Category Archives: Stunts

Joie Chitwood as Jackie Scanlon.

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Toby

From an article (picked up from the Sorcerer pressbook, I suspect) that appeared in the Henderson Home News on September 27, 1977 — “In a deserted industrial area in Elizabeth, New Jersey, 12 identical automobiles were ‘totaled’ to create a spectacular auto … Continue reading →

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Interview: William Friedkin on the bridge.

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Toby

William Friedkin: “We had to build a suspension bridge and we were gonna build it in the Dominican Republic over a raging river. And it was a river that in the memory of man had not varied by a foot … Continue reading →

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Interview: stuntman Nick Dimitri.

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Toby

Here’s a piece of an interview with stuntman Nick Dimitri, from an article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, about his work on Sorcerer. During filming, he tore a knee ligament while being thrown from a car crash at 35 mph in … Continue reading →

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