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Lesson 30: Connections
Action Movies
Who Does the Stunts?
Most people have a favorite action – movie star.
But did you know that the people you see doing most of the exciting action shots are not the movie stars?
Most movie actors use stunt people for action scenes with fights, fires, explosions, falls, and other dangerous activities.
Who are stuntmen and stuntwomen?
They are highly trained, professional rsik takers.
They have studied sports like gymnastics and martial arts, and they have to be in exellent physical condition.
They also have learned to use special equipment to help them with the stunts.
One example of this is the Russian swing, which helps a stuntperson sly over the house.
There are, however, some actors who do their own stunts and who have done stunts for other actors.
One of these factors is Jackie Chan.
In 1971, he was a stuntman for Bruce Lee.
He can do stunts and act because he has studied music, drama, and martial arts since he was six.
Since 1980, Jackie has often combined martial arts with comedy and has developed an award at the World Stunt Awards shown in 2002.
So the next time you can watch an action movie, be sure to look carefully at the actor doing the dangerous scenes. It might not be the star.
Who does most of the dangerous scnes in movies?
Stuntpeople

Actors

athletes
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2. What kinds of sports have stuntpeople studied?
Basketball
Swimming
Martial arts
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3. According this article, which actor acts and does his own stunts?
Bruce Willis
Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee
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4. When did Jackie do stunts for Bruce Lee?
1975
1983
1971
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5. What has Jackie not studied since he was six?
Martial arts
Drama
Baseball
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