Notes

RIP, Gary McLarty

Stunt performer and coordinator Gary McLarty has died. McLarty performed stunts in many, many movies and tv shows including: Gone In Sixty Seconds (2000), Wyatt Earp (1994), Jurassic Park (1993), Last Action Hero (1993), Days of Thunder (1990), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Rambo III (1988), Maximum Overdrive (1986), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), To Live And Die In L.A. (1985),  The Terminator (1984), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1982), Blade Runner (1982), Blues Brothers (1980), Convoy (1978), Hooper (1978),  Smokey & The Bandit (1977), Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974), Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970), Hell’s Angels ’69 (1969) and The Wild Bunch (1969). Deadline has a report on McLarty’s death  and the death of his friend and fellow stuntman Bob Orrison. Hollywood Stuntman has a profile of McLarty. Here’s a clip of McLarty talking a bit about his work.

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