The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes

by Armstrong, Vic; Sellers, Robert; Spielberg, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781848568747
• ISBN10: 1848568746
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-17
• Publisher: Titan Books

Summary

Think you donrs"t know Vic Armstong? Wrong! Yours"ve seen his work in countless films. Hers"s been a stunt double for James Bond, Indiana Jones and Superman, and hers"s directed action scenes for 3 Bond movies, Mission Impossible 3, I Am Legend and the upcoming Thor, to name but a few. Hers"s got a lot of amazing stories to tell, and theyrs"re all here in this - the movie memoir of the year.

Author Biography

Vic Armstrong is in the Guinness Book of Records as the World's Most Prolific Stuntman.

Robert Sellers is the author of several books, including Hellraisers and a biography of Harrison Ford.

Steven Spielberg is a renowned film director.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 10
Take One	p. 13
Starting Gates	p. 15
Breaking Into Movies	p. 29
The First Ninja	p. 34
Stunt Man For Hire	p. 39
Bond On Ice	p. 43
Surviving The Recession	p. 47
David Lean	p. 49
How To Fall Out Of A Helicopter	p. 51
Learning From The Best	p. 54
Historical Epics	p. 57
The Curse Of The Green Jersey	p. 65
Back In Bondage	p. 72
Close Encounters Of The Kubrick Kind	p. 76
Family Business	p. 78
Small Screen Stunts	p. 81
Vic Of Arabia	p. 83
Face To Face With Oliver Reed And Peter Sellers	p. 89
Mrs Mick Jagger	p. 94
A Bridge Too Far	p. 97
Superman	p. 105
Winner Takes It All	p. 115
Dalliances With Disney	p. 117
High Adventure	p. 120
Hal And Burt	p. 129
Leaps Of Faith	p. 133
A Werewolf In Piccadilly	p. 139
Raiders Of The Lost Ark	p. 142
Escape From Baghdad	p. 150
Never Say Never Again	p. 155
The Return Of Indy	p. 163
Fantasy-Land	p. 175
Up The Amazon With De Niro	p. 188
The Real Mafia	p. 196
Steve, Sly And Ken	p. 201
The Last Crusader	p. 212
Total Recall	p. 222
Trouble In Thailand	p. 230
Future Wars	p. 236
Director's Chair	p. 239
Arnie's Last Stand	p. 249
A Touch Of The Errol Flynns	p. 253
Bug Hunt	p. 258
Tomorrow Never Dies	p. 263
A Double Dose Of Connery	p. 271
Tire World Is Not Enough	p. 276
Vic's Angels	p. 284
Marty And Harvey	p. 289
Die Another Day	p. 296
Cruise Missile	p. 305
Roy	p. 329
Last Man Alive	p. 322
China Syndrome	p. 326
Superheroes	p. 330
Looking Back	p. 337
Filmography	p. 342
Index Of Names And Film Titles	p. 349
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