Comments on: THOR http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/ VicArmstrong.com is the personal journal for the world renown Oscar winning movie director. We will provide you with the latest updates for movies still in production along with interviews, exclusive photos, an opportunity to add your personal comments and ask Vic your questions. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Arthur http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2756 Arthur Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:07:25 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2756 Vic Just a P.S. to our holiday.From Las Vegas we visited the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon.It's an awesome structure in an awesome setting. Could possibly provide an exciting backdrop to an action sequence. Cheers....Arthur Vic

Just a P.S. to our holiday.From Las Vegas we visited the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon.It’s an awesome structure in an awesome setting. Could possibly provide an exciting backdrop to an action sequence.

Cheers….Arthur

]]> By: Arthur http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2749 Arthur Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2749 Hello Vic ...thanks for the response. I take it you're still in L.A. so the England v USA draw meant there were no fights on set. Best...Arthur Hello Vic …thanks for the response.

I take it you’re still in L.A. so the England v USA draw meant there were no fights on set.

Best…Arthur

]]> By: Vic http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2745 Vic Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:38:34 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2745 Glad you had a good time over here Arthur, Vegas is a fun place and i hope my star will be around for a while so you can see it next time you are here. That is some ride on the Stratosphere i must say it does give you an idea of what a high fall feels like to a certain degree. Good luck Vic Glad you had a good time over here Arthur, Vegas is a fun place and i hope my star will be around for a while so you can see it next time you are here. That is some ride on the Stratosphere i must say it does give you an idea of what a high fall feels like to a certain degree. Good luck Vic

]]> By: Arthur http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2733 Arthur Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:46:10 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2733 Hello Vic just got back from L.A. but unfortunately didn't have time to see your star. We were on the Walk of Fame but had to catch one of those bus tours where you pay a lot of money to see the front gates of famous people. When we were in Las Vegas we visited the Stratosphere Tower where the descender ride is a popular attraction. I believe the descender is one of your stunt innovations. At the Stratosphere for a $100 you can step off the 1000ft tower.It takes a lot of bottle,but you'd know that. Hope you're keeping busy Cheers...Arthur Hello Vic

just got back from L.A. but unfortunately didn’t have time to see your star. We were on the Walk of Fame but had to catch one of those bus tours where you pay a lot of money to see the front gates of famous people.
When we were in Las Vegas we visited the Stratosphere Tower where the descender ride is a popular attraction. I believe the descender is one of your stunt innovations. At the Stratosphere for a $100 you can step off the 1000ft tower.It takes a lot of bottle,but you’d know that.
Hope you’re keeping busy

Cheers…Arthur

]]> By: Arthur http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2725 Arthur Mon, 03 May 2010 18:36:46 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2725 Hello Vic...hope Thor is going well. We're going to LA in mid May. Schedule permitting hope to see your star on the Walk of Fame. Cheers...Arthur Hello Vic…hope Thor is going well.

We’re going to LA in mid May. Schedule permitting hope to see your star on the Walk of Fame.

Cheers…Arthur

]]> By: Arthur http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2715 Arthur Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:10:58 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2715 On Andy's website he is shown being set alight for a film. I always thought the full burn to be one of the most unpredictable stunts to be performed.Also it's such a horrible death that no matter what the villain has done, you feel some sympathy for him. How stuntmen get insured for the crazy things they do is amazing.Must cost them a fortune. If they get injured though the mortgage still has to be paid. Cheers...Arthur On Andy’s website he is shown being set alight for a film. I always thought the full burn to be one of the most unpredictable stunts to be performed.Also it’s such a horrible death that no matter what the villain has done, you feel some sympathy for him.
How stuntmen get insured for the crazy things they do is amazing.Must cost them a fortune. If they get injured though the mortgage still has to be paid.
Cheers…Arthur

