Hollywood Bulldogs: Rise and Falls of the British Stuntman

[SpeedBash]

This looks good - hope it finds it's way onto YouTube at some point.

Radio Times said:

A new BritBox feature-length documentary called Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman shines a light on the great British stuntman of yore.

The film will shine a light on the unsung heroes of the golden age of action movies, making stars of the stunt doubles who cemented the hardman reputation of likes of Harrison Ford in the 1980s.

Narrated by Ray Winstone, the documentary film also tracks the emergence of the stunt business as we know it today.

The trailer reveals that, back then, it was “taxi drivers, bouncers and barmen” who were risking their lives to impress audiences.

IMDB said:

Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman tells the rough-and-tumble story of the small community of British stunt performers who went on to dominate Hollywood in the 1970s and 80s. Growing out of the ragtag community of bouncers, gangsters and de-mobbed soldiers who were prepared to take a punch or chuck themselves down a flight of stairs for a few quid, the next generation went on to turn stunt work into a legitimate profession. They created and performed the iconic action sequences of 007, Indiana Jones, Superman, Rambo, Star Wars, Conan, the Alien films and pretty much everything since. They crashed cars, jumped from burning buildings, shot, stabbed, kicked and punched their way into cinema history. This is the first feature documentary to unite this legendary community in telling their story and as you'll see, there's life in the old dogs yet.

BBC News Article

Trailer

Clip: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

[SpeedBash]

Never got around to seeing this but stumbled across it on itvX if anyone is interested.

https://www.itv.com/watch/hollywood-bulldogs/10a15...

[jurbie]

Thanks for that, just watched it and thought it was pretty good.