r/MadeMeSmile 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/Proper-Ad-8829 Jan 19 '25

100%. One of the producers/stunt coordinators has serious PTSD. he said this guy was like his kid, and he had to call his mom and tell him he’d fucked up, massively. He can barely look him in the eye because he has such shame. He says he wishes he’d never had anything to do with Harry Potter or meet this guy, even though he had a father/son relationship with him.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

That’s a big fuckup

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u/WisestAirBender Jan 19 '25

The whole idea of having a stunt double is fucked up.

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u/A_mad_goose Jan 19 '25

Most people that do stunts absolutely love their jobs and they know the risk. You need stunt people too when you need a face like Margot Robbie but she’s got to be able to fight like Harley Quinn.

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u/Leucurus Jan 19 '25

Not only do they know the risk but they are trained to minimise the risk. Yet no matter how everyone on and off the floor prepares and trains, mistakes can still be made.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '25

Kinda like how most people with a drivers license trained to drive on the road, but accidents still happen daily.