Melting the Wicked Witch of the WestĪctor: Margaret Hamilton The Story Behind the StuntĪctress Margaret Hamilton was a huge fan of “The Wizard of Oz” books and signed on to play the Wicked Witch of the West, partly as she was in dire need of work of any kind during the Depression. Here are 30 of the most dangerous movie stunts ever captured. And some, notably Jackie Chan and the aforementioned Cruise, have managed to defy both age and the odds by doing many of their own dangerous stunts. Yet no matter how much time and preparation goes into planning a big-time movie stunt, things can still go horribly, tragically wrong.įortunately, most of the time, the professional daredevils are able to dust themselves off and make ready for the next death-defying stunt. Movie stunts take an incredible amount of work, logistics and safety precautions to properly execute - not to mention a ton of nail-biting from nervous insurance underwriters (we’re looking at you, Tom Cruise!). We love “special effects,” especially when there’s an element of danger for those performing them. Most Dangerous Movie Stunts of All TimeĮver since the days of Buster Keaton, filmmakers have sought ever-more-ingenious ways to take audiences’ breaths away with increasingly elaborate stunt work.

BACKGRID Instead of falling to a mattress below after freeing himself from as the stunt was designed, the exploding vehicles crushed Jonathan Goodwin as they converged.Movie stunts are dangerous even at the best of times. 2, writing, “I’m in Atlanta rigging a new stunt which I’m super excited about! Cranes and cars and explosives oh my! What’s everyone else up to?” Jonathan Goodwin was filming the stunt for “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” at the time of the accident. The experienced thrill-seeker posted a selfie to Twitter on Oct.

The nearly deadly slipup happened Thursday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway during rehearsal for the heart-racing spinoff of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” according to local news outlet 11 Alive. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family as we await further updates on his condition.” “He was responsive and was immediately taken to the hospital where he is continuing to receive medical care,” a spokesperson for “AGT: Extreme” said in a statement. NBC puts ‘AGT: Extreme’ on hold after daredevil stunt goes horribly wrong

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