have shown how CGI and stunts can be integrated for maximum effect. But - if for no other reason than safety - it is doubtful that the records established by Hooper and Sharky's Machine will be broken anytime soon. Computer-generated imagery[1] (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... This article is about the 1999 film. ... Mission: Impossible II, or M:I-2 as it is also known, is the 2000 John Woo-directed sequel to Brian De Palmas 1996 Mission: Impossible motion picture, based on the TV series of the same name. ... Hooper is a 1978 Action-Comedy motion picture based loosely on the experiences of director Hal Needham, a one-time stuntman in his own right, and serves as a tribute to stuntmen and stuntwomen in what was at one time an underrecognized profession. ... Sharkys Machine is a 1981 motion picture directed by Burt Reynolds. ...

See also

• Stunt coordinator
• Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior

Usually an experienced stunt performer who is hired by a TV, Film or theatre director or Production company to arrange the casting and performance of potentially hazardous acts to be seen or recorded by a camera or viewed by a live audience. ... Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003) is an action film from Thailand in the mold of old school Jackie Chan-styled kung-fu flicks. ...

External links

• Motorcycle Stunting
• Writeup and Images of the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards
• Taurus World Stunt Awards
• 3w.StreetStunters.tk - french stunt team
• Only Man who can jump over cars with out a motorbike Marcelo The Daredevil