THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A FALL GUY
January 8th, 2008Happy and prosperous New Year to you all, I am back in the UK briefly and have just put the Xmas decorations away for another year.
One of the great presents I received was a book titled "THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A FALL GUY". The book is written by one of the greatest stuntmen of all time JOE POWELL, this is must reading for anybody with the slightest interest in the film world and or the stunt world.
When I started in the business Joe was a giant and was one of the people I tried to model myself on, he did some of the greatest stunts in an age that did not have the benefit of the modern technology that we have today, it was all achieved with talent, instinct and sheer guts.
I salute him and urge you all to buy and read his book, it is available @ Amazon.com
This is a photo of me sadly leaving the fantastic set of MUMMY 3 on my last night in Shanghai.
January 8th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Hi Vic,
Your latest entry got me thinking. How about you writting a book detailing your years in the industry. I’ve read Joes book and the one that the late Bob SIMMONDS published a few years back and found them to be great reads. Any chance then that we may see you on the best sellers list next Christmas.
Regards
Steve EVANS
January 8th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Thanks Steve, I have in fact started a book and we are going through the proof reading stage at the moment.
Regards Vic
January 9th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
What a cool photograph!