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Favorite Stunt Sequence (non CGI)

Mark Thorpe

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Going back to old school stunt performers. Something I wanted for many years whilst growing up was to be a stuntman in the movies. Grew up admiring the Brit contingent such as Dave Ware, Chris Webb and Eddie Kidd. I was always one to prefer high falls and the most amazing fall for me was the one from the Helicopter in the Burt Reynolds film Hooper.

Any others?

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Mark.
 
Don't know if we're talking just physical stunts, but in more broad terms, still today, The Road Warrior stands as one awesome odissey to mayhem and carnage, thanks to the amazing stunt work, from driving to physicals. The photography is also one of my favorites in an action film ever.
 
Thats a great movie right there. One memorable scene was when one of the Road Gang went off the bridge from his bike. Somersaulting pretty much out of control I could only cringe that the stunt guy was OK. Great stuff.

Driving through Baja California one time a few years back I could quite see what it would feel like to have good old 'Humungous' chasing you down.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
Jeff Daniels being "revived" in Escanaba in the Moonlight. Amazing work. ;)
 
Bad Boys II - Scene with the cars flying off the truck chase. Only CG scene is when the ferrari was weaving between all the cars and debre other then that it was awesome!
 
Gotta give love to some of the James Bond stuff from the 70s and early 80s.
 
CamDiver said:
Thats a great movie right there. One memorable scene was when one of the Road Gang went off the bridge from his bike. Somersaulting pretty much out of control I could only cringe that the stunt guy was OK. Great stuff.

Driving through Baja California one time a few years back I could quite see what it would feel like to have good old 'Humungous' chasing you down.

Cheers,
Mark.
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If memory serves me correct, that particular stunt guy did some very serious damage to himself on that stunt (and he apparently wasnt the only one during the course of the shoot). Looked fantastic though and is still one of my all time favourite shots.

Cam
 
Tom said:
Gotta give love to some of the James Bond stuff from the 70s and early 80s.
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Love all things Bond, and yes, especially during the Roger Moore era in the 80's there were some awesome stunts there.
 
Tom said:
Gotta give love to some of the James Bond stuff from the 70s and early 80s.
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Great minds Tom! When I read the thread title I immediately thought of the spiral car jump in Man with the Golden Gun - Such a shame they put that stupid sound effect on.

Paul
 
hahha.... how about the great Burt Reynolds movie "Hooper".. heh. :)
 
Another crap film with a decent stunt or two was Remo... or Repo or something rubbish like that. The stunt I recall watching as a kid was with the guy jumping and grabbing a scaffolding pole and lurching out over the side of the building, or was it the statue of liberty? Anyway I can recall thinking it was amazing as a kid, probably looks rubbish now though hahha!
Paul
 
MY TOP TEN NON CGI STUNT SEQUENCES

Tom cruise Mission impossible on the train

james bond windsurfing in die another day

all the swingy stuff in spiderman

The Hulk falling in "The Hulk"

the kid falling off the train in "the polar express"

each one a pearl. and done completely in camera
 
The first fight in CASINO ROYALE, atop the crane and in and around the construction site gets high marks from me as well.
 
Chris Webb doubling for Robert Powell in a version of "The 39 Steps" crashing through the face of Big Ben in London and grabbing the hour hand. Great coordination.
 
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