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MAN ON FIRE - The Life and Other Accidents of Jim Dowdall, Stuntman
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Product Description Stuntman on eight James Bond films; on Indiana Jones, on Star Wars; from doubling for Lee Marvin on The Dirty Dozen back in 1967 to being stunt co-ordinator for ten years for the Top Gear crew and The Grand Tour. Jim takes us behind the scenes on some of the greatest action and adventure films of the last fifty years. He shows us how the stunts were done – and we learn why you need oven glass when you’re set completely on fire; how to barrel-roll a car to stop exactly on the mark; and why cat litter is essential for explosions. But this isn’t just a story of crazy stunts, it’s a look at what makes a stunt performer – the preparation, the fitness, the mental attitude – and how those skills can benefit all of us in our daily lives. Review 'I met Jim Dowdall during the first series of the New Avengers, in an episode so uninteresting for him that he has left it out of this spectacular book. As Purdey, I had to creep up on to the roof of a train and kick him off. After that we became firm friends. 'Jim shines a light on many of our all-time favourite movie action sequences, and just reading about the kind of hair-raising "gags" our heroes have to undertake is breath-taking and inspiring. 'I salute you, Jim, because you are mad and because this book is as good as it gets.' Joanna Lumley
