And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
im not sure that there was any CGI or special effects when this was filmed in 1969. those were most likely real men doing real stunts with real dynamite. lots of splinters involved.
Zero dynamite. Car was 100% balsa wood. Pre-scored to splinter into small fragments. Rigged with det cord. Center blast (as the fireball gives away) was a small quantity of black powder over a bag of gasoline.
And shot from behind so a) you couldn't see it was stunt doubles, and b) their eyes were screwed tightly shut.
And still pretty dangerous, but there was no other way to get the shot then.
We did something similar for a commercial, where a guy was punched out a multi-panel bar window and into a horse trough, made of balsa wood, and pre-rigged to blow up on FX guy's command when he hit the water.
Great take, but one piece of the trough frame balsa 2x2 flew through two 12'x12' cloth reflector panels about 25' away, with one idiot electrician foolishly remaining in between them (well inside the danger zone) when a foot of jagged lumber flew past his face punching through both panels at several hundred feet per second.
Fortunately, his only injury was stained underwear.
The stunt guy who went into the trough was just fine.
Saw this movie along with Airport almost every weekend for 7 weeks as parents wanted time to themselves, to this day I don't watch either one, sibling likely feel the same.
Classic!! It’s on my top 5 list for all time favorite movies…
ReplyDeleteim not sure that there was any CGI or special effects when this was filmed in 1969. those were most likely real men doing real stunts with real dynamite.
ReplyDeletelots of splinters involved.
I had read the train was made from balsa wood but it was incredibly dangerous, and yeah two guys stood there….
DeleteZero dynamite.
DeleteCar was 100% balsa wood. Pre-scored to splinter into small fragments.
Rigged with det cord.
Center blast (as the fireball gives away) was a small quantity of black powder over a bag of gasoline.
And shot from behind so
a) you couldn't see it was stunt doubles, and
b) their eyes were screwed tightly shut.
And still pretty dangerous, but there was no other way to get the shot then.
We did something similar for a commercial, where a guy was punched out a multi-panel bar window and into a horse trough, made of balsa wood, and pre-rigged to blow up on FX guy's command when he hit the water.
Great take, but one piece of the trough frame balsa 2x2 flew through two 12'x12' cloth reflector panels about 25' away, with one idiot electrician foolishly remaining in between them (well inside the danger zone) when a foot of jagged lumber flew past his face punching through both panels at several hundred feet per second.
Fortunately, his only injury was stained underwear.
The stunt guy who went into the trough was just fine.
What a terrific movie! Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!!!!
ReplyDeleteThose guys were lucky they weren't killed. Great movie. - Nemo
ReplyDeleteSaw this movie along with Airport almost every weekend for 7 weeks as parents wanted time to themselves, to this day I don't watch either one, sibling likely feel the same.
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