Back to the Future Part 2: Hover board Accident

This is a video about how Cheryl Wheeler Dixon got injured during filming of the hover board chase scene.

[denniscr]

In one of the most audience-delighting scenes in Back to the Future Part II, four members of Biff's gang chase Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and crash through glass on the famous Hill Valley clock tower. As the stunt was planned, all four stunt performers were going to be outfitted in harnesses and suspended from a crane, which would provide enough momentum to send them crashing through the glass windows. Then, a crew member was supposed to press a button on a remote control, sending them descending to the safety of airbags below. After a couple of test runs went wrong, stuntwoman Lisa McCullough bowed out for safety concerns, and stuntwoman Cheryl Wheeler stepped in.

The cameras rolled, and the stunt performers "flew" through the air. But Wheeler's rig didn't work correctly. She flew off-course, and instead of busting through a candy-glass window, she hit a pillar on the outside of the building. Adding injury to injury, that one tech remotely released her, sending her crashing 25 feet … onto concrete.

Wheeler was severely injured and sued the studio behind Back to the Future II, but nevertheless, the accident footage is in the film. When the gang crashes through the glass doors, Wheeler is visible falling onto the sidewalk.

[nathanc]

Kellen Erskine and David Vance's podcast, "The Book Pile", brought me here. They talked about this scene while discussing the book "We Don't Need Roads: The Making of Back to the Future".

[cube]

I totally understand why Zemeckis hated shooting this part of the movie

[Thysta]

I love this movie to death but no movie is worth this. Thank God the lady survived and was able to continue her career. Thank you Cheryl we love you!

[ChzyGorditaNick]

Wizard and the Bruiser brought me here and JESUS FUCKIN CHRIST

[darthkrator]

Do you all see that the guy hits his head in the steps of that building before flying into the glass

[UCXcstm]

aaghhhh ! poor lady, thanks for showing us exactly

[FX-Sports]

I love back to the future II honestly, great movie!

[michaelreyes]

Right on 0:04 cheryl seriously injured herself

[tenitchyfingers]

Turns out the entire production of this movie was just cursed from the get go. Doesn’t help that the higher ups were such dicks, too.

[SaltyChip]

I always thought she broke her femur (ouch!) when she hit the pillar thigh first and not the drop? Anyone know which part it was?

[trapezekid]

i am one of the stuntmen they went through the window with her

[cube]

What sucks is that one of those nearby actors could've catched her but they probably didn't want to get yelled at for ruining the scene...

[anthony]

They need regulations in this space. Anyone can tell anyone what to do so long as you film it for an audience your A Okay? Jump off this building backwards I'll film it go for it.