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Accidents
Daredevils (not to be encouraged or copied!)
BASE
Jumper Dies During W.Va. Festival
Knoxville
insulted by link to boys' assault film
Suburban
student dies at U. of I.
What's
'parkour?' Besides dangerous
Faith,
foresight spark courage in the Wall of Death
Films and Other Recommended Viewing (sorted alphabetically by
title)
Warrior
King DVD review (Tony Jaa's second film)
General Articles
Interviews and Profiles
Dave's
a real City Hall high-flier! (Dave Judge on Dark Eden)
Orbituaries
Records and Record Attempts
Earlier article links
Accidents
Filming Of
Top Gear Resumes Without Richard Hammond
Hammond
crash may be made into documentary
Top
Gear's Richard Hammond on the move
Hammonds
'overwhelmed' by support
Show
that changed gear and became an extreme sport
(Top Gear criticised after Hammond crash)
Police probe
Hammond's car
Detailed
graphic of Hammond's high speed crash
Hammond
moved out of intensive care
TV
presenter 'a bit bashed in' but his doctors optimistic (Richard Hammond)
Wife
begged Hammond to give up TV stunts
'Top
Gear' presenter in 300mph jet-car crash (Richard Hammond)
Braff
Pulls Out of Scrubs Stunts After Rupturing a Disc
Jet
Li falls off building during fight sequence for 'Fearless'
Safety
takes a back seat in Bollywood
Widow
of stuntman to view fatal scene (Nazari Omar Baki's wife Nor Asmah
Jamaludin)
Movie
stuntman's death fall caught on tape (Nazari Omar Baki (43)
Malaysian
stuntman dies attempting high fall (Nazari Omar)
Amature
teenage "stuntman" dies
Stuntman
drowns in car canal stunt (Germany)
Behind
glitz and glamour, Bollywood has a thorny picture
Wild
West City finally speaks (Scott Harris)
Byram Helps
Harris
Family (Scott Harris)
Wild
West victim may be close to waking up (Scott Harris)
Lawyer:
Why real gun, bullet? Questions raised after Wild West City shooting
injury
(Scott Harris)
Bullet
found in head of stuntman (Scott Harris)
Staged
gunfight leaves actor injured (Scott Harris)
Probe
into death of Army stuntman
Mission
stuntman sues film-makers
Jackie
Chan wraps up filming of new movie Rob-B-Hood
Chan
Still Pained by Stunt Injury
Stuntman
death inquiry closed after MaltaToday probe
Four Injured
on "All My Children" Set
Stuntman
Injured During Bollywood Filming
Stuntman
(Thomas Dupont) Injured On Pirates of the Caribbean II/III
Stunned
Men! (more Bollywood stunt injuries)
Cameraman
and assistant injured on film Mohini (in India)
For
stuntmen, it's life on the edge (Bollywood stuntmen injuries)
Jeff Gibson
Gets Artificial Spinal Disk
Steven
Seagal Film Actors Lands Payout
Smallville
Stuntman Christopher Sayour Is Seriously Injured Doing High Fall
How
safe is Bollywood?
The
unsung heroes of Bollywood
The
Dangers of A Bollywood Stuntman (Indian film industry)
Lights!
Camera! Action! And Broken Bones (Accidents on Indian films)
Living
on the Edge (Bollywood stuntmen)
Stuntman
Sues Shaw Brothers Subsidiary (Hong Kong)
Five
Crew Injured During Filming of Car Stunt For She Spies US TV Series
Awards and Campaign for a Stunt Oscar
Oscar Snubs
the Fall Guys - Why not an award for stunt men?
Hollywood's
best stunt performers deserve to get an Oscar thrill
Stunt
Community Angered by Oscar Decision
We're
dying to be given an Oscar, say film stuntmen
Stuntmen
Stump for Oscar Love
Women
in film and TV honoured (Zoe Bell wins a New Zealand award)
Stunt
double for Kiwi (Zoe Bell wins two Taurus awards)
Arnie
Stuns At Stunt Awards But It's Tarantino's Big Night (lists
the
winners)
Time to
Honor Hollywood's unsung heroes (Taurus World Stunt Awards)
Daredevils (not to be encouraged or copied!)
