Talking Cinema's Greatest Stunts

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Scott McGee,  senior director of Original Productions at Turner Classic Movies, joins the podcast to discuss his new book "Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema's Greatest Stunts."  We start with the earliest stunts of silent film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Tom Mix, Yakima Canutt, and Buster Keaton before highlighting the chariot race in "Ben Hur," likely the most spectacular stunt ever created.  And then we talk about cars, motorcycles, and the development of James Bond.  With the '80s came "Mad Max," "Raider of the Lost Ark," "Romancing the Stone," and more James Bond.  Ultimately "The Matrix" brings the discussion up to the modern era with a mix of CGI and practical stunts.  And we end with a discussion of some of the top action franchises of the last twenty years and action stars Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Craig, and Tom Cruise.

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