Category "stunts"

Do actors performing stunts have to take substance test?

We all know that some actors are known to abuse alcohol or drugs in their free time. Considering some of them choose to perform certain stunts without a sub, I

How did they film the motorcycle jump in Point Break (2015)?

The 2015 Point Break remake features a large number of spectacular stunts. Most of these stunts are claimed to be genuine and performed by highly skilled stuntm

How was this scene in Jurassic World shot?

In Jurassic World, how did they shoot the scene in which Claire's assistant: dies by getting picked up by a flying Pteranodon, dropped in a giant water tan

What is this dog really biting in The Thing?

In John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), when the infected dog is transforming and scaring the crap out of the other dogs, one of them jumps up and bites the chain

How do they shoot flaming human scenes?

This scene was found in Billy Madison (1995). How do they shoot dangerous stunt scenes?

How was this scene from "The Lady Vanishes" shot?

This scene from "The Lady Vanishes" (1938), which has a character hanging out of a train window while another train approaches from the other direction, was so

How was this scene shot without hurting Charlie Chaplin?

In a scene from City Lights (1931), a man tries to commit suicide before Charlie Chaplin comes and saves him. But the man accidentally ties a rope to Chaplin's

How do they shoot a scene in which a character falls downstair?

How do they shoot the scenes in which a character falls downstair, like in this Revolver clip, for example:

How are car drag scenes filmed without hurting anyone?

Many movies have scenes where a man is tied to a rope which is tied from a vehicle and he is dragged for a while. The road usually has a rough surface and may

What is this kind of stunt called and what is the highest record for it [closed]

As seen in this clip from Lethal Weapon: Stunt men (or women) can fall from great heights and land on an ai

Did the car stunt go wrong in "Silent Night Deadly Night 2"?

In a scene in Silent Night Deadly Night 2, Ricky shoots an oncoming car, which swerves up onto a mound of dirt, only barely missing Ricky by inches due to a sli

Did John Woo invent the flying-double-pistol-jump?

As an example of this stunt, see the image of Chow Yun-fat performing the stunt in Hard-Boiled. Did John Woo invent the action movie stunt of a person doing

How did Victor Banerjee do the train scene in A Passage to India?

There wasn't any cgi that time. Did he really do this stunt because it seems like a very dangerous one.

Who performed the stunts for the fight scenes of The Alchemist in Vidocq?

I recently watched Vidocq and I found fascinating the Capoeira-like fighting style of The Alchemist. Did a single person perform his fight choreography? Who di

How was this glass shattering scene shot without getting any injury to the head?

This is one of the scenes from Scrubs. JD (or whoever he was) bumps his head into the glass and breaks it. The scene looks p

How are scenes shot in burning buildings?

Actors, Crew and equipment are all valuable -- shooting scenes in a burning building seems particularly impossible to do safely, but at the same time when watch

Do stunt doubles go to movies where the actor lookalikes go? [closed]

Since stunt doubles look somewhat similar to the actors they're replacing for the dangerous stunts, does this mean they tend to gravitate to f

How did they make cars fall apart in old movies?

A staple of old Buster Keaton/Laurel and Hardy films is the car that falls completely apart, either when closing one of the doors or even when driving, like so:

Saving General Yang Animals Harmed?

Were animals harmed during the making of Saving General Yang (2013)? There are scenes where horses stumble and fall on their necks, are shot with arrows, slas

Do actors get paid more to do their own stunts?

There are several actors who are known for doing their own stunts. Generally speaking, is it an industry convention to pay actors "bonuses" for performing their