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Rope Stunt

posted 18 years ago by CapnDred
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When Jackie spins off the top of that building with the rope coiled round him... is that for real?!?!?!

[–] Dangerous_Lee_Handsome 18 years ago

No. He is actually rigged on a wire.

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[–] CapnDred 18 years ago

Ah! Thanks. How do you know that? Is it on the DVD? I only have it on VHS so no special features :(

[–] commanderblue 18 years ago

real or not, that's an incredible stunt! today in hollywood, due to all the safety and legal issues and insurance crap, we hardly get good stunts anymore. So even if Jackie was rigged with a wire, that is considered "dangerous" by todays standards as climbing up a building without equipment was dangerous in the 20's and 30's.

I always figured he'd snap something spinning down like that.

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[–] outsider-2 18 years ago

I imagined it was rigged but what a fantastic stunt

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[–] magicstunts 18 years ago

Jackie is indeed "rigged" with a cable, which is wrapped around him just like the rope with a neoprene belt underneath. Still very difficult to keep the body straight though and if your body bends the centrifugal force creates a wobble which throws you off centre. this shot took 7 takes. I know this 'cos I was on the rigging crew

[–] CapnDred 17 years ago

Yeah - I appreciate how hard it must have been. Thanks for your input all. Wired or not, this is pretty insane and a great stunt! I was just curious as to how insane the man is!

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[–] JinxsterJones 17 years ago

As insane as a sane person can be!!!!!!

It was a clever stunt, as were many of the stunts in this movie. I especially like his escape from the hotel in Sun City, his slide down the wall was one those seemingly simple stunts, but was actually quite mad.

I was on holiday recently and visited a Nature Reserve where out tour guide was part of the security team at Sun City when this was filmed. Apparently his wife ended up as an extra too! Totally off subject, but reading these threads just reminded me of it!!

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[–] Darknessviking 13 years ago

magicalstunts:
nice! is it true that you worked on the movie?
what other movies have you been involved with?
was it really jackie that did that stunt himself,or was it someone on his team?