But how many of
these big-screen
heroes--the
Stallones and
Schwarzeneggers,
the Gibsons and
Costners--are as
fast, strong and
sturdy as they
look? And how many
let others handle
the dirty work while they do nothing more strenuous
than carting off Hefty bags of money?
Indeed. A
well-shot action
scene gives the
illusion that it's
the star who's
leaping from
rooftop to rooftop
or falling off a
runaway horse. But
while many actors
might boast, "I do
all of my own
stunts," the behind-the-scenes translation is
generally "I watch all of my stunts".
Kevin Costner, for instance, is an athletic guy who runs and jumps in his movies, but he's also no dummy. On the set of Robin Hood a few years back in Burnham Beeches, England, Costner sat on a log and kibbitzed while a stuntman prepped to swing on a vine from one tree to another.
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