De-Facing A Villain: The Making of the Banner Stunt in Tomorrow Never Dies
In Bangkok, on the morning of May 21, 1997, the temperature is already climbing toward 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Mark Southwell and Wendy Leech are about…
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“Let’s Go Fishing”: The Mid-Air Plane Heist That Launched Licence to Kill — and the Star Who Wouldn’t Stay on the Ground
In Licence to Kill, James Bond’s best friend and DEA agent Felix Leiter is about to get married. But on the way to the church,…
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The Living Daylights Cargo Net Fight: How Bond’s Wildest Aerial Stunt Was Filmed
At 6,500 feet above the Mojave Desert, clinging to a cargo net at 100 knots, BJ Worth gave a signal. The signal was simple. But…
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James Bond’s Bobsled Chase: How an Abandoned, Repurposed Bob Run & Stunt Accidents Rewrote OHMSS’s Finale
In Ian Fleming’s 1963 novel, the bobsleigh chase that closes On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is over almost as soon as it begins. As Piz…
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Three Days at Jaws: How Laird Hamilton Brought Bond to the World’s Most Dangerous Wave
By the time Die Another Day went into production in 2002, James Bond had done almost everything. He had skied on snow — practically trademarked…
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Over the Edge: The Making of Moonraker’s Amazon Boat Chase
John Richardson hangs beneath a helicopter over Iguaçu Falls when he hears the stitching in his harness begin to go. Ping. Ping. Ping. Ping. Below…
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The Bondola: Slapstick Takes the Wheel in Moonraker’s Venice Gondola Chase
A Venetian Gondola that transforms into a speed boat then a hovercraft — nicknamed ‘the Bondola’ — earned its title as Bond’s most ridiculed gadget…
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Dead Reckoning’s Motorbike Jump: How 13,000 Jumps, 500 Skydives, Computer Simulation, and an Engineered Ramp Created Cinema’s “Biggest Stunt”
The motorbike BASE jump executed by Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning was promoted by both Paramount and the media as “the biggest…
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How Stuntman Ross Kananga Used Real Crocodiles For This Wild Sequence in ‘Live And Let Die’
Outrageous behind-the-scenes footage shows just how dangerous this stunt really was. From piranha-infested pools to shark tanks, the James Bond films certainly have a penchant…
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Tom Cruise Will Launch Into Outer Space To Film A Space Movie Next Year
The idea of filming a movie in outer space will become a reality next year, barring any problems on the launch pad, in flight, or…