Death
shocks Hollywood daredevils (Jackass team reaction to Steve Irwin's
death)
Wallenda makes high-wire crossing of Chicago River
RNLI lifeguard injured in extreme diving incident
Surgery
for stunt woman (human cannonball Stephanie Smith)
Lady
Cannonball suffers broken spine (human cannonball Stephanie Smith)
Daredevil
burns for a cure (Mike Dochterman)BCMP
hosts Powers' "Pyramid of Death by Fire" (Kenny Powers)
Burnham
teen dies weeks after fall in stunt on van
Local Racing: Stuntman brings unique act to
Garnertown for weekend show
Jump
record set at Knievel Days
Sayville man killed in 'skitching' accident (car surfing)
Knightly
dueling taught on farm
Bike
stuntman can't break own record (Trigger Gumm)
Loitering:
Leaps and Bounds (Parkour)
Focus:
Look Mum, watch this! (Free running/le parkour)
Jackass
joker creates waves on Love Island (Steve-O)
'It's
like being a bird,' says former wing walker
Blaine's
'Fear Factor' stunt more shriveled than satisfying
Fire
dive a burning passion for stuntman (Ted Batchelor)
Village
had to make changes to accommodate falls jump (Ted Batchelor)
Stunt
rider leaps fountains at Caesar's
Building
stunt gets TV host arrested, fired (attempted BASE jump)
Stuntman plans
encore of fiery jump
Ted
Ferguson,
the "Bud Light Daredevil," got start in Baton Rouge
Base-jumper
killed in leap from 600ft electricity pylon
James
Bond stunt to thrill Summernats crowd (car spiral in air)
For
traceurs, walk in park is no picnic (free running)
Why walk
when you can fly? (le parkour or free running)
Experts Say Teens
Upping The Ante On Dangerous Stunts
Art
Institute
Students Charged for Driving Stunts (brian Crawford)
Out
the window or out of his mind? (Brian Crawford car surfing)
Films and Other Recommended Viewing (sorted alphabetically by
title)
Bullitt chaser
Bullit
(1968) - "Cut To The Chase" (the route of the car chase)
John
Schneider's "Collier & Co.". to Partner with stuntman Stanton
Barrett
District
B13 (DVD review)
Parkour
Leaps to Big Screen in District B13
District
B13: Free-flying actors set a new level for action in French thriller
District
B13's actors had a real fight on their hands every day
District B13 interview
with director Pierre Morel
Busting
gender roles, what a feat! (Amanda Micheli director of Double Dare)
Double
Dare (Zoe Bell) - "Kiwi stunt woman dares to be dangerous"
Double Dare Official Site (can
view trailer online)
Green Street
Hooligans: Thug Life (directed by former stuntwoman Lexi Alexander)
Tarantino
and Rodriguez talk Grind House
Kung
Fu Hustle - Stephen Chow on his new film
On
the set of Road House II
The
making of Rexona's "Stunt City" TVC with links to view
Stunt
City (TVC) - "The Mill Completes Stunt Work for Rexona"
"I
was on fire in Stunt City" - Zacharias pulls all the right punches in
Rexona
spot
Stunt
City (click here to view it online)
Action
heroes unsung (review of National Geographic's Stuntmen of Bollywood
documentary)
Hugh
Jackman's Stuntman Backed Out Of 'X-Men: The Last Stand'
General articles
Actors
help train Marines
Spectacular
Paris race will be as big as Ben-Hur
The
coolest jobs in Las Vegas (scroll down)
Lights,
camera, action (Bollywood stuntmen)
Slugging
it out for a crack at stuntwork
Stunt
shepherds storm the State House
Stuntman
Owen: 'It's not all make believe'
Indian
"superhero" tells fans not to imitate stunts
Getting
into the biz, the hard way: Students come to learn craft from the
masters
at stunt school near Issaquah
L.A.
Doubles for Iraq as Bomb Site
General
Tire's blowout-proof stunt was a big smash in May 1930 (Dick Grace)
Vintage
Image of the Day: Eddie Polo or Not? (early stuntman)
Striving
to be the next Bruce Lee: Hong Kong film still lures those with stars
in
their eyes
Can
Hong Kong produce new Jackie Chan?
Don't
try this at home (new stunt school in UK)
Kids
compete in Bond stunt school
Reel
with the punches (stunt bar brawl for team building)
Reflections
of a B-grade stuntman
Want
to change jobs? Then read on... (from IT support worker to stuntman)
The Schizoid Split in
Movies:
Will digital effects ruin Hollywood?
Halloween
Stuntacular for charity by stuntman Andy Dylan
ConnXion hires CFO
who doubles as a stunt man
Six
Figure Job - Stunt Driver
Survey:
Top 10 movie car chases
All
credits to the leadfooted actor (car chases)
Hollywood
Stuntmen's Hall of Fame May Move To Beatty
So
you wanna be a stuntman? (Cecil Carter of Stunt Action Services in
South
Africa)
Humourous
Stuntman Typecast
as Guy Who Falls From Balcony Onto Table
Interviews and Profiles (sorted alphabetically by last name)
Roy
Alon crashes his way to a Guiness world record - over 1,000 credits
Stuntman
thrives on risky moves, spicy recipes (Stanton Barrett)
Stanton
Barrett is no stranger to danger
Making
a scene: Area native is thrilling audiences (Josh Behjat)
Inside the Head
of Zoe Bell (interview)
Orlando
Bloom Originally Dreamed of Becoming a Stuntman
Fear
always a factor in stuntman's job (Chuck Borden)
Saugus actor
up for stunt coordinator (Jeff Cadiente)
Joie
Chitwood III - "His new thrill ride"
Tod
Cody (54) - "Former Stuntman Rescues Would-Be Bridge Jumper"
Kali
Connery (a stunt "man" aged 7!)
Simon
Crane Spent £9m Well For Arnie's T3 Chase
Ex-stuntman
making impact with art (Mark Cuttin)
Austin
Davis (13) and Alana Davis (15) - Double Whammy
B
J Davis Tells
All in His Upcoming Autobiography 'Confessions of a Hollywood Stuntman'
Fire
Jumper Dives for Cancer (Mike Dochterman)
Stunt
spills and film family thrills (Canadian stunt family the Dunns)
The 'Plane' truth about snakes (interview with
ex-stuntman turned director David Ellis)
Stuntman
Jim Ford, a former class clown, takes his job very seriously
Hawaii
Stuntman
Blows Up Hollywood (Darin Fujimori)
Head
over heels - Stunt couple fell for each other (Dale Gibson and Heather
Burton-Gibson)
So
you want to be a stuntman (Joss Gower ex UK; now based in Australia is
setting up a stunt school)
It's
vital stunt team plan be foolproof (Joss Gower ex UK; now based in
Australia)
Lady
daredevil (stuntwoman Jessie Graff)
Colin
Handley - "Would you like to be a stuntman?"
Lafayette
native stars in upcoming Kevin Costner movie (Leigh Hennessy)
Feature:
Secrets of movie stunt cars (Billy Hoffele)
Jaa
rules - Thai martial artist kicks career into high gear with 'Protector'
Fighting for attention (Tony Jaa)
Loren
Janes retired (70)-Bullitt's stunt double (scroll down)
High
on the HOG (motorbike stuntman Craig Jones)
Former
Schwarzenegger stunt double helps recreate famed film scenes (Peter
Kent)
This
time it's personal - Jet Li's most heartfelt martial arts movie is also
his last
Jet
Li throws his last punch
Howard
Libersky (aged 92) Recalls Stuntman Days
Lee-Anne
Liebenberg - South Africa's "Fearless Femme" Stuntwoman
Real
peril, real pain (stuntman Yuen Lo)
Lawrence
Makoare (Lurtz in LOTR) interview
Unitec student
production wins acclaim (Kiwi stunt performer Tim McLachlin)
Julie
Michaels interview (includes info about ER finale balcony fall)
Get
a Kick out of Chuck (Chuck Norris)
Learning
the safe tricks of onstage combat (Martin Noyes)
First, a cop. Next, a vampire. Now, he's Austin's best
ex (Jimmy Ortega)
Bill Paxton
comes home to help film group (wanted to be a stuntman!)
Stuntman
mightier than the sword (stunt coordinator Gary Powell)
Robert
Redford's Jail Time After Youthful Stunts Went Wrong!
Ashkley
Rogers - "Getting fired is part of his job"
Fear
Factor stuntman scared of rugby (Gideon van Schoor)
Felix
Silla (retired midget stuntman now living in Las Vegas)
Manny
Siverio interview
Manny
Siverio - "Chances have paid off for local stuntman"
Jason
Statham: The Real Thing
An
Interview
With Actor/Stunt Man Tim Storms
Firefighter
Moonlights In Disney Stunt Show (Mike Sydnor)
Six
months on the set of 'Alexander' (Alex
Terzieff)
Tommy
Turvey - "Equine extremist pulling stunts at horse exposition"
Hazel
Warp (91) was once a Hollywood stuntwoman (Gone With The Wind)
Jesse
Wayne (retired) writes autobiography
Slashback:
Visiting stuntman recalls his first stab at the original 'Halloween'
(James Winburn)
I'm
The UK's Youngest Risk Taker (unnamed stuntman's daughter)
Orbituaries (sorted alphabetically by last name)
Stunt
hero
Roy Alon dies (63)
'Hall
of Fame' stuntman dies after heart attack (Roy Alon)
Steven
''Dooky'' Bland (48)
Polly
Burson (86) was trick rider in films
Lam
Ching-ying (45) - "A legend in his own, too-short, lifetime"
William
H. Clark (80) - "The Great John L"
Tim
Condren Passes Away
Tim
Condren Tribute Site (with photos and credits)
Tim Condren IMDB entry
Peter Diamond (75)
(official
tribute site by his sons)
Ruston
Hanson (39)
Howard
Jackson (54) martial arts stuntman With Chuck Norris
Records and Record Attempts
'Rocketman'
breaks height record (Eric Scott)
Mike
Daugherty Sets World Record - 157 Squibs Exploded On His Body
Mike
Dochterman performs record breaking stunts for charity
Jet
pack man soars above London
Robert Blake Civil Trial
The
Quotable Blake
Robert
Blake Denies Soliciting Stuntmen to Kill His Wife
Stuntman
Gary McLarty describes several murder scenarios in Blake civil trial
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