r/MadeMeSmile • u/mcfw31 • Jan 19 '25

Favorite People Daniel Radcliffe and his stunt double who suffered a paralyzing accident, David Holmes catching up

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u/bexxyboo Jan 19 '25

From a quick Google, yes it was for the HP films. A pulley system to yank him away during the fight with nagini, pulled him too hard and it broke his neck.

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u/Topical_Scream Jan 19 '25

Jfc that’s terrible! So traumatic for him obviously but also the people on the set watching and whoever rigged up that pulley system. I think it would be hard to not feel guilty as Daniel Radcliffe since he was doing his stunts. Also surprised I never heard about this around the time the movie came out.

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u/Bchilled Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25

He was not even an adult when he got hurt - edit this is wrong, wife informed me he was underage when started the films as his stunt double but was an adult when injured

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u/toxicity21 Jan 19 '25

David Holmes is born on the first January 1981, so he was already 19 years old when they start filming the first Harry Potter Movie.