Daniel Radcliffe and his stunt double who suffered a paralyzing accident, David Holmes catching up

Sad story

Saw the documentary on HBO I think. Really upsetting. They’d gotten the preparations for the stunt right (speed and power and such) but he wanted to try one more time with some slight adjustments and they proved to be too much. I was very impressed by his resilience and positivity even though he is paralysed from the neck down and can’t function without help.

This bothers me so much.

I was living in Vancouver when the stuntwoman on Deadpool 2 died doing a motorcycle stunt without a helmet. Before that I had no idea how unnessarily dangerous stunt acting still is.

It’s fucking fiction. You’re supposed to be acting like it’s dangerous. You’re supposed to create the illusion of danger. Just filming people actually risk their lives for entertainment is the laziest, least creative solution.

Stunt actors should specialize in making things look scary and difficult. A system that necessitates rolling the dice on “maybe we’ll get the shot, maybe I’ll die, maybe both” is fucking gross.

Use fake guns. Use fake everything. Manipulate frame rates to make action scenes look intense but safe to shoot. Fuck putting people’s lives on the line for profit.

Harry Potter and the boy who lived

Absolutely tragic, glad he can mantain that smile 🙏

Given the uproarious success of the Harry Potter IP, this man deserves to never want for anything- or stress about a single dollar- for the rest of his days. He shouldn’t even *see* any medical or care bills in the mail; just forward them to jkr or any of the cast.

How would it feel to know the only reason you’re not paralyzed is because someone was paid less than you are to be paralyzed for you? I truly can’t imagine.

The points system in the Good Place’s Accounting Department would deduct points from all of us who watch and enjoy these movies because of the high price this man paid making them for us. Was it worth it? Would it be better if these movies had never been made? If we answer No, then are we saying it *was* worth it…?

David Holmes has a fantastic podcast called Cunning Stunts where he interviews stunt people about how they got started in the industry, their specialities, and of course their favorite stories from work. Highly recommend!

riding gryphons ain’t no joke

But did they get the scene?
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