]]> By: Arthur http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2712 Arthur Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:39:03 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2712 Hello Vic...hope you're enjoying your Easter break. Still on the subject of Simon Crane's stunt in Cliffhanger, it wasn't until I saw 'the making of' that I realised how dangerous the stunt was, and that he earned every penny. I don't usually watch 'the making of' a film until I've seen the actual film,otherwise it can spoil the effect. When you watch a film you've been heavily involved with does the completed film lose its impact because you saw it in its raw state? Also can you tell me when a juggernaut goes careering down a ravine,or a car crashes off a bridge into a river...who cleans up after you? Surely the truck isn't left at the bottom of the ravine nor is the car left at the bottom of the river.The environmental people wouldn't be very happy. Did you enjoy acting at the beginning of your career? Did you have many speaking parts. Sadly none of the Zoo Gang are with us anymore. Cheers...Arthur Hello Vic…hope you’re enjoying your Easter break.
Still on the subject of Simon Crane’s stunt in Cliffhanger, it wasn’t until I saw ‘the making of’ that I realised how dangerous the stunt was, and that he earned every penny.
I don’t usually watch ‘the making of’ a film until I’ve seen the actual film,otherwise it can spoil the effect.
When you watch a film you’ve been heavily involved with does the completed film lose its impact because you saw it in its raw state?

Also can you tell me when a juggernaut goes careering down a ravine,or a car crashes off a bridge into a river…who cleans up after you? Surely the truck isn’t left at the bottom of the ravine nor is the car left at the bottom of the river.The environmental people wouldn’t be very happy.

Did you enjoy acting at the beginning of your career? Did you have many speaking parts.

Sadly none of the Zoo Gang are with us anymore.

Cheers…Arthur

]]> By: Vic http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2711 Vic Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:44:24 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2711 Simon is one of my best friends but we have never discussed what he got for that stunt but if a stunt man has to do a stunt again he gets paid again because the stunt is in my opinion more dangerous the 2nd time because you have other thoughts and usually pains that lend a subtle change to the way you perform and as we say it is always the last one that gets you !!! Best Vic PS: I would not want one of my brood to attempt that type of stunt, but they probably would anyway Simon is one of my best friends but we have never discussed what he got for that stunt but if a stunt man has to do a stunt again he gets paid again because the stunt is in my opinion more dangerous the 2nd time because you have other thoughts and usually pains that lend a subtle change to the way you perform and as we say it is always the last one that gets you !!! Best Vic
PS: I would not want one of my brood to attempt that type of stunt, but they probably would anyway

]]> By: Arthur http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2710 Arthur Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:15:49 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2710 Something I've always wondered is when a stuntman does a stunt like the one you described Scot performed, if for some reason he has to do it again, does he get paid again ? According to Wikipedia Simon Crane was paid 1 million dollars to perform the plane transfer stunt in Cliffhanger. Has this fee been bettered since? Money apart, would you be happy to let one of your sons perform a stunt like that? Cheers....Arthur Something I’ve always wondered is when a stuntman does a stunt like the one you described Scot performed, if for some reason he has to do it again, does he get paid again ?
According to Wikipedia Simon Crane was paid 1 million dollars to perform the plane transfer stunt in Cliffhanger. Has this fee been bettered since?
Money apart, would you be happy to let one of your sons perform a stunt like that?

Cheers….Arthur

]]> By: Vic http://www.vicarmstrong.com/2010/01/07/thor/#comment-2709 Vic Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:39:05 +0000 http://www.vicarmstrong.com/?p=344#comment-2709 It is nerve wracking for me to shout action knowing it is a family member taking off to crash. Scot did a pipe ramp on fire through a bus on GREEN HORNET recently and it was huge, I think I gained a few grey hairs because of it. Regards Vic It is nerve wracking for me to shout action knowing it is a family member taking off to crash. Scot did a pipe ramp on fire through a bus on GREEN HORNET recently and it was huge, I think I gained a few grey hairs because of it. Regards Vic

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