Film Theory: Could a Stuntman SAVE Your Life? (The Fall Guy)

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Can a stuntman become a HERO? Find out in The Fall Guy! Only in Theaters on May 3.

Loyal Theorists, we all know that stunt performers are the _true_ unsung heroes of Hollywood. For crying out loud, why don't they have their own Oscar yet? But, putting that (begrudgingly) aside, today we're paying our own honors to the stunt community by asking if an action hero could be a hero in real life. And we're basing all of it on the new Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt movie The Fall Guy. Could a movie star survive an explosion? Scale a building? Jump multiple stories in a car? Today we find out!
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Could a Stuntman Save Your Life? (0:00)
You're Driving Me Crazy (3:01)
Fight Me, Bro (5:53)
Bringing a Knife to a Gun Fight (8:21)
Being Set on Fire (9:22)
Wirework (12:26)
No Means No (13:25)
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[Jonathan_Collins]

Honestly, a stuntman makes perfect sense as an action hero. It's almost literally their job.

[ultomatosouper]

RYAN GOSLING SAYING THE THEORY LINE IS SO GOOD OMG 💖💖💖

[adacunto]

I was a lifeguard and the “saying no” part of the video makes a lot of sense. We were always trained that if for whatever reason the person you’re trying to save grabs onto you and tries to take you under, the situation has gotten too dangerous and you need to make sure you’re safe or else then there are two people drowning

[MobBossBobRoss]

Actually getting Gosling to say the thing... That's huge. Kudos 🎉

[RedBoiYT]

16:19 Sooo does this mean Ryan Gosling has watched Film Theory? Because if so, thats awesome.

[Jay_Blu]

I love how they got Ryan Gosling to say its just a film theory at the end that was great!!

[TroySpartan]

Shoutout to Stunman Tanoai Reed, who has doubled for The Rock for YEARS. Imagine having to stunt for him, AND match his physique

[ThePenguinXD]

Ryan Gosling making a cameo on film theory has to be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen 🥶

[RexxTheFirst]

Don’t forget that things go wrong on sets all the time, even when safety measures are taken to the fullest. Stunt people have very dangerous jobs and many have died in the line of duty. My father has known a few who have. Remember to be grateful for the roles they play while putting their lives on the line. They make it so your favorite actors don’t have to risk themselves

[actualreece]

4:39 'DRIVING' backwards was a cleverrr graphic

[OliverDobrowolski]

Ryan gosling jumpscare at the end was insane

[miritskeen]

as someone who does fight choreography and stage combat for live theater, staged fighting requires just as much if not more control, precision, and intensity because you're trying to sell hitting the target without ever hitting it. we also are almost always taught what would actually hurt someone and how that would work, since it lets us realistically sell the reaction.

[The_Prime_MEMEister]

I love how there’s just a section in the video where he talks about being set on fire

[captainveeee]

13:25 this section reminds of something that was said in my first aid training. Don’t go beyond your capabilities to save others: “It’s better to have one dead body than two.”

[jameskiely]

Fall Guy was one of my all time favorite shows as a kid. Every weekend I would sit down to Knight Rider, A-Team and Fall guy in a row and would not leave the tv is the house was on fire. Hope the movie keeps the fun spirit and am so happy to hear Lee Majors (The original Colt Seavers) will be in the movie somewhere too.

[shawnheatherly]

A video praising stuntmen AND a surprise for the sendoff? Very nice.

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[Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus]

I have to say, since Lee took over, I've been tuning in to more Film Theories. The videos arent all about horror anymore and they have really fun concepts. Matt was more electric as a host but I'm liking this.

[mastring]

The Fall Guy was an American action-adventure television series produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981, to May 2, 1986. It stared Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas as Hollywood stunt performers who moonlight as bounty hunters.
They swiped the name. knew i remembered that name.

[xdafunk]

An award would be nice, but how about a mention for the 80's TV show "The Fall Guy" that the movie is based on. Not sure anyone remembers