Follows the careers of Loren Janes and Mickey Gilbert, two fabled stunt practitioners born and trained during the pre-CGI film age, and shares their secrets of the trade while walking through five decades of movie magic.
Follows the careers of Loren Janes and Mickey Gilbert, two fabled stunt practitioners born and trained during the pre-CGI film age, and shares their secrets of the trade while walking through five decades of movie magic.
A member of IATSE's Local 80 Grips since 1993, James C. Udel has held the position of call steward with the Hollywood Union for the past eight years. Besides serving as the Local's archivist, he also penned a feature column for Below the Line magazine called Footnotes. He lives in Sherman Oaks, California.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I: Loren Janes 1. Childhood and the Early Days 2. Going Professional 3. Age of the Flying Cowboys 4. Wrestling Anacondas, Stunt Associations and McQueen 5. When the World Wasn't Padded 6. The Misfits, Taras Bulba and The Greatest Story Ever Told 7. Western Classics: McLintock! and The Sons of Katie Elder 8. G-Men, Camelot and More 9. From Apes to Frank Bullitt and Beyond 10. Tentpoles and Bogdanovich's Masterpiece Plus Custer's Last Stand 11. Life as a Pro 12. A Hard Day's Night 13. McQueen's Best and Last 14. New Beginnings of a Journeyman Player 15. Cold, Cold, Cold Around the Heart 16. Master of the Tinseltown Universe Part II: Mickey Gilbert 17. Birth of a Champion 18. A Career Begins: Alvarez Kelly and Peckinpah 19. Cleopatra to Return of a Man Called Horse 20. All in a Day's Work 21. Sydney Pollack, Redford and Belushi 22. Stunt Heaven and Helicopters 23. Old Gringo Rides 24. Return of the Westerns 25. The Fat Lady Sings Glossary Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I: Loren Janes 1. Childhood and the Early Days 2. Going Professional 3. Age of the Flying Cowboys 4. Wrestling Anacondas, Stunt Associations and McQueen 5. When the World Wasn't Padded 6. The Misfits, Taras Bulba and The Greatest Story Ever Told 7. Western Classics: McLintock! and The Sons of Katie Elder 8. G-Men, Camelot and More 9. From Apes to Frank Bullitt and Beyond 10. Tentpoles and Bogdanovich's Masterpiece Plus Custer's Last Stand 11. Life as a Pro 12. A Hard Day's Night 13. McQueen's Best and Last 14. New Beginnings of a Journeyman Player 15. Cold, Cold, Cold Around the Heart 16. Master of the Tinseltown Universe Part II: Mickey Gilbert 17. Birth of a Champion 18. A Career Begins: Alvarez Kelly and Peckinpah 19. Cleopatra to Return of a Man Called Horse 20. All in a Day's Work 21. Sydney Pollack, Redford and Belushi 22. Stunt Heaven and Helicopters 23. Old Gringo Rides 24. Return of the Westerns 25. The Fat Lady Sings Glossary Index
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