The Palm Beach Post has a nice piece on Susan Backlinie, the first person attacked by the shark in Jaws (1975). “Backlinie met Spielberg in the spring of 1974 and made her pitch: ‘I said, “If you use me, you could get close-ups during the stunt itself. If […]
Congratulations to Hundreds of Beavers (USA) and action choreographer / stunt beaver Jon Truei on winning Best Brawl at Vulture’s 2025 Stunt Awards! See the rest of the winners here. You can read an interview with Truei by the Gutter’s own Carol Borden here.
At Cinema Junkie, friend of the Gutter Beth Accomando spotlights stunt performers and interviews stunt performers Brad Martin and Mickey Facchinello. And teaches you how to make delicious edible blood. Like, fake blood. Not blood blood.
Friends of the Gutter Jay Patrick and Kerry Fristoe talk about Burt Reynolds with Christian Devine and Carrie Rickey on the Cinema Shame podcast. “In the first of two episodes dedicated to the Bandit, my guests and I talk about White Lightning, Gator, Smokey and the Bandit, Semi-Tough and Starting Over and just about everything […]
Enjoy stunt reels from Caitlin Dechelle, who was Gal Gadot’s stunt double in Wonder Woman: here and here. Tomgirl also has an extensive interview with Dechelle (via The Mary-Sue). You can watch Dechelle give a sword demonstration here. And here’s footage of her photo shoot for Black Belt […]
At Playboy, Marc Bernardin talks to stunt performers/stunt coordinators/directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch about the Academy Awards unwillingess to create a category for stunts. “There is sort of also this sort of bravado stunt men have had since the beginning. We’re the guys behind the guys and […]
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