The movie that almost decapitated Tom Cruise: “It was an inch”
Cruise nearly lost his head on this one.
Stunts
“Oh Lordy!”: The ‘Mission: Impossible’ stunt Tom Cruise hid from his family
Cruise kept his poor mother in the dark on this one.
The scene that almost killed Burt Reynolds: “That would have been it”
It’s a miracle Reynolds was able to walk away from this one.
How William Friedkin’s mob connections helped create one of cinema’s most illegal stunts
‘Marvin the Torch’ to the rescue.
Anatomy of a Scene: ‘The French Connection’ reinvents the cinematic car chase
You couldn’t get away with it now.
10 stunts that deserved to win an Oscar
Our imaginary ‘Best Stunt’ Academy Awards category would honour these madmen and women.
The silver lining of Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron’s heated feud
An unexpected romance behind the scenes.
The movie that almost decapitated Robert Downey Jr: “Cut! You stupid prick!”
Nearly losing his head…
“Maybe we’ll use my stunt double more”: the scene that nearly killed Sean Connery
Connery nearly lost his head for real on this one, folks.
The Clint Eastwood movie that tragically killed a stuntman
Tragedy befell this Eastwood production in the mid-70s.
How stunt performers emerged as the next generation of action directors
It’s a much safer profession for the most part.