40 Mind-Blowing Movie Stunts and the Heroes or Victims Who Pulled Them Off
The term “anything for the shot” was pretty common for a while in Hollywood. Directors, producers and everyone in between were all of the mindset that sacrifices needed to be made to make a great movie or TV show. But since actors and stunt performers were usually the ones risking their lives for these shots, they began pushing back a little with safety regulations.
This list, however, proves that those regulations aren’t always foolproof ways to come out of a shoot unscathed, because these daredevils can’t help but push the boundaries.
Mission: Impossible 6
Source: The Independent
Safety Last
John Wick
Pleasantville
Associations for Stuntwomen and Black Stuntmen
Wolverine
The Karate Kid Part II
The Rock’s Stunt Double
Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man Stunt Double
The Cousins
Jackie Chan
Midnight Rider
Source: USA Today
Angelina Jolie
Ben-Hur
MGM
Chris Farley
Source: cinemablend
Tom Cruise
Sources: Entertainment Weekly, GQ
Early Stunt Techniques
John Wayne and Yakima Canutt
Monogram Pictures
Mad Max 2
Conan the Barbarian
Sources: GQ/YouTube, Wikipedia
Alien
The Keystone Kops
Gone in 60 Seconds
Source: HotCars
The SAG-AFTRA Commision to Protect Stunt Performers
Teyonah Parris’ WandaVision Stunt Double
Harry Potter
Margot Robbie
Source: WhatCulture/YouTube
Chris Evans’ Captain America Stunt Double
Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow Stunt Double
Uma Thurman’s The Bride Stunt Double
The French Connection
Car Chase Stunts
The Dark Knight
Chris Hemsworth’s Thor Stunt Double
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Dark Knight
Source: WIRED
The First Stunt Coordinator
United Artists