Stunts and Special Effects

110 years ago today, Hollywood witnessed the birth of the Stunt Man.

 According to Wikipedia, however:

The first picture which used a dedicated stunt performer is highly debated, but occurred somewhere between 1903 and 1910. The first possible appearance of a stunt-double was Frank Hanaway in The Great Train Robbery, shot in 1903 in Milltown, New Jersey. The first auditable paid stunt was in the 1908 film The Count of Monte Cristo, with $5 paid by the director to the acrobat who had to jump upside down from a cliff into the sea.

 Regardless, from Buster Keaton

To legendary Yakima Canutt

[Aside: Does this scene look familiar?

It should. It was Spielberg's homage to Canutt.]

From Evel Knievel

To Super Dave

Stunt performers have been risking their lives for decades to entertain us with their death-defying feats.

And, of course, let's not forget the

Stunt Women.

[BTW, that's Katharine Hepburn performing her own stunts...

at 68-years-old.]

And then there are the special effects.

The Ten Commandments 1923

The Ten Commandments 1956

 So, in honour of these eye-popping visual effects, post pics, gifs and videos of your favourite stunts and special effects.

Also, feel free to post attempts at stunts and special effects that fail miserably.

Enjoy and have fun!