Before CGI made actors soft, these lunatics jumped off buildings for real.
A follow-up special to ABC's 1987 "The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson." The program includes clips of great stunts, interviews with celebrities and profiles of legendary stuntpeople.
Stunts
Real humans eating pavement so stars look cool.
Practical Effects
Every explosion, car flip, and fall—100% analog.
Production
Christopher Reeve hosting, still paralyzed by his own stunts.
Director
William Kronick
Christopher Reeve
Self - Host
Michael Douglas
Self
Sam Elliott
Self
Bruce Beresford
Self
Richard Dean Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Sean Connery
Self (archive footage)
Jeannie Epper
Self (archive footage)
Kabir Bedi
Self (archive footage)
Yakima Canutt
Self (archive footage)
Jack Gill
Self
Blake Edwards
Self
Norman Howell
Self (archive footage)
Steve Kelso
Self (archive footage)
Terry Leonard
Self
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired when practical stunts peaked; within a decade, CGI would make this documentary feel like archaeology.
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