The Top 15 Signs a Stuntperson Is Over the Hill
By 15> Suffers a fatal heart attack when startled by the director’s shout of “Action!”
14> Doesn’t mind working while totally engulfed flames, claiming it helps her arthritis.
13> A high-speed Rascal chase isn’t quite what Mr. Tarantino had in mind.
12> The only explosions he sees these days are inside his Depends.
11> A delighted sound editor realizes he won’t have to overdub the sounds of bones breaking after all.
10> Still drives his exploding car off a cliff, but now does it with the turn signal on.
9> Needs constant re-takes of his plunge from the hotel balcony because his dentures keep flying out.
8> His pre-stunt preparation includes a hot cup of tea, some stretching exercises and a quick peek at his good-luck photo of Teddy Roosevelt.
7> Once-thrilling car chases now reduced to a Cadillac Fleetwood going 17 mph.
6> The director decides to let Wilford Brimley do his own stunts.
5> He’s the film’s only Tour de France biker with a huge front tire and a tiny rear one.
4> Politely suggests that “2 Fast 2 Furious” could use a few Studebakers.
3> Has to be rushed to the ER for injuries sustained in the pie-fight scene.
2> Thanks to budgetary constraints and some late-starting Metamucil, that impossible-to-reshoot skydiving sequence just got your film an NC-17 rating.
1> She lands on the mattress 20 seconds before her breasts do.
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