Great article Erik V. I’m looking forward to the new Jarhead & some driving lessons at COTA.

“Imagine the time we would save knocking out a scene in half the time.”

I just want to know whether Serinda Swan is as beautiful in real life as on the show!

Love the article but it has me humming the Fall Guy theme. A show that needs a reboot by the way.

I recently did a bit of stunt driving work for an independent film production. It is indeed amazing how complex the process is for even a simple shot.

I was very sad when Graceland ended. You were honestly my favorite character. Carlito always seemed to be the only one true to himself throughout, even if it was as a psychopath, I can still respect it! Glad you’re finding new work and good luck in the future!

There are a handful of very good reasons for this. From a business perspective, it would be ill advised to put your actors in harm’s way. In the event something was to go sideways—unintentionally sideways, that is—stunt performers can be replaced relatively easy.

‘dem judgin’ eyes.

Fast Five was the last Fast in my book.

You need to watch the commentary track for Ronin. All of the actors were sent to a performance driving school. All of the chase scenes were filmed with the actual actors in the cars (but not driving). If the car was supposed to be RHD, they found a LHD version and put a fake steering wheel in the “driver’s” side for…

The scene would have been better if you ripped the brake, and the truck slid about a foot, forcing you to 5 point slowly as traffic backed up all around you. All drivers and passengers casually watch you do this while judging you silently with their eyes.

“911 Turbo 3.6". I almost bought a 1994 a Turbo with the rare Flachbau package. It's one of my biggest car regrets. It was what I considered expensive at the time, but now it's worth double that. C’est la vie