STUNTS I HAVE PERFORMED IN MOVIES AND TV ( I AM NOT A STUNTMAN)
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE CRAZY FROM CHILDHOOD, CLIMBING AND JUMPING ACROSS TABLES AT PRIMARY SCHOOL. RUNNING, GYMNASTICS,MARTIAL ARTS SWIMMING. BOXING.
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY FLEXIBLE AND HAD NOT MUCH FEAR! THOUGHT I COULD FLY!! LOL!!
I AM A COACH IN WEIGHT TRAINING ( B. A. W. L. A. LEADER ) AND A FULL COACH AND SWIMMING TEACHER.
TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS SINCE 1974
WU SHU KWAN, AIKIDO, TOMIKI AIKIDO, TAI CHI, BOXING, FENCING.
1) IVANOE - RUNNING BETWEEN JOUSTING HORSES, THEN PULLING THE STUNTMAN OUT OF THE PATH OF THOSE TWO HORSES.
2) MONA LISA- STUNT FALL, BEING BULLDOZED AND KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PADS ON A CONCRETE FLOOR.
3) MURDER ROOMS- STUNT FIGHT IN BAR, BEING KNOCKED OVER TABLE ONTO THE GROUND
4) SECOND NATURE- STUNT DRIVING FOR ALEC BALDWIN AT HEATHROW AIRPORT CAR PARK.
5) A VIEW TO A KILL- ZORIN'S MAIN MINE STRIKE CREW, BEING KILLED BY EXPLOSION AND FLOATING IN WATER.
6) TV MOVIE- (CAN'T REMEMBER TITLE.) CLIMBING AND THEN JUMPING BETWEEN TO HOUSES 20FT ABOVE THE GROUND WITH NO AIRBAGS OR SAFETY.
7) KRULL- WHITE SLAYER WITH TIGER
I NEVER SAID NO, WAS ALWAY A PROFESSIONAL IN THE FILM PARTS I HAD OVER THE YEARS.
THESE STUNTS REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL STUNTMAN.
I DID TRAIN FOR 6 MONTHS TO BECOME A STUNTMAN IN 2001.
BUT WAS TOO LATE DUE AGE, MONEY AND TIME WERE AGAINST ME.
I REALLY WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN A STUNTMAN.
I RESPECT ALL THE GREAT STUNTMEN AND ALL THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MOVIE AND TV INDUSTRY!
DEREK