They were made of sterner stuff back then...

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

What could go wrong, you said.

[Axtremus]

Any info on this guy's insurance premium (or lack of insurance)?
Does he get credit or is he just anonymous to the outside world?

[taiwan_girl]

I would have given up after that third take!!!!

[Horace]

Seems dubious that the gators just laid there in evenly spaced parallels for five takes.

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace said in They were made of sterner stuff back then...:

Seems dubious that the gators just laid there in evenly spaced parallels for five takes.

To me, it looked as though they were somehow tied down to the bottom of the pond. Even though their heads "thrash" around, their bodies dont move much.

[Doctor Phibes]

@taiwan_girl said in They were made of sterner stuff back then...:

To me, it looked as though they were somehow tied down to the bottom of the pond. Even though their heads "thrash" around, their bodies dont move much.

They do look kind of wooden and un-emotional. Maybe they had the same acting coach as Roger?

[George K]

https://boldentrance.com/how-stuntman-ross-kananga-used-real-crocodiles-for-this-wild-sequence-in-live-and-let-die/

[LuFins Dad]

I don’t get the big deal… I did this multiple times playing Pitfall…