Stuntman Peter Kent’s resemblance to Arnold Schwarzenegger was the basis of a 14-year association with the ex-action hero. As Schwarzenegger’s stunt double he performed the T-101’s famous motorbike jump into a massive storm drain. To get the effect, his motorbike was rigged up to a web of one-inch cables, to cut the impact when the bike and rider hit the ground. The cables were later digitally erased.
Peter Kent performed the stunt again in the Canadian TV Series, StuntDawgs. It’s a great peek at how the stunt performers and the stunt team on a movie production plan and execute their stunts. I recommend this series for anyone who wants to see how stunt people make their magic, right in front of your eyes. A rare glimpse into this fascinating part of film making.
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| Peter Kent on StuntDawgs |
Terminator 2: Judgement Day was directed by James Cameron for Carolco Pictures.
Things to look up (go to IMDB page):
- Peter Kent
- Terminator 2
- James Cameron
- CarolCo Pictures
History of film companies as defined by Wikipedia: Carolco Pictures, Inc. was an American independent film production company that, within a decade, went from producing such blockbuster successes as Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, and the first three movies of the Rambo series (First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Rambo III) to being bankrupted by box office bombs such as Cutthroat Island and Showgirls.